Chapter 1253 Deciding to Let Go
Li Jinxing looked over when he heard the voice, and there was no extra change in his expression. Even his eyes were as calm as when he just woke up. He looked calmly at the woman in front of him who was wearing a bathrobe and seemed to have experienced something.
Li Jinxing propped himself up. After the hangover, he felt like he had been punched in the head. He felt dizzy and a little nauseous.
"You brought me to the hotel by yourself?"
"Mr. Li, you don't seem surprised at all?" Jiang Yun smiled and said with some regret, "This is not what I expected."
"What are you thinking? A one-night stand? Or drunken sex? I know exactly what happened yesterday. Things like drunken sex can only fool innocent children."
Li Jinxing had taken off his shirt. He got up from the bed and moved his stiff shoulder bones. The pain made him frown slightly.
Having sex after drinking is a violation of human nature. Normal people are paralyzed by alcohol and would not do such a thing.
But yesterday he lost his vigilance and got drunk in front of this woman without any precautions. This would have been absolutely impossible in the past.
He only drinks at home when he is drunk. This is the first time he drinks so much outside. People like him, in this position, are likely to encounter danger and be surrounded by enemies. Therefore, he needs to be accompanied by bodyguards whenever he goes out.
Perhaps it was because of this face that he let down his guard.
Li Jinxing looked at Jiang Yun's face and an idea came to his mind.
Jiang Yun didn't know what Li Jinxing was thinking. "Mr. Li, I brought you here without your consent. Will you be angry?"
"If I were really angry, you wouldn't be here."
Jiang Yun looked at Li Jinxing's indifferent face and his smile faded slightly.
"Mr. Li, you said a lot last night when you were drunk, and every sentence mentioned someone named Gu Wanqiu. We met a few years ago, and it seems that you also called me by this name when you first saw me. She must be very important to you, right?"
It is indeed very important, an importance that even unrelated bystanders can see.
But what if it’s important?
"What kind of person is Gu Wanqiu?"
Thinking of that woman, Li Jinxing couldn't help but sneer, "What a hateful, terrible person."
"If she was as hateful as you say, you wouldn't have been chanting her name all night long."
Li Jinxing had no aversion to this woman. When they met a few years ago, he thought she had ulterior motives. However, he didn't expect that after they met and exchanged a few words that one time, they had no contact again.
Li Jinxing also gradually let down his guard. Now when he saw this face again, he had no other thoughts except familiarity.
"Where are my clothes?"
"Here." Jiang Yun opened the wardrobe. His clothes were hanging inside, neatly arranged, and it was obvious that they had been ironed.
Jiang Yun took off his coat and handed it to Li Jinxing, explaining, "You drank too much last night, and I was worried you'd vomit, so I helped you take off your coat." He added, "Apart from this, I didn't do anything else. You can rest assured."
Li Jinxing took the clothes and first took out his mobile phone to check it. His mobile phone had a function set up to check the usage history. The latest record on it was when he looked at the time before drinking. This proved that Jiang Yun was telling the truth. At least she did not touch his mobile phone, not even a touch.
There was no smell of alcohol on his clothes, so Li Jinxing put on his shirt.
He took out his wallet and took out a check with five million written on it. He handed it to Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun didn't take it. He looked at the amount on it, his expression unclear. "Mr. Li, what do you mean by this?"
"Ten million, and you'll follow me for ten days." His tone was calm, but every word he said was filled with malice.
Jiang Yun had a half-smile on his face, and his tone was distant: "Mr. Li, you are so generous. Ten million is to support me for ten days? One million a day. Actually, I can be with you even if you don't spend any money. It's just... don't you have a lover? Why do you still support me? Aren't you afraid that she will be angry if she finds out?"
Li Jinxing put the check in his hand on the belt around her waist and said: "It's not a sponsorship. Miss Jiang is an actress. I just want to ask you to act in a play."
"What play?"
"I'll let you know when the time comes. Is Miss Jiang willing?"
Jiang Yun smiled elegantly, and this time she put the check on her belt away. "Of course, thank you, Mr. Li, for being so generous. I can earn 10 million just by cooperating with you for a few days. It's much higher than what I would get for the role. I'll take it."
