Chapter 84 Love and Hate
Zhe Rou was horrified at the sudden reunion, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond. It was as if her feet had grown roots, and she could only stay where she was, letting him look at her.
The two of them were so close that she could even smell the familiar scent of him and the faint bitterness of the golden medicine coming from him, drifting into her nose.
My heart was beating harder and harder, and my stomach was churning.
Lu Chen seemed to be in extreme pain, and his reaction had become unusually slow.
Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, seeping into his eyes along his eyelashes, making his eyebrows and features even darker and deeper, but his eyes were confused and scattered, not as clear and sharp as before.
Zhe Rou looked at him for a long while. Seeing that he had no other reaction, her tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little and she regained her composure.
She slowly exhaled and was about to go out to call the military doctor, but suddenly she heard the person on the couch speak in a hoarse voice.
"妱妱..."
Lu Chen raised his head slightly, his distracted gaze wandering to the back of her neck, his voice dry and strained, "...Where's your headband?"
Zhe Rou was stunned when she heard this.
The silk ribbon she usually used to tie her hair was too long and hung down to her shoulders. It was not very convenient when she was picking herbs before, so she simply wrapped it around her hair twice more and carefully put it into her bun.
But I don't understand why he suddenly asked this.
"The crabapple-colored one..." Seeing her confusion, Lu Chen took two deep breaths and said in a hoarse voice, "I bought it at the village market yesterday. Don't you like it?"
Zhe Rou was stunned.
In the past three years, she had thought about what would happen if she ran into Lu Chen one day. She was hoping for luck and secretly hoped that he had let it go, but