Chapter 34 The Source of Pain
Liu Ning paused, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face, and then she forced a calm smile and said, "Oh, I'm going to the bathroom."
Ji Linshen's eyes were as sharp as torches, as if he wanted to see through her: "I haven't had a drink with Miss Liu today."
As he spoke, he poured a glass of wine and raised it in Liu Ning's direction: "Miss Liu, have a drink."
Liu Ning now wanted only to find Lu Shiman. Although he was reluctant, he still sat down again, poured a glass of wine, and drank it.
She put down her wine glass, but couldn't help glancing towards the bathroom, feeling secretly anxious.
Ji Linshen took it all in, with a smile on his lips, but his eyes were extremely cold.
Lu Shiman walked into the bathroom and immediately called Qin Jiaojiao.
The phone rang many times before it was picked up, but there was no sound from the other end.
"Jiaojiao?" Lu Shiman called out tentatively.
There was still silence on the other end of the phone.
"Baby, say something." Lu Shiman suddenly felt a little flustered. It had been two days since Qin Jiaojiao was taken away. She didn't know how she was doing now.
"Ms. Lu, this is Huo Beiyan. She's fallen asleep." A magnetic male voice came from the receiver.
"She is still with you?" Lu Shiman became even more worried after hearing Qin Jiaojiao talk about this marriage partner.
This marriage proposal was rejected by Qin Jiaojiao's cousin because it was rumored that Huo Beiyan was a pervert who enjoyed torturing others. She was afraid that she would suffer if she married him, so she designed the marriage proposal to fall on Qin Jiaojiao.
"She and I are an engaged couple. It's weird to be together?" Huo Beiyan held the phone and lowered his voice as he looked at Qin Jiaojiao, who was sleeping on the bed with tears in her eyes.
Lu Shiman was speechless: "Then wake her up, I want to hear her voice."
"Hehe..." Huo Beiyan chuckled twice in the receiver: "I'm not a kidnapper, I have no obligation to cooperate with Miss Lu."
"no....."
Beep beep....
Before Lu Shiman could finish her words, the other party hung up.
Hearing the busy tone, she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
After washing her hands, she shook them angrily, and when she turned around, she saw Liu Ning staring at her sinisterly.
"Ms. Liu, are you going to the toilet yourself?" Lu Shiman greeted with a smile, ignoring the other person's expression as if she wanted to swallow her up.
Liu Ning snorted lightly, and looked at Lu Shiman with a look of disdain and mockery: "Tell me, how did you get into Ji Linshen's bed?"
"You want to climb?" Lu Shiman tilted his head and stared at her, his eyes clear and his expression harmless. "I don't have a tutorial, so why don't you give me some time and I'll make a PPT for you when I get back."
Hearing her words, Liu Ning was instantly enraged: "Did you really climb into Ji Linshen's bed?"
"Don't be mean, be gentle."
"Bitch, how dare you, Ji Linshen is mine, how dare you, a bitch like you..."
"Shh, don't curse, cursing is not nice." Lu Shiman curled his lips: "Also, the word 'bitch' is too common. If it were me, I wouldn't call her a bitch."
Liu Ning: “???”
"Next time I curse you, just call me a idiot and a bitch. I mean, idiot and bitch, one is worth two."
"You're right, you idiot~"
Liu Ning was so angry at her despicable look that her chest heaved violently. She took a step forward, raised her hand high, and was about to drop it directly on Lu Shiman's face the next second.
Lu Shiman had been slapped many times before, so her counterattack against this action was subconsciously ingrained in her bones.
She took a step aside, held Liu Ning's wrist, lowered her head and bit her wrist hard.
"Bitch, you dare to bite me!" Liu Ning felt pain and tried to push her away, but she bit him even harder.
After satisfying his desire to bite her, Lu Shiman let her go, took two steps back, and smiled: "I'm biting a watch for you, do you like it?"
This was the first time Liu Ning had encountered such an infuriating person. She had never experienced such humiliation in her life.
After Lu Shiman finished biting someone, he felt refreshed. When he passed by Liu Ning, he patted her shoulder warmly and said, "I'm done. Take your time~"
Back at the dinner table, Ji Linshen looked at her calmly, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he breathed a sigh of relief.
A few minutes later, Liu Ning came in with a sullen face and looked at Lu Shiman with vicious eyes. Lu Shiman gave her a big smile.
After being bullied for so many years, she already knew what kind of counterattack and attitude was the most infuriating.
