“…Get out…”
Qi Nuan felt that she couldn't bear it anymore.
She raised her hands and rubbed her face, her voice muffled by her palms, with a buzzing and muddy sound.
Lu Yin stared at his out-of-control right hand for a moment, thinking about what he should do.
He put down the cup and took a tissue, then raised his hand to pull Qi Nuan, wanting to wipe the water droplets off her forehead: "Don't say anything without thinking."
"Don't give me orders!"
Qi Nuan shook his hand off and screamed nervously.
She glared at Lu Yin and quickly turned away. To prevent the tears from falling, she bit her lips hard.
Even so, her vision was still blurry.
"You have no idea how scared I was in that situation."
There was sob in the trembling voice.
"Rather than being physically hurt, I'm more afraid of being abandoned by you..."
Something seemed to be stuck in Qi Nuan's throat, and she found it difficult to breathe. Her vision was too blurry, and only Lu Yin's figure was swaying.
"You said it was your choice. So why are you crying now? Or do I have to just turn the page every time you cry?"
It was because of this that Qi Nuan didn't want to deepen Lu Yin's feelings for him.
Because then, just like now, a single hurtful word from him would easily make her heart ache.
Tears burst out, and she raised her hand to wipe them away, but they would soon wet her cheeks again.
"To avoid that, I hit my head hard, thinking I couldn't escape, so I might as well die... You're right, this is my own choice, and I have to bear the consequences myself."
Qi Nuanxin was very tired. She turned around and wanted to go back to the bed in the inner room to lie down: "Go away, don't worry about me."
Her eyes seemed to be flooded with water and she couldn't see clearly in front of her.
Hearing hurried footsteps coming from behind, Lu Yin walked through the door of the suite and grabbed Qi Nuan's arm.
"Let go!" Qi Nuan struggled and sadness kept surging in his heart.
Why did she have to feel this way because of this man.
"Qi Nuan, Director Qi, what you want is power, to restore the Lu family, and to protect your family. When did you ever care about me?"
Lu Yin grabbed Qi Nuan's shoulders tightly and straightened her up.
"Are you afraid of being abandoned by me? If there is a better contractor than me, can you guarantee that you won't replace me first? When you made those deals with Gu Hui and insisted on going to Gu's company despite my advice, were you afraid of my feelings?"
"Let me go! You bastard!"
Qi Nuan thought that after all those arguments, he had compromised with her, which meant he acknowledged his support for her. But now, he was bringing up the past with her.
He was driving her crazy!
"You're the funny one! Why are you so angry about me making a deal with someone else? Our relationship also started with a deal, and now you say you mind it?"
She couldn't stand it and retorted.
"When I think about what Gu Hui and those old men will do to you, the anger in my head is about to explode, so just shut up."
Qi Nuan opened her mouth in a daze, and then instantly understood the suspicion revealed in the man's words.
"You're such a bastard! Since you don't trust me so much, do you want me to confirm whether I slept with those old men?"
She pushed Lu Yin's arm hard, wanting him to let go, but in return he suddenly grabbed her shoulders with such force that they hurt.
"You want me to confirm?! Okay."
Lu Yin's eyes were red and he was also very angry. He tore off Qi Nuan's hospital gown, grabbed her arm and dragged her to the bed, then threw her on.
Qi Nuan's body trembled constantly and he struggled to get up.
"Didn't you invite me to confirm it?"
The eyes before me were cold, devoid of the tender affection they had shown me when I confessed my love to you.
Qi Nuan seemed to have run out of battery. She relaxed her body, closed her eyes, and fell onto the bed.
Well, he was right, she had brought this upon herself.
Lu Yin, who was restraining Qi Nuan, was silent for a while, then suddenly let go, stood up, cursed under his breath, and walked out.
After a loud bang of tables and chairs hitting the ground, his footsteps gradually faded away, and after the door opened and closed, he gradually disappeared outside the door.
Qi Nuan slid off the bed and sat sideways at the foot. Several buttons on her hospital gown had been pulled off, and it hung askew on her body.
No matter how much I rubbed my eyes, the scene ahead was still blurry.
I've shown him my inner and outer self, and this time, it's really over.
Oh, damn it! She hadn't thought of this!
She had clearly originally planned to leave gracefully when the contract ended, so why did she feel so sad and reluctant?
The price of heartbeat is too hard to bear.
Only now that she has come to this point can she face her feelings, but it is too late.
Qi Nuan didn't move, just leaned against the wall and let the tears roll down her chin.
The door outside rang, and it seemed that someone came in.
Qi Nuan turned her head away, raised her hands to shield her face, and struggled to get up. She wanted to get under the quilt to cover herself, to prevent others from seeing her embarrassment.
The person who came was Lu Yin who had just left.
He stood directly in front of Qi Nuan and wrapped the tattered hospital coat over her T-shirt.
"Whether you cry or not, I was going to leave. But I can't."
Lu Yin hugged Qi Nuan in his arms, this time with very gentle strength, holding her tightly but not hurting her.
"I still can't suppress my anger, but I just can't take a step forward..."
He sighed and murmured behind her neck: "There's nothing I can do. I guess you'll control me for the rest of my life."
"You're right. I failed to protect you. I really underestimated my opponent this time. I didn't expect them to attack so blatantly. I'm sorry."
The apology whispered in her ear made Qi Nuan unable to lift her head. The unstoppable moisture in her eyes was all soaked into Lu Yin's shoulder.
Lu Yin gently stroked Qi Nuan's back, then let her lie down on the hospital bed.
"Go get some more sleep and we'll talk when you wake up."
He stroked her back again and said, "I'll be in the outer room the whole time. Go to sleep."
Lu Yin walked out, straightened the table and chairs that had just been knocked over, and turned off the lights in the ward.
The door was only half-closed, and Qi Nuan could even hear Lu Yin's slight movements outside.
She pulled up a corner of the pillowcase to cover her mouth, and made up her mind while sobbing that from now on, she would not hold a grudge against every angry word this man said.
Was it greed on her part to hope that he would treat her the same way?
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