Chapter 156 The Showdown Between Reality and Falsehood

Aren't you angry with me?

"You're so timid, it's not on purpose. If I were to argue with you about everything, I would have been furious long ago."

With two gunshot wounds, Lu Jiunian had great difficulty standing. He moved with difficulty to a car and leaned against it.

He added, "Even now, you wouldn't want to help me up."

Shi Nianzhi took off her school uniform jacket, "Rip—"

He stepped on the sleeve with his foot, tore the school uniform apart with his fingers, and then handed it to Lu Jiunian, saying, "Wrap it up yourself."

"It's still so cold, put your clothes on."

"I've already torn it up, why are you being so nagging? You don't even love me, so why do you care if I freeze to death? Mind your own business."

Shi Nianzhi stuffed the strip of cloth into Lu Jiunian's hand. Seeing that Lu Jiunian didn't move, and that it was dark, he couldn't see the man's expression.

"So annoying."

Shi Nianzhi touched the bleeding spot on Lu Jiunian's body and wrapped a strip of cloth around it to stop the bleeding.

Lu Jiunian hissed, "Couldn't you be a little gentler?"

"I really don't want to deal with you."

Shi Nianzhi looked up and glanced at Lu Jiunian through the darkness. He then knelt down and finished wrapping Lu Jiunian's legs.

Shi Nianzhi stood up. "Do you have a lighter?"

Lu Jiunian reached out his hand to Shi Nianzhi and touched him. Shi Nianzhi lowered his head, picked up a lighter, and lit a small flame.

The firelight illuminated his well-behaved, fair profile. He looked down at the flames, lost in thought.

"Sometimes I wonder what I did wrong to end up like this. I just love someone and want to be with him for life, but it seems like even that was wrong."

When Lu Jiunian heard Shi Nianzhi say this, his heart felt as if it had been pricked by a needle, and a sharp pain arose.

Police cars drove up with their lights flashing, and officers got out and rushed towards them, with an ambulance following closely behind.

Lu Jiunian turned his head slightly to look at Shi Nianzhi, "The past is the past."

"Since it hasn't happened to you, you can of course say it so casually."

Shi Nianzhi extinguished the flame on the lighter and turned to leave.

Lu Jiunian tried to reach out to pull him, but the pain from his wound made him stiffen. He frowned, "Where are you going? The police are here!"

"The police can't find out. If Gu Zijian wants to do something like this, he won't leave any evidence against him."

"What do you mean."

"You know what I mean."

Shi Nianzhi's figure disappeared into the night. He walked further and further away, his back blending into the night and vanishing from sight.

Lu Jiunian was being carried into the ambulance by medical staff when he suddenly realized what was happening.

Something was off about Shi Nianzhi. How did he manage to knock the assailant unconscious with a single chop to the neck? It would be difficult for an ordinary person to do that without training, especially since the assailant with the gun was tall and burly.

Furthermore, Shi Nianzhi was not frightened when she saw the blood; instead, she calmly bandaged his wound.

Furthermore, although a silenced gun makes no sound, the vibration when it fires will still cause your hand to go numb. If Shi Nianzhi was really afraid, he should have been so scared that he threw the gun away after firing the first shot.

Instead of firing a second shot before throwing it.

The man lay in the ambulance, his eyes instantly darkening.

From this perspective, it seems more like Shi Nianzhi deliberately fired the shot at him.

No, Shi Nianzhi didn't have that guts.

Lu Jiunian closed his eyes, his eyelids trembling slightly.

Is Shi Nianzhi getting worse, or is Shi Nianzhi no longer the same Shi Nianzhi as before?

Could it be...?

No, that's impossible.

Absolutely not.

Hospital.

Upon learning that Lu Jiunian was hospitalized.

Gu Zijian came to see him immediately.

"What happened? Does it hurt?"

He sat by the hospital bed and asked Lu Jiunian with concern.

Lu Jiunian leaned against the bed and looked at Gu Zijian. "I'm injured. The wedding will have to be postponed."

Gu Zijian's hand, which was resting on Lu Jiunian's hospital bed, froze.

He concealed the coldness in his eyes and quickly smiled gently, "Why bring this up? Of course, your health is the most important thing."

"Um."

Lu Jiunian looked out the window. The sky was overcast and it was raining. His expression was indifferent, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

Gu Zijian seemed a little embarrassed. In fact, his relationship with Lu Jiunian was more like that of a respectful guest, and there was no romantic feeling at all.

Having been together for so long, whether it's going out to eat or socializing, we rarely even hold hands.

Although it wasn't awkward, there was plenty to talk about, and the atmosphere seemed quite pleasant.

But they don't seem like lovers at all.

Gu Zijian couldn't figure out Lu Jiunian. Many times, he was like this, not knowing what Lu Jiunian was thinking.

He followed Lu Jiunian around as if he had all of Lu Jiunian's love, but Gu Zijian knew the truth.

Lu Jiunian was only willing to maintain the relationship with him when she was in a good mood; if the man was in a bad mood, she wouldn't pay much attention to him.

At this moment, Gu Zijian felt as if he were walking on thin ice, and he had to carefully consider every word he said.

Gu Zijian actually hated this feeling, as if it was constantly reminding him that everything he had stolen was stolen, whether it was his family property or his feelings.

