Chapter 76 It's because he doesn't want to live.
Hospital.
Yan Yue stood behind Shang Wu and sent a message on his phone.
[Lu Rang is allergic to alcohol; please come to the Third Hospital immediately.]
After he finished distributing the water, he handed it over.
"Miss Shang, would you like a drink?"
Shang Wu snapped out of her daze, took a sip of water, her throat dry.
She had also drunk less than two ounces of alcohol, which would normally make her dizzy, but upon hearing that Lu Rang might be in trouble, she became more sober than if she had slept all night.
Shang Wu unscrewed the bottle cap, then screwed it back on. "Is Lu Rang's condition very serious?"
Yan Yue's usual carefree attitude was gone.
His eyes flickered, and he touched his nose. "I don't know about that. I only know that on his first day at Dingfeng, the old director told him that he couldn't drink alcohol. As for the allergic reaction and the rash, that's what he said himself. I've never seen it."
Shang Wu gripped the water bottle tightly, sat down, and stared at the closed door of the emergency room.
She was really bad at understanding people's hearts; her inability to judge people was arguably the most fatal flaw in her life.
But everything that happened tonight led Shang Wu to a firm and unquestionable judgment—Lu Rang is a good person, and Lu Rang cares about her.
Soon, the medical staff came out.
Shang Wu and Yan Yue went to greet them.
The doctor removed his mask, his expression grave: "Mr. Lu is not in mortal danger, but his allergy symptoms are too severe. Ordinary anti-allergy medications are no longer effective; he needs a blocking agent."
Shang Wu's heart tightened: "Then..."
The doctor interrupted her: "But, the Lincheng medical system does not have this kind of blocking drug. If the blocking drug cannot be found within three hours, Mr. Lu's red rash will turn into erythema that will never go away."
Shang Wu squeezed the water bottle until it was deformed: "Where can I find the blocking drug? I'll figure something out."
"Currently, there is a type of blocking drug called coral alcohol, which is stored at minus 80 degrees Celsius and is only available in some medical laboratories."
This stuff isn't available in Lincheng, and we need to find a medical lab. It also needs to be stored below freezing, so there's no way we can get it in three hours.
Shang Wu was extremely anxious: "Doctor, please think again, is there any other way?"
The doctor pondered for a moment: "There is also the Jiuyang Dan of traditional Chinese medicine, which is said to cure all poisons. It was very famous in the 1980s and was more valuable than gold at the time. Now it is only treasured by some large families."
Shang Wu pursed her red lips, her eyes flashing with a complex expression: "Yan Yue, you stay here and guard this place. I'll get it back within two hours, no, within one hour."
She glanced at the emergency room.
Lu Rang lay on the emergency table, his face flushed an unnatural red.
She owes him; she is saved.
Yan Yue's expression changed, and he quickly stopped her: "Miss Shang, actually..."
Shang Wu frowned: "What?"
Yan Yue hesitated for a moment, scratched his head, and simply gave up: "Don't worry too much, Lu Rang's condition might improve later, and he might not even need to take medicine."
Shang Wu nodded, taking it as a consolation.
Just as she reached the elevator, a man in black suddenly emerged from it, his expression cold and stern, carrying an antique-looking black wooden box in his hand.
Shang Wu almost bumped into him, and stepped back to avoid him.
Upon seeing her, the man gave her a sinister look, his gaze filled with undisguised hostility.
Shang Wu felt completely bewildered and hurriedly left after entering the elevator.
The man arrived at the emergency room door and handed the box to Yan Yue.
Yan Yue quickly took the box into the house, fed Lu Rang the medicine, and then came out.
He smiled ingratiatingly: "Less than fifteen minutes, that's incredibly fast!"
The man, expressionless, questioned, "The master asked you to look after things at the law firm, and this is how you've done it?"
Yan Yue shrank back slightly after being scolded by him: "How was I supposed to know he could drink?"
The man then asked, "Is it because of that woman from earlier, the fallen heiress of the Zhou family after the business went bankrupt?"
Yan Yue's expression changed slightly, and he quickly waved his hand: "No, no, no! It has nothing to do with her. They are just business partners. Lu Rang wouldn't drink for anyone easily. This was just an accident!"
He spoke quickly and urgently, afraid that the other party would misunderstand: "Besides, you always keep medicine on hand. If there were no PEP medication, how could Lu Rang dare to touch alcohol?"
The man stared intently at Yan Yue, his eyes dark and deep, carrying an unspoken sense of oppression.
A few seconds later, he spoke: "He abandoned his family's tradition to pursue law, and you let him go. You just wanted him to have a different way of life, but that doesn't mean you can take any case."
"There won't be a next time we drink together."
Yan Yue swallowed hard, his whole body tense: "Understood..."
The man turned and left before he could finish speaking.
Yan Yue watched his back as he walked into the elevator before his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
After a while, he finally got up and went into the ward, shaking the unconscious Lu Rang awake.
"Your manager is terrifying! Lu let you be the hero and have your fun! You're going to get me killed!"
Lu Rang frowned slightly and slowly opened his eyes.
He glanced at Yan Yue and then looked outside the door.
"And her?"
Yan Yue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was awake: "I'm going to try to get you some medicine. Big brother, can we not play like this in the future? Do you know that Qian Jue came in person just now!"
"It happened so suddenly." Lu Rang reached out and pressed Yan Yue down, using the support to sit up. The red rash on his body was slowly fading.
He closed his eyes to ease his discomfort and, unusually patiently explained, "I thought things would go smoothly, but I didn't expect to have to drink alcohol."
