Chapter 195 Love is an Instinct
As Shi Nianzhi walked around the corner, her arm was suddenly grabbed.
Lu Jiunian appeared before him.
Shi Nianzhi raised his eyes and gazed at Lu Jiunian's eyes, which had regained their luster. His gaze then unconsciously swept over the man's thin lips.
It was as if they were waiting for him to speak.
"I......"
A struggle flickered in Lu Jiunian's eyes, and he had only uttered one word.
Ding Qianqian rushed over from the ward, "Jiu Nian, what's wrong?"
Just now, Shi Nianzhi only saw a delicate profile. The other person was dressed very simply. In his memory, Ding Qianqian was always dressed up in a flamboyant manner.
With her attention focused on Lu Jiunian, she hadn't been paying much attention and was now facing Ding Qianqian's face.
Shi Nianzhi recognized who this person was, and the cold smile on his lips deepened.
Ding Qianqian stepped forward and took Lu Jiunian's hand. "The doctor said you need to rest in bed, don't you remember? Go back and lie down quickly, don't make me worry."
Lu Jiunian looked at Ding Qianqian's face, then at Shi Nianzhi.
He asked Ding Qianqian, "Are you really my lover?"
Ding Qianqian's expression froze for a second, and for a second he almost gritted his teeth as he glanced at Shi Nianzhi.
But she quickly softened her voice and said, "Of course, didn't I just tell you? You were in a car accident on our wedding day, which was three days ago. You just woke up today. What's wrong? You seem a bit out of sorts."
Shi Nianzhi seemed too lazy to watch them portray their deep, unwavering love.
He shook off Lu Jiunian's hand and walked forward.
Lu Jiunian suddenly took a step forward and continued to grab Shi Nianzhi's wrist, "Don't you have anything to say?"
A mocking glint appeared in Shi Nianzhi's eyes.
He turned and stared coldly at Lu Jiunian, "You have a lover and a marriage, what do I have to say to you?"
Lu Jiunian's Adam's apple bobbed slightly. "But you look very familiar to me."
Shi Nianzhi pushed Lu Jiunian's hand away and said coldly, "You should get to know your other half better."
Lu Jiunian still wanted to pursue her.
Ding Qianqian grabbed his wrist. "Jiu Nian, where are you going?"
Lu Jiunian watched Shi Nianzhi's departing figure with reluctance. He parted his thin lips slightly and murmured, "I can't bear to see him go. I don't know why, but every second I can't see him after he leaves, I feel like my heart is being torn apart."
"You're wrong, Jiu Nian. He was your first love, that's true. But he didn't love you at all, and he cruelly abandoned you."
Ding Qianqian puffed out her cheeks and said fiercely, "Your heart is breaking not because you miss him, but because when you see him, your amnesiac brain subconsciously reminds you of the pain of being abandoned and humiliated by Shi Nianzhi, and that's why your heart aches."
Ding Qianqian placed her hand on Lu Jiunian's chest, "Do you understand?"
Lu Jiunian lowered his head, looking so puzzled, yet seemingly understanding but not quite. Then he uttered the three words "Shi Nianzhi," and his pupils suddenly dilated.
Lu Bing walked over and patted Lu Jiunian on the shoulder. "Yeah, have you forgotten how he had his bodyguards beat you up and humiliate you by pinning you down in the mud? He's the most ruthless person. He played with your feelings. He doesn't deserve you."
As if under a spell, Lu Jiunian muttered to himself, "He's not good enough for me..."
Lu Bing and Ding Qianqian exchanged a glance for a second, both knowing what was going on in their eyes.
Lu Bing added, "It was Qianqian who pulled you back from the abyss of being abandoned. You can't abandon Qianqian just because you've lost your memory, understand, brother?"
Lu Jiunian froze, looking down at Ding Qianqian standing beside him.
Ding Qianqian smiled gently at him.
But Lu Jiunian's heart ached. They told him that Shi Nianzhi was a bad person, a heartless and ungrateful man who had abandoned him and was utterly wicked.
But the moment he saw him, he liked him very much and loved him.
He didn't know what hatred was, nor did he understand what grudges were. All he knew was that at this moment, he just wanted to run over and hold Shi Nianzhi tightly in his arms.
What do you do after holding it in your arms?
What else can be done besides those that don't pass the review?
What is love? It is the accelerator of the most primal desires and impulses, amplifying hormones and adrenaline.
But Lu Jiunian didn't say it aloud because he realized that no matter what he said, the two people next to him would refute him and then force him to accept their opinions.
Lu Jiunian hated this kind of control.
He went back to his hospital bed and continued to lie there.
Lu Bing coldly smoked a cigarette, while Ding Qianqian stood beside him, looking bewildered.
Lu Bing, with a cigarette butt between her teeth, asked, "What are you panicking about?"
Ding Qianqian also admitted, "I don't think I can compete with Shi Nianzhi. As soon as he came out, I knew I was doomed. Look at Lu Jiunian's eyes. He looks at Shi Nianzhi with infatuation and passion, but he doesn't look at me with that."
"If you don't have it, won't you let him have it?"
"How can I make him have it? He doesn't love me at all. Love is instinct, how can he give me that instinct if he doesn't love me?"
"You mean you're going to give it to Gu Zijian?"
"I didn't mean to give it up, that's why I wanted to ask you what your ideas are."
Lu Bing took a deep drag on his cigarette, then twirled the butt between his fingers. "I do have one, let's see if you're ruthless enough."
