Chapter 50

"Hello."

Chu Linchuan waited for two seconds. There was only the sound of breathing from the other side, and the breathing was rapid, as if someone was running.

"Xia Lanzheng," Chu Linchuan put down his wine glass and stood up almost immediately. Ignoring the questions around him, he walked towards the bathroom. "What's wrong? Where are you?"

The breathing sounds became farther and farther away, and several indistinct voices followed one after another. After a series of clanging noises, someone shouted something loudly.

The cell phone was not with Xia Lanzheng, probably thrown on the deck.

Realizing this, Chu Linchuan cursed and ran away with the phone in his hand. Lu Yanqing and Su Cheng realized something was wrong at the same time and quickly stood up.

Cheng Lan realized it belatedly, his face changed, and he ran out two steps. When he heard Chu Linyu's voice, he gritted his teeth, turned back, and carried the man.

Chu Linchuan first checked the restroom next to the bar, but when he found no one, he went to the other side. The only sound on the phone was the whistling wind. Chu Linchuan listened intently, afraid of missing any details.

Xia Lanzheng was in a relatively open area, and judging by the footsteps, there were four other people besides her. They were all male adults.

Chu Linchuan tasted a hint of rust and tried hard to swallow the blood in his mouth.

Su Cheng and Lu Yanqing were directing the security personnel. Cheng Lan was a step behind. Knowing something was wrong, he simply called the emergency number on shore. Everyone on the boat could hear his roar.

Chu Linyu was sober now and shuddered suddenly. Seeing the expressions of the people in front of him, he realized without asking that it was Xia Lanzheng's problem.

His face turned pale and he felt dizzy from running, so he stopped Lu Yanqing and said, "Please keep an eye on Chu Linchuan for me. I need to contact someone."

Lu Yanqing nodded in agreement. When he caught up with Chu Linchuan, Chu Linchuan's face was already not right. There were patches of black and white, which made Lu Yanqing startled.

Chu Linchuan's pupils suddenly shrank as if he had seen something horrifying, and with a "snap", he slapped his phone against Lu Yanqing's chest.

Before the people following him could react, in the blink of an eye, Chu Linchuan took off his coat, tie, and shirt. He didn't have time to take off his watch. He cursed and ran towards the fence.

It was pitch black ahead, and Lu Yanqing could only see Chu Linchuan's blurry figure flash by. Then, the whole person disappeared on the sea.

But he and Su Cheng heard the noise first.

Two seconds faster than Chu Linchuan, it came from the opposite side——

There was a loud thud.

*

It hurts when the sea water hits my body.

So dark.

Which side is the sea?

Xia Lanzheng watched quietly as consciousness flowed away from her fingertips, as if it was trying to drain out of his ears and eyes together.

The boundaries of his memory became increasingly blurred, and he recalled Song Xinghuai's expression of disbelief before he fell completely into darkness.

Probably didn't expect him to meddle in other people's business, Xia Lanzheng smiled self-deprecatingly. In fact, he himself didn't expect it either.

At first he was just surprised that the person standing on the deck was Song Xinghuai instead of himself.

He waited for a long time, but the protagonist never showed up. During this time, Xia Lanzheng overheard a conversation between several people and realized that the plot had become so chaotic.

"You are Mr. Lu's man, we won't make things difficult for you."

"Just tell me what you know. Mr. Lu's project..."

"I have no idea."

Song Xinghuai interrupted coldly and kept saying this.

"I have no idea."

They were not on the same page, and after just a few words, the men were about to start fighting.

Xia Lanzheng was startled and reflexively threw away her phone and rushed out, trying to pull Song Xinghuai back.

None of the men expected this to happen. They turned around in horror and saw that it was Xia Lanzheng. Afraid that the matter would be exposed, they made up their minds and rushed to cover his mouth.

Song Xinghuai swung his fist. Xia Lanzheng looked at his arm, which suddenly brushed past her face.

Someone pulled him, but Xia Lanzheng's other hand on her waist kept pushing him out.

The shouting and cursing rushed into Xia Lanzheng's ears.

