Chapter 1281 The choice of two children determines who lives or dies
When saying these words, He Tian was extremely quiet, but his eyes looking at Li Jinxing were mixed with various emotions.
It seemed as if he had returned to that day again. He looked at the woman, her thin and weak body shivering in the rain. The sharp thorns of the rose scratched her skin, rubbed her fingers, and the flesh flew off, and blood was dripping.
She knelt on the ground, searching inch by inch with seeming piety.
The heavy rain blurred her body, as if her body would disappear in the rain in the next second.
The way He Tian looked at Gu Wanqiu then was the same as it is now, filled with sympathy and heart-breaking sadness.
He didn't want to say it, but Li Jinxing forced him to say it.
Li Jinxing's heart seemed to be dug out by an invisible force. He watched his heart beating in someone else's hands.
"Boss Li." He Tian usually called him "Boss". This was the first time he called him "Boss Li" so coldly.
Li Jinxing met He Tian's sympathetic gaze. He looked at him stiffly and asked a question while moving his lips.
"Do you love Gu Wanqiu?"
"I love her..." he said softly without any hesitation.
But the next second, He Tian sneered, his sympathy turning into mockery. "If you love her, how could you not see her pale face when she was sick? How could you turn a blind eye to her increasingly emaciated body? If you love her, how could you not see her eyes full of reluctance when you drove her away, and the blanket stained with her blood on the ground? I can see all these things in the surveillance video. Why is it that you, standing right in front of her, the one closest to her, can't see anything?"
Li Jinxing's face turned pale, and the pain in his heart became more and more severe. He endured the severe pain and defended himself: "What do you know? I just pretended not to care..."
"You don't care, just for your ridiculous face, are you looking for a woman to show off in front of her? Mr. Li, you asked me if Gu Wanqiu was poisoned. She was poisoned, just like the poison in your body. How did you feel the pain back then? And the pain she endured was twice as much as yours!"
Things developed in an uncontrollable direction from what was expected, gradually destroying the rationality that Li Jinxing was proud of.
He froze in place, surrounded by a heavy, suppressed despair. His throat ached, as if a sharp knife was pressed against it, and a cough would result in a fatal blow.
The stern look he had used when questioning He Tian before was gone. The two of them were facing each other in a cold atmosphere. Zhou Yi, who was standing by, could no longer intervene and could only watch the situation develop in an uncontrollable direction.
Li Jinxing acted like a child who had just cheated for the first time, desperately trying to find the answer: "Isn't there a treatment plan and an antidote? I can recover, so what about her..."
"She is dead now."
"Bang!" Li Jinxing punched He Tian in the face, knocking him down with one punch. He then pinned him down and roared, "What makes you say she's dead?"
He Tian was unable to dodge and was crushed to the ground by Li Jinxing, who then lifted him up by his collar. The violence in Li Jinxing's bones burst out at this moment, and the hand holding his collar made a crackling sound. It can be imagined how hard he was holding.
If Li Jinxing had grabbed his neck at this time, he would probably be dead.
He Tian was not frightened by this. The surroundings were in chaos. The pain on his face extended to the roots of his ears, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears.
He looked at the tears glistening in the corners of Li Jinxing's eyes: "How else do you think you survived? You must have forgotten that you and she have the same blood type, right? There is no antidote to this poison. It was her blood that was exchanged for yours. It was she who used her own life, one life for another, so that you could survive!"
"Shut up!" Don't say anymore... Li Jinxing was like a man hanging on the edge of a cliff, trying hard to hold on to the last life-saving straw in his hand. He tried to climb up and wanted to be rescued, but he saw the sharp stone peaks, which ground the straw thinner and thinner.
His breathing was trembling, and his feet could hardly bear the weight of his entire body. The pain seemed to turn into a ferocious beast and struggle out of his chest.
He Tian smiled: "Didn't you ask me to say that?" He lowered his eyes and stared at Li Jinxing's hand that was grabbing his collar, then reached out and pried open his fingers one by one. Li Jinxing, who had lost his strength, had his fingers pried open easily.
He Tian pushed him hard and knocked him against the wall. "You really love her. When you love her, you can't see her increasingly haggard body. In your eyes, she is so thin that she is just skin and bones. Isn't that normal?"