Lu Bing whispered something in Ding Qianqian's ear.
After considering it for a moment, Ding Qianqian agreed, only hesitating for a split second, because he was thinking about how much money he would have in the future and how many designer and luxury goods he could buy.
Inside the car.
The assistant was driving in front, glancing at the driver from time to time in the rearview mirror and reciting the words.
After a long pause, he hesitated before speaking, then said, "Young Master Gu, are we just going to leave Third Master with Lu Bing like this, without bringing him back?"
Do you think he wants to come with me?
"That's because Third Master doesn't remember you. If he did, he would definitely go with you. The most despicable one is Lu Bing, who actually took advantage of the situation and stuffed those seductive and cheap girls into Third Master's side."
"Ignore him."
Shi Nianzhi appeared very calm.
The assistant, however, was uneasy. "What if that little bitch snatches Third Master away? He has no memory right now, he's like a blank sheet of paper, so easy to fool."
Shi Nianzhi looked out the car window. "If it were him, even Gu Zichu's sophisticated methods couldn't fool him, let alone a small fry."
"But Third Master is, after all—"
“If he’s been tricked, then he’s no longer him. It’s fine if he doesn’t want me, since he doesn’t remember me anyway. Just as he wished before he went mad, let’s cut ties completely.”
The setting sun was just right outside the window. Shi Nianzhi lowered the car window and looked out, his expression inscrutable.
The car drove through a bustling commercial street.
The singing voice entered the ears through the large speakers:
May you be safe and sound where I cannot see you, may your winters always be filled with warmth. May your tomorrow be free from rain and frost, may your future always be filled with tears of joy. — "You Are the April of This World"
Shi Nian was taken aback, then lowered his eyes and slowly closed the car window.
After Gu Yuanyuan was discharged from the hospital, she received a call from Su Hengyi.
It's nothing.
Su Hengyi simply asked, "Are you injured?"
Gu Yuanyuan could easily imagine that Su Hengyi was deliberately giving in, and that he might be thinking about her.
The greeting was clearly cold and indifferent, or perhaps it was only sent under pressure from Old Master Su, to greet his seemingly respectful and loving partner.
Yet, Gu Yuanyuan somehow discerned the beautiful love within the lines, "Flowers bloom on the path, you may slowly return."
So Gu Yuanyuan happily booked a plane ticket and couldn't wait to return home before his mother's baby brother was born.
This caused Li Yuan, heavily pregnant, to shed tears because she couldn't bear to part with her son.
Enraged, Gu Dongxuan cursed Gu Yuanyuan as a "little beast" for three days straight.
Shi Nianzhi met Lu Jiunian at a drinking party on the third day.
Lu Bing brought it.
Shi Nianzhi had to say that Lu Bing was a bit odd.
If you really don't want him to be with Lu Jiunian, you can simply send Lu Jiunian and Ding Qianqian abroad with a plane ticket and let Ding Qianqian seduce Lu Jiunian.
If they're lucky, Ding Qianqian might be able to live happily ever after with Lu Jiunian.
But Lu Bing insisted on bringing Lu Jiunian closer to Shi Nianzhi, it was unclear whether she was trying to annoy or make someone uncomfortable.
In Shi Nianzhi's eyes, Lu Bing was practically courting death. He genuinely disliked him; he truly had a phobia of stupidity.
Shi Nianzhi ignored Lu Bing and chatted briefly with his business partner. No matter when he turned around, he could see Lu Jiunian's eyes staring at his face.
As the drinking party was about to end, Lu Bing suddenly said, "Brother, aren't you going back to take care of your wife?"
Lu Jiunian reluctantly withdrew his gaze, then stood up as if remembering something. "Yes, I have to go now. My husband was seriously injured a few days ago while saving me, and he's still in the hospital. I need to go take care of him."
Everyone at the table fell silent, and many people cautiously turned their gaze to Shi Nianzhi's face.
Seeing that Shi Nianzhi turned a deaf ear to the news that Lu Jiunian had a new lover and showed no sign of anything unusual.
"Take care, Third Master."
Then it slowly started to ring out.
Shi Nianzhi picked up the wine in front of him and gulped it down. The spicy sensation burned from his throat all the way to his stomach.
Lu Bing smiled gently, "Young Master Gu, please don't take offense. No matter what, you were the one who rejected my brother back then. He's so happy now, you should wish him well, right?"
"bless?"
When Shi Nianzhi reached for her empty wine glass, someone immediately refilled it for her.
Shi Nianzhi raised his wine glass, sneered, and splashed a glass of wine at Lu Bing's face without any politeness.
Lu Bing closed her eyes, her face and hair covered in wine stains, looking so disheveled.
"May your mother's blessings be with you!"
Shi Nianzhi slammed his wine glass on the table and strode away.
Everyone assumed that Shi Nianzhi was going after Lu Jiunian.
But no one could have predicted it.
As soon as Shi Nianzhi turned the corner of the corridor, someone grabbed her around the waist and hugged her.
He was furious and raised his hand to slap the other person's face, but paused slightly when he saw the handsome face in front of him.
He sneered, "You?"
The next second, a fist slammed heavily into Lu Jiunian's face, with such force that it seemed as if it wanted to kill Lu Jiunian with a single punch.
At this moment, all of Shi Nianzhi's anger was directed at Lu Jiunian.
One punch isn't enough.
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