Chapter 132 Lu Mingzheng Injured
After a night of calming down, Lu Mingzheng began to regret the harsh words he had said to Jiang Ruzhen the day before.
The two only met once every six months or so, and the meeting ended badly.
These past few days, he had been desperately throwing himself into his work to suppress his longing for her. He had finally managed to finish his task, but before they could even have a proper conversation and he could express his feelings for her, all of this happened.
If he hadn't been away from Jiang Ruzhen for so long, failing to give her a sense of security and causing her to become dependent on him, why would Jiang Ruzhen have done such a dangerous thing?
It's all his fault. His job is special, and he doesn't have time to be with her often. Why should he take his anger out on her?
He lingered around the Jiang family's house, wondering how he should apologize to Jiang Ruzhen when he saw her later.
Just as he hesitated, his ears twitched. He heard the sounds of fighting and muffled screams not far ahead.
Who's fighting around here?
Could Jiang Ruzhen be implicated? Could Qin Liang have accomplices?
Lu Mingzheng immediately became alert and sped off in the direction of the sound.
When he turned a corner and saw Shen Zhuohang being beaten in the middle, Lu Mingzheng's eyes widened with rage, and he rushed forward.
"stop!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Shen Zhuohang couldn't help but look up and saw a nimble and fierce figure traversing mountains and rivers in just a few steps.
A blur flashed over his head, and the wolf-like man instantly took down seven or eight thugs.
Shen Zhuohang's eyes widened as he stared at Lu Mingzheng's hungry tiger-like, murderous figure, speechless for a moment, forgetting to react and standing there dumbfounded.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining five or six people all raised their sticks and smashed them down on Lu Mingzheng.
At the critical moment, "Uncle Lu, be careful!" Shen Zhuohang reminded him and was about to get up to help Lu Mingzheng when he heard a gust of wind coming towards the back of his head.
He couldn't care less about protecting himself at that moment. He raised his arm to meet the attack, but his eyes and body were turned towards Lu Mingzheng, afraid that Lu Mingzheng might be hurt if he looked away.
Upon hearing the warning, Lu Mingzheng looked towards Shen Zhuohang, narrowed his eyes, ducked to avoid the attack, and then pounced forward like a black panther hunting its prey.
He then executed a beautiful spinning kick in mid-air, striking Xu Huan in the temple and knocking him unconscious as he attacked Shen Zhuohang from behind.
Just as Shen Zhuohang was about to shout with joy, he saw the sticks and clubs coming from behind Lu Mingzheng. He shouted "Watch out!" and rushed forward to take the damage for Lu Mingzheng.
Suddenly, the world turned upside down, and Shen Zhuohang was shielded by Lu Mingzheng.
All he heard were a few muffled thuds.
"ah--"
After several screams, the remaining thugs also collapsed.
Shen Zhuohang quickly got up and kicked Xu Huan, who had fainted beside him, several times.
"You little punk, you bastard, get up! Don't try yelling at me again!"
Seeing that the person had completely passed out, he spat and turned around, saying, "Uncle Lu, that spinning kick you did in the air just now was so cool. Can you teach me sometime?"
Uncle Lu, Uncle Lu, what's wrong? Oh, you're bleeding..."
Seeing Lu Mingzheng clutching his arm and enduring the pain, Shen Zhuohang noticed the blood gushing from under his clothes.
In a flurry of activity, Shen Zhuohang was shouting for help and trying to get someone to call the police.
After the chaos, everyone was taken away by Uncle Hat.
Those with minor injuries were taken directly to the police station, while those with serious injuries were sent directly to the hospital.
Jiang Ruzhen was sitting in the shop helping to collect money when she received a call from Lao Si, and she asked him jokingly.
"What's wrong? Are you nervous before the exam? Do you need some encouragement from your mom?"
"Mom, you need to go to the hospital right away to see Uncle Lu. He was injured saving me and lost a lot of blood. Will he die...?"
