Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Things to confirm
The teenage boy suddenly revealed all the fierceness he had shown when he grew up, and Qiao Wu couldn't help but be stunned.
She originally thought that Lu Jinzhi was angry before in Tsushima, but she found out that she was wrong, and it was only now.
Qiao Wu heard what he hadn't finished saying.
Is this how you report safety?
Feeling a little guilty.
She was caught red-handed and couldn't argue, so she had to change the subject: "Why are you here?"
"I want to ask that, too." Lu Jinzhi said calmly, "Why is someone safe lying here?"
There was no way around it, so Qiao Wu had to lower his eyes and admit his mistake: "I was afraid you would worry."
I thought Lu Jinzhi would calm down a little after she finished speaking, but I didn't expect the force of the shackles on her chin to become even stronger.
"I don't understand the meaning of reporting your safety." Lu Jinzhi forced her to slightly raise her head so she could look at him. "Is it to find someone to collect your body?"
"It's not that serious..." Meeting his increasingly gloomy gaze, Qiao Wu felt guilty. "Okay, I was wrong."
"Qiao Wu."
Lu Jinzhi called her coldly in a completely different tone from before.
"Do you really think you can do anything?"
These words pierced Qiao Wu's heart like a needle. She moved her lips with difficulty, but no sound came out. She just looked up at him blankly.
The extremely blank memories of fighting for life flashed before my eyes one by one, like a revolving lantern of the past that was impossible to see clearly.
The next moment her jaw loosened. Lu Jinzhi withdrew his hand without saying anything and silently pressed the call bell.
Qiao Wu didn't know what to say. She remembered that she got up to drink water, so she got out of bed and prepared to pour some water.
But she had only walked halfway when a hand passed by her, took the cup, rinsed it, then came back and poured a glass of water and handed it to her.
Qiao Wu whispered, "Thank you."
She took the cup and drank it all in one gulp. The feeling of the water rushing down her throat made her feel at ease.
Lu Jinzhi still didn't say anything. He took the empty cup away and continued to pour water.
Qiao Wu watched his movements and suddenly said, "Actually, I'm very scared."
The kettle was placed on the table, and Lu Jinzhi didn't look back.
As if knowing that he was tacitly agreeing, Qiao Wu said softly, "I don't know why either."
She always felt that she was selfish.
Live only for yourself and for the interests that you approve of.
She is very confident and well-planned in everything she does, because she has lived two lives and has gained qualifications, status, money and ability that she never had before, so she feels that there is no problem in this world that is insurmountable.
She also swore to Lu Xuan that she was not a Bodhisattva.
In fact, she and Zhong Hejing only had a childhood friendship, and they were not that familiar with each other after growing up. They were just ordinary friends.
We can help to the best of our ability, but it is not a friendship that would allow us to risk our lives for each other.
So at the moment it happened, her mind told her not to care about it.
As long as she got out of the car and handed it over as Zhong Hejing said, she could safely survive this danger.
She has experienced two lives and is a person who cherishes her life very much.
But when that moment really came, she still couldn't let go. She told Zhong Hejing that she wanted to stay without even thinking too much. She also... couldn't figure out whether she could really survive this danger.
So until everything was settled, she couldn't come back to her senses at all. Her hands and feet felt like they were not her own, and she didn't dare open her eyes to see what was happening in front of her.
Even after coming to the hospital, she still had palpitations and needed the medicine given by the doctor to sleep.
She still doesn't know why she made such a stupid choice.
Even though she had just drunk some water, her throat still felt dry. She swallowed several times before she could utter a word: "I'm not omnipotent."
"Lu Jinzhi, I'm scared."
Although I had no intention of telling anyone what I had experienced.
But when she saw Lu Jinzhi was here, she was really happy.
The hanging heart suddenly fell, and was instantly filled with a sense of security.
So at this time, she couldn't stand Lu Jinzhi being so cold to her anymore. Since Lu Jinzhi couldn't understand, she took the initiative to tell him that she needed a little more comfort.
