“I can’t control you, but I can control my own destiny.” Lu Zhiwei pushed the shards further into her neck.
Fresh blood slid down her fair neck.
Luo Xiu's palms were sweating with nervousness, and none of the bodyguards behind him dared to step forward.
"Stop! I'll give you one last chance," Lu Zhiwei pleaded with him, her eyes red.
"Stop forcing me, okay?" Luo Xiu shouted, biting his lip.
He was truly panicked. He was afraid of losing Lu Zhiwei and even more unwilling to let all his plans go to waste.
“Since you can’t make this decision, then I’ll do it for you.” Lu Zhiwei gripped the shards tightly and slashed them forcefully at her carotid artery.
"No……"
Luo Xiu rushed over, grabbed her wrist, snatched the shard from her hand, and threw it hard on the ground.
Lu Zhiwei is too harsh on herself.
They hit too hard.
The shards still managed to cut her delicate neck.
Fresh blood was gushing out.
"Call a doctor quickly!" Luo Xiu desperately covered Lu Zhiwei's neck and lifted her up in his arms.
Upon hearing the order, the bodyguard hurriedly went to fetch a doctor.
Luo Xiu carried Lu Zhiwei back to the bed in the bedroom. Blood flowing from Lu Zhiwei's neck oozed out from between his fingers, dripping everywhere.
He was terrified.
She was afraid that the rose he wanted to cherish for a lifetime would wither in his arms.
"Zhizhi, hang in there, the doctor will be here soon. Don't scare me, don't scare me." Luo Xiu's voice was trembling and choked with sobs.
Lu Zhiwei leaned into his arms, looking up at his sharply defined face, a victor's smile spreading across her face.
...
When Lu Zhiwei woke up, it was already three days later.
Upon opening her eyes, she felt a distinct pain in her neck. She reached out and touched her neck, which was now wrapped in thick gauze.
She controlled the force when she cut her neck.
She knew she wouldn't die.
But her coma for the past few days has been enough to delay Luo Xiu for several more days.
The maid brought over gauze to change Lu Zhiwei's dressing. Upon discovering that Lu Zhiwei had woken up, she immediately turned around and left the room to inform Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu, who was making a phone call outside, rushed into the room and went to the bedside as soon as he heard that Lu Zhiwei had woken up.
Overjoyed, he put his arm around Lu Zhiwei's shoulder and pulled her into his arms: "Zhizhi, you're finally awake! You scared me to death."
Lu Zhiwei rested her chin on his shoulder, her neck aching from the pulling, and gritted her teeth: "Let go of me, it hurts."
Luo Xiu immediately released her, helped her up, and then took her hand: "These past few days I've stayed by your side without leaving for a moment, praying to heaven that you would wake up soon. In the end, heaven did not let me down and gave you back to me."
Seeing Luo Xiu's unwavering affection, Lu Zhiwei raised an eyebrow with a half-smile: "Now that I'm awake, you can go about your business."
"No, I want to stay with you. I'm not going anywhere." Luo Xiu clung to her like a mangy dog.
Meanwhile, Luo Xiu's phone kept vibrating in his pocket.
There was no rest for a moment.
Lu Zhiwei shook her head: "Go quickly, I need to rest."
The situation at the Luo Group is not good. Shen Jinmo, in league with the governor, has been causing trouble for the Luo Group, and he has to go back to deal with it.
Moreover, he couldn't be absent from the artists' exchange conference because the event needed to be organized.
"I'll be back as soon as I finish what I'm doing. I've asked the kitchen to prepare some tonics. You should eat them every day. When I get back, we'll have our wedding."
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Luo Xiu gave a long, rambling explanation, but Lu Zhiwei didn't listen to a word he said.
He let what went in one ear and what came out the other, letting him say whatever he wanted.
"Then I'm leaving." Luo Xiu wanted to hug her, but was afraid she would hurt her neck.
He had no choice but to bend down and steal a kiss on her cheek before quickly turning away.
Watching his departing figure, Lu Zhiwei vigorously wiped her cheeks with her hands.
Disdain and contempt were written all over their faces.
As soon as Luo Xiu left, four burly female servants entered the room.
They all look like they're trained fighters.
"I need to rest, what are you doing here?" Lu Zhiwei coldly questioned them.
One of the servants replied to her expressionlessly, "The young master is afraid that you will do something foolish again, so he has ordered us to protect you 24 hours a day."
On the surface it's protection, but in reality it's surveillance.
Lu Zhiwei threw off the covers, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom.
Just as they were about to close the door, a maid followed them in.
"What are you doing coming in here when I'm in the bathroom?" Lu Zhiwei gave the maid a sharp look.
The maid said sternly, "You can use the toilet as usual, don't worry about me."
"You follow me when I go to the toilet?" Lu Zhiwei asked speechlessly.
The maid nodded: "Yes."
Lu Zhiwei glanced at the cabinet by the sink; the phone Shen Jinmo had left for her was inside.
She was unaware of the current situation outside, but Luo Xiu should have sent out the invitation to the artists to participate in the exchange conference in the past few days.
She was powerless to stop it.
All we can do is contact Shen Jinmo and work with the police to come up with a response as soon as possible.
However, she is being watched 24/7 and has no way of getting her phone to make the call.
"With you here, I'm not in the mood to eat anymore." Lu Zhiwei turned and walked out of the restroom.
——
The next day, Shen Jinmo, who was leaving the police station, held her phone and waited for Lu Zhiwei's call.
When leaving the island, Lu Zhiwei specifically instructed him to do everything he could to cause trouble for Luo Xiu, but not to bring the police to the private island to rescue her.
But so many days have passed and there's still no word from Lu Zhiwei, so he can't help but worry.
Moreover, artists from all over the world have now received messages to come to the United States to participate in an exchange meeting.
It was Lu Zhiwei who personally sent out the invitation.
Logically speaking, at this critical juncture, it would be impossible for Lu Zhiwei to gather so many artists together.
Shen Jinmo had just gotten into the black Maybach, ready to go home and be with Lu Anyu.
A black heavy SUV crashed head-on into his car.
Fortunately, Lin Jing, who was driving, was a skilled driver. He swerved and avoided the oncoming SUV.
The two cars turned around on the spot, their tires screeching against the ground and billowing smoke.
The two cars stopped.
The car window was half-rolled down.
Shen Jinmo looked out the car window and met Luo Xiu's gaze in the back seat of the SUV opposite.
"Where did you find this miraculous medicine that could make a dying man like you stand up again?" Luo Xiu asked Shen Jinmo from the car opposite.
Neither of them got out of the car. Through half of the car window, their auras were equally matched.
“If you don’t stand up, how can you be worthy of Lu Zhiwei on the island?” Shen Jinmo said with a smile.
"The person on the island who was impersonating me, it really was you, Shen Jinmo, you're asking for death!"
Luo Xiu pulled out a silver spear from his body and fired a precise shot at Shen Jinmo.
"Watch out, Mr. Shen." Lin Jing floored the gas pedal and roared into the police station courtyard.
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