He Tian's words were like a sharp knife that pierced his heart and lungs into pieces. He stared at He Tian with hatred in his eyes, and he didn't know whether it was directed at He Tian or Li Jinxing.
"He Tian, stop talking." Zhou Yi couldn't bear to listen any longer. He rushed forward and pulled He Tian back, letting him separate from Li Jinxing and calm down.
In fact, after saying all this, He Tian already regretted it, but he said that since he had already said it, what was there to regret?
Only those who like to deceive themselves always ask "why". Li Jinxing is just like that.
Could it be that he really couldn't sense Gu Wanqiu's weakness?
However, what Li Jinxing hated more at that time was that even though Gu Wanqiu was so weak, she still refused to show weakness to him.
Li Jinxing always said that Gu Wanqiu was too arrogant and proud, and refused to admit defeat or admit her mistakes, but the ten years that Gu Wanqiu had disappeared had long since smoothed out her sharp edge, and the temper she had left was far inferior to Li Jinxing's current arrogance.
Li Jinxing wanted to force Gu Wanqiu to kneel down and surrender, but how could a person who was naturally proud be willing to kneel down easily?
He Tian watched their relationship from the perspective of a passerby.
He used to always feel sorry for Li Jinxing and thought that Gu Wanqiu didn't deserve his love.
But during the last few days that Gu Wanqiu spent at Qiule Manor, he watched her body grow weaker and weaker as she tried to save Li Jinxing. He watched her unable to stand up due to the pain and fall to the ground vomiting blood. He watched her cruelly abandon her child and jump out of the second-floor window, breaking her leg, in order to prevent Li Jinxing from knowing the truth.
And before she left, she was searching hard for those two items among the roses. At that time, He Tian felt that Gu Wanqiu loved Li Jinxing even more deeply than Li Jinxing loved her.
One of them threw away their token of love with his own hands, while the other one picked it up despite his allergic reaction and held it in his hand until his death.
Li Jinxing definitely loves Gu Wanqiu, there is no doubt about that. When Gu Wanqiu left, his various behaviors showed that he was reluctant to let her go.
Knowing that it would not be easy for him to let her go, He Tian and Zhou Yi tried their best to suppress the truth and did not want Li Jinxing to know, because they were afraid that this would really be the last straw that broke the camel's back.
But Li Jinxing still knew... He dreamed of picking up the things he had thrown away... He dug holes for so many nights but only found fourteen stones.
Fourteen - is death.
Li Jinxing searched for Gu Wanqiu for seven days after her death, and even had a nightmare all night on the day she died.
Truth will come to light sooner or later. The more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen. Even God will not let Li Jinxing off.
Li Jinxing burst into tears. He Tian could see it more clearly than him. The man who hated Gu Wanqiu so much in the past was now speaking for her.
They were as close as brothers, but now they are confronting each other like enemies.
How many absurd things has he done? How many people has he ignored?
Gu Wanqiu was beyond help, and it was she who saved him, sacrificing her own life to save him.
Who came up with this outrageous treatment method, blood transfusion? Why was it successful? Why was it performed? Who signed the agreement for the surgery?
Is Gu Wanqiu afraid of pain?
Li Jinxing knew that she was more pampered than anyone else. When she twisted her ankle as a child, she would get red-eyed and tell him to squat down and carry her back.
Later, because of his coercion and in order to escape from his control, Gu Wanqiu hurt herself again and again. The ten years when she disappeared were the most miserable.
He knew exactly how those injuries came about on her body. At first, he felt sorry for her and felt pain for her old injuries.
There is no true empathy in this world. He feels uncomfortable but he won't feel uncomfortable forever. When he saw Gu Wanqiu jumping off the building in a self-harming way, he thought that Gu Wanqiu was no longer afraid of pain.
She seemed to no longer be the delicate young lady he knew who was afraid of pain and suffering. She was used to these two things and took medicine every day like drinking water.
Being awakened by He Tian at this moment, he felt like being struck by lightning. All the things that he had been ignoring gathered together at this moment and appeared clearly in his mind.
He knew how difficult it was to bear that kind of poison in the body. When he was poisoned, the doctor told him that this kind of nerve-stimulating drug could make life worse than death.
It will make you unbearable every day, and those who do not have a strong willpower will not live to see the day when they are poisoned to death.