With a click, the glass was placed on the table.
The tall man in front of him finally turned around, and the two were less than an arm's length apart.
Qiao Wu raised his eyes and met his gloomy gaze.
"Tell me..."
A word.
Her unfinished words were pulled away by the sudden force and drowned in the broad chest.
When Qiao Wu was a child, he was held by his father and nanny, and was snatched away by Lu Xuan and other children. The only time he was held by Lu Jinzhi was when he was thrown into his room while playing hide-and-seek with Lu Xuan.
For many years afterwards, I never felt the feeling of being hugged again.
Perhaps she had been accustomed to protecting herself since her previous life, and had been protecting others since coming here, so she didn't realize that she actually needed a hug too.
She didn't ask anything of others, just a word of comfort.
But Lu Jinzhi gave her a hug.
Lu Ning once said that she smelled like books, but she had never noticed any smell on herself. But now she could smell it. Lu Jinzhi seemed to have a faint scent of books.
She thought inappropriately that Lu Jinzhi was so tall and so secure.
The hand that had previously restrained her chin now rested on the back of her head, then slowly moved down to the back of her neck, pressing it neither lightly nor heavily.
The hospital was very quiet at night, so quiet that Qiao Wu could almost hear Lu Jinzhi's heartbeat.
She even seemed to hear her own heartbeat.
She gently grabbed the hem of Lu Jinzhi's clothes, and then felt the slight vibration of his chest.
"Thanks to you."
"What?"
Lu Jinzhi lowered his eyes to look at the whorl of hair on her head, and before he realized it, he had already raised his hand to press it.
"That's called fear." He raised the corner of his mouth without any emotion. "Thanks to you, I know."
Qiao Wu subconsciously lowered his eyes to cover his eyes.
Seeing her eyelashes trembling, Lu Jinzhi said again: "It's me, not you."
Qiao Wu looked up in confusion.
But there was no change in Lu Jinzhi's eyes. He was just calmly stating a fact.
"Qiao Wu," he said, "I'm scared."
Over the years, Lu Jinzhi had never felt fear.
Generally, only other people are afraid of him, but to be more precise, it should be called fear. They dare not look, speak or refute him.
He had just landed at the airport when he received the news.
His most obvious feeling along the way was anger and unhappiness, but it was also mixed with other emotions, an uncontrollable pounding heart and anxiety, as well as the hesitation until he stood at the door of the ward and pushed it open.
He was afraid that something might really happen to her.
He knew clearly that he would no longer be indifferent to her disappearance as before.
But when he walked in and saw the person lying on the bed sleeping uneasy, all his senses disappeared.
Qiao Wu slept for a day and a night.
He also stared at the quiet person on the bed for a whole day and night. The small ward became a cage where he imprisoned many of his thoughts.
Fortunately, he turned on the light.
Realizing what the other party meant, Qiao Wu felt even more guilty. Her mood had improved a lot, and she took the initiative to withdraw from Lu Jinzhi's arms.
The latter just glanced at the slight wrinkles on his chest, withdrew his gaze without any reaction, and turned back to pour water.
The doctor who was called came in at this time, followed by Zhong Hejing and Lai Yunjiao.
Zhong Hejing first glanced at Lu Jinzhi quickly, then ran to Qiao Wu, anxiously waiting for the doctor's examination results.
"It's nothing, you can go back soon."
"Is she really okay?" Zhong Hejing was worried. "She slept for a whole day and night."
Qiao Wu looked up in surprise.
It turns out that a day has passed, no wonder it is dark outside.
"Maybe you were too frightened," the doctor said. "I'll prescribe some tranquilizers for you to take in two days."
This was already the best possible outcome, and Qiao Wu accepted it well: "Thank you, doctor."
After the doctor left, Zhong Hejing hugged Qiao Wu tightly with red eyes: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"Why do you take everything on yourself?" Qiao Wu patted her arm in amusement. "I'm fine, aren't I? How's it going? Is it resolved?"