Li Jinxing watched her put the check away.
"There's nothing for you to do now, so get out."
Jiang Yun didn't plan to stay any longer, but she was still wearing a bathrobe and needed to change. She took her clothes into the bathroom, and the sound of her changing clothes came from the quiet room.
Li Jinxing stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and opened the curtains with one hand.
He made a phone call and asked someone to send him a set of clean clothes.
The hotel that Jiang Yun sent him to happened to be under his name, so he could contact the manager directly and have them deliver the right clothes as quickly as possible.
Jiang Yun was washing and putting on makeup inside. After she finished, there was a knock on the door. She happened to come out from inside and was closest to the door, so she went over and opened it.
When the hotel manager saw that it was a woman who opened the door, his eyes widened. He had seen Li Jinxing several times, but there had never been a woman around Li Jinxing, let alone Li Jinxing taking a woman to check into a room.
The woman in front of him was extremely beautiful. She was stunning at first sight. If he saw her on the street, he would stop and admire her.
It's understandable that Li Jinxing would fall for such a woman.
The hotel manager looked at the person in front of him with a complicated expression: "Where is Mr. Li?"
"Inside."
The hotel manager was followed by four waiters pushing a food cart and carrying wine, and he himself was holding two bags in his hands.
Jiang Yun took a few steps back and stood aside, leaving space at the entrance for them to enter.
The hotel manager saw Li Jinxing as soon as he entered the room: "Mr. Li, I've got your clothes and prepared breakfast for you."
"Well, come in."
The hotel manager hesitated for a moment and asked Jiang Yun, "Miss Jiang, would you like to eat together?" He thought to himself that it was rare for a woman to appear by Li Jinxing's side, and they even slept together. Maybe this woman would be the future Mrs. Li, so he could try to please her.
Jiang Yun: "No need for that. I have something else to do. I'll leave first. Mr. Li, call me." She raised the phone in her hand and turned away.
"You guys get out too."
Before the food on the dining car could be served, Li Jinxing kicked it out.
Li Jinxing simply washed up. He couldn't stand the smell of alcohol on his body, so he took a shower and changed into clean clothes.
After "keeping" Jiang Yun to act out a play with him for three days, he had already planned to separate from Gu Wanqiu in the most casual manner. He wanted to let her know that he was not someone who could not live a good life without her.
How can we better attack Gu Wanqiu?
Li Jinxing knew better than anyone where to stab her to cause her the most pain.
For example, Gu Wanqiu now sees a face that is similar to hers in the past.
Gu Wanqiu used to love beauty the most.
But now she is not even as good as her back then by a single finger. They are obviously the same person, but there is a world of difference between them.
In his eyes, she was no longer unique.
After Li Jinxing figured it out, he called He Tian and asked him to go to the basement to pick up Siyan. As for himself, he didn't want to go back for the time being.
…
Gu Wanqiu's operation was very successful and her leg was cured, but it was still very painful. She could not get out of bed at all and needed someone to help her with various things in bed.
Anesthesia has a hypnotic effect. Just when she thinks she can adapt to the physical pain, the pain will often worsen the next day.
Just like now, she finally fell asleep in the first half of the night and had a rare good dream, but at three or four o'clock in the second half of the night, she was woken up by the pain. She was wrapped in the quilt, unable to turn over or even curl up. She could only bite the quilt and let out bursts of painful groans. Her whole body was covered in cold sweats, her eyes were closed tightly, and she endured the dizziness similar to that of weightlessness. Her body seemed to be quickly dragged into the abyss.
Gu Wanqiu waited until morning. After listening to the sound of raindrops outside, she slowly lifted the quilt and looked out the window with wide eyes.
He Tian came to see her as usual: "Did you sleep well last night?" Gu Wanqiu didn't need to answer, he could tell from her expression that she didn't sleep well. Her face was still so pale, and the hair on her forehead was wet.
"Not good." Gu Wanqiu's voice was hoarse.
"Didn't sleep all night?"
