Chapter 49 Who gave you the guts?
Shi Nianzhi stood in front of Lu Jiunian, looking at his own shadow on the ground, the wrapper he had peeled off the chocolate in his hand crumpled into a ball.
His indifferent tone and attitude.
"Did he give you the train ticket?"
Shi Nianzhi nodded, then looked up at Lu Jiunian, "Hmm, you asked him to give it to me, have you forgotten?"
The man paused, his hand holding the cigarette still.
After a moment, he asked with a serious expression, "What did he tell you?"
Shi Nianzhi thought about it seriously for a moment, "He then stuffed the train ticket into my hand and said that it was your arrangement to let me go home."
Lu Jiunian's brows furrowed with annoyance. "Are you an idiot? You believe everything he says! He told you to go home, and you didn't even bother to call me?!"
"I am not a pig."
Shi Nianzhi felt that if she could, she would like to be a human being.
Lu Jiunian looked at him with cold eyes.
Shi Nianzhi shrank back again, somewhat afraid of Lu Jiunian's gaze, which made it seem like he was about to devour him.
But he didn't want to admit he was a pig, so he lowered his head and picked at his fingers.
He picks his fingers whenever he gets scolded, and he picks his fingers whenever they argue.
Enraged, Lu Jiunian threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray. Because he used too much force, the cigarette butt went in but bounced out and landed on the expensive carpet.
Shi Nianzhi quickly stretched out his foot and stomped out the cigarette butt.
Then he squatted down and ran his hand over the cashmere carpet, discovering that a small patch had been burned black.
Lu Jiunian couldn't stand his spineless attitude, so he got up, walked over, and lifted Shi Nianzhi up.
Faced with his scrutiny, Shi Nianzhi honestly said, "I wanted to call you, but my phone was stolen on the bus. I thought I'd go home and use my dad's phone to call you, but you arrived before me. So I didn't have a chance to call you. Actually, I should have called you. Even if you don't want me anymore, you're still a benefactor to our family."
Lu Jiunian reached out and lifted Shi Nianzhi's clothes, revealing bruises on his stomach from being kicked.
The man's face was cold.
Shi Nianzhi pulled down the hem of her school uniform, feeling a little embarrassed.
Why didn't you tell me you got hit?
After he finished speaking, he realized he had asked a pointless question and saw the embarrassment on Shi Nianzhi's face.
Lu Jiunian grabbed his wrist and pulled him outside.
Shi Nianzhi was pulled and stumbled, barely managing to keep up with the man's pace.
He kept asking, "Where are you going? Where are you going?"
The person in front of him didn't respond with a word, but instead shoved him into the car.
Hospital.
Lu Jiunian stood at the door of the ward, not in a hurry to go in, but made a phone call instead.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Li Yuan rushed over. "Xiao Nian, your Brother Gu is away on a business trip, so it's the same if I'm here."
"Then let's go in."
Lu Jiunian pushed open the ward door.
Gu Yuanyuan only injured his head; there was nothing seriously wrong. It was his mother who made a big fuss and insisted on having him hospitalized. There were even two bodyguards outside the ward, clearly indicating that they were keeping him locked up so he could reflect on his actions.
If you have a cell phone, how can you call it "closed"?
Gu Yuanyuan was half-lying on the bed. There was a small table on the bed with snacks he had ordered from a certain group, as well as half a watermelon, from which he had cut out the sweetest part.
He was lying in bed browsing Weibo, thoroughly enjoying the gossip, and his phone was also showing him flirting with the school heartthrob from the neighboring school.
"Bang----"
Startled by the sudden sound of the hospital room door opening, Gu Yuanyuan's spoiled temper flared up.
Without even looking up, he scolded, "How can you be so careless? Can't you even be gentle when delivering food? I'm so annoyed by you bodyguards who are all brawn and no brains."
The ward was completely silent.
There was no familiar apology from the bodyguard.
Gu Yuanyuan slammed her phone on the table, her face sour. "What kind of attitude is this...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Yuanyuan was startled when she saw Lu Jiunian's cold face, and then she saw Shi Nianzhi.
Gu Yuanyuan smugly thought that Lu Jiunian had finally figured out that this country bumpkin was not as important as him, so he brought the country bumpkin to make him happy.
Gu Yuanyuan's eyes lit up. "Uncle Lu, have you finally figured it out and decided to hand Shi Nianzhi over to me?"
Shi Nian glanced at Lu Jiunian subconsciously; his face was somewhat pale.
Isn't one slap enough?
Lu Jiunian stood in front of the hospital bed, looking down at Gu Yuanyuan, and a sense of oppression suddenly descended upon her.
Gu Yuanyuan moved the small table aside, looked at Lu Jiunian and smiled, "Uncle Lu, why are you looking at me like that?"
"The Su family has come to me to turn themselves in."
"Oh, what did he say?"
Gu Yuanyuan was utterly fearless, probably certain that even if Lu Jiunian knew the truth, he wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
It's just unexpected that this country bumpkin is so important to Su Hengyi. Su Hengyi, such a cold and indifferent person, actually went to turn himself in with Lu Jiunian.
A flash of hatred crossed Gu Yuanyuan's eyes.
He used to feel disgust, aversion, and jealousy when he read it before, but this was the first time he felt hatred.
Lu Jiunian didn't rush to speak. He pulled up a chair and sat down next to Gu Yuanyuan's hospital bed.
Standing to the side, Li Yuan seemed a little nervous compared to Shi Nianzhi's bewilderment, after all, Gu Yuanyuan was her own son and was injured.
