Chapter 305 Lu Mingzheng's Past Life (Bonus Chapter 3)
As he continued cursing, his mouth became dry.
She snapped at Shen Zhuohang, "I'm going to buy a bottle of water. You just stay here and reflect on your actions."
After saying that, she turned and went into the convenience store on the side of the road.
Shen Zhuohang clutched his head and squatted on the ground in anguish. What should he do? What should he do? He was truly ashamed to face his mother.
My mother has gone through so many ups and downs over the years, and just when she was about to retire and enjoy her old age, he dragged her down with him.
At such an advanced age, I still get anxious and upset with him, trying to find solutions for him. Even though I'm not in good health, I still have to run around and ask for help everywhere for his sake.
How could he be so useless?
How could they have fallen for it so easily?
If only I hadn't listened to Sister Lanlan, he wouldn't be such a business genius, he's nothing at all.
As Shen Zhuohang squatted on the ground, he became increasingly lost and dejected.
He's such a good-for-nothing. He shouldn't be alive. If his older brother and sister were alive, wouldn't they be more successful than him now?
Just as he was lost in his painful thoughts, he suddenly heard someone shouting anxiously behind him.
"Get out of the way! The car is out of control! Get out of the way!"
Shen Zhuohang looked up abruptly and saw an out-of-control truck speeding toward him.
He stood there, frozen in place, his mind racing, wondering if even the heavens had taken pity on him and wanted to take this scourge away.
After he passed away, the factory's debts couldn't be recovered from his mother.
With Sister Lanlan supporting her, Mom will definitely have a peaceful old age.
Then let him go...
Shen Zhuohang slowly closed his eyes, feeling a moment of relief.
"Bang!" A loud noise followed.
Shen Zhuohang felt as if someone pushed him away, and he fell to the ground.
He opened his eyes in mid-air and happened to see Lu Mingzheng being hit by a truck while trying to save him.
Blood exploded before his eyes, and his head spun and exploded.
But after hitting the person, the out-of-control truck did not stop. Instead, it turned and headed back towards the direction where he had landed.
He was still staring at Lu Mingzheng lying in a pool of blood when he heard him let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Run! Think of your mother. She must be devastated knowing what has happened to you—"
Shen Zhuohang suddenly had a revelation.
Yes, he is now her only son. If something happens to him, she might go crazy.
He can't have anything happen to him, he absolutely can't have anything happen to him.
Shen Zhuohang scrambled to his feet and frantically dodged the truck behind him, but it was as if the truck had a tracking device attached to him.
They kept chasing him, and he had been in a daze lately, and his legs were also a little unsteady, so he soon fell down.
His ankle swelled up quickly, but his will to survive allowed him to get up and run into the alley next to him.
But fate ultimately did not give him that chance.
After a loud bang, Shen Zhuohang's entire body was thrown into the air.
What should have been a few seconds felt like centuries.
He witnessed firsthand his mother's shock and despair as she came out looking for him after buying water, and how she scrambled and stumbled towards him like a madwoman...
When he heard his mother call out "Fourth Brother" one last time, his consciousness gradually blurred, and a tear slid down his cheek and disappeared into the wind.
——
Five days later.
The intensive care unit of a hospital.
After regaining consciousness, Lu Mingzheng tried to get up, but Lu Xingchen pressed him back down.
"My fourth uncle, my ancestor, what are you trying to do now?"
"How is the person I saved?" He had barely opened his mouth when he realized his voice was incredibly hoarse.
"He's dead. We couldn't save him." Lu Xingchen's eyes also darkened.
"How could this be?" Lu Mingzheng muttered in surprise, "Impossible..."
"The truck's brakes failed, and the driver was a novice who couldn't control it at all. He was only thinking about his own life and completely disregarded the safety of pedestrians..."
"And what about her?" Lu Mingzheng stopped struggling and slumped back onto the bed, dejected.
Lu Xingchen tried to play dumb, "Who is it?"
"You know who I'm asking about." Lu Mingzheng closed his eyes, his face full of sadness.
"Her condition is not good; she's been sitting by the roadside for three days, holding her youngest son's ashes..."
"I'll go check on her..." Lu Mingzheng was about to get up again upon hearing this.
Lu Xingchen quickly pressed the person down again, "What are you going to do? Under what pretext are you going? Don't worry, he has an adopted daughter."
Before you woke up, my men came to report that she had been taken home and cared for by her adopted daughter.
Lu Mingzheng finally felt relieved, let out a long breath, and stared blankly at the ceiling.
Seeing his expression, Lu Xingchen had no choice but to try to distract him by making conversation.
"Her adopted daughter, Qin Lanlan, has already come to see you on her behalf and even presented you with a banner. In addition, she also paid for your hospital expenses."
Just as he finished speaking, Lu Mingzheng moved, his cold eyes piercing Lu Xingchen.
Lu Xingchen quickly raised his hands to beg for mercy, "I didn't originally intend to take it. But Qin Lanlan looked troubled and said that it was her adoptive mother's order."
I had to pay your fees, otherwise her adoptive mother would feel guilty. That's why I accepted their money. Don't glare at me... I was just trying to create an opportunity for you.
If you feel bad about it, you can use the excuse of needing to exchange money after being discharged from the hospital to soothe their wounded hearts.
Hearing Lu Xingchen's calculating words, Lu Mingzheng gave a bitter smile.
“I wasn’t qualified to pursue her when I was young, and now that I’m this old, why would I bother to disturb her peaceful life?”
“You’re mistaken about that, Fourth Uncle. I know you’ve always been troubled by health issues, but when you were younger, you worried that you wouldn’t be able to have a normal sex life and that it would hurt others.”
But now that you're both this age, aren't you just looking for companionship in your old age? Shouldn't your sex life be less important? Then what are you still worried about?"
Lu Xingchen became more and more excited as he spoke, and Lu Mingzheng's face clearly showed a glimmer of hope after listening.
"Can I really do it now?"
“Of course,” Lu Xingchen replied decisively. “And now is the perfect time for you to pursue her. Even if she gets over her trauma later, she will still only have her adopted daughter left.”
Who knows what kind of person that adopted daughter is, or whether she'll be able to serve her wholeheartedly? If you really like her, you might as well take her under your wing and protect her properly.
Lu Mingzheng was very interested, but still had many concerns.
Seeing his reaction, Lu Xingchen added fuel to the fire, "If you don't pursue her, I'm going to cut in line! Seriously, this is the first time in all these years that I've met a lovely old lady who has captured my heart..."
"You dare!" Lu Mingzheng suddenly sat up from the hospital bed, grabbed Lu Xingchen's neck with his big hand, and stared at him with his eyes wide open as if he wanted to eat him alive.
Lu Xingchen was so frightened that she quickly begged for mercy, comforted Lu Mingzheng and made him lie down, while muttering to herself.
"My God, my ancestors, you'd better just lie still. Don't you know you broke two ribs and a leg while saving people?"
You think you're young? Your body is deficient in calcium everywhere, and you're not taking good care of your injury. If you really become disabled, I bet that old lady will have to take care of you.
You should take a break, don't keep going like this..."
Seeing that Lu Xingchen had clearly backed down, Lu Mingzheng obediently lay back down, his mind filled with plans on how to pursue Jiang Ruzhen after being discharged from the hospital.
To his surprise, just as his rib injury began to heal...
He mustered his courage and went to her door in his wheelchair, only to find that the person he wanted to pursue was no longer alive.
"What? He died from poisoning?" Lu Mingzheng was utterly devastated, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.
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