"Those desperate criminals who stayed behind in the early years." Lai Yunjiao said, "With her..."
She didn't finish.
But Qiao Wu could guess that it was Zhong Hejing's father.
"I'll take care of it." Zhong Hejing had calmed down. "I'm glad you're okay. I'll go back to the mainland tomorrow."
Qiao Wu didn't care much about these things, and they really had nothing to do with her. She had done everything she could and couldn't do.
She is more concerned about something else now.
She pointed at Lu Jinzhi and asked, "How did he know I was here?"
"I was planning to tell you when we got to the auction," Lai Yunjiao explained. "Lai Shen was grounded by my father. To apologize, my father prepared a banquet at home and invited Mr. Lu to come. The invitations were sent out that evening, and Mr. Lu came the next day, so he knew about it."
Although it was an apology, Lai's father had always wanted to open up the mainland market.
The reason why Lu Jinzhi was invited instead of others was to use this as an excuse to make friends with him.
Anyway, Lu Jinzhi is the one who has the final say in the Lu family now, so apologizing to him would be the most effective.
Qiao Wu understood.
"But since you were in the hospital last night, it's been postponed to tomorrow."
She never expected that Qiao Wu really didn't lie at all, and Lu Jinzhi really valued her very much.
From the time the plane landed until now, Lu Jinzhi hasn't even left the ward.
Apart from the initial communication, he didn't talk to anyone else at other times, and forced both her and Zhong Hejing to leave.
Lai Yunjiao asked: "How about going directly to my house tonight?"
The person invited was Lu Jinzhi, so there was no need for Qiao Wu to go there.
She and Lu Jinyi have always kept their official and private affairs separate, and would not interfere too much in each other's daily social activities and work.
What's more, Lu Jinzhi never mentioned it to her, so he must have his own plans.
"I'm going back to the hotel."
Lai Yunjiao nodded immediately and said, "Okay, if Mr. Lu is here, we'll leave first. Mr. Lu, see you tomorrow."
Qiao Wu blinked.
No, she meant she was going back to the hotel, not Lu Jinzhi.
She is not Lu Jinzhi's master.
But before she could say anything, she saw Lai Yunjiao pushing Zhong Hejing out of the ward.
"I want to see her again." Zhong Hejing said hesitantly.
"What are you looking at when Mr. Lu is here?"
"He looks at his, I look at mine, is there any conflict?"
Lai Yunjiao raised her eyebrows: "Did you really play together when you were kids?"
It was the first time she met Lu Jinzhi. He seemed much more sophisticated than her two brothers, and he was not the kind of smooth businessman. His eyes were very straight and he could only see one person.
This time, Qiao Wu was injured because of Zhong Hejing. If Lu Jinzhi were to pursue the matter, Zhong Hejing would not gain any benefit.
"Will they get married in the future?" Lai Yunjiao asked.
Zhong Hejing stumbled: "What did you say?"
"Not childhood sweethearts?"
"Strictly speaking, Qiao Wu and Lu Xuan are childhood sweethearts," Zhong Hejing recalled. "Lu Jinzhi looks down on everyone."
Thinking of the third son of the Lu family on the boat, Lai Yunjiao said in a meaningful tone: "Oh~"
The Lu family is indeed not much simpler than hers.
In the ward, after the doctor brought back the medicine, Qiao Wu stood up, picked up his coat and put it on. He turned around and asked Lu Jinzhi, "Are you going to the hotel too?"
The other party responded.
Qiao Wu didn't think much about it and walked out the door with him.
The car had been towed away, and now she could only ride in Lu Jinzhi's car.
Lu Jinzhi spoke surprisingly little today. Qiao Wu guessed that it was partly because of her deception, but she really didn't have the extra energy to apologize today.
No matter what, this is not her fault.
So she didn't say anything either.
