Shi Wan's wrist was originally just red from Feng Yunzhou's pinching, but Lin Yue's shoving caused her leg ailment to flare up again.
Lu Jingyan seemed to notice Shi Wan's embarrassment. He half-squatted down, and before Shi Wan could react, he easily picked her up until they were at eye level. He carefully adjusted her position so she wouldn't feel uncomfortable, glanced at her, and then strode home.
At this moment, Xiao Nan and Bei Bei had black lines on their faces. One was wearing a princess dress and holding a doll, while the other was wearing a blue suit with a red bow tie on his chest. The two cute children held hands and watched their uncle carry the teacher home with longing eyes.
He entered the living room, gently placed Shi Wan on the sofa, and took out his phone to dial Ji Chu's number.
She then took out the ointment. The cool sensation of the ointment when it first touched her skin made Shi Wan flinch slightly.
Shi Wan knew that their relationship hadn't reached that level of intimacy yet, so she awkwardly and gently pushed away Lu Jingyan's large, warm hand. "Mr. Lu, I can do it myself."
After politely declining, she moved to the other side of the sofa, increasing the distance between them.
Lu Jingyan sighed softly, half-kneeling on the ground, and gently rubbed his swollen wrist with the ointment. "Jingyan."
"Huh?" Shi Wan didn't react.
“Jingyan, you can call me by my name Jingyan, Lu Jingyan.”
His slender fingers gently massaged Shi Wan's delicate, snow-white wrist, his tone almost pleading, "Even earlier than a year ago, after waiting until now, can you consider me?"
After speaking, he looked up and met Shi Wan's gaze, staring straight at her, his usually calm and indifferent eyes now filled with boundless tenderness.
Although Shi Wan knew what Lu Jingyan was thinking, she didn't expect him to confess so directly. She was slightly stunned, and then a blush spread across her fair face all the way to her ears.
"I shouldn't have let Feng Yunzhou get close to you in the first place. It was my fault for not showing up in time."
The unattainable beauty of Kyoto, and even the entire country of China, was now kneeling before Shi Wan, almost pleadingly murmuring to her.
"Ahem, ahem! Am I disturbing you two?" An untimely voice interrupted Lu Jingyan's confession.
Shi Wan awkwardly pushed Lu Jingyan's hand away, smoothed the stray hairs from her forehead, and her blushing face made Qiao Chu think that the two of them had just been doing something.
At this moment, Lu's mother came out of the kitchen and saw Shi Wan and Lu Jingyan blushing, and Ji Chu watching the show with a look of amusement. She didn't think much of it and said, "Little Ji, it's time to eat. Come and eat together." As she spoke, she directed the servants to set the dishes on the table.
Seeing the bruises on Shi Wan's wrist, she hurriedly went over and pushed Lu Jingyan away. "Xiao Wan, why are your hands so red? Did Lu Jingyan do this?!" She then glared at Lu Jingyan fiercely.
Lu Jingyan ignored his mother's reproachful gaze, silently stood up, and never took his eyes off Shi Wan.
"Ji Chu, could you take a look at Xiao Wan's leg injury and see if it can recover to its previous state?" Lu Jingyan looked up and met Shi Wan's gaze, nodding slightly in acknowledgment.
When Lu's mother learned about Shi Wan's car accident and leg injury, she held Shi Wan's hand and gently pressed her palm, comforting her in an encouraging manner.
"Xiao Wan, let Ji Chu take a look. He is a leading expert both domestically and internationally. If it really doesn't work, we can go abroad for the best rehabilitation. The Lu family also has authoritative hospitals overseas, so don't worry."
Hearing Lu's mother's words, Shi Wan's eyes stung slightly. Since her parents passed away, her world had revolved solely around Feng Yunzhou, and the false love he offered.
Even after returning to China, the threats and intimidation from the Feng family gradually made her disguise herself with indifference.
Lu's mother's attitude made her feel the warmth of elders after her parents' passing for the first time in the Lu family.
Ji Chu conducted a detailed examination of Shi Wan. "Miss Shi still needs to do joint exercises and ankle training every day. Start with light sandbags for leg raises, and gradually increase the weight later."