After dinner, Liu Zuo wanted to invite Ji Linshen to the cigar room upstairs to taste cigars, but Ji Linshen declined on the grounds that his fiancée didn't like it.
After saying goodbye to the Liu family father and daughter, Lu Shiman let go of Ji Linshen's hand.
With his hands empty, Ji Linshen felt that even his heart was empty.
This point is the most congested spot in Beijing, and drivers will inevitably get stuck on the way here.
"Have you been bullied?" Ji Linshen put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, his tall figure standing in the night, tall and handsome.
"Who bullied you?"
"Ms. Liu."
"She can't bully me." Lu Shiman lowered his head, kicking the ground lightly with his toes. His tone was flat, but Ji Linshen could still vaguely hear some other emotions.
Just as I was about to say something, my cell phone rang. It was a call from work.
Ji Linshen picked up the phone, patted Lu Shiman's back gently, and walked to a relatively quiet place.
Lu Shiman stayed where he was and looked in the direction of Ji Linshen.
The neon lights reflected on his well-defined face, making his already elegant and noble face even more beautiful.
A man and a woman walked over, holding a child who looked two or three years old.
"Do you have a fucking heart? The child isn't yours, is it?"
"It's not my child, whoever gave birth should take care of it, I'm busy."
"Busy, you're the only one who's busy. I'm not busy, right? It was you who wanted the child in the first place..."
Lu Shiman's mind buzzed, and the scene of his parents quarreling in his memory slowly replaced the scene of the quarrel between the man and woman in front of him.
"I don't want it. My daughter is from your Lu family and should belong to you."
"If you don't want it, I don't want it either. It's not my child."
"You're not even human, anyway, I don't want it, I'll just pay child support."
"Okay, you don't want to, right? I'll strangle her to death. I don't believe you won't feel bad."
"It's up to you. It's not like I can't reproduce. The sight of your offspring makes me sick."
“.......”
Dust-forgotten memories surged in like a tide, and Lu Shiman's face turned pale in an instant.
"Can you please stop being so pretentious when you're just taking care of a child?"
"I'm being pretentious? I've been married to you for a few years..."
As the man and woman got closer, the man's voice became clearer and clearer, overlapping with the voice in his memory of his parents.
Lu Shiman's heart beat faster and he almost suffocated.
She turned around suddenly, trying to escape from this suffocating place, but accidentally bumped into the road sign behind her, making a loud 'bang' sound.
She didn't care about the pain on her head and changed direction, just wanting to escape as quickly as possible.
That memory was the source of all her pain. She was almost strangled to death by her biological father before her parents' divorce lawsuit, in front of the court.
A burden like her doesn't deserve to live. She should die. She should die...
Ji Linshen answered the phone, but his attention was always on Lu Shiman.
Seeing that something was wrong with her, he quickly hung up the phone, took a few steps with his long legs, and came to Lu Shiman's side, holding her steadily as she was about to fall.
"What's wrong?" Ji Linshen's cold voice sounded, with a hint of anxiety in his voice.
Lu Shiman's face was pale and his eyes were empty, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare. His whole body was trembling slightly and he did not answer.
Ji Linshen frowned and quickly glanced around, trying to find the reason for her sudden abnormality, but there was nothing unusual around except for the passers-by.
"It's okay, it's okay." Ji Linshen patted her back gently and soothed her softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Lu Shiman buried her head in Ji Linshen's solid chest, feeling his body temperature and strong heartbeat, and gradually calmed down.
Ji Linshen didn't say anything else, just patted her back gently.
After a long while, Lu Shiman said in a trembling voice: "It's okay, I just suddenly feel a little uncomfortable."
Ji Linshen didn't ask any further questions. Everyone has secrets.
Lu Shiman came out of his arms, her face looked much better, but her eyes still had a bit of trance.
The driver finally got out of the traffic jam and slowly drove ahead of them.
Ji Linshen didn't wait for the driver to get out and open the door. He opened the door directly, made way for Shi Man to get in, and then he followed in.
Inside the car, the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
Ji Linshen looked at her shivering slightly and silently turned up the temperature of the air conditioner, hoping to make her feel more comfortable.
The cell phone rang, which made Lu Shiman tremble violently. He subconsciously looked at the phone and found that it was his. After hesitating for a few seconds, he picked up the phone.
"Baby, it's me~" Qin Jiaojiao's voice came from the receiver.
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