Chapter 126 I want to pursue your brother, do you mind?
After this idea was born in Xie Li's mind, he made up his mind to first find out about Luo Zheng's interests and hobbies, slowly get closer to him, and try to seduce him.
Once he's lured her over, he can bring Luo Zheng to Chen Jin for a stroll, to slap him in the face and let him know that what belongs to him, he can still take away.
Thinking this way, Xie Li's smile deepened, but he still didn't alert the enemy. Instead, he silently watched from the side, wanting to understand how much Luo Zheng valued Shen Jin, that half-dead man.
Rong Lan and Luo Zheng sat together outside Chen Jin's ward, both looking rather unwell. The latter frowned and asked in a low voice, "Did the doctor say when he will wake up?"
"It's uncertain. The injuries were so severe; he almost lost his life. It will probably take a long time to recover. His consciousness is too fragile." Rong Lan sighed softly. The doctor's words about dissociative identity disorder that day were like a thorn stuck in her heart.
He wondered if Shen Jin had truly developed a split personality when he woke up? What would his mental state be like then? Would it completely change him, giving him a dual nature?
Rong Lan didn't study medicine and didn't know much about these things, but perhaps he was being too sensitive, he vaguely felt uneasy.
Luo Zheng pursed her lips, her face showing some fatigue. After all, she had been on a long flight, encountered some things along the way, wasted a lot of time, and hadn't had a proper rest. When she arrived at the hospital, she was met with Shen Jin in this state.
He had so many things he wanted to say or ask, but when they reached his lips, he couldn't get them out. After all, Rong Lan had already given him a general overview of Shen Jin's situation.
"...By the way, is he really Rong Jin?" Luo Zheng couldn't help but ask this question again. When he first heard Rong Lan say it, he couldn't believe it, but after realizing it, he felt it was justified. His feelings were very complicated.
“Hmm,” Rong Lan paused, her eyes flickered slightly, and said softly, “But more than ten years have passed. He must be different now than he was before.”
Rong Jin was once a naive and carefree young master who was pampered and raised in the cradle, but Shen Jin was an orphan with a younger sister. In order to survive, he had to travel around and endure extreme hardship.
Such contrasting environments can create two very different people.
“Although you knew him when you were a child, you didn’t spend much time with him, so as time went by, your impression of him faded, and you probably don’t remember him at all,” Rong Lan laughed self-deprecatingly. “When I met him in City A, I thought I was just fooling myself and overthinking things.”
Luo Zheng pursed her dry lips, her gaze drifting lightly to the window, feeling somewhat lost. Even as she tried to recall, all she seemed to remember was a vague smile from the other person.
That person is currently lying in the hospital, still unconscious, and unable to even manage a fragile smile.
Luo Zheng clenched her hands slightly, making up her mind. She took a breath, turned to look at Rong Lan, and said somewhat seriously, "I want to tell you something. I've been thinking about it for a long time. It might be a bit abrupt for you, or you might not be able to accept it, but I feel it's necessary to say it..."
"...What? Tell me, I'm not used to you being so serious all of a sudden." Rong Lan was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding why he was acting this way all of a sudden.
Then he heard Luo Zheng ask him bluntly, "I want to pursue your brother, do you mind?"
Rong Lan: "..."
Was it just my imagination? I had a feeling I just heard something incredible.
“…What?” Rong Lan looked at him without changing her expression. “I didn’t quite hear what you said just now. Let me say it again…”
Luo Zheng: "I think I've fallen for your brother, and I want to pursue him."
Luo Zheng felt that he and Rong Lan had known each other for so many years and were friends. Moreover, Shen Jin now had a new identity as Rong Lan's brother, so he felt that he should tell him, both out of courtesy and reason.
What he didn't know was that Rong Lan, who was completely unprepared, was stunned by the news of his coming out, especially since the person in question was his brother.
Homosexuality wasn't uncommon for Rong Lan, but he didn't know anyone around him, nor had he ever been in contact with anyone. And then, Luo Zheng, who had never been in a relationship, suddenly... came out.
Luo Zheng looked at his shocked expression, her eyes flickering slightly. After a long silence, she slowly spoke: "Do you think it's absurd and unacceptable?"
"Ah," Rong Lan still didn't react immediately, blinking her eyes, "No, you just... uh, when did this happen?"
"I don't know, this is what happened after I realized it." Luo Zheng is still a bit clueless when it comes to matters of the heart, just like with interpersonal relationships, there are many things he doesn't understand.
