Chapter 165 Nianzhi, How Can We Go Back to the Past?

When you see someone, you think of them but neglect yourself.

Lu Jiunian walked straight over and stood in front of Shi Nianzhi, annoyed. "What exactly do you want?"

"I don't want anything. I have things to do and don't have time to chat with you here."

"You think this is just casual conversation?"

Lu Jiunian seemed to be on the verge of collapse. "Do you know I've been looking for you for two days? I know you're angry with me, but Nianzhi, can you sit down with me and we talk things out?"

"Is there anything we don't understand? I think it's already very clear."

Shi Nianzhi took Ajiu's hand and walked past Lu Jiunian.

Lu Jiunian turned to the side and blocked Shi Nianzhi once again.

He said earnestly, "I was wrong."

As if afraid that Shi Nianzhi might not hear him clearly, he repeated again, "Nianzhi, I was wrong, I'm sorry. But I'm also a victim, I didn't know anything, I was deceived by the fake Gu Zijian."

"Gu Yuanyuan recognized me. You keep saying you love me, is this the love you give me?"

“You’ve changed so much since you lost your memory. Gu Yuanyuan didn’t recognize you at first, did he? And he knew you had a red mole on your waist, but he only recognized you by that.”

"Has she changed a lot? But my mom recognized me the moment she saw me. It was because she recognized me that she was pushed down the stairs!"

Shi Nianzhi suddenly raised his voice, released Ajiu's hand, and clenched his fist.

The image of Old Madam Gu's gentle gaze flashed before his eyes; the words she spoke while she was in his arms still echoed in Shi Nianzhi's ears:

'Zijian, are you having a hard time out there...?'

Yes, he looked so haggard back then, as if he had fallen into an abyss, and no one could pull him out. He still had to desperately hold on to his loved ones, not daring to let go.

He was really having a hard time.

None of these things escaped the loving mother's eyes.

Whenever Shi Nianzhi thought of the last bit of maternal love and tenderness that Old Madam Gu left him, his heart felt as if it were being slowly tortured.

Lu Jiunian looked at Shi Nianzhi's silence.

On the verge of a breakdown, the man screamed hysterically, "You have to be so harsh on me. Not everyone can tell that I was with the fake Gu Zijian because of my guilt and responsibility towards you. I knew that if I were with someone else, it would be a betrayal of our years of relationship. But Shi Nianzhi is you, and Gu Zijian is still you. In the end, it's you I love!"

Lu Jiunian softened his tone again, "Nianzhi, don't be so cold to me. Can you give me a chance to atone? We clearly love each other so much. You can't sentence me to death in this relationship without giving me even a chance."

What exactly does he want in order to get back to the way things were before with Shi Nianzhi?

They clearly love each other so much, so why can't they overcome this chasm!

When Shi Nianzhi thought of Old Madam Gu, he couldn't hide his emotions.

He looked at Lu Jiunian with slightly red eyes, "Lu Jiunian, love is perhaps inherently cold. If you change your identity or personality, you won't recognize me. I don't blame you for not recognizing me. Yes, you didn't do anything wrong in this matter. You're just not as powerful as I thought."

After a pause, Shi Nianzhi asked again, "But how can I erase all the things you did from my life? You're so smart, you can't just forget what you did to me so easily, can you?"

At this moment, Lu Jiunian finally panicked, "Nianzhi..."

He tried to grab Shi Nianzhi's hand, but Shi Nianzhi put her hand behind her back.

He looked at him coldly, "If I weren't Gu Zijian, would Shi Nianzhi be treated like this by you? Putting Gu Zijian aside, just looking at Shi Nianzhi, have you ever sincerely repented for hurting him? You don't even know where you went wrong."

“There have been many misunderstandings between us, and I have made many mistakes, but there is always a way to make amends. Nianzhi, where are you going, holding hands with someone like this?”

"What kind of person?"

"Male escorts, you know, you know how dirty they are."

"Oh----"

Shi Nianzhi held Ajiu's hand, pulled Ajiu forward a little, and then hugged Ajiu's waist.

Ajiu blushed instantly, her eyes looking around helplessly, shy like a little lamb, but she didn't know how to resist.

Shi Nianzhi leaned close to Ajiu and told Lu Jiunian provocatively and sarcastically, "I'm telling you right now, even if I'm with a dirty male escort, I don't want you."

Looking at Shi Nianzhi's heartless face, Lu Jiunian felt a dense, persistent pain in his heart. At first, it felt like being pricked by needles, but later it felt like being slowly tortured with a knife.

Lu Jiunian's eyes reddened slightly from the pain. "What do you like about him?"

"Do you have to like someone to be with them?"

Lu Jiunian said angrily in a deep voice, "Of course!"

"You don't like Gu Zichu, but you're still with him, aren't you?"

"I didn't touch him!"

"That's because you didn't have time. You drove me away, married him, and it was only a matter of time before you touched him."

"So this is how you retaliate against me? Just because of this, you want to find such a filthy man to get revenge on me, is that it!"

The man, his eyes filled with malice, pressed down on Shi Nianzhi's shoulder, his fingers digging into her bones as if he wanted to crush her shoulder bones.

"You're already in pain because of this? What about me? What's more painful than being abandoned, or you falling in love with someone else? It's when my mother dies in my arms and I can't even recognize her."

Shi Nianzhi became hysterical, forcefully pushing Lu Jiunian's hand away, his eyes bloodshot, "Am I in pain? Tell me how much pain I'm in?! You want me to forgive you? Do you deserve it?"

