Chapter 133 "I Like Seeing You Feel Sorry for Me"
In Lu Rang's hand was a resume that had already been cleaned up.
The prison record was blank.
Shang Yun Shen took it: "You, you helped me erase my prison record?"
"I just want to spend time with her." Lu Rang looked directly into his eyes.
Shang Yun Shen was silent for a few seconds, but still stepped aside: "I'll stay outside and watch over her. You can't be alone with her for too long."
Lu Rang pursed his lips, watched him leave, and then closed the ward door.
He walked to the bedside, looking at Shang Wu's slightly pale face, his eyes darkening.
“A-Wu”.
Lu Rang took her hand, leaned down, and kissed her forehead. Suddenly, his chin felt a little itchy.
It felt like Shang Wu's eyelashes had brushed against it.
Lu Rang stepped aside and saw Shang Wu smiling at him, as if she had been awake for a long time.
He paused, then asked, "You were awake a while ago?"
"Mmm." Shang Wu's heart ached as soon as she spoke.
Seeing that she was very uncomfortable, Lu Rang's eyes darkened.
“Zhou Yanci is dying, but I didn’t touch him. The person who hurt you and his mother are in prison now, and no one will hurt you again.”
Shang Wu said weakly, "I almost didn't see you again."
Lu Rang's eyes trembled slightly, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "You are safe now, and you can still see me, so don't be afraid."
Shang Wu spoke slowly: "I'm not afraid, you're the one who's afraid."
She could feel that Lu Rang's hand holding hers was trembling slightly.
Lu Rang closed his eyes briefly: "I was just thinking, what should I do if something really happens to you, A-Wu? Don't leave me all alone."
Shang Wu raised her hand to stroke his face, "No, I still have to manage the Yu family's business, and I still have to take you to get treatment and help you get out of the shadows of the past. We still have a lot to do."
Her life cannot be ended easily, nor will it be wasted.
Lu Rang nodded: "Don't look at the Yu family's account books for now. Taking care of your health is the most important thing."
"No need, it's just a superficial injury, I don't need to heal it," Shang Wu insisted.
Lu Rang tidied her hair, saying, "I'll take care of it for now. We'll deal with it again when your wound stops hurting."
Shang Wu smiled and nodded slightly: "That's fine too."
Lu Rang didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly, still immersed in the fear of losing her.
Until there was a knock on the ward door.
Shang Yun Shen entered, saw their clasped hands, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "What's going on with you two...?"
Shang Wu immediately pulled her hand away from Lu Rang's and said awkwardly, "No, it's nothing."
"You go back first, my mother will be here soon to bring Ah Wu her meal." Shang Yun Shen turned to the side, gesturing for Lu Rang to leave.
Lu Rang stood up, gave Shang Wu a deep look, and left.
Watching his retreating figure, Shang Wu slowly frowned: "Brother, could you try to find out for me what kind of relationship Mother has with the Yu family?"
She can't bring it up now, even if she wants to.
She was afraid that her mother thought she and Lu Rang still wanted to try, which was why she suddenly inquired about the Yu family.
Shang Yun Shen walked over and gave her a mysterious look.
"You can ask her when your injury has healed and your mother is in a better mood."
Shang Wu nodded: "That works too."
Shang Yun Shen narrowed his eyes: "You and Lu Rang never broke up, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Wu's breath hitched, and she subconsciously denied it: "I broke up, I really broke up, but the feelings are still there, just now..."
"Alright, I'm not your mother, I won't object to you being together. I've never tried to force you to leave him, so what's there to hide?"
Shang Yunshen spoke with a hint of disappointment.
Shang Wu and he used to be inseparable. Even though she was so close to Ji Yu that they were practically inseparable, she would always pester him after school, telling him everything that happened at school.
Even those unspeakable teenage secrets, Shang Wu shared with him.
Shang Wu noticed her brother's emotions, hesitated for a few seconds, and then admitted it.
"Lu Rang and I have not broken up."
