Chapter 45 Heartache
Hospital.
Gu Yuanyuan was in the bathroom of the VIP ward, holding up his phone. "Isn't Su Heng's family known for raising him in poverty? Su Heng is usually low-key at school, so I don't think Shi Nianzhi would know his identity."
"Brother Yuan, what are you trying to do by telling me this?"
"Isn't that country bumpkin a pushover? This morning, he actually offered to let me break his legs to protect Mu Guangcheng. He also has a good relationship with Su Hengyi. Do you think he'll fall for it if I threaten him? Then I can get Uncle Lu to hate him and kick him out of here. My life will be complete."
"Brother Yuan, what do you plan to do?"
"Alright, you go..."
After giving instructions, Gu Yuanyuan looked at himself in the mirror, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
He picked up his shattered phone, went outside, and opened the door.
Li Yuan looked at him anxiously, "Baby, are you alright?"
Gu Yuanyuan seemed very dizzy and threw herself into Li Yuan's arms. "Mommy, I feel so dizzy and uncomfortable. When is Uncle Lu coming? I want to see him."
Li Yuan frowned, hesitating to speak, "Honey, your Uncle Lu is already married, you..."
"Oh, Mommy, Uncle Lu is my uncle, of course I know. My uncle loves me so much, he was always the one who cared about me the most when I was sick, but he can't come now. Uncle Lu should at least come, right? Uncle Lu said he would treat me as well as my uncle, because you love someone because you love their family."
Li Yuan placed her hand on the back of Gu Yuanyuan's head, and Gu Yuanyuan's delicate eyebrows furrowed.
Gu Yuanyuan held up her phone again and said in a spoiled tone, "Mommy, my phone is broken. Let Uncle Lu buy me a new one. I want the latest model."
"Mommy will buy it for you, don't bother your Uncle Lu."
"Mommy, I have a headache. I want Uncle Lu to buy it for me. Can you call him?"
Gu Yuanyuan buried her face in Li Yuan's shoulder.
He will have everything that Shi Nianzhi has, and he will also have what Shi Nianzhi doesn't have. He will do it step by step! Sooner or later, he will get rid of Shi Nianzhi!
School.
Shi Nianzhi left behind her assistant.
As he was going down the stairs, someone suddenly called out to him, "Shi Nianzhi!"
"Um?"
Shi Nianzhi stopped in his tracks.
The assistant also stopped.
"I just ran into my English teacher. She said she has some documents for you. Go to her office on the sixth floor."
Now?
"Um."
That person left after saying those words.
Shi Nianzhi usually listens to his teacher. He told his assistant, "I'll go get it and be right back. It won't take long. Can you wait for me?"
The assistant had no excuse to refuse, so he could only nod and say, "I'll wait for you here."
"Um."
They had already gone down to the second floor, but Shi Nianzhi went back up.
He had just stepped out of the sixth-floor stairwell when someone grabbed his school uniform and threw him against the wall. Several boys who often beat him up with Gu Yuanyuan surrounded him.
What are you doing?
Always be mindful of precautions and vigilance.
The leader said, "Don't worry, I won't beat you up. I'll just talk to you for a bit, it won't take up much time."
"You tricked me into coming up here? The English teacher didn't talk to me, right?"
Laughter erupted around him, and someone slapped his face, saying, "You're not stupid, you little country bumpkin."
Shi Nianzhi turned his head to the side; he hated this gesture.
The leader then asked, "Do you know what Su Heng's family does?"
"Collecting scrap?"
"Yes, he's a scrap collector! Listen, Su Hengyi's family is struggling financially. Brother Yuan said that although he was furious that Su Hengyi pushed him down the stairs, Su Hengyi is an outstanding student and a good person; he's definitely a talent for the future of society."
Yuan-ge didn't want to make things difficult for him. You and Su Hengyi are close, and Su Hengyi was implicated because of you. If you admit that you pushed Yuan-ge down the stairs, then this matter will be completely unrelated to Su Hengyi.”
Shi Nianzhi didn't speak for a moment. He lowered his head and clenched his school uniform pants tightly with his fingers.
The leader then said, "If you're not willing, Brother Yuan said that Su Hengyi will have to drop out of school, pay compensation, and be charged with intentional assault, and might even go to jail."
That would mean going to jail! Su Hengyi's life would be ruined. Think about it, if someone as proud as him is ruined, wouldn't death be the only option left?
But you're different, you little country bumpkin. You're so stupid, dropping out of school is fine, you can go back to your mountain village and play in the mud. As for intentionally injuring someone, isn't there still Third Master? Third Master has a past relationship with you, even if he doesn't want you anymore, he won't put you in jail, right? All things considered, it's best if you take the blame.”
Shi Nianzhi argued, "But Gu Yuanyuan started the trouble first."
"But the truth is that Mu Guangcheng's leg is perfectly fine, and you're okay too. It's just that our Brother Yuan fell and cracked his head, and he's seriously injured. You say that Brother Yuan started the trouble first, but do you have any evidence? You don't, do you?"
But the injuries on Brother Yuan's body are irrefutable proof. If this really blows up, neither you nor Su Hengyi will escape. You're not stupid, think it over yourself, we're not forcing you, are we?"
After the leader finished speaking, he exchanged glances with the people around him and then left.
Shi Nianzhi leaned against the wall alone, basking in the sun, but he felt cold all over.
After standing there for a while, Shi Nianzhi remembered that his assistant was still waiting for him downstairs, so he slowly walked down like a turtle.