It wasn't until she arrived at the hotel that she realized something was wrong. Looking at Lu Jinzhi who had been following her, she opened the door and said, "I'm here."
And you?
Go back to your room.
The next second, a hand reached out from behind and pushed the door wider for her, then walked in, brushing past her side.
Qiao Wu: “…”
She looked at Lu Jinzhi's natural movements in astonishment.
Do you have something to say?
Lu Jinzhi had said that she could enter his room at will, and that there was nothing wrong with the hotel, so she didn't mind that much.
Qiao Wu followed him in, first poured a glass of water, and then sat down on the sofa.
Just as I was about to take the medicine, I heard Lu Jinzhi call the hotel's internal line and ask the hotel to send up some food.
She paused slightly and looked up at him.
Although Lu Jinzhi was on the phone, his eyes were always on her hand holding the medicine.
For some reason, Qiao Wu put down the hand holding the medicine.
She didn't feel hungry at all after sleeping for so long, and even forgot about eating.
It turned out that he came here to have dinner together.
The hotel was very efficient and the prepared meals were delivered in a short time.
Lu Jinzhi is a person who always asks the chef to prepare food in advance when he comes home late, but he didn't say anything while eating these.
Qiao Wu didn't have much of an appetite, so he stopped eating after barely filling his stomach.
Lu Jinzhi, who was sitting opposite him, raised his eyelids slightly.
Thinking that Lu Jinzhi had postponed his meal with Lai Yunjiao's father because of him, Qiao Wu still showed weakness: "Sorry, I made you worry."
Lu Jinzhi obviously didn't eat much either. He put down his fork and wiped his mouth: "It's not your fault."
Qiao Wu subconsciously said, "But you never spoke to me."
The man opposite paused, his dark gaze fixed on her. A faint smile suddenly appeared on his expressionless face all night. "Do you think I'm angry?"
"Isn't it?" Qiao Wu said, "You don't want others to deceive you."
Lu Jinzhi hummed: "But you are not someone else."
Just like what he said at the beginning, others are not allowed to enter my room, but you can.
So natural.
"Then why?"
"Because I'm thinking about something."
I was indeed angry at first.
But Lu Jinzhi knew that he had to vent his anger, so that he would feel comfortable and let it go.
But when Qiao Wu stood behind him and whispered to him that she was scared, he found that he didn't want to take it out on her.
He just couldn't find any way to vent the depression in his heart at that time.
It was not until he turned around and saw her standing there alone, no longer as calm and omnipotent as before, that he felt as if his heart was stuffed with a balloon, filling up bigger and bigger, blocking his chest and throat.
She shouldn't be alone, she should have someone by her side.
Without much thought, he found the answer and pulled the man into his arms.
I can feel her body temperature and her presence, and let her stand close to me.
At that moment, everything that had been bothering him was solved.
He is just slow, not ignorant.
Seeing Lu Jinzhi silent again, Qiao Wu was really curious and waved his hand in front of him: "What's wrong?"
How could a genius like him be so confused?
Could there be some other hidden story behind the Lai family's matter?
Lu Jinzhi doesn't like attending banquets. You can tell that when he came to his own welcome dinner after returning to China, he didn't socialize with too many people.
An apology dinner for the Lai family may not be simple.
So Qiao Wu took the initiative to ask: "Why did you agree to this dinner?"
The next second, her hand was grabbed by a large palm.
Lu Jinzhi didn't look at her, but looked at their hands touching each other, his fingers covering the other's slightly cool fingertips.
This action was really inappropriate, and Qiao Wu subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand.
But she didn't move, because Lu Jinzhi held her tighter.
"Lu Jinzhi?"
"Yeah." Lu Jinzhi felt the warmth of his palm, his gaze glued to the clear veins on the back of the slender hand, and spoke slowly, "Because there is something I need to confirm."
really.
"Can I help?"
After a moment, Lu Jinzhi suddenly laughed: "Of course you can help."
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