Despite this, Gu Zijian still shamelessly stayed by Lu Jiunian's side for a whole day, displaying his gentleness throughout the day.

He returned home exhausted.

He stood in the entryway, changing his shoes, looking a little tired. He placed his hand on the wall and slowly clenched it into a fist.

He wouldn't feel wronged as much as before; as long as he could coax Lu Jiunian into marrying him and get his half of the property, he wouldn't be afraid of anything.

Gu Zijian entered the room wearing blue slippers, reaching out to unbutton his shirt as he prepared to turn on the light and take a shower.

Suddenly, the living room lights came on.

Shi Nianzhi, dressed in a suit and holding a wine glass, sat on the sofa. When he saw Gu Zijian looking at him, he raised the glass as if to celebrate.

Then he raised his beautifully shaped chin, took a sip of the red wine in his glass, and gently swirled the wine after setting the glass down.

Gu Zijian instantly leaned against the wall, his heart pounding with fear. "What are you doing here! Who told you to wear my clothes!"

Shi Nianzhi stood up, his every move exuding an air of nobility.

It made Gu Zijian feel as if he had returned to many years ago. He saw the high and mighty young master of the Gu family, while he himself was kneeling in dirty water, humbly begging for money to treat his illness.

The icy cold water, the bodyguards' brutal beatings with high-pressure water guns, the excruciating pain, and the crushed self-esteem.

It all suffocated him, as if the surrounding air had become thin.

A look of terror flashed in Gu Zijian's eyes, but he quickly snapped out of his reverie and glared at Shi Nianzhi with a sinister look. "Things are not what they used to be. What are you putting on airs for? You're nothing now! Even the clothes you're wearing now are stolen from me. You bitch, I'm calling the police. You've trespassed!"

Shi Nianzhi stood under the bright lights and walked step by step toward Gu Zijian.

Gu Zijian lowered his head and dialed the police. He had already decided that he would call the police to report that Shi Nianzhi had broken into a private residence and stolen things!

"Hello, police—"

"Smack—"

The next second, his phone was snatched from his hand and slapped hard across his face.

The phone slapped Gu Zijian's face until it turned red, then fell to the ground. Shi Nianzhi stomped on it, shattering the screen and ending the call.

Shi Nianzhi stared at Gu Zijian, "Who stole from whom? People have been calling you Gu Zijian for so long, do you really think that's your name? Hmm? Gu Zichu."

Gu Zijian looked at Shi Nianzhi with a look of panic, and that suffocating feeling came over him again.

Shi Nianzhi gripped Gu Zijian's cheek tightly, pushed Gu Zijian's head back, and slammed it against the wall. "You think I won't recognize you just because you got a new face?"

Gu Zijian's eyes were red with malice as he looked at Shi Nianzhi. "So what if we know each other? I am you now. I've taken your place, so you no longer exist. Even if you do a paternity test, I'm still a member of the Gu family, a descendant of your Gu family. The only person who can prove you is dead."

Gu Zijian tried to break free from Shi Nianzhi's grasp, but he found that he was no match for Shi Nianzhi's strength.

That's true. As the Gu family's chosen heir, Shi Nianzhi received special training from a young age. Just because Shi Nianzhi lost her memory doesn't mean she doesn't have the ability to regain it.

Compared to Gu Zijian, an ordinary person, Shi Nianzhi is much more capable in combat, and he might not even lose to Lu Jiunian.

Shi Nianzhi gave a light, mocking laugh as he looked at Gu Zijian. "We're brothers. According to Dad's last wish, I shouldn't be fighting you. But you went too far, taking advantage of my amnesia to kill my mother and my adoptive parents, pushing me to the brink. Knowing I'm head over heels in love with Lu Jiunian, you still tried to take him from me, and you even wanted to marry him!"

"Bang----"

Shi Nianzhi smashed the wine glass in her hand against the wall, and the glass shattered. Shi Nianzhi then pressed the half-shattered, sharp glass against Gu Zijian's face.

Gu Zijian felt a slight pain on his face; the sharp wine glass had cut a small, shallow gash on his cheek.

But it was enough to make Gu Zijian look at Shi Nianzhi in horror, "What are you going to do?!"

Shi Nianzhi's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he stared at Gu Zijian. "Don't move. The glass is sharp. If I accidentally ruin your face, I won't be responsible."

Gu Zijian's back was pressed against the cold wall, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he looked at Shi Nianzhi.

After swallowing hard, Gu Zijian glared at Shi Nianzhi with cold eyes. "You say we're brothers, but what kind of life have I lived since I was a child? You say I drove you to the brink. But do you know that I was originally unambitious and didn't want to fight for anything? I just wanted to study hard, get into a good school, and let my mother enjoy life. Isn't it your Gu family that forced me to this point?"

"Did my adoptive parents pressure you too? You already have everything I have, isn't that enough? You went to the hospital room and said those things to my adoptive father, knowing he had a heart condition, and you practically drove him to his death. What did he owe you?"

Gu Zijian laughed, exchanging glances with Shi Nianzhi. "I only told your adoptive father some things about you, and he died. Come to think of it, he was angered to death by you. What does that have to do with me?"

"I think you're asking for it!"

Shi Nianzhi gripped Gu Zijian's neck tightly, raising the hand holding the sharp, broken wine glass, his eyes flashing with malice.