Chapter 198 Do You Still Want to Like Me?
Lu Jiunian slowly approached Shi Nianzhi and handed the decision over to him, "Do you want me to go?"
Do you want to go?
Lu Jiunian shook his head, "No."
Shi Nianzhi raised an eyebrow, determined to contradict Lu Jiunian, "Go down and see him."
A tender affection welled up in the man's eyes, and even his tone became so indulgent, "I'll do whatever you say, whatever you ask me to do, as long as you don't kick me out."
Shi Nianzhi curled her lips, it was hard to tell whether she was satisfied or dissatisfied with Lu Jiunian's answer.
The smile was somewhat enigmatic.
Outside the door.
Ding Qianqian stood under the midday sun, his face slightly red from the heat, his chest wrapped in gauze, and his lips a sickly white.
Lu Bing had clearly orchestrated an assassination and rescue plan. He took the knife for Lu Jiunian according to the plan, thinking that he could move Lu Jiunian and make him change his mind.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jiunian abandoned him at the hospital while he was injured and went to Shi Nian's house.
Ding Qianqian was furious.
Lu Bing sent him to cause trouble. No matter what means he uses, he is determined to snatch Lu Jiunian away from Shi Nianzhi.
He arrived in a rage, fully prepared, but didn't even step through the door.
As expected, Gu Zijian, the young master of the Gu family, is not someone to be trifled with; after all, he is not the same Shi Nianzhi who came from the countryside.
Ding Qianqian was extremely frustrated.
The sun stung his skin, his injuries hadn't healed, and his chest ached slightly, making Ding Qianqian feel extremely uncomfortable.
Just as he was about to go back and come back tomorrow.
They discovered that Lu Jiunian and Shi Nianzhi had come out together.
Ding Qianqian instantly suppressed her anger, bit her lip slightly, and put on a pitiful look as if she was about to cry. From a distance, she looked exactly like a wilted little white flower.
Lu Jiunian looked at Ding Qianqian through the large iron gate with its carved wooden frame, his expression cold. "Go back."
"For many years..."
Ding Qianqian's voice was weak and feeble, as if she were about to breathe her last.
The bodyguard brought over a chair and then stylishly opened a large black umbrella, holding it over Shi Nianzhi's head to shield him from the sun.
Shi Nianzhi sat down on the soft chair, looking lazy and relaxed. "Go out and talk to him properly."
The bodyguard opened the door, pressed Lu Jiunian's back, and pushed him out.
The next second, Lu Jiunian turned around abruptly, gripped the door tightly with his hand, and pushed the door, which was about to be closed by the bodyguard, open it a crack again.
His dark eyes seemed to hold something hidden as he stared directly at Shi Nianzhi. "You said I was yours, you said you wouldn't send me away."
Suddenly, Lu Jiunian bristled with thorns, fearing that Shi Nianzhi would kick him out.
Shi Nianzhi and Lu Jiunian looked at each other for a while before gesturing to the bodyguard, "Leave him a gap."
"For many years..."
Ding Qianqian looked weak and was about to fall into Lu Jiunian's arms.
Lu Jiunian took a big step to the side, avoiding Ding Qianqian.
Ding Qianqian seemed not to have expected Lu Jiunian to avoid him. His head slammed into the iron gate with a bang, tearing at his wound. Ding Qianqian clutched his chest.
"Hiss—ah—"
He gripped the iron bars tightly with one hand, and judging from the whiteness of his knuckles, it wasn't an act.
Ding Qianqian leaned against the iron gate. After a long while, he coughed twice. "How could you do this to me? Have you forgotten how I got these injuries? I was stabbed while trying to save you. Jiu Nian, what's wrong with you? Why did you go back to him? Do you think he hasn't hurt you badly enough?"
The "he" that Ding Qianqian mentioned was clearly referring to Shi Nianzhi.
Lu Jiunian's voice was cold and aloof, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, "I've forgotten everything. All I know is that I love him."
Ding Qianqian countered, "And what about me?"
In an instant, Lu Jiunian looked at Ding Qianqian with a cold and murderous gaze, which made Ding Qianqian feel a chill run down her spine and involuntarily break out in a cold sweat.
But when he calmed down and looked at Lu Jiunian, he didn't find anything unusual on Lu Jiunian's face. It seemed that the murderous intent he had felt earlier was just a figment of Ding Qianqian's imagination.
After a long pause, Lu Jiunian finally said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you."
Ding Qianqian clutched her aching chest. "But I did so much for you, I even almost lost my life for you, and all I got in return was one sentence: 'You don't love me?' Have you ever thought about how I feel?"
Shi Nianzhi sat in the chair and watched carefully. He thought that Ding Qianqian's performance of this tragic drama was not bad, at least it was realistic.
These days, you can't even be a "pure and innocent" bitch without some acting skills.
Shi Nianzhi looked at Lu Jiunian, curious to see how Lu Jiunian would respond.
He thought Lu Jiunian would need a long time to think, but in fact, Lu Jiunian replied almost immediately:
"I only recently came to understand that love is actually about willingly being pathetic. Just like you to me, just like me to him."
When Lu Jiunian said this, he looked up and Shi Nianzhi met his gaze unexpectedly.
Shi Nianzhi frowned slightly, something flashing through his mind, but it flashed too quickly for him to grasp.
Ding Qianqian was speechless after hearing Lu Jiunian's words. "Being pathetic? I've done so much for you, and you're telling me it's just because I'm pathetic?"