Jiang Ruzhen jumped up, threw down the phone, and ran to the hospital.
The fourth brother was still rambling on, clearly shaken.
"Those bastards wanted to prevent me from taking the exam, but I'm not going to let them have their way. Uncle Lu was right, the day I become powerful, I can crush them with a single finger..."
The second brother picked up the phone and heard the fourth brother's rambling voice; his face immediately darkened.
"Little brother, don't think about anything else. Leave this to your second brother. You should hurry up and take the exam. Don't jeopardize your future."
When the fourth brother heard what his second brother said, he sniffed and hummed in agreement.
Jiang Ruzhen rushed to the hospital and saw Lu Mingzheng lying on the bed with a pale face, his chest and left arm wrapped in layers of gauze.
She walked over gently and carefully ran her hand over his wound.
How are you? What did the doctor say?
Lu Mingzheng's eyelids drooped, looking utterly hopeless.
"The doctor said I need to rest for a while, otherwise this arm will be useless..."
Jiang Ruzhen could hear the sob in Lu Mingzheng's voice, and her heart was filled with deep self-blame and guilt.
This man clearly deserved a brighter future and better options, yet he repeatedly suffered because of her and her family.
How could she not be moved?
Her tone softened further, "Thank you, Lu Mingzheng, for saving my child's life again. Come to think of it, I feel like I owe you several lives."
Lu Mingzheng dared not look up, forcing back the tears in his eyes, and replied in a low voice.
"Jiang Ruzhen, you have never owed me anything."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruzhen felt even more distressed. Her eyes instantly reddened, and her lips trembled as she spoke.
"Lu Mingzheng, don't be so good to me. You make me feel like a despicable taker, enjoying your kindness while desperately trying to hurt you."
I admit I acted without thinking this time, and I apologize. Promise me you'll be okay, take good care of yourself, and I promise I'll discuss things with you from now on, okay?
Jiang Ruzhen squatted down, took Lu Mingzheng's hand and pressed it to her forehead, tears streaming down her face.
She knew she had deeply hurt Lu Mingzheng, but he repeatedly disregarded past grievances and even risked his life to save her.
She valued her child's life more than her own, repeatedly helping them out of difficulties and rescuing them from dire straits.
She suddenly realized that what she had done was very unfair to Lu Mingzheng.
She always embraced a carefree attitude of enjoying each day as it came with Lu Mingzheng, never considering that Lu Mingzheng was a person from the 1980s, and his thinking was not as open-minded as hers.
Their generation holds traditional, old-fashioned ideas; in the past, travel was slow, and one's lifetime was only enough to love one person.
She shouldn't have brought the fast-paced, superficial love mentality of later generations into this era; how cruel that was to the man before her.
As Lu Mingzheng listened to Jiang Ruzhen's honest words, he suddenly raised his eyes, his pupils widening in disbelief.
He was just touched by Jiang Ruzhen's tolerance towards him. He had said those hurtful things yesterday, but she wasn't angry with him and even came to see him.
He was so moved that he choked up and couldn't speak for a moment.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ruzhen took the initiative to admit her mistake and apologized to him first, making Lu Mingzheng feel as if he had fallen into a dream.
When did he see Jiang Ruzhen bow her head to whom?
Does he deserve Jiang Ruzhen's genuine affection for him?
He had just been thinking of faking his illness to make Jiang Ruzhen worry about him, and then beg her to forgive him.
But in this situation...
He couldn't bear to pretend any longer. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Ruzhen slowly raised her eyes to meet his gaze.
The affection in his eyes was endless and captivating.
Lu Mingzheng nervously swallowed, opened his mouth and smacked twice, but ultimately said nothing.
He longed for Jiang Ruzhen's forgiveness so much, he longed for her affection so much. Could he please enjoy a few good days?
In a few days, and a few days after that, he will definitely explain to Jiang Ruzhen that his injury is really not serious.
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