"Um, thank you, Dr. Ji. Are you and Mengmeng...?" Looking up and seeing the similar eyebrows and eyes to Ji Meng, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Ji Chu adjusted his glasses, looked at Shi Wan with gentle eyes, and smiled slightly. "Thanks to your care, Mengmeng didn't cause us any trouble while she was abroad."
"I am Ji Meng's older brother, Ji Chu. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Shi Wan smiled knowingly at Ji Chu and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
At that moment, Ji sneezed at the airport, her charming almond-shaped eyes furrowing. Who was talking about her behind her back again?
Stepping out of the airport terminal and seeing the beautiful weather in Kyoto, I stretched dramatically and exclaimed, "Kyoto, your big sister is back!"
Passersby cast curious glances at the girl making exaggerated gestures, mainly because she had seductive eyes, wore a black tank top and loose gray sweatpants, revealing large expanses of her fair skin. Her bright red lips and flowing, wavy hair made it hard not to attract their attention.
Ji Meng was unaware that her exaggerated actions at the door had been stared at blatantly and intensely by a young man in a black Cullinan parked by the roadside, his eyes burning with a fiery passion as if he were about to devour her whole.
With his long, large hands clenched until his fingers turned white, Zhou Yuan resisted the urge to get out of the car. He glanced at his boss in the rearview mirror and said, "Boss, Miss Ji seems to be alone."
The implication was that she hadn't brought anyone back, specifically her boyfriend, and asked if they should bring her back to Qingshan Yazhu together.
The assistant thought to himself, "My boss should understand now." He was smugly watching his boss's next move when he was suddenly met with a cold glance from his boss.
"Drive." The voice remained cold and devoid of any emotion.
"How's the matter at the old house in Xindu going?"
Hearing his boss's tone turn serious, the assistant immediately reverted to his professional assistant role and replied, "All of the resources the master has been cut off, and the second wife's family has been dealt with thoroughly. However, Miss An doesn't seem to have made any major moves yet; we haven't found much leverage against them. The An family's background is not simple; they always manage to clean up the mess cleanly."
"Settle the settlement as soon as possible. If necessary, bring back some of the people from D country. If soft tactics don't work, then we'll have to take a hard line and make it impossible for them to stay in Xindu."
After saying that, Zhao Zhilin closed his eyes wearily, rubbed his eyebrows, and said nothing more.
At this moment, Ji Meng, who was hailing a taxi at the airport exit, seemed to see a familiar figure when she turned around. Realizing that she might be out of her mind thinking about that person, she shook her head and took a taxi back to Qingshan Yazhu.
I received a text message from Shi Wan as soon as I got off the plane. It just so happened that my older brother also had a house in Qingshan Yazhu, so I rushed over there.
When Lu's mother saw another uninvited, loud-mouthed Chu Ningxuan, an expressionless Zhao Zhilin, and a carefree, sexy girl standing outside the courtyard gate anxiously ringing the doorbell, she was both amused and exasperated.
She had just finished saying that her son was all alone and had no friends when a whole bunch of them showed up.
Seeing that it was a world dominated by young people and he felt it inconvenient to get involved, he gave a few instructions and led the two reluctant little ones back to the old house.
Ji Meng and Chu Ningxuan entered the living room almost at the same time. Chu Ningxuan felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity and warmth when he saw Shi Wan, especially the small red mole on the tip of her nose. As soon as he entered, he rushed to Shi Wan's side and asked her how she was doing.
The moment Ji Meng saw Zhao Zhilin, she wished she could hide her head in the ground, while Zhao Zhilin stared intently at the girl he had seen just an hour ago, his eyes burning with undisguised passion.
Ji Meng awkwardly turned her head and hugged her older brother's arm, saying in a wronged tone, "Big brother, I told you I was coming back today, but you didn't come to pick me up."
Ji Chu adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, raised his hand to rub the girl's head, and teased his sister who was blatantly lying, "I put you in charge of several media companies, and now you're making up all sorts of lies. Also, could you wear another layer of clothing? Some people are practically spitting fire from their eyes."
Ji Meng rolled her eyes at Ji Chu and said, "What I wear is none of anyone else's business. If you're so capable, then don't look!" After saying that, she ignored the two people in front of her and walked towards Shi Wan.
Shi Wan gave a brief account of her encounter with Feng Yunzhou. It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because as soon as Feng Yunzhou was mentioned, Ji Meng gritted her teeth again.
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