Jian Ruoxi had a brush with death and came to understand many things.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Lu Shen:
I will etch the storms we weathered together in my heart. I have waited for you for too long, and I have lost the courage to continue.
May we each live our lives in peace and without disturbance.
Jian Ruoxi suddenly grabbed Su Ziyu's hand, took a picture, and sent it over.
Lu Shen received this message when he finished dealing with the Lu family's affairs and was about to drive to find Jian Ruoxi.
He smashed his phone in anger and roared in the room.
Su Ziyu's expression fell instantly when he saw his hand, which had been held, being released in an instant.
"Tsk tsk, I'm being used like a tool way too quickly. Aren't you going to take a kissing picture and send it to me? I'm willing to cooperate."
Knowing she had gone too far, she handed him an earring.
"I specially asked someone to buy you the earrings you liked when you recorded the last variety show. Consider it my way of thanking you."
The sapphire earrings in Jian Ruoxi's hand shone with a noble light.
He happily stepped forward:
"Put it on for me, you can't refuse, you just took advantage of me."
She gently helped him put it on; the classic and exquisite design collided, highlighting his brilliance and dazzling presence.
Su Ziyu has always been the kind of person who shines brightly in a crowd.
Her high, straight nose, exquisitely shaped lips, and effortlessly languid aura always elicit screams of delight.
It is an honor to be liked by such an outstanding person.
If it weren't for Lu Shen, she might have fallen in love with him.
Feeling the tingling sensation in his ears, Su Ziyu blushed and stopped talking.
She was sent back to her ward.
They had only been gone a short while when they came back.
My health has been getting worse and worse lately.
Realizing that her condition had definitely delayed the crew's overall work schedule, she had to pull herself together.
When will filming begin for the new drama?
She had to keep herself busy; whenever she had free time, she felt a suffocating pain engulf her.
"There are still two weeks left. I guess the director still suspects you're pregnant, otherwise why would he give you the role of the empress? You could practically finish filming just by sitting down."
Su Ziyu took out the script and showed it to Jian Ruoxi. He had been so busy with various things that he hadn't had time to look at it before.
"Your Majesty, this is truly ironic."
She gave a bitter smile, realizing that she, a discarded woman who had been kicked out of her home, was playing the role of an empress.
Su Ziyu didn't expect her to still be in such a negative mood, so he simply kept quiet, afraid of upsetting her.
Are you mute?
She was furious when she saw Su Ziyu sitting so straight.
Su Ziyu pouted:
"You girls are so hard to coax. I'm not going to coax you anymore. I'm an actor, after all."
Su Ziyu's arrogant demeanor instantly made her lose her temper.
"Su Ziyu".
What?
"Thank you, really..."
"How about you repay me with your body?"
"Get away!"
The initial feeling of being moved vanished instantly after Su Ziyu's witty remarks.
There was a hint of sincerity in his joking gaze, but she didn't notice it.
Lu Shen drove to find Jian Ruoxi and saw the charred things in the yard, which made his heart tighten.
There was no one inside, and he frantically searched for them.
"Auntie, have you seen the girl in this yard?"
He knocked on his neighbor's door.
The neighbor said with a look of disgust:
"I almost called the police today. This girl set fire to her own yard. Oh my, it was a huge fire. Then a handsome young man came and carried her out. The two of them were hugging and cuddling. These young girls and boys these days really have a wild side."
Lu Shen's hand, which was holding onto the door frame, slowly slipped down, and he slumped down in the doorway.
"Young man, are you alright? Oh dear, those girls are definitely womanizers. Don't be sad, with your tall and strong figure, what girl can't you find? Don't put all your eggs in one basket. My daughter hasn't found anyone yet. Here's your phone number."
He left dejectedly, ignoring the old woman calling after him.
All he could think about was: A handsome young man came along, picked her up, and took her out.
She was in someone else's arms.
What right does he have to criticize her?
I've always been the one with an unclear attitude, the one who's always wavering.
Li Anran's condition is getting worse, and he can't spare the time to get away from it.
Now that she had made the decision for him, he couldn't let her get involved in this mess any longer.
He returned to the Lu family home and remained unmoved when Li Anran rushed towards him.
He didn't run away for dinner; instead, he sat down.
Grandma Lu and Li Anran were both very happy.
"Ah Shen, try this. This stewed chicken with three kinds of mushrooms used to be your favorite. I got up early this morning to stew it for you."
Li Anran filled a bowl to the brim and placed it in front of Lu Shen.
Looking at the stewed chicken with three kinds of mushrooms in front of him, he recalled how he and Li Anran used to often go to Old Wang's shop to eat this dish when they were in school. At that time, they were carefree, and he firmly believed in his heart that she was the only choice for his future wife.
The expectant look in Li Anran's eyes now pierced his heart.
He used chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish with pine nuts and gave it to her.
Li Anran murmured:
"Do you remember, I loved eating pine nut fish?"
Grandma Lu nodded in satisfaction at the sight, and her previously sickly appearance vanished as she ate quite a bit of food.
Thanks to Lu Shen's deliberate efforts to maintain harmony, the dinner was fairly peaceful.
Looking at Lu Shen, whose attitude towards her had changed, Li Anran was filled with mixed feelings.
She stepped forward gracefully, took Lu Shen's hand, and asked her to accompany her for a walk in the courtyard.
“In the past, you and I often took walks together on campus. It’s been a long time since we’ve spent such a quiet time together.”
She nestled contentedly against Lu Shen, reminiscing about the past, but the sweet memories now seemed somewhat desolate.
Yes, there were beautiful times.
During those youthful years, they walked through a sea of flowers and made their commitment to each other.
He enthusiastically took her to the Lu family to meet their elders.
She dressed up carefully, bought gifts, and greeted her elders with dignified manners.
She thought she would soon marry into the Lu family and become the young mistress of the Lu family.
However, Lu Shen's grandfather found her.
"Miss Li, let me be frank, I do not agree to your marriage."
The cold words poured cold water on her.
"Did I do something wrong? Ah Shen and I are truly in love."
She spoke somewhat flusteredly, trying to salvage the situation.
The old man stared intently at her.
“Lu Shen is too young and can’t see things clearly. There are some things I don’t need to explain clearly; you should understand. Your identity is not that of the eldest daughter of the Li family, but rather that of the Li family’s illegitimate son. Your feelings for Lu Shen are not pure either; the way you act in public is not the same as the way you act in front of us now.”
A stack of photos was thrown in front of her.
In the photo, she is heavily made up, dressed provocatively, and partying in a crowd.
The photos also show her drinking heavily and being groped by a man.
Seeing the various bad habits she had been caught on camera, she nervously put the photos away, afraid that Lu Shen would see them.
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