Chapter 365 Abandoning Jiangning
Outside the hospital.
Gu Lanlan forcefully broke free from Bai Yichen's hand.
"What's wrong with you? Why did you drag me out like that?"
Bai Yichen slowed his pace and let out a heavy sigh.
“If the two of us are here, it will be inconvenient for Aning to visit Lu Junyan.”
Hearing Bai Yichen say that, Gu Lanlan was stunned for a moment and opened her eyes in surprise.
"So...you deliberately dragged me out so that Aning could go see Lu Junyan?"
Bai Yichen was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"Um……"
"But Lu Junyan is your rival in love. Don't you dislike him?"
Gu Lanlan could tell that Bai Yichen harbored great hostility towards Lu Junyan.
After all, if we were to say who among those who admire Jiang Ning poses the greatest threat to Bai Yichen, it would definitely be Lu Junyan.
"I hate him..."
Bai Yichen spoke the truth with a stern face.
"But...he really did do a lot for Aning..."
Gu Lanlan's eyes widened even more immediately.
She then nodded in agreement.
If Lu Junyan hadn't sacrificed himself in that car accident, Jiang Ning might have really lost his life.
Gu Lanlan couldn't help but shudder, feeling a bit scared.
She had previously heard Jiang Ning say that Lu Junyan had caused Jiang Ning to miscarry and become unable to conceive again, and she had felt quite disgusted with Lu Junyan.
But Lu Junyan's performance this time really impressed her.
Gu Lanlan opened her mouth, but hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.
Actually, she wanted to persuade Bai Yichen.
After what happened to Gu Jinci, she knew very well how blind it could be to love someone.
Bai Yichen's love for Jiang Ning has lasted since high school and is no less than her love for Gu Jinci.
But she really wanted to persuade Bai Yichen—
Let's give up on Jiangning!
Putting herself in Jiang Ning's shoes, Gu Lanlan felt that she would be even more moved by Lu Junyan.
However, in the end, she didn't say anything more to Bai Yichen.
Although Gu Lanlan didn't say it, Bai Yichen had already guessed what Gu Lanlan was thinking.
No woman could resist being moved by Lu Junyan's actions.
Bai Yichen still remembered that when Jiang Ning and Lin Wanrong were street racing, Lu Junyan turned and left after Jiang Ning went through the first bend.
This shows that he noticed something was amiss at that time.
It's not about instinctively protecting your loved ones in an emergency.
Lu Junyan calmly and proactively chose the option of sacrificing himself to save Jiangning.
Bai Yichen doesn't know much about racing.
But if he had noticed the problem with Jiang Ning's brakes from the beginning, he would have advised Jiang Ning to use downshifting and the handbrake to slow down on the straight track.
Instead of accelerating, he won against Lin Wanrong.
Bai Yichen didn't want to admit that he didn't understand Jiang Ning's personality as well as Lu Junyan did.
Lu Junyan knew perfectly well that Jiang Ning's brakes were faulty, but he didn't offer Jiang Ning a single word of advice.
Jiangning wants to win.
Lu Junyan knew that Jiang Ning wanted to win.
So he quickly got into his car and chased after Jiang Ning.
Measures were not taken until Jiang Ning crossed the finish line as the champion.
As a result, due to Lu Junyan's intervention, Jiang Ning not only defeated Lin Wanrong, but also preserved his patented technology and won the mineral vein.
At the same time, the damage was minimized.
The price is only—
Lu Junyan spoke of his own fate.
In the ICU.
Lu Junyan lay on the spotless white hospital bed.
It's like he's dead.
Jiang Ning stood to the side, his hands clenched tightly.
Her chest clenched tighter than a fist.
This was the first time in her life she had seen Lu Junyan in such a miserable state.
Almost no part of his body was intact; his mouth, chest, arms, and abdomen were wrapped with tubes of various thicknesses.
Some are for blood transfusions, some for oxygen supply, and some are for monitoring purposes.
Although not much time had passed, Lu Junyan seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
The once arrogant and domineering business tycoon I remember is now like a piece of something smashed to pieces, impossible to piece back together.
Jiang Ning couldn't hold back her tears, and large teardrops fell one by one.
Jiang Ning felt as if his heart was being cut by a dull knife, the pain so intense that even breathing became difficult.
Jiang Ning didn't want to watch Lu Junyan anymore.
But she couldn't bear to leave.
Close your eyes, and the image will haunt you.
The scene of Lu Junyan blocking her car at the last second, being hit by her and falling into the river, replayed in his mind again and again.
The river water... must be very cold...
She had jumped into the sea before and knew the cold and suffocation it caused.
Jiang Ning's body trembled involuntarily.
Just as she couldn't help but reach out to touch Lu Junyan, the nurse's shout broke the silence of the ICU.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Jiang, it's time. You need to leave now."
Jiang Ning suddenly opened his eyes, which were already blurred with tears.
She didn't even know how she got out of the ICU.
It was as if she had left, but her heart remained there.
Outside the ICU, in the oppressively quiet corridor, a few people walked over and met Jiang Ning.
Lu Yexiong, Yang Liyun, and Lu Lifeng all stopped in their tracks.
Jiang Ning subconsciously lowered his eyes, somewhat unable to meet the gaze of the Lu family members.
At this moment, the other party must already know that Lu Junyan's current state is all thanks to her.
Jiang Ning didn't know whether she should apologize to the Lu family.
Saying sorry would only make her feel a little better; Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun would never forgive her because of it.
As for Lu Lifeng...
Jiang Ning pursed her lips.
This was the first time she felt ashamed to face Lu Lifeng.
Jiang Ning remained silent as he brushed past the Lu family.
"Xiao Ning, did you just go to see Junyan?"
Jiang Ning was taken aback when Lu Lifeng took the initiative to speak to her.
"Um……"
Although Lu Lifeng's attitude towards her remained the same, Jiang Ning could clearly feel the hostile gazes of Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun.
Especially Lu Yexiong.
Jiang Ning returned to her hospital room in a daze; Bai Yichen and Gu Lanlan had not yet returned.
Jiang Ning's perception of time had become somewhat dulled, and he didn't know how much time had passed before he heard a knock on the door.
"Xiao Ning, it's Grandpa. Is it alright if I come in?"
Upon hearing Lu Lifeng's voice, Jiang Ning instinctively tensed up.
"Grandpa, please come in!"
Lu Lifeng pushed open the door to Jiang Ning's ward, walked in, and sat down beside Jiang Ning's bed.
"Grandpa, I know about the car accident. Are you alright?"
Jiang Ning never expected that Lu Lifeng would show concern for her first thing, and her eyes welled up with tears.
"I'm fine, but Lu Junyan... Lu Junyan did this because of me... I'm sorry, I'm sorry Grandpa... I'm the one who caused Lu Junyan to be like this..."
Jiang Ning didn't want to lose control of her emotions in front of Lu Lifeng.
However, the thought of Lu Junyan in the ICU filled her with overwhelming guilt.
Lu Lifeng patted Jiang Ning on the shoulder, his expression as kind and gentle as ever.
“Xiao Ning, you’ve fallen into your old habit again… Don’t take the blame for things that aren’t your responsibility.”
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