"They said he pushed you down the stairs."
Lu Jiunian's hostility had lessened, and his calm and even tone gave him a more composed appearance.
When Lu Jiunian was angry, Gu Yuanyuan didn't dare to look him in the eye.
"Oh, really? I didn't know. They were both there at the time, and I had my back to them. Uncle Lu, the scene was chaotic at the time, and I misremembered. You should be able to forgive me, right? Besides, Shi Nianzhi didn't suffer any losses. He was an accomplice and only got slapped once. Look at my head, it's almost cracked open. I'm still dizzy."
Gu Yuanyuan is very smart and articulate; otherwise, he wouldn't always have the most red envelopes in his pocket during the Lunar New Year.
He cleared his name with just a few words.
Lu Jiunian said in a very calm voice, "I recently learned something."
Gu Yuanyuan wasn't afraid at all; instead, he smiled ingratiatingly, a shallow dimple appearing on his right cheek. "What?"
“You gave him a train ticket, but then called me and said he sold the phone and ran away secretly.”
“Uncle Lu, I felt that Shi Nianzhi wasn’t happy around you. His grades weren’t good, and he didn’t fit in at school. I saw how hard he was working; he clearly didn’t belong here, but he was trying so hard to fit in. And he kept wanting to go back, so I bought him a train ticket. As for the phone, I was just guessing, but it turns out I wasn’t wrong. He did sell his phone. Even if he didn’t buy the ticket, couldn’t he have sold the phone to raise some money?”
"His phone was stolen."
Gu Yuanyuan feigned surprise, "Oh, it was stolen? Then I really misunderstood him. But Uncle Lu, selling phones is indeed something Shi Nianzhi would do. You can understand my guess, right?"
Lu Jiunian reached out and forcefully pinched Gu Yuanyuan's chin.
He didn't have much patience to begin with, and Gu Yuanyuan's subtle and forceful approach annoyed him, causing his anger to erupt.
The man tightened his grip, his voice icy, "You're bullying him, Gu Yuanyuan!"
Gu Yuanyuan frowned in pain. "Uncle Lu, I'm the one lying in the hospital bed right now, not him. Why would I bully him?"
"You're very clever, you've figured out his personality and have been manipulating him in every way possible. Do you think I'm just a decoration or that I'm dead? How much courage did your parents give you to provoke me?! You weren't even born when I was playing with people, so don't be so arrogant in front of me and use your little tricks!"
Lu Jiunian then grabbed Gu Yuanyuan by the neck, his fingers digging into her neck, clearly intending to teach her a lesson. Gu Yuanyuan's face turned red from the pressure.
Li Yuan was quite frightened and quickly stepped forward, "Let go! Xiao Nian, even if Yuan Yuan is wrong, we as parents will educate him properly, please let go!"
Li Yuan waved towards the door, almost calling for the bodyguards to come in.
Shi Nianzhi stepped forward, hugged Lu Jiunian's waist, and rested his face on Lu Jiunian's back. "If you strangle someone, you'll go to jail!"
Lu Jiunian then released Gu Yuanyuan's neck.
Gu Yuanyuan fell onto the hospital bed, clutching his neck and coughing violently. The wound on his forehead bled from the shock, the gauze showing through.
"I will call Brother Gu and give him an explanation about what happened today."
As Lu Jiunian walked out, he passed by Nianzhi and coldly said, "Go."
Li Yuan was heartbroken. She patted Gu Yuanyuan's back to help him catch his breath, and nervously pressed the call button to summon a doctor.
With tears welling up in his eyes, Gu Yuanyuan threw back the covers.
"Baby, don't move! Your wound is bleeding!"
Li Yuan tried to dissuade Gu Yuanyuan from getting out of bed.
Gu Yuanyuan waved away Li Yuan's hand, and ran barefoot into the corridor without even putting on his shoes.
He caught up with Lu Jiunian's back, covering his neck as he blocked Lu Jiunian's path.
He tilted his head back and laughed mockingly, "It was my uncle who gave me the courage."
Seeing Lu Jiunian frozen in place.
Gu Yuanyuan stepped forward, looking at Shi Nianzhi with a moment of malice in his eyes.
She was speaking to Lu Jiunian, saying, "Uncle Lu, my uncle loves me the most. He's the one who gave me the courage to hate the person next to you."
Shi Nianzhi's hands, which were at his sides, suddenly tightened, and under Gu Yuanyuan's gaze, he slowly lowered his head.
Lu Jiunian pushed Gu Yuanyuan away forcefully, saying, "Your uncle loves you, but that doesn't mean he condones your mistakes. Gu Yuanyuan, no matter what reason you give, bullying others is wrong."
Gu Yuanyuan's face darkened for a moment, but she pressed on aggressively, "Uncle Lu, do you still remember my uncle?"
Lu Jiunian's eyes were cold. "Your uncle spoiling you is not a reason for you to be arrogant in front of me."
Gu Yuanyuan snorted lightly, utterly disdainful.
Lu Jiunian grabbed Gu Yuanyuan's wrist tightly and said, "If there's a next time, you can forget about having your hand. You can bully whoever you want in the entire capital, but not him."
This is an order, so domineering, allowing no room for discussion.
Although Gu Yuanyuan winced in pain, he still raised his arrogant face and said, "My uncle works at this private hospital. Since Uncle Lu remembers him, let's go see him."
Shi Nian subconsciously looked at Lu Jiunian.
Will he go?
Will you take him along?
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