Looking at Shi Nianzhi's appearance, Lu Jiunian's eyes welled up with tears of heartache.

He reached out to grab Shi Nianzhi's hand, seemingly at a loss, murmuring, "Nianzhi, we shouldn't be like this, we shouldn't be like this. Nianzhi, I beg you, please don't do this, we shouldn't be like this..."

Lu Jiunian seemed to be using all his strength to pull Shi Nianzhi, who had a cold face, into his arms, trying to warm Shi Nianzhi's cold heart with the warmth of his embrace.

He tightened his arms around Shi Nianzhi's back, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face.

The drops fell onto Shi Nianzhi's neck, scalding hot, one after another.

People who are high and mighty have never been so embarrassed.

"Nianzhi, tell me, how can we go back?"

Lu Jiunian leaned close to Shi Nianzhi's ear, his voice lowered, just like his humble demeanor at that moment.

Shi Nianzhi remained unmoved as Lu Jiunian carried him. He saw bodyguards approaching from a distance; these two bodyguards must have come to help the two spoiled rich kids down.

Just in time.

Shi Nianzhi stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers. "Come here, he's drunk. Help me take him away."

"Good times are few."

The bodyguards, following orders, stepped forward to fight Lu Jiunian.

Zuisheng, the most extravagant bar in the capital, is owned by the Su family.

Those dispatched by Su Hengyi can be used by Shi Nianzhi.

The bodyguard was at a disadvantage in his fight with Lu Jiunian, so he immediately pressed the walkie-talkie and said, "There's someone here who's drunk and causing trouble. Send people over immediately."

Zuisheng's security system was formidable; instantly, more than a dozen men in black rushed over from all directions and surrounded Lu Jiunian.

Shi Nianzhi stopped watching the fight and left with Ajiu.

Ah Jiu's face was still flushed when she entered the elevator.

Actually, Ajiu had a good impression of Shi Nianzhi. Although he hadn't been working at Zuisheng for long, everyone had undergone training before starting work, and even as a newbie, he knew how to please customers.

Ajiu quietly moved closer to Shi Nianzhi.

Shi Nianzhi glanced at Ajiu, but said nothing.

Step out of a life of drunkenness.

Ah Jiu opened the car door for Shi Nianzhi. He was less nervous now, so he started to speak, but he stuttered a little.

"I, my name is Ajiu. I haven't been working here long. I'm very, very clean."

"I'll have the driver take you home."

A-Jiu looked puzzled. "No, aren't you going back with me?"

“You work here, so you should understand what the word ‘transaction’ means. I saved you today and took you away because I wanted to make a transaction with you. You should understand that.”

"Yes, I understand."

Ajiu nodded vigorously.

"My deal is different from the one you think it is. In short, the price I offer will satisfy you."

Shi Nianzhi got into the car.

When Ajiu saw that Shi Nianzhi didn't intend to let him get in the car, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he still gently closed the car door for Shi Nianzhi.

Standing under the streetlight, looking at Shi Nianzhi's aloof profile inside the car, Ajiu suddenly realized how unapproachable the person inside was.

He put his arm around his waist upstairs just now; it was probably just a fling.

In fact, he kept him at arm's length.

The driver who brought A-Jiu patted him on the shoulder. "Kid, don't even think about it. Someone like him is not someone you can get close to. You'd better not have any improper ideas, understand?"

Ah Jiu tensed up instantly and couldn't say a word again.

After realizing what he meant, he nodded.

Shi Nianzhi sat in the back seat of the car, pressed her temples, and suddenly remembered something. She instructed the driver, "Be careful while driving, watch out for cars or people that might suddenly appear from the side. Right now, that person really wants me dead, and can't wait for me to die."

"Don't worry, Mr. Shi, I'm a professional driver."

"Um."

Shi Nianzhi seemed a little tired and leaned back in the car seat, closing his eyes to rest.

Before she could even close her eyes for a moment, the car shook violently. Shi Nianzhi opened her eyes and saw the driver swerve sharply to avoid being hit by the red truck.

Shi Nianzhi looked back and saw that the truck had overturned and knocked the guardrail several meters away.

Fortunately, it was late at night, and there weren't many vehicles on the road, so they all avoided the area.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The driver pulled the car over to the side of the road, wiping away his cold sweat. "Thank goodness you reminded me, otherwise this time, it really might have been different."

Compared to the driver's panic, Shi Nianzhi gently patted the driver's shoulder, "You're a professional driver."

The driver's smile was more like a grimace, and he slapped his mouth hard. "Young Master Shi, please don't make fun of me."

After saying that, the driver lowered his head again, "I'll arrange a car to pick you up now. I'll stay here to deal with this accident."

"Do you think the truck driver is still alive?"

“He’s alive. I just saw him climb out of the driver’s seat.”

Shi Nianzhi changed the subject, his eyes flashing with a cold light, "Give me a car with faulty brakes."

A chill ran down the driver's spine, and he shivered. "What do you want?"

Shi Nianzhi didn't care much, "I'll go and get someone."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? What if Young Master Su finds out...?"

Shi Nianzhi interrupted the driver, took out his phone, and said, "I'm going to tell Gu Zichu that my patience is limited. If he keeps playing these tricks, I'll send him to his death first. I know you don't have the authority, but I'll personally ask your Young Master Su for it."