Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Until death.
“Hmm—”
Lin Zhen's consciousness was hazy and she only relied on some instinct to resist the person who invaded her lips and teeth. This weak resistance seemed to be non-existent, and instead made the entanglement between the two people deeper and deeper, making it difficult to distinguish between them.
Only when she was fully awake did she suddenly push the person away.
Xinyi was afraid that Lin Zhen was unwilling to leave them alone, so she knocked him out. However, she did not consider that Lin Zhen was just an ordinary woman, unlike her who had practiced martial arts for many years and had a strong body.
After that palm strike, Lin Zhen still felt very weak after waking up.
Just pushing the man away had already exhausted most of her strength. She clenched her hands, leaned against the car, breathing heavily, and stared at the man's outline in the darkness with extremely vigilant eyes.
To Lin Zhen's surprise, the other party did not move for a long time.
But the more this happened, the more tense Lin Zhen's nerves became.
The feeling of uneasiness she had on the eve of the Lantern Festival came back to her, and she felt that the sound of her own breathing was deafening.
There was a long silence, and the air seemed to be stagnant. Suddenly, the carriage shook violently, and the curtains fluttered up. The bright moonlight illuminated half of the man's face clearly.
Lin Zhen's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and all the tense strings in his body seemed to be pulled away at this moment.
The peaceful and quiet life of the past six months is like the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water. At this moment, it has all turned into a dream bubble.
She stared at Ji Rui's dark eyes hidden in the darkness, and her thoughts gradually calmed down with the rhythm of her breathing. At this moment, she felt surprisingly relaxed and calm.
Even compared to her current situation, she was more worried about Qi Yushi.
It couldn't be a coincidence that Ji Sui appeared in front of her like this.
When had he found her? Why now? Did his presence indicate that their plan had failed?
Lin Zhen had many doubts in her mind, but she knew she couldn't ask anything.
During their time together, Lin Zhen had a vague idea of their intentions. Regardless of Qi Yushi's status or the dedication they had put in over the years, she wouldn't easily make a mistake.
After a long time, Lin Zhen finally heard his voice: "It's been a long time since we last met, and your vision is still so poor. When disaster struck, he just abandoned you and retreated back to his mansion."
Did Qi Yushi return home safely?
Realizing that Ji Sui did not connect the riot in Li Mansion today with Qi Yushi, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Why don't you answer?" Seeing Lin Zhen's silence, he leaned over and gently lifted her chin, his voice concealing a hint of bitterness: "Are you heartbroken because of him?"
It was not until he saw Lin Zhen standing gently beside the disabled man that Ji Sui realized that he seemed to have never really understood her. He had never seen Lin Zhen like that.
There had been a man by Lin Zhen's side whom he hated, the good-for-nothing Ning Shilu who had followed Lin Zhen since childhood. He hated that he always hung around her, and hated even more that he was protected by her.
But deep down, he never thought that Lin Zhen would fall for that cowardly man. The reason for the misunderstanding at the beginning was that he was overwhelmed by the unbearable scene. Now that he saw Lin Zhen again, it further confirmed this point. If she really liked that loser, she would not leave alone.
In the past few days, he had wanted more than once to chop the man in the wheelchair into pieces and feed him to the dogs like Ning Shilu.
But every time he saw the figure beside that person, the one he had longed for in his dreams countless times, he could only suppress the thought.
If nothing unexpected happened at the Li Mansion today and Lin Zhen had not been abducted, he would have pretended not to have seen her, and would have returned to Beijing alone as if she were completely dead.
Or take her away from that man by force?
He seemed unable to give himself an answer.
"I have fallen into your hands. It is up to you to decide how to deal with me." Lin Zhen turned his head to the side to avoid the shackles of his fingertips, lowered his eyes and whispered.
"Okay, okay, Lin Zhen, this is what you said." Ji Bai suddenly took her in his arms and hugged her tightly.
Lin Zhen was held tightly in his arms, and only then did he realize that this man was actually very hot.
Qi Yushi was weak, so his carriage was always covered with carpets and wrapped tightly. However, Ji Sui's carriage was extremely simple, and the carriage was moving very fast. The cold wind was howling, and after Lin Zhen had struggled to break free several times and exhausted all her strength, his strong and hot body made her feel warm instead, and she fell asleep unknowingly in the bumpy ride.
*
Shi Zhu knew that Ji Bai had serious internal injuries and thought that he could at least hold on until his revenge was achieved. However, he did not expect that he would collapse on the way back to Beijing overnight.
He had no choice but to order the team to rest in the nearest post station. Fortunately, he took Bai Ce with him before leaving.
The post station was stocked with commonly used medicinal herbs. After a day of treatment by Bai Ce, Ji Sui finally regained consciousness at dusk.
As soon as he woke up, he lay down barefoot on the bed and stumbled out.
"General!"
Shi Zhu was just coming in with a decoction of medicine. Seeing the situation, he quickly put the tray aside and stepped forward to support the man. After pushing Ji Sui back onto the couch, he immediately said, "Don't worry, General. He's next door."
Hearing this, the man he had pinned down stopped struggling. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to pour a bowl of medicine.
Ji Rui took the medicine and was about to put it to his mouth when he stopped and said, "Don't lock her up!"
"No, no!" Shi Zhu hurriedly explained, "At this moment—" the word "Madam" almost slipped out of her mouth, and Shi Zhu corrected herself and said, "At this moment, the second young lady of the Lin family is accompanying me."
"She hasn't left yet?" Ji Sui asked.
"What? Who?"
Shi Zhu didn't know that Ji Bai wanted to drive Lin Yue away, and he was confused when he heard it.