It will gradually erode your nerve senses, causing you to lose your vision, taste, smell, and hearing... In the end, your body will be paralyzed, lying in bed unable to move. However, this "paralysis" will not numb your sense of pain. Instead, it will make your perception more and more sensitive, as if your bones are twisted and reassembled every day, and then crushed again the next day.
Li Jinxing had been poisoned for only two months, but he had vomited blood several times due to the pain and finally fainted.
Women's perception of pain is stronger than men's.
What a man feels is one point of pain, but a woman may feel two or three points of pain.
Gu Wanqiu had a blood transfusion for her, and it has been more than four months now. Her body was already very weak when she was in Qiule Manor. How long can she last after leaving here?
Is it true that she is dead as He Tian said?
No, Li Jinxing was unwilling to accept this. He didn't believe that Gu Wanqiu would die.
But after being poisoned, even if she didn't die, her life would be worse than death. Maybe she has lost her sight and hearing.
And what was he doing when her eyes were about to go blind, or had already gone blind?
He was taking Jiang Yun to various banquets, and standing close to her in the light and green shadows, as if announcing their feelings to the world. Everyone thought that he loved Jiang Yun and wanted to marry her home.
If Gu Wanqiu saw this, would she also mistakenly think that he would marry Jiang Yun?
He originally wanted to save his last bit of face in front of Gu Wanqiu. He wanted to let him know that he, Li Jinxing, didn't have to have her. Without her, he could quickly find someone better than her.
This last bit of face is deceiving Gu Wanqiu and himself. What will be the final result?
It was the regret after knowing the truth, the inability to jump through time and space to hug Gu Wanqiu, the desire to go back to the past and slap the cold and selfish self awake, the desire to piece the broken mirror back to its original shape, and the desire to take back the water that had flowed out.
But he understood from the beginning that a broken mirror cannot be mended and spilled water cannot be collected.
The pain in Li Jinxing's eyes was clearly visible. He Tian's mood had recovered, and a hint of regret flashed deep in his eyes. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but didn't know how to start.
Zhou Yi, who was standing in front of He Tian, spoke at this time: "Boss, we didn't intentionally hide the fact that we gave you a blood transfusion, but Gu Wanqiu didn't want you to know..."
He Tian looked at Zhou Yi in surprise.
Zhou Yi's face was calm, he lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Gu Wanqiu poisoned you and almost killed you. A life for a life is only natural. She should pay for the poison she gave you. We didn't force her to do these things, but she did it voluntarily. That's why she didn't tell you and wanted to leave here quickly. She was afraid that if she left a step too late, you would discover the truth. I know you are not satisfied with this result, but you can only choose one to live. You want to die and you want her to live. Have you ever thought about the three children, us, the many people in the Li Group, and the people involved in the industry in your hands? Not many people care about Gu Wanqiu, but half of Haicheng cares about you. You can tell which is more important at a glance."
But what did those people have to do with him? What did their joys and sorrows have to do with him? Did he need their care? From the beginning to the end, the one he cared about most was Gu Wanqiu. He had reached this height because he wanted to stand higher, hoping that Gu Wanqiu could see him. But now that Gu Wanqiu was gone, did all this still matter?
Li Jinxing didn't say anything. His expression at this moment said it all. He Tian, who was standing opposite him, felt a little disheartened when he saw his expression.
Zhou Yi continued, "I know you don't care about us, but what about Siyan and Sixu? You raised them. Gu Wanqiu knew they chose you, knew that only you could bring them happiness, so she chose to die."
Li Jinxing's eyes were bloodshot, and they were red enough to bleed. He quickly grasped a point and asked with blood in his eyes, "You said Si Yan and Si Xu chose me?"
"Yes, Gu Wanqiu asked them, and Siyan said it herself. They only want you and not her."
Li Jinxing opened his mouth, and a smile that was uglier than crying was revealed. Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood dyed his lips red and flowed down his jaw. He looked like a clown wearing clown makeup and crying.
Gu Wanqiu made this choice for the sake of her two children.
The more she wanted to leave, the more she loved him.
"Boss."
Li Jinxing spat out a mouthful of blood and his body staggered. He heard Zhou Yi and He Tian calling him. They wanted to reach out to support him, but he pushed them away.
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