Yan Yue laughed angrily: "Didn't expect that? Miss Shang told me that you were helping her fend off the drinks. What could happen to her if she drank a pound of liquor? At most, she'd get drunk, vomit, and have an upset stomach. But what about you? How could you be so carefree? Why are you so concerned about her?"
He spoke with resentment, still lingering fear from Qianjue's warning.
Lu Rang looked at him without saying a word.
Yan Yue knew he didn't like hearing this, so he got up and poured him a glass of water.
“You’ve alarmed Mr. Qianjue this time. He was clearly dissatisfied. I think they don’t want you to take on business cases and get into trouble.”
Lu Rang took a sip of water, his aura imposing: "So what if we alarm them? This time I'll let them know that I'm determined to handle this case, and that I will continue to do so at any cost."
"Huh?" Yan Yue was confused. "What do you mean? You drank on purpose!"
Lu Rang took another sip, handed the glass over, and thought of the tears that Shang Wu had choked on when she drank.
He paused for a moment: "I guess so. Over the years, I've only been willing to talk to my eldest sister. Last time, he deliberately sent her to persuade me to give up the business case. He used the drinking incident to make him understand that after ten years, no one can stop me from doing whatever I want."
Not only could they not stop him, they even came over to bring him medicine.
He wasn't afraid of death, but everyone in his family was terrified to the core.
He didn't want to be saved back then, but everyone insisted that he was the one who deserved to live.
Yan Yue remained silent, looking at his calm demeanor, completely unaware of what he was thinking.
Lu Rang is a stubborn and eccentric person.
For cases that interest him, he can block the defendant's car on the highway, go undercover in a thief's den to collect evidence, and even stay in prison for a month just to get the prisoner who took the blame for someone else to talk.
It seems that his greatest joy in life is winning one difficult case after another and living up to the expectations of his clients.
Now, when they take on a business case, they're going down this same path again.
This was the first time Yan Yue had sensed Lu Rang's concern for his client.
After being warned for the first time for disturbing Mr. Lu, Lu Rang instead provoked and resisted by destroying himself.
Yan Yue was unaware of any conflict between Lu Rang and his family.
He and Lu Rang graduated from the University of Political Science and Law together and then joined Dingfeng as lawyers.
Six months later, he introduced Lu Rang to Dingfeng. Suddenly, the man found him, gave him a sum of money, and asked him to take good care of Lu Rang.
It seems that the gentleman also dotes on Lu Rang.
I don't know how the relationship between the father and son got to this point; they don't even want to talk to each other.
Yan Yue was thinking when Lu Rang interrupted him.
"Call Shang Wu back and tell her not to wander around outside alone; it's not safe."
Just as Yan Yue picked up his phone, it suddenly rang.
He showed it to Lu Rang.
Lu Rang lowered his eyes and said, "Answer it."
Yan Yue answered the phone.
"How is he now? I've already got the Nine Yang Pill and am on my way. I'll be there in ten minutes." Shang Wu's tone revealed a hint of anxiety.
Yan Yue looked up in surprise and exchanged a glance with Lu Rang: "You actually managed to get the Nine Yang Pill! Okay, then come over here quickly, Lu Rang..."
Lu Rang nodded to him.
Yan Yue said helplessly, "Lu Rang has already woken up."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Shang Wu hung up the phone, stepped on the gas, and sped off to the hospital.
When she arrived at the ward, she saw that Lu Rang had already sat up, and the red rash on his body was very light in color, as if it was fading.
Shang Wu was surprised and softened her tone: "You're actually better?"
"My family brought me some special medicine."
Lu Rang's gaze fell on her hands.
Shang Wu breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the medicine.
"This is the Nine Yang Pill. It's very effective at detoxifying. Take it with you in case you have an allergic reaction next time."
Shang Wu gave Yan Yue a look.
Yan Yue felt a little guilty in front of her.
He already knew it had medicinal value, but he couldn't reveal it, so he could only watch as Shang Wu anxiously searched for the medicine.
Yan Yue tactfully said, "You guys chat, I'll go out for some fresh air first."
After everyone left, Shang Wu leaned closer to check on Lu Rang's condition.
"The allergy has really lessened. Yan Yue was really scared on the phone. I thought you were in mortal danger and wouldn't survive. Turns out you had medicine on you."
Lu Rang slightly curved his lips, a dark emotion surging in his eyes: "What if I really don't survive?"
Shang Wu was taken aback and looked at him. "Lu Rang, don't do this again. Don't hurt yourself to help me bear this burden."
Lu Rang frowned and blurted out, "I did it voluntarily."
Shang Wu pursed her lips, her breath catching in her throat for a moment.
It's always like this.
Was he doing it willingly for the sake of the case, or for her?
Lu Rang's eyes darkened slightly, and he added, "I also have other purposes for drinking with you; it's not entirely to protect you."
"What's your purpose?" Shang Wu tried to ease the tension, then teased him, "To test how much you can drink before something bad happens?"
Lu Rang stared at his palm: "A reminder to certain people, the one who should be saved has never been me."
Shang Wu was stunned for a moment, looking at him with a kind of loneliness and sadness hidden in his expression, his eyes so dark that not a ray of light could be seen, like the surface of a lake so deep that it was black.
Just as she was wondering what to say, an incredulous voice suddenly came from behind her.
"You went to get the Nine Yang Pill in the middle of the night just to save him?"
The two looked up at the same time.
Shang Wu turned around and met Zhou Yanci's shocked and disappointed eyes.
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