Hearing this, Shang Yun Shen was not surprised at all: "I have long felt that you two are not on good terms. Otherwise, even if he hadn't had his relapse, you would have made a scene. You have been focused on one target since you were a child and you have never given up."
Believing Zhou Yanci to be her savior from her predicament, she worked tirelessly, like a slave, to support Cheng Zhou.
She discovers that her fiancé and best friend are both wolves in sheep's clothing, and she is willing to go to any lengths to take revenge.
Shang Wu has always been a person who goes all the way, so there's no reason for her to completely give up on Lu Rang halfway through just because her family objects.
Doing it this way is too un-"Shangwu".
Shang Wu smiled slightly and said softly, "Brother, you must keep this a secret for me, otherwise I will never tell you anything again. Mother must never know about this."
Shang Yunshen smiled and nodded, but before he could speak, a slightly stern voice suddenly came from behind him.
“I have heard you.”
The brother and sister were both stunned.
Shang Wu looked up slightly and saw Ruan Yuzhi standing at the door with a rice bucket in her hand, her face gloomy.
She tried to get up, but accidentally aggravated her injury and lay back down helplessly.
Unable to see Ruan Yuzhi's expression, Shang Wu panicked.
She feigned composure: "Mom, what did you hear?"
"I've heard everything I needed to hear."
Ruan Yuzhi walked in, took a bowl of nutritious porridge from the rice bucket, and handed it to Shang Yunshen.
She glanced at Shang Wu coldly: "I asked you to make a choice, and what did you do? You lied to me, hid things, and pretended to break up. You really are my good daughter!"
"That's not how it is..."
Shang Wu tried to explain, but Ruan Yuzhi had already snorted coldly, turned around and left without looking back.
She opened her mouth, then remained silent.
Shang Yun Shen, holding a bowl of nutritious porridge, looked rather unwell: "Mom is really angry this time. I'll go and talk to her. You should eat the porridge and rest well."
Shang Wu remained silent, showing little appetite.
But for the sake of my health, I still have to eat.
She exhaled, nodded gently, and watched Shang Yun Shen leave. After thinking for a moment, she pressed the call bell by the bedside.
The nurse arrived quickly.
Shang Wu asked, "Can I be discharged right now? It's just a superficial wound that doesn't even need stitches, and the bleeding has stopped. Can I be discharged now?"
The nurse looked surprised, as if she hadn't expected her to make such a request.
She hesitated and said, "Logically speaking, there's no need to be hospitalized, but the doctor recommended bed rest. After all, even a minor injury needs proper rest to heal. Besides, aren't you in pain?"
"I can't worry about that now. Since I can get the hospital admission done, could you please help me with that?"
Shang Wu nodded to her and forced herself to sit up despite the pain.
With so many things weighing on her mind, the pain she had felt was unbearable just moments before wasn't so bad anymore.
The nurse couldn't dissuade her, so she had to go through the procedures for her.
After Shang Wu got home from the hospital, she could see two suitcases in front of her house from afar.
One is pink, and the other is black.
It's one of her usual ones.
The housekeeper was waiting at the door. When he saw Shang Wu coming, he shook his head helplessly and went to greet her.
“Miss, these are some of your things from home. Madam asked me to pack them up and put them here for you. She said that since you have a house to live in outside, you shouldn’t come back. You’ve made your choice, so go do what you want to do.”
Shang Wu felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this.
She pursed her lips, her emotions extremely complicated.
On the one hand, she understood that her mother was worried that she would be in danger if she were with a man who had killed someone and had a mental illness.
On the other hand, she also felt somewhat resentful that her mother couldn't even listen to Lu Rang's explanation properly, or open up to her about Lu Rang, just because he helped the merchants overturn their case.
Shang Wu slowly exhaled, pulling her suitcase, feeling a tearing pain in her wound.
She glanced at the gate.
“Tell my mom that I’ve always had a bad eye for people, but Lu Rang would risk his life to save me. He’s a good person, better than anyone I’ve ever met.”
"So I'm willing to believe in myself one more time, and believe in him one more time. If my mother can't accept Lu Rang, then I can only..."
Shang Wu paused for a moment: "We can only leave here first, and let's all calm down."
