Chapter 368 Fateful Clash
"Is everything packed?"
Jiang Ning, who was going through the discharge procedures, asked Bai Yichen.
"Yes, it's all installed. Lanlan has checked it twice."
"good."
Jiang Ning carefully put away the invoices the nurse handed her and did not follow Bai Yichen.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Yichen turned around and asked Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning kept a distance of about three steps from him.
"I have something to do. Here are my house keys. Could you and Lanlan please help me take my luggage home?"
As Jiang Ning spoke, he handed his house key to Bai Yichen.
Bai Yichen paused for a moment, hesitated, then reached out and took the key.
"you……"
Are we going to see Lu Junyan?
He started to speak, but didn't say anything more.
Are you alright all by yourself?
Jiang Ning knew that Bai Yichen was worried that the Joker would harm her again.
"Don't worry, I'm fine... that Joker won't kill me right now."
"You really believe what he said?"
Bai Yichen saw Jiang Ning force a bitter smile.
"If he really wanted to kill me, he would have done it that night... Okay, don't worry about it, I promise I'll go home as soon as I'm done."
Jiang Ning quickened her pace and nudged Bai Yichen in the back.
Knowing he couldn't change Jiang Ning's mind, Bai Yichen repeatedly reminded Jiang Ning before leaving the hospital with Gu Lanlan.
Jiang Ning was taken to the ICU.
She has been hospitalized these days and visits Lu Junyan in the ICU every day.
Even if it's just through a glass window.
However, she wouldn't look at Lu Junyan for too long.
Over time, she worried that negative emotional fluctuations would affect the fetus in her womb.
"Jiangning..."
A familiar voice suddenly came from behind Jiang Ning. He turned around and saw Lu Yexiong.
It was daytime, but Lu Yexiong's face was terribly dark, as if it had been smeared with soot.
The aura emanating from him from head to toe was also filled with hostility towards Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning lowered his head slightly.
Lu Lifeng never blamed her.
But it's obvious that Lu Yexiong blames her.
"I need to speak with you. Come with me!"
Lu Yexiong's voice was icy cold, and his tone was very impolite. He was not discussing things with Jiang Ning at all, nor did he give Jiang Ning any room to refuse.
"……good."
Jiang Ning strode forward, following behind Lu Yexiong.
Before leaving, I couldn't help but turn my head and glance back into the ICU.
Lu Junyan inside was sleeping peacefully.
Too much calm is not a good thing.
Half an hour later, Lu Yexiong led Jiang Ning to the study of the Cuihu Villa.
Only Jiang Ning and Lu Yexiong were in the study.
The air felt like solidified rock, pressing down on Jiang Ning.
Lu Yexiong remained silent for a long time, and Jiang Ning did not ask any further questions.
After a long silence, Lu Yexiong threw a document in front of Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning picked up the document, glanced at its contents, and his eyes widened in confusion.
At this moment, Lu Yexiong finally spoke:
"Please, I'm begging you..."
Jiang Ning looked up and stared at Lu Yexiong in surprise.
Lu Yexiong's expression and words were different from what she had imagined.
This was the first time Jiang Ning had ever seen Lu Yexiong adopt such a humble posture.
"I only have Junyan as my child. He is the heir to the Lu family whom I have painstakingly groomed..."
Listening to Lu Yexiong's somewhat weary words, Jiang Ning noticed that Lu Yexiong's eyes were gradually reddening.
“Jiang Ning, perhaps... Junyan wronged you before, but he is now paying a heavy price for it.”
"..."
Jiang Ning clenched one hand into a fist and crumpled the document into a ball in the other, which was placed at either side of his body.
"Even if you never appreciate Junyan's kindness, Junyan's feelings for you are absolutely genuine..."
As Lu Yexiong spoke, his gaze went straight into Jiang Ning's eyes.
“As his father, I can’t let him continue like this… The doctor said that Junyan is recovering well and may wake up after a while.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's eyes immediately lit up.
Before leaving the hospital, she had intended to find a doctor to inquire about Lu Junyan's current condition.
Unfortunately, she had already been taken away by Lu Yexiong before that.
"Did the doctor really say that? Will Lu Junyan wake up?"
Lu Yexiong looked at the excited expression on Jiang Ning's face and smiled sarcastically.
"What's the point of you showing so much concern for Junyan now..."
"I……"
"Jiang Ning, I beg you, please let Junyan go!"
"..."
"If you still have any feelings for him, even just for the sake of him saving your life, I beg you to let him go."
Lu Yexiong's tone quickened—
The plea turned into an accusation.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but close her eyes and take a deep breath.
Instinctively, her hand fell to her abdomen.
"Mr. Lu, you can speak frankly."
When Jiang Ning opened his eyes, his expression and voice became very cold.
All of the preceding words were actually just a prelude, a way to get the ball rolling.
Jiang Ning no longer wanted to waste any more time with Lu Yexiong.
Lu Yexiong first cleared his throat, and then solemnly said to Jiang Ning:
“Jiang Ning, I used to not believe in fate... but now I truly believe that you and Junyan are... destined to clash.”
“I’m not saying you’re a jinx… but ever since Junyan got entangled with you, he’s been constantly getting into trouble… hospitalizations, injuries, and now his life is hanging in the balance… you two really are incompatible. As long as you’re here, Junyan’s life won’t be any better…”
Lu Yexiong's words made Jiang Ning feel a dull pain in his chest.
She thought of her past.
Back then, she was still Lin Chu, outwardly the daughter of the Lin family, but in reality, in Lin Jingcheng's eyes, she was the same as in Lu Yexiong's eyes now.
Maybe... there really is something wrong with her destiny?
When she was Lin Chu, the Lin family considered her a jinx.
Now that she's in Jiangning, Lu Yexiong believes she's cursed to bring bad luck to Lu Junyan.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh.
His smile was both bitter and ironic.
"This document..."
As Lu Yexiong reached out his hand, Jiang Ning's gaze fell once again on the document in his hand.
"This document is my compensation to you. If you think there's anything wrong with it, or if you need anything added, just let me know, and I'll do my best to accommodate you..."
"As long as you... are willing to disappear."
The last four words were spoken by Lu Yexiong with unwavering resolve, like a drumstick striking the heart of Jiangning.
"disappear……"
Jiang Ning lowered her head slightly, looking at her flat stomach.
A moment later, she raised her eyes again, her gaze on Lu Yexiong calm and composed.
"That seems like a good idea."
A month later, Lu Junyan, who was lying in the ICU, finally regained his senses.
His fingers twitched, and his heavy eyelids struggled to lift.
When the doctors and nurses came in to examine him, his fragmented memories slowly began to piece together.
"Where is Jiang Ning?"
Lu Junyan asked the doctor.
"Excuse me, Mr. Lu, what did you say?"
The doctor's reaction made Lu Junyan frown.
He had just woken up, but he felt inexplicably flustered and uneasy in his chest, as if a voice was urging him on.
"I'm looking for Jiang Ning..."
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