"Nothing." Ji Sui raised his head and drank the medicine, then continued, "Then keep an eye on her."
"yes."
Shizhu understood this very clearly. If he couldn't control that, he would control this.
*
Lin Yue saw a person who looked very much like her elder sister being carried onto a carriage last night. She really wanted to know whether her elder sister had really come back to life, but she didn't dare to get close to Ji Bai's carriage. She could only wait for news in the carriage behind. In addition, the carriage was so bumpy that she almost didn't sleep the whole night.
When she finally saw Lin Zhen in the early morning, she hugged her sister and cried bitterly before falling asleep.
"Sister."
Lin Yue woke up from her sleep, and the first thing she did was to open her eyes and look for Lin Zhen. Seeing her sitting safely at the head of her bed, she called out to her sweetly.
"Let's go downstairs and have dinner." Lin Zhen pulled out his sister's hand, touched her hair, and said softly.
Lin Yue lay on the pillow, smiled and nodded, then got up to change clothes.
Lin Zhen stood just behind her, looking at her quietly, and occasionally reaching out to help her tidy up a few things.
Lin Yue looked at her elder sister's serious and gentle appearance in the bronze mirror, and could not help but turn around and hug Lin Zhen boldly, saying with a smile: "Sister, I think you seem to have changed."
Lin Zhen frowned and looked at her.
Seeing that her elder sister had not resisted her approach, Lin Yue continued, "I used to think that my elder sister was like a piece of ice, so cold that no one could get close to her. Now I feel that my elder sister is like a piece of snow, which will melt into water if touched."
Lin Zhen still frowned, disagreeing with her theory of ice and snow.
"Sister, you remind me of mother."
Her mother had passed away since she could remember. Her father was busy with official duties, and she and her elder sister were the only ones left at home. Everyone said that an elder sister was like a mother, but her elder sister treated her very harshly. She seemed to have never felt the feeling of being called a "mother" by others.
Mentioning his mother, Lin Zhen paused, preparing to pull his sister's hands away, and instead hugged her back. After a long moment, he softly said, "Okay, it's time to go down."
When they went downstairs, two men were already sitting at the table, with two empty seats next to them.
Lin Yue did not tell anyone that Ji Bai had kicked her out in front of everyone in Wangchun Tower that day.
Although she stayed quietly, she did not dare to approach Ji Bai on her own initiative. She had not seen him so closely for a long time.
Lin Yue slowly moved over, but she didn't dare to sit down next to him. She took two steps to the side and sat down next to Bai Ce.
Only after Lin Zhen took his seat did they start eating.
There was a plate of stir-fried celery in front of Lin Zhen. Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks, Ji Sui, who was sitting next to her, quietly took the chopsticks away.
There were only four people at the table. Bai Ce was a blind man, and his dishes were prepared by Shi Zhu for him to eat alone. Only the three of them were eating the dishes on the table. Although Ji Sui's actions were inconspicuous, they were clearly seen by Lin Yue.
Only then did she remember that when she was young and her elder sister had not yet eaten in separate rooms, she had never seen her sister eat any dishes with celery.
It turns out... my sister doesn't like celery.
Lin Yue lowered her head and poked the chopsticks in the bowl. She suddenly felt that the food at the inn was not very delicious, even tasted like chewing wax.
She couldn't tell whether it was because she didn't understand her sister at all, or because he knew her too well.
The behavior and emotional changes of the two people in front of her did not attract Lin Zhen's attention at all. Her mind was already filled with all kinds of chaotic things.
Although I learned from Ji Bai last night that Qi Yu had returned home safely, it was Ji Bai who led the troops to provide support when Yizhou urgently reported to the capital that day.
And he happened to appear in Qizhou, so the matter of Yong'an Hou might be related to him, or perhaps, it was his handiwork.
If that were the case, he would sooner or later know about the kidnapping of Marquis Yong'an.
Ji Sui has always been meticulous. If he intends to investigate, there is no guarantee that Qi Yushi's identity will not be exposed.
And Lin Yue...
Lin Zhen set her eyes on her. She didn't expect that Lin Yue couldn't escape from the city. Ji Bai captured Lin Yue and brought her with him. Was he trying to lure her out?
Was he so sure he could find her again? Or had he already made up his mind to recapture her after she escaped?
Yes, how could he let her go so easily?
The new grudge on a rainy night three years ago, the old grudge at the princess's mansion five years ago, his hatred for her will not end until he dies.
At this point, she was ready to let him do whatever he wanted, but Lin Yue was innocent and knew nothing about it.
Lin Zhen could no longer let her be implicated by Ji Bai's anger, nor did he want his sister to witness her miserable situation around Ji Bai.
She still had to find a way to send Lin Yue away, but after the last lesson, Ji Bai was afraid that he would keep a closer watch on Lin Yue. The more so, the more cautious she had to be. This time, she had to see her leave safely with her own eyes.
"Yu'er, what's wrong with you? Is the food not to your liking?" Lin Zhen's confused thoughts were interrupted by Bai Ce's question.
Lin Zhen didn't want his sister to know about his embarrassment, and Lin Yue also didn't want her elder sister to know about her embarrassing experience. Fearing that her elder sister would pay too much attention to Bai Ce, she immediately stood up and interrupted, "I'm not feeling well. I don't want to eat anymore."
Lin Zhen was full of things on his mind, so he naturally had no appetite and followed Lin Yue back to the room.
In order to make Lin Yue feel at ease, she stayed by her side all the time.
It was not until midnight when Lin Yue fell into a deep sleep that she gently let go of her sister's hand, stood up, walked out of the room, and went to the next room.
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