"You can't help loving me like a fool, and so can I. I can't help loving him like a fool. I'm sorry, go back. Don't try to persuade me. I'm willing to repeat the same mistakes with him, and I'll bear all the consequences myself."
The words "repeating the same mistakes" made Shi Nianzhi's pupils shrink sharply.
He remembered that afternoon when he sat on his bed in the dormitory, propping his chin up and laughing so foolishly as he said to Su Hengyi, "Brother Yi, then, I'll try again..."
Let's try again and repeat the same mistake as Lu Jiunian.
Ding Qianqian persisted, "Jiu Nian, you've just lost your memory. Remember it quickly. Once you remember, you won't want to love him anymore. He only brought you pain, and it was me—"
Anyway, Lu Jiunian won't remember.
Ding Qianqian pointed to her heart, her acting superb and aggressive, "I pulled you out of your pain, it was my meticulous care that gave you hope for life again. You said you loved me very much, that you would only love me for the rest of your life, how could you lie to me?!"
Shi Nianzhi watched Ding Qianqian perform with a cold smile; he almost wanted to applaud him.
A tree without bark will surely die, and a person without shame is invincible.
The bodyguard leaned down and asked Shi Nianzhi, "Do you want...?"
Should they go over there and chase Ding Qianqian away?
"No rush. I can still watch this disgusting stuff."
Lu Jiunian then said, "But I've forgotten everything you said. Right now, all I can think about is him. Whenever I close my eyes, all I see is his face. I've spent far more time with you since I woke up than I've seen him, but now when I close my eyes, I can't remember your face, while he seems to be etched into my mind. I can see him as soon as I close my eyes, as if I should remember him this way."
Ding Qianqian: "......"
Damn it, Lu Jiunian is being roundabout, saying that Ding Qianqian's appearance is only ugly compared to Shi Nianzhi's talent, right?
She's too ugly for him to remember.
Ding Qianqian was already feeling very uncomfortable. He had never actually intended to win against Shi Nianzhi; he was just taking a gamble.
After all, who wouldn't want to marry the famous Third Master Lu from the capital? He's a money tree.
However, this money tree has already taken root in Shi Nianzhi's side and has erected a thousand-foot wall around itself. Where is Ding Qianqian? Outside Lu Jiunian's wall.
What can he use to fight Shi Nianzhi? His life?
You're kidding, his life is worthless to Lu Jiunian.
Ding Qianqian clutched his chest, having played his part to the end. With red eyes, he looked at Lu Jiunian with deep affection, "You'll soon discover his true colors. Then come find me. Jiunian, I will always be the person who loves you most in this world."
Ding Qianqian got into the car that had brought him there and instructed the driver to go to the hospital.
If we had gone any later, he probably would have died of anger here.
Lu Jiunian didn't look at Ding Qianqian again. He pushed open the door, walked to Shi Nianzhi's side, took the umbrella from the bodyguard, and held it for Shi Nianzhi.
"Young Master Gu, I only love you. Even without a title or status, I only want to be with you."
Every time she opens her mouth, it's a love confession.
Shi Nianzhi stood up from his chair and reached out his hand.
Lu Jiunian's eyes held a subtle tenderness as he reached out and gently grasped Shi Nianzhi's fingers, his palm burning hot.
Shi Nianzhi suddenly shook him off, his expression cold. "Umbrella."
Lu Jiunian: "..."
Lu Jiunian handed the umbrella handle to Shi Nianzhi.
Shi Nianzhi snatched it away, and looked up at Lu Jiunian, "I'm in a bad mood today because those people with shady ties to you came to my door."
Lu Jiunian lowered his eyes. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I made you angry."
Shi Nianzhi placed his hand on Lu Jiunian's shoulder, and after a while, moved it to Lu Jiunian's chin. He suddenly pinched Lu Jiunian's chin hard and pulled it forward.
His voice was a little hoarse, "You know that's not what I want to hear."
Lu Jiunian said in a deep voice, "Do whatever you want with me, I will accept it."
"That's right. The most important thing for my bodyguard is to be obedient."
Shi Nianzhi reached out and gently patted Lu Jiunian's face, then moved the umbrella away from Lu Jiunian's head.
"I didn't tell you to move, so don't move, understand?"
Lu Jiunian's jaw tightened, and after a while, he nodded, "I will wait patiently for you to calm down."
Shi Nianzhi left.
The bodyguard stepped forward and took the chair away, then looked up at the blinding sunlight in the sky. "It's so sunny. Thank you for your hard work, Bodyguard Lu."
Lu Jiunian ignored the bodyguard.
The midday sun, especially around one or two o'clock, is the hottest.
Lu Jiunian was soon drenched in sweat, looking as if he had been pulled out of a steamer, but he stood there motionless.
As the sun set, Lu Jiunian, increasingly dehydrated, felt dizzy, and his face turned ashen.
The shadow, which hadn't moved at all, swayed slightly.
Shi Nianzhi glanced at the sunset outside the French windows, stretched lazily, and asked the bodyguard, "Still not dizzy?"
"No, but it won't be long."
"oh."
Shi Nianzhi gave a soft sound, and then walked out in the afterglow of the setting sun.
He slowly stood in front of Lu Jiunian. "What Ding Qianqian said is true. Moreover, I have a bad temper and a cold heart. I believe you have seen and experienced this this afternoon. So, do you still like me?"
Lu Jiunian's eyes, which looked as if he was about to faint, stared intently at Shi Nianzhi. "You don't."
His voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.
Shi Nianzhi put his hands behind his back, leaned slightly closer to him, and asked, "What?"
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