However, he felt that if he liked someone, he liked them, and there was nothing wrong with that. After all, there are so many people in the world, and it's not easy to meet someone you like.
Rong Lan barely managed to come to her senses, took a few breaths, and tried to calm herself down so she could sort out this complicated relationship. She looked at Luo Zheng with some hesitation: "He... he met Yan Yu in City A. Their relationship is quite complicated... um, you know about this, right?"
Luo Zheng's gaze darkened slightly, a hint of disappointment in her eyes, but she quickly composed herself and nodded: "I know... if he still decides to be with Yan Yu after he wakes up, I... I won't make things difficult for him."
His voice trailed off in a low voice, and his eyes drooped slightly, making him appear somewhat sad. This made Rong Lan wonder if, after Shen Jin woke up... if he really liked Yan Yu and wanted to be with him, Luo Zheng would probably try her best to suppress her feelings and not let him know.
He had already said so much, and Rong Lan didn't know what to say. Besides, this was a private matter, and it mainly depended on Shen Jin, so there was no point in him saying anything more.
"Alright, stop being so down," Rong Lan slowly forced a smile and patted Luo Zheng's shoulder twice. "It's no use telling me this. Just tell him directly when he wakes up."
"..." Luo Zheng was taken aback, coughed lightly, rubbed her high nose bridge, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "I dare not."
He could tell Rong Lan, but the thought of Shen Jin staring at him with his clear eyes made him chicken out, and he didn't know what to say.
Rong Lan: "..."
After a moment of silence, Rong Lan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she lifted her eyelids to look at him with a half-smile: "You don't dare, do you want me to help you confess?"
“…No, that’s not what I meant. It’s better to do these things myself.” Luo Zheng denied his words and continued, “I don’t want to wait until he wakes up and then tell him the truth directly. I’m afraid it will scare him.”
He knew that Shen Jin was in very bad condition, and it was still uncertain what he would look like when he woke up. Right now, all he could think about was that he would get better soon, be healthy, and not have so many injuries.
Rong Lan pursed his lips and said nothing more. Compared to Yan Yu being with Shen Jin, he actually hoped that Shen Jin would no longer have any feelings for Yan Yu and would be with Luo Zheng.
After all, he knew Luo Zheng's character and trusted him.
Xie Li was quite far from them, and he dared not go any closer for fear of being discovered. He could only linger at a distance, unable to hear what they were saying.
A little while later, Luo Zheng entered Shen Jin's ward, but this time Rong Lan did not follow him in.
The ward was quiet. The person on the bed was still lying weakly, his face extremely pale and his lips very dry.
Luo Zheng tiptoed to his bedside and sat down, staring at him quietly with intense focus, feeling a pang of heartache and a strong urge to reach out and touch his face.
"Shen Jin..." Luo Zheng called softly, bringing her fingers close to his face and gently stroking his cheek with her fingertips.
But the person on the bed couldn't sense it and remained motionless. Long eyelashes left a fan-shaped arc on their eyelids, and below their upturned nose, their two pale lips were pressed together.
Luo Zheng's fingers traced downwards, wanting to gently touch him, but the hospital equipment blocked her way. She could only quietly look at him, taking in his face.
Then Luo Zheng's gaze fell on Shen Jin's pale hand. He couldn't help but reach out and touch it. It was a little cold. Then he gently squeezed it and lowered his head to place a kiss on the back of his pale hand.
Luo Zheng couldn't help but mutter to herself, "How about you try to like me sometime...?"
The ward was quiet, without any response. He then softly added, "I will try my best to be good to you..."
He didn't know if he heard these words while he was unconscious.
Luo Zheng stayed in the hospital for a long time before leaving. As he walked down the quiet corridor after leaving Chen Jin's ward, a person in a hospital gown staggered over from around the corner and accidentally bumped into him, exclaiming, "Ah!"
"Be careful." Luo Zheng didn't know where this patient came from, so she helped the person up without even seeing what the person looked like, and then walked away.
No sooner had he lifted his foot than the patient he had just helped stumbled a few steps, cried out "Ouch!" and fell right into his arms, saying, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
Luo Zheng was tugged by someone behind him. Knowing that this might be someone injured or ill, he didn't argue. But then the person grabbed his shoulder, pressed his body slightly against his, and said breathlessly, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I haven't fully recovered yet... I'm sorry for troubling you..."
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