After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhi Qiu slumped wearily onto the sofa.
Lu Jia stepped forward, gently embraced her, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, saying with heartache, "I'm so sorry you had to go through all this."
"Lu Jia, do you think I'm too heartless? That I would treat Si Mingyu like this?"
After saying that, he buried his head even deeper, his eyes welled up, and tears streamed down his face.
Feeling the warmth and moisture on his chest, Lu Jia gently cupped her face, tenderly wiping away her tears, and comforted her, "No. I'll support you no matter what you do. I know you must be feeling bad too, so I'll stay by your side until you feel better, okay?"
"Yeah. They've really gone too far. I really hate these people who do these disgusting things under the guise of loving me."
Truly loving someone doesn't put you in a difficult position.
As Shen Zhi Qiu spoke, she casually placed her hands on Lu Jia's neck, rested her head on his shoulder, and said softly, "Really, I just think they are too selfish."
I enjoy being with you; you've never forced me to do anything.
Do you remember? You had a conflict with Gu Qingyan at the mental hospital before. He forced me to go back to the Gu family. After I made my choice, even though you didn't agree with it, you still respected my choice.
I knew then that you would never impose your ideas on me, nor would you force me to do things I didn't want to do.
"Silly girl." Lu Jia lowered his head and ruffled her hair, smiling as he said, "I just want you to be yourself, and I want you to be happy, even if you're not by my side."
“That won’t do. I’m happy to stay by your side; you can’t escape now.” Shen Zhi Qiu laughed.
“I won’t run away either.” Lu Jia gently nuzzled Shen Zhi Qiu with the tip of his nose. “Don’t worry, as long as you don’t drive me away, I will always be by your side to protect you and love you.”
"Mmm." Shen Zhi Qiu's nose tingled, and she closed her eyes, leaning quietly against Lu Jia, wanting to rest for a while.
Suddenly, the door to the lounge was pulled open.
Rong Mo rushed in first, paused for a moment when he saw the two being intimate, and then closed the door from behind. Wei Qiao, who was following behind, almost bumped into the door.
"Where's Si Mingyu? I thought he was causing trouble, so I rushed in because I was so worried." Rong Mo looked around and, not seeing Si Mingyu, his expression visibly relaxed.
"He's locked in the dressing room," Shen Zhi Qiu said softly, sitting up straight.
"Come in." Rong Mo nodded, turned around and reopened the door, calling out to Wei Qiao.
Wei Qiao was a little confused, but didn't dare to ask any more questions. She turned around and gestured to the person behind her, "Come with me."
Shen Zhi Qiu stood up, pointed to the dressing room, and said, "He's in there, drunk, and can't leave right now. Just keep an eye on him, don't do anything to him. Let him go when he sobers up."
"Yes, Miss." The group filed in and stood in front of Shen Zhi Qiu, bowing their heads in reply.
Zhou Xiaoran returned with a bottle of honey. She paused for a moment when she saw so many people in the house, then blurted out, "Zhiqiu, what's going on?"
Shen Zhi Qiu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just found Si Ming Yu drunk in the dressing room. I was worried that he might cause trouble while drunk, so I had someone come in to keep an eye on him."
Zhou Xiaoran frowned, feeling that Si Mingyu had also made a foolish mistake. How could he get drunk and run into Shen Zhi Qiu's dressing room in such a situation? She was immediately a little angry. "He seems so gentle, but I didn't expect him to be such a brainless person."
"Forget it, don't be angry." Shen Zhi Qiu took the honey water from Zhou Xiao Ran and handed it to Wei Qiao. "Make him some honey water so he can sober up sooner and leave sooner."
Wei Qiao accepted the order and said, "Yes, Miss. I have already sent someone to the nearby pharmacy to buy some hangover medicine. It will be delivered in a little while, so please don't worry."
"Zhiqiu, are you alright? You seem to have sobered up." Rong Mo had been observing Shen Zhiqiu, and seeing that her complexion had returned to normal, he felt much relieved.
Shen Zhi Qiu nodded. "I'm fine now, don't worry."
Just then, a "thump" came from the dressing room, as if something had fallen to the ground. Immediately afterwards, they heard a muffled groan.
Realizing that something seemed amiss, Rong Mo gave Wei Qiao a look, and Wei Qiao immediately stepped forward, turned the key, and opened the door.
The scene before him made him gasp in shock.
Suddenly, a row of wardrobes against the wall in the dressing room collapsed and landed on Si Mingyu. Fortunately, there was a dressing table in front of him, which barely supported him; otherwise, if the whole thing had landed on him, he would have been crippled or killed.
But Si Mingyu was already covered in sweat. He gritted his teeth, his face flushed, and when he saw Wei Qiao standing at the door, he asked for help, "My leg is trapped."
Wei Qiao was taken aback, then immediately squatted down and looked down.
As the cabinet fell over, it knocked over a small stool, which was now pressing down on Si Mingyu's calf.
Wei Qiao's facial muscles twitched, clearly in pain; no wonder Si Mingyu seemed to sober up instantly.
"Come and help!" Wei Qiao roared, and several bodyguards immediately ran to the door, only to be stunned by the scene before them.
"Quickly help lift the cabinet. You two come to my left, and the other three go to the right to hold it up. Let's all pull together."
Shen Zhi Qiu and the others rushed over upon hearing the commotion. Seeing the scene before them, they couldn't help but frown.
"How could this be?" Shen Zhi Qiu asked, puzzled.
"I drank too much and grabbed the cabinet door, trying to stand up," Si Mingyu said, forcing out the words through his throat despite the pain.
Lu Jia and Rong Mo exchanged a glance; this must have been the result of pulling with all their might.
Ultimately, the problem stems from the fact that the cabinet was merely against the wall, not actually fixed to it.
After finally rescuing Si Mingyu, Shen Zhi Qiu saw that his left leg was covered in bright red blood and his pants were stained with blood, and she immediately felt a pang of regret.
If she hadn't forcibly locked Si Mingyu up just now, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
Rong Mo saw through her thoughts and was about to offer some advice when Shen Zhi Qiu spoke up.
"Wei Qiao, take him to the hospital quickly." Then she turned to Rong Mo and said, "Brother, this matter started because of me. I'll go and see, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
"Okay." Rong Mo glanced at Lu Jia, who nodded to reassure him.
At the hospital.
The doctor examined Si Mingyu, looking at him seriously, and pointed to the X-ray, saying, "Your shinbone fracture is very serious. Look here, there's a split and misalignment of the bone. You need surgery."
"Okay." Seeing the doctor's hesitant expression, Si Mingyu pursed his lips. "Is there a problem?"
"It's too early to say for sure; it depends on your post-operative recovery. But we can't rule out the possibility that it might affect your walking and running."
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