It's over.

When he fell, his abdomen was hit and it hurt. Xia Lanzheng closed her eyes and thought to herself that it was over. He really would not survive the night.

It's over.

I didn’t know if the call to Chu Linchuan went through.

never mind.

It would be better if the call didn’t go through, otherwise… forget it, Xia Lanzheng didn’t think about it anymore.

He spread his limbs and fell into the darkness, every inch of his skin exposed to the sea. The sky was getting farther and farther away from him, and he was now going to another sky.

Without having time to leave anything behind, he kept muttering to himself.

Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom, thank you, big brother, thank you, Chu Linchuan.

Thank you for everything. I won’t come back in the next life.

The body became heavier and heavier, and the heavy hands moved down uncontrollably. The fingertips touched the thigh, and through the fabric, they felt a hard circle.

It was a shirt clip, and Chu Linchuan helped him put it on.

At this moment, Xia Lanzheng suddenly opened her eyes again.

He also wanted to travel, learn a musical instrument, and go to "Meimei BBQ" with Chu Linchuan, and invite Chu Linyu as well. This time, he ordered eggplant for him.

At this moment, he recalled countless beautiful images, and the feeling of fulfillment surpassed his fear of death.

"Pooh."

Blooper a few bubbles.

Xia Lanzheng pushed her legs upwards and turned around.

A tremendous pressure washed over him, as if his hands and feet were glued to him by countless suction cups, making it impossible to move. Xia Lanzheng struggled upward, staring at the boundless darkness, but no matter how she raised her hand, she could not reach it.

The oxygen in his lungs was almost exhausted, just when his desire to survive was the strongest.

For a moment he thought desperately, if only the call to Chu Linchuan could be connected.

Xia Lanzheng closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, a stream of bubbles was cast in the distance. There seemed to be a gurgling sound in her ears, mixed with shouting, calling his name.

It was unclear who was jumping into the sea, as he was swimming very fast, like a fish at ease.

Xia Lanzheng's fingertips moved weakly. The only remaining oxygen was held in his nasal cavity. He knew that the man was Chu Linchuan.

The call was connected.

This moment stretched out so long that Xia Lanzheng's eyes swelled, but he stared blankly in Chu Linchuan's direction. Then Chu Linchuan grasped his hand, and his swimming speed increased. He suddenly realized that the light on the shore was very close to him.

Xia Lanzheng was embraced by Chu Linchuan in his arms, and her body miraculously warmed up a little. He knew it was an illusion.

The moment he broke through the sea, the world seemed to be steaming hot, enveloping him. He finally saw Lin Chuan's face clearly, and it was an expression he had never seen before.

"Zheng Zheng." Chu Linchuan called his name.

Xia Lanzheng hummed, perhaps no sound was made, but he could not hear anything after that.

Several figures surrounded him, some were kneeling on the side, and some were pressing on his chest.

I don’t know who is at the edge, but the figure looks like Chu Linyu. Chu Linyu stepped forward and kicked the kneeling person, and was then stopped by Lu Yanqing and Su Cheng.

Xia Lanzheng suddenly remembered something and pointed at Lu Yanqing. Chu Linchuan grabbed him and dragged Lu Yanqing over.

Xia Lanzheng whispered to Lu Yanqing who was leaning over.

"I'm not your brother, check...Song Xinghuai."

Lu Yanqing and Chu Linchuan were both stunned. Xia Lanzheng smiled and suddenly realized that the moon was particularly round tonight, making the faces of these men look pale.

What a chaotic scene.

It's so melodramatic.

Xia Lanzheng thought before closing her eyes.

Hey, still alive.

*

"Can you keep your people under control?" Chu Linchuan said with a stern face, "You don't know how much trouble he's caused? And you still dare to come to see him?"

Lu Yanqing lowered his head and kept looking at the person on the hospital bed. He remained silent even when being scolded.

He unintentionally helped Song Xinghuai, and Song Xinghuai was therefore identified as his man. Some time ago, a business deal abroad failed to close, and unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to China, he was targeted.

