Chapter 14 The Act of the White Lotus
In the blink of an eye!
In the crowd, two tall figures shot out like arrows, breaking through the chaos and rushing towards her!
Time was stretched out indefinitely.
The expected excruciating pain did not occur.
Just a second before the rain of glass began to fall, she saw a white figure...
Then a broad, warm chest suddenly slammed into her back, pulling her tightly into its embrace.
The heavy impact almost suffocated her, but it was followed by a solid sense of security.
The deafening crash of shattered glass hitting the ground was deafening, yet there was a barrier separating us from it.
That person shielded her from everything with his own body.
As the chaotic sounds gradually subsided, Gu Xingnian, her eyelashes trembling, slowly opened her eyes.
What came into view was Lu Lie's sharply defined jawline, and the undisguised urgency and worry in his deep eyes.
His arms were wrapped tightly around her, and his burning body temperature radiated through the thin dress.
Are you injured?
His voice was slightly panting from the exertion, and his eyes quickly swept over her entire body, examining her carefully.
"Where does it hurt? Tell me."
Gu Xingnian shook her head, still not fully recovered from the shock.
Just then, a cry of alarm came from the other side, choked with sobs.
"Brother Beichen!"
Gu Xingnian looked in the direction of the sound, and her heart clenched suddenly.
Jiang Kexin threw herself into Fu Beichen's arms, crying her eyes out, and clung to his arm tightly.
"You're bleeding! Brother Beichen, your hand is injured!"
On Fu Beichen's left hand and forearm, several clear scratches were oozing blood, staining the expensive white suit fabric red.
The glass shards were so sharp that they easily tore through her clothes; if they had cut her skin directly, she would have been covered in blood.
"Waaaaah... I'm so sorry, Brother Beichen..."
Jiang Kexin cried so hard she could barely breathe, her performance clearly overtly theatrical.
"It's all my fault, I shouldn't have stood so close... If you hadn't been trying to save me, you wouldn't have gotten hurt..."
She cried as she carefully held Fu Beichen's injured hand, tears streaming down her face.
Gu Xingnian stared blankly at Fu Beichen, who was two steps away.
He just... was also rushing in this direction.
As fast as Lu Lie.
For a fleeting moment, a faint, almost imperceptible expectation rose in her heart.
But now, reality has given her the loudest slap in the face.
So... when he rushed over so recklessly, his target was never her.
It was Jiang Kexin, the apple of his eye.
Even though she was in danger, all he could see was Jiang Kexin.
It felt like her heart was being pierced by countless fine needles, a dull pain spreading outwards, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
It turns out that his selfless act had nothing to do with her.
Fu Beichen's gaze passed over Jiang Kexin's head and landed on Gu Xingnian.
Seeing her safely sheltered in Lu Lie's arms, the fleeting fear in his eyes quickly faded, settling into a deep, unfathomable calm.
He didn't even ask her if she was alright.
Immediately, he lowered his head, his tone gentler than Gu Xingnian had ever heard before, and with his other uninjured hand, he gently patted Jiang Kexin's back to comfort her:
"Don't cry, I'm fine." After a pause, she added, "It's good that you're alright."
I'm glad you're alright.
These words were like a resounding slap across Gu Xingnian's face.
It hurts like fire.
Lin Qi rushed over, his face filled with anxiety:
"Mr. Fu, you're injured. Please come with me to the medical room to get treatment."
Fu Beichen nodded, letting Lin Qi carefully support his injured arm.
Before turning away, he didn't even glance at Gu Xingnian again.
The group's general manager, Mr. Lin, also rushed over.
While directing his staff to quickly clean up the mess, he loudly reassured the frightened guests.
"Dear guests, I am so sorry, there has been a small mishap. Please do not panic!"
"The matter has been handled; please move to the rest area..."
Gu Xingnian's gaze followed Fu Beichen's departing figure until he disappeared around the corner.
The intense, dense pain in my chest not only did not lessen, but intensified.
She knew perfectly well that something had shattered along with the collapse of the champagne tower.
It was completely shattered.
It seems like it can never be pieced back together.
Before long, the scene was cleaned up, and there was no trace of the accident.
Jiang Kexin reappeared in the banquet hall and walked straight to Gu Xingnian's side.
"Gu Xingnian, you shouldn't be here. You're an orphan. Do you really think you can secure the position of the young mistress of the Fu family just because of your face? Don't be delusional. The person that Brother Beichen has always liked is me."
Jiang Kexin spoke with righteous indignation, just to provoke her and make her continue shouting:
"You should know that you ruined my relationship with Brother Beichen, and Mom won't let you get away with it."
Yes, she brought up her mother.
Gu Xingnian looked at her coldly, her eyes icy.
A long-lost face immediately appeared in her mind—the very face that had led her to her doom.
Jiang Kexin continued to warm the fire, saying:
“Gu Xingnian, you should face reality. In that dangerous situation just now, Brother Beichen came to save me immediately. Do you know what that means?”
Gu Xingnian looked at the woman and coldly said, "Jiang Kexin, you're so pathetic!"
Jiang Kexin suddenly lost her temper.
"Gu Xingnian, what did you say? Now that Brother Beichen doesn't love you, you're the one who's really pathetic! You don't even know, he was in my bed when you had your miscarriage."
After Jiang Kexin finished speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed, knowing the devastating impact of her words.
Gu Xingnian's eyes darkened for a second before returning to their usual color.
"Then Miss Jiang will have to work harder and try to get promoted to a permanent position as soon as possible."
Jiang Kexin sneered and said confidently, "Gu Xingnian, I have plenty of ways to make Brother Beichen leave you with nothing."
Sheng Weiwei happened to walk over and heard her harsh words, which made her furious, but she curled her lips into a cold smile.
"Hey, isn't this the great actress Jiang?"
Sheng Weiwei's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the few people around her to hear, and the sarcasm in her tone was undisguised.
"You really went all out with this outfit today; anyone who didn't know better would think you were walking the red carpet."
Jiang Kexin's smile froze for a moment. She turned around and saw that it was Sheng Weiwei. A flash of disgust crossed her eyes, but she quickly replaced it with a polite, fake smile.
"Miss Sheng is too kind. Today is the 50th anniversary of the Fu family, so of course I have to dress formally to show my respect."
"Respect? Ha!" Sheng Weiwei scoffed, took a step closer, lowered her voice, but her eyes were like poisoned knives.
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone knowingly become a spy and still act so confidently and with such a clear conscience. Miss Jiang's mental fortitude is such a waste of her talent if she doesn't act in spy films!"
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Jiang Kexin's expression changed instantly, her voice became shrill, and she almost lost her composure and knocked over the wine glass in her hand.
"Sheng Weiwei, don't make false accusations!"
"Don't you have any self-awareness about whether I'm slandering you or not?" Sheng Weiwei raised an eyebrow, her tone becoming increasingly sarcastic.
"You were just saying how good you are in bed, what? You've already broken down after just a few words from someone? Tsk tsk, your level is too low."
People around had already noticed the commotion and were casting curious glances.
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