The housekeeper nodded, speechless, and could only watch as the driver loaded Shang Wu's suitcase into the car and took her away.
He turned and went inside, where he saw Ruan Yuzhi sitting at the table, holding a yellowed old photograph in her hand.
In the photo, two girls of similar age, in their early twenties, are smiling brightly, dressed like wealthy heiresses from the old days.
The butler quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any longer: "Madam, Miss has already left with her luggage. She said she trusts her own judgment."
Ruan Yuzhi closed her eyes and said nothing.
...
After returning to her apartment, Shang Wu contacted Lu Rang directly.
Upon hearing that she had been discharged from the hospital, Lu Rang spoke as if he was suppressing his anger.
"Are you messing with your health? Someone stabbed you in the heart, and you're discharged from the hospital the same day? Where are you? I'll come pick you up."
Shang Wu said softly, "My mom knows we haven't broken up. Come to my apartment to find me."
Lu Rang paused for several seconds, then softened his tone: "I'll be right there, but I still need to go back to the hospital."
Shang Wu didn't respond to that.
Knowing that she didn't want to go back, Lu Rang didn't say much on the phone and drove over in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Shang Wu sitting on the sofa looking over at him, her eyes full of helplessness.
Lu Rang immediately lost his temper and walked over.
"If you don't want to go to the hospital, then don't. I'll stay here with you and call a family doctor over, okay?"
He grabbed Shang Wu's hand. "Is your mother angry?"
Shang Wu's mind was in turmoil. She leaned gently on his shoulder and said, "Lu Rang, could you ask someone to find out if there's any connection between the Yu family and my mother? I'm a little scared. I just feel like something's not right."
She didn't know how to describe the feeling.
But when the business first started to have problems, she felt just as panicked and helpless as she does now.
The feeling that had resurfaced after three years was something Shang Wu had to take seriously.
Lu Rang said in a low voice, "Okay, I will investigate."
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang in the pocket on the side Shang Wu was leaning against.
Shang Wu casually took out his phone and answered the call.
Qianjue's voice came from inside.
"The elders of the Yu family have all arrived. After their meeting, they unanimously decided that if you want to marry Miss Shang, you must have her manage the labor groups at the docks for the Yu family within a month."
"That way, if you ever fall ill and are unable to manage the family business, there will be someone to help you take on the burden."
"If you can't do that, then accept the master's arrangement and go through with the marriage."
After the call ended, Shang Wu felt angry.
She straightened up and said unhappily, "What's wrong with your Yu family elders? Don't they want anything good for you? What do you mean by 'being sick and unable to manage the family business'? You have me now, and the illness won't last any longer. You'll be able to recover one day. Are they abandoning you?"
Because Yu Ruyun is a member of the Yu family and comes from a prestigious background, she cannot freely appear in public as an actress.
Because Lu Cong is a fool, the Yu family cannot lose face, so they refuse to acknowledge him as their son.
Because Lu Rang is ill, his wife must be able to manage the Yu family business on his behalf, or his wife's family must be able to bring benefits to the Yu family.
Is the Yu family's business a throne?
What exactly are they trying to do?
Shang Wu's fighting spirit was fully ignited.
She picked up Lu Rang's phone and dialed Qian Jue's number.
After the call connected, Shang Wu said coldly, "It won't take a month. I'll resolve the dockworkers' problem in half a month. If I do, Lu Rang and I will be in charge of the Yu family's business from now on. All those clan elders and elders can go to hell!"
She wanted to marry Lu Rang and bring humanity to his hometown of Wanhu.
This will prevent the Yu family from having to sacrifice themselves for no reason anymore.
She doesn't like the current state of Wanhu Lake; it's deserted and terrible.
As Shang Wu was lost in thought, she was suddenly pulled into Lu Rang's arms.
Before she could react, Lu Rang's lips landed on hers, initially kissing her gently and carefully, but gradually he began to conquer her, biting her lips.
As their breaths mingled, he whispered intimately to Shang Wu.
I love seeing you feel sorry for me.
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