It was indeed his fault.

This one-sided verbal battle that lasted for twenty minutes made everyone in the room dare not say a word.

Chu Linchuan's face was darker than the night that night. He moved his lips and the word "get out" was about to come out.

Cheng Lan quickly interrupted: "Brother, stop arguing..." Chu Linchuan glanced at him coldly, startled Cheng Lan, and had no choice but to grab the other person, "What are you sitting there for? Give me some advice!"

Su Cheng sat on the sofa by the window for an hour with his eyelids drooping all the time. No one knew what he was thinking.

At this moment, he slowly looked up and curled his lips: "Sorry, I'm a foreigner and I don't understand."

Cheng Lan cursed, "Loading!" Chu Linchuan snorted coldly and looked at Su Cheng.

"Why are you still here?"

Su Cheng ignored him, lowered his eyes again, and joined Lu Yanqing in silence.

Ever since Xia Lanzheng was admitted to this ward a month ago, several men have taken turns visiting her at staggered times, and today they finally got together.

Therefore, the silence was destined not to last long.

"But Brother Lu, you really should take care of your own people." Cheng Lan temporarily joined Chu Linchuan's camp.

"I'm sorry," Lu Yanqing said, feeling as if he had been punched, leaving a bruise around his eyes. "But Song Xinghuai is not mine..."

"fart."

These words were said by Chu Linchuan. It was rare to hear him swear, and the others looked at him unconsciously.

"You want me to join Xingpai when I'm not your man?" Chu Linchuan found a chair and sat down next to Xia Lanzheng. He wiped her mouth with a wet cotton swab. "I find you're quite good at pretending."

Cheng Lan: "...Forget it, forget it, that guy, Su Cheng, why don't you leave first today."

Su Cheng didn't even give him a look, and insisted on saying "I don't understand" to the end, like a still object in the ward.

"This is inexplicable," Cheng Lan muttered, and he also stepped forward and picked up a cotton swab. "Brother Chu, how about I do it?"

Chu Linchuan tsks: "Have you been free lately?"

Cheng Lan stopped talking, sat next to Su Cheng, and bit the cotton swab with a crunching sound.

Chu Linchuan really wanted to kick these men out. They came one by one every day like beans, and when they came, they just sat there in a daze.

What, do you think this is a confessional?

Chu Linchuan moistened Xia Lanzheng's lips and brought a hot towel to wipe his fingers one by one. Xia Lanzheng had been ill for a month, and he had done all these things for her.

Chu Lang and Chu Linyu dealt with the men who had caused trouble, and then they talked to Lu Yanqing a few times. Chu Linchuan noticed the dark spots under Lu Yanqing's eyes, perhaps because he had been beaten by someone, but he was too lazy to ask.

Chu Linchuan handed over part of the work to Chu Linyu, and spent the most time in the ward.

Yang Yuxiao also came every day, and she came at mealtimes without fail. She usually brought several lunch boxes and would watch Chu Linchuan finish his meal before stopping.

The doctor said that Xia Lanzheng was not seriously ill, but he could not find out why she was still unconscious, so she had to be hospitalized for further observation.

Chu Linchuan wiped Xia Lanzheng's fingers clean, opened the drawer, took out a nail clipper, and trimmed his nails.

Each one was trimmed into a round shape. Finally, he squeezed some hand cream left by Yang Yuxiao and applied it on Xia Lanzheng's hands in circles.

Chu Linchuan pinched Xia Lanzheng's fingers, watching them turn pale and then regain their color: "Can you guys stop standing here all day? It's so lifeless, it's not good for Xia Lanzheng's recovery..."

Someone moved, and the floor made a slight friction sound, but Chu Linchuan suddenly stopped moving.

It was already autumn, but the weather had not gotten colder and it was still hot outside. The afternoon sun shone through the gaps in the curtains and directly onto the white bedding on the hospital bed.

The young man who had been sleeping for a long time seemed to sense a warm corner on his leg and moved his leg uneasily.

Chu Linchuan saw his eyelids tremble twice, and the next second, it fell into his clear eyes.