When Su Heng went to the lecture hall, he saw Shi Nianzhi and walked over to pat him on the shoulder.
Shi Nianzhi looked up at Su Hengyi and said something inexplicable, "Brother Yi, you are really outstanding. You are different from me."
Su Hengyi and Shi Nianzhi exchanged glances, his voice unusually calm, "We each have our strengths. I'm not as good at games as you."
Shi Nianzhi shook his head.
He didn't speak to Su Hengyi again and went downstairs on his own, saying, "It's different."
How can they be the same?
One is a prodigy, the other is a mediocre student with no particular talents. When people compare them, everyone will cherish the first one.
Shi Nianzhi recalled what Su Hengyi had said that morning: "Friend."
If it weren't for Su Hengyi this morning, he would have been the one who fell down the stairs and got injured, with a bloody head, and maybe even broken some bones.
Su Hengyi helped him so much, he couldn't let Su Hengyi go to jail.
Shi Nianzhi understood. He almost cried when he left with his assistant. His eyes were red, which made his skin look even whiter.
He turned around and said to Su Hengyi earnestly, "Brother Yi, you will definitely be very successful in the future. Goodbye."
Never again.
He estimated that he would never have the chance to return to this campus.
He finally realized where his assistant had called him: to resolve Gu Yuanyuan's matter.
Su Hengyi stood at the corner of the stairs, holding a notebook and pen, watching Shi Nianzhi's departing figure, his brows slightly furrowed.
Shi Nianzhi walked in the back seat, and he remained silent the whole way.
It's like knowing your own fate, so you're somewhat at peace with it.
Hospital.
The assistant opened the ward door for Shi Nianzhi, but he stopped at the doorway. "Third Master is inside. Please, Young Master Shi."
The door was opened.
Shi Nianzhi looked up and saw Lu Jiunian's tall and straight figure and his cold profile. He was standing in front of the hospital bed, talking to a woman with her hair neatly styled and a strong aura of a socialite.
They looked like they had just arrived.
His attitude was unusually gentle.
Gu Yuanyuan lay half-reclined on the hospital bed, looking like he was half-dead, with a brand-new, unopened cell phone next to his pillow.
As Shi Nianzhi walked inside, he subconsciously held his breath.
A storm may be coming.
Lu Jiunian caught sight of Shi Nianzhi out of the corner of his eye. He looked at him with deep eyes and said, "Come here."
Shi Nianzhi walked to Lu Jiunian's side.
Li Yuan smiled with an air of elegance and said, "Sit down and let's talk."
After Lu Jiunian sat down, Li Yuan also sat down.
Shi Nianzhi's hand touched the back of the chair.
Lu Jiunian suddenly said coldly, "You stand there."
Shi Nianzhi's hand seemed to have been burned by the backrest, and he quickly withdrew it. He stood there for a while, not knowing who to look at, and then simply lowered his head.
Gu Yuanyuan's voice was weak and feeble. "Uncle Lu, it was him who pushed me down the stairs when I wasn't paying attention. I was standing at the bottom of the stairs talking to my classmates about the physics competition when he came over and pushed me from behind."
"is that so?"
Lu Jiunian looked at Shi Nianzhi, waiting for her answer.
Shi Nianzhi didn't even look up. He whispered, "I accidentally bumped into him."
Gu Yuanyuan knew that Shi Nianzhi would take the blame for Su Hengyi; that pushover.
He couldn't hide the smile on his lips, but afraid that Lu Jiunian would notice, he continued to pretend to be in great pain.
When Li Yuan finished looking at Nianzhi, she suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity; the resemblance was truly striking.
She interjected, "Since it was an accident, let's just let it go; it wasn't a serious injury."
Gu Yuanyuan screamed, "Mommy! The doctor said it will leave a scar! When have I ever been injured this badly in my entire life? And you're still defending outsiders! Can you really just accidentally knock someone down while walking? You can't believe you made up such a lame excuse? You really don't know anything; it sounds so clumsy..."
*Smack!*
Before Gu Yuanyuan could finish speaking, a crisp round of applause interrupted him.
Caught off guard, Shi Nianzhi was knocked to the ground, a bloody mark appearing on the corner of his lip, and his ears ringing.
His mouth was filled with the taste of blood. His face, which had just been slapped by Gu Yuanyuan that morning, was now red and swollen from another slap.
Numbness, as if there were no sensation.
Gu Yuanyuan shut up.
Li Yuan quickly stood up, "Xiao Nian, why did you hit him so hard? How old is he? It's normal for him to make mistakes. He's just immature!"
Li Yuan bent down and helped Shi Nianzhi up.
Shi Nianzhi stood up and said, "Thank you."
They're so sensible it breaks my heart.
Lu Jiunian said coldly, "Apologize to Gu Yuanyuan."
Shi Nianzhi clenched his fist.
Li Yuan led Shi Nianzhi outside, saying as she did so, "Xiao Nian, you've really gone too far. I didn't hold a grudge about what happened far away."
Lu Jiunian walked over, took Shi Nianzhi's hand, and pulled him back. "No matter what, he was wrong in this matter. Apologize."
Gu Yuanyuan looked at Lu Jiunian, her voice filled with grievance, "I'm so badly injured, and I still feel terrible. I almost died today. Is an apology all it takes? Uncle Lu, what kind of relationship do our two families have? Is this how you treat my family?"
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