"I slept for three hours, but couldn't sleep in the second half of the night. I woke up in pain. I want to know if there is a limit to the pain my body can endure? Will it stop hurting after a certain point? Every time I try to get used to the pain, the next time is often more unbearable than the previous one..."
It’s like being slapped in the face one time, and being kicked hard the next time, and the pain lasts longer and longer.
"You can't get used to pain. You have to know that people can die from pain."
"In my situation, will I die from the pain?"
It's hard to say...
Gu Wanqiu was most afraid of pain. When a person was in extreme pain, he might want to die. After leaving here, he would live in agony and endure severe pain every moment. It would be better for him to end his life with a knife and die quickly.
Gu Wanqiu had a bitter smile on her face, staring blankly at the light on the ceiling: "Do you still have the medicine you gave me that day? Give me another one."
"No, that medicine has serious side effects."
"What are the side effects? I'm almost dying now? Can't you make me feel better?"
He Tian explained, "After you took that pill that day, did you feel very tired and sleepy? If you don't have strong willpower, you might fall asleep and not wake up. You're not in good spirits right now. You've already taken painkillers and had an anesthetic injection, so you can't take that kind of medicine again..."
"If I had known, I wouldn't have taken the anesthetic injection." The effect of the anesthetic injection was not as good as that of the pill.
"If I don't give you an anesthetic injection, you won't be able to bear it when I set your bones." He Tian frowned and closed his eyes as he looked at Gu Wanqiu. "I came here today to bring you good news."
Gu Wanqiu was not in the mood at all, and she had no interest in the good news that He Tian was talking about. "What good news?"
"You'll be out of here soon."
Gu Wanqiu opened her eyes, but she didn't show the surprise that He Tian had expected, not even a hint of relief.
After a long while, she slowly said, "It seems that my bet was right."
Faced with a choice between her and her three children, the children were obviously more important. She used one leg and half her life to win the bet.
"The boss is willing to let the doctor treat your leg now. He probably wants to let you go once your leg is healed."
"When will my leg be healed?"
"It takes two to three weeks to be hospitalized. For someone like you, it'll take at least a month before you can get out of bed."
If only her legs weren't broken when she jumped out of the window, if her hands were injured and her feet could still walk, maybe she could walk now.
Gu Wanqiu asked casually, "Has Li Jinxing not returned since he left?"
He Tian simply said: "He needs to calm down."
…
After He Tian took Siyan out of the basement, Siyan also understood Li Jinxing's choice.
Si Yanan walked out of the basement quietly, returned to her room and took a nap without even eating.
After Sixu came back from school, the two brothers went to the game hall together and played games for a while until dinner was ready, then they came out.
Since Li Jinxing was not at home, He Tian would not control them too much. They could play whatever they wanted. But when they came out, Sixu's eyes were obviously a little red. I don't know what happened to them in the game hall.
After dinner, Si Yan pulled He Tian aside and said, "Uncle He, my brother and I want to go back to Haicheng. We don't want to live here anymore. Can you tell Dad?"
"Why don't you want to live here?"
“It’s not good here.”
It’s not that the place is bad. Siyan and Sixu grew up here and have lived here for a long time, so they are more familiar with it. Moreover, the house here is bigger and there is a play area specially set up for them. How can it be bad?
It's not good, just because he now realizes that his parents are not as good as he imagined, and the happiness he thought he had before was all an illusion.
"Okay, I'll call him and tell him." For He Tian, it was just a small matter.
"Before we go, can my brother and I take one last look at Mom? Say a few words to her?"
"You'll have to ask your father about this, but I think it should be fine." He Tian took out his cell phone and asked, "Are you planning to leave for Haicheng now?"
"Well, I want to go back to Haicheng to sleep. I can't sleep well here." Maybe because he was locked in the basement one after another, Si Yan has developed a psychological trauma about this place. Even if he is sleeping well in bed, he will suddenly wake up, thinking that he is still lying in the cold and dark basement.
He Tian nodded and called Li Jinxing. The other party answered the call quickly. In front of the two children, He Tian directly explained the purpose of his call.
Li Jinxing was silent for a while, then said, "You decide for yourself."
Then... let him decide...
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