As soon as Jian Ruoxi finished speaking, a thunderclap flashed across the sky, the deafening sound startling everyone below into looking up at the sky.
Immediately afterwards, you could see people on the street hurrying home, all afraid that the heavy rain would fall on them.
Jian Ruoxi was not among these people.
She leaned her head against the door frame, staring blankly at the running people, her eyes somewhat vacant, yet she stubbornly continued to wait.
She muttered to herself, "He said he would come to pick me up tonight."
Looking at Jian Ruoxi's lonely figure from behind, Su Ziyu's eyes were filled with heartache.
Is this the side of her that she's been trying so hard to hide? Was this what she was like before?
She was as still as a stagnant pool, completely devoid of the brilliance she displayed when acting. In his eyes, that was the real Jian Ruoxi.
He took off his coat and gently draped it over Jian Ruoxi's shoulders.
Jian Ruoxi then realized that there were other people on set. She turned around and saw that it was Su Ziyu.
"Didn't you leave? Why are you still here?" She thought there was no one else on the set.
"My agent went to take care of his business and left me behind." Su Ziyu shrugged helplessly. As an actor, he was confident that no one would see through his words.
But Jian Ruoxi is different. During this period, she has cooperated with Su Ziyu many times, so she can still distinguish between his true and false words.
She simply smiled and did not expose Su Ziyu's lie.
She intended to take off her suit jacket and return it to him, but Su Ziyu stopped her.
"Even if you don't think about yourself, think about the baby in your belly. Do you want the baby to suffer along with you?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Ruoxi withdrew her hand, which was considered an acceptance of Su Ziyu's kindness.
Su Ziyu was not happy about this; Ruoxi would only compromise when the child was mentioned.
It's not just because of love for that unborn life; I guess it's also because of that young master Chen.
"Still waiting for Lu Shen?" He had noticed the recent warming of Jian Ruoxi and Lu Shen's relationship.
Jian Ruoxi nodded. "He said he would come."
Su Ziyu chuckled sarcastically, "Ruoxi, there's something I still need to remind you of. When you got married, you made vows in front of everyone, right? But what happened? Lu Shen still divorced you, didn't he?"
"So, does what he says still have any credibility with you?"
His question struck Jian Ruoxi's heart like thunderclaps.
She wanted to refute Su Ziyu, but found that she couldn't find any strong reasons.
On the contrary, she already had a vague suspicion that Lu Shen had not yet appeared.
Jian Ruoxi was anxiously waiting for Lu Shen, who was currently in the hospital, with a red light flashing above his head indicating "In Surgery".
He had just finished work in the afternoon and was about to leave the company to pick up Jian Ruoxi from the film set when he received a text message from Li Anran before he left.
This text message is more like a suicide note.
"Lu Shen, don't you still know how much I love you? It was true before, and it's true now. I was forced to leave you for three years back then, and now I've finally waited for you to come back and take me away."
"What I got in return was that you fell in love with someone else. None of that matters. I can step aside, have an abortion for you, and let you and Jian Ruoxi live a good life. You don't need to worry about me anymore. From now on, I will no longer exist in this world. I wish you happiness."
Lu Shen's mind went blank, and he quickly sent someone to check Li Anran's current address.
Li Anran didn't go far after taking the money and leaving, and Lu Shen's men quickly found out.
When Lu Shen arrived at Li Anran's house, he was immediately hit by a pungent smell of blood as soon as he opened the door. The smell was coming from the bathroom.
Li Anran lay in the bathtub, her left wrist cut open, blood dripping from her wrist onto the floor, strikingly visible. A fruit knife lay on the floor, covered in blood.
Li Anran was completely unconscious. Lu Shen carried her in his arms and took her to the hospital.
But he was completely unaware that someone had already taken pictures of everything from the building opposite where Li Anran lived.
"Brother, this little girl is really ruthless to herself. She cut herself with a knife in order to get Lu Shen to come over."
The bald man put away the binoculars, his face cold and expressionless. "Useless thing. So what if you get scratched to death?"
"If Li Anran still fails to enter the Lu family this time, this woman will be completely useless."
The bald man tossed the binoculars aside, and his henchmen immediately caught them.
This is the boss's stuff. If they don't catch it properly and break a corner of the telescope, they'll face severe punishment from the boss.
"As that woman said, anonymously hand these photos over to major media outlets. Tomorrow morning, I want to see news about Li Anran and Lu Shen all over the internet."
"Yes, boss!"
After the bald man left, his underlings couldn't help but whisper among themselves, "Why did our boss agree to accept that woman Li Anran's offer this time?"
"You're asking me? How would I know? I wouldn't dare ask the boss. If you want to ask, you go ahead."
The henchmen around him all shook their heads.
The things the boss has been doing lately have indeed baffled them.
In the hospital, the operating room lights were off, and the doctor came out.
"Doctor, how is she?"
The surgery lasted nearly four hours.
"Fortunately, they were brought in in time; otherwise, we might not have been able to save them."
"The patient is still in critical condition, and we need to continue to observe what will happen next. We will transfer the patient to the intensive care unit first."
On the other side, Jian Ruoxi was still waiting blankly. She had called Lu Shen countless times, but no one answered.
“Jian Ruoxi, you know very well in your heart that Lu Shen may not come tonight. What’s the point of you insisting like this?”
Jian Ruoxi laughed self-deprecatingly. She found it ironic. Her intuition told her that Lu Shen had most likely gone to find Li Anran, but she still couldn't believe it.
"Yeah, what's the point of me persisting until now?"
After saying that, Jian Ruoxi fainted.
"Ruoxi! Ruoxi!"
Su Ziyu picked up Jian Ruoxi from the ground and hailed a taxi.
When the taxi driver saw that Su Ziyu was carrying an unconscious woman in his arms, he immediately decided not to make the trip.
"I'm going home now, I'm not picking up any more passengers, you can find another driver."
Su Ziyu tossed his card to the driver, saying, "Take us to the hospital. After we're done, all the money in this card is yours."
"Alright, get in. I guarantee my car will be faster than an ambulance!"
After confirming that the two people were in the car, the driver floored the accelerator.
Su Ziyu's hands were trembling as he held Jian Ruoxi. "Ruoxi, you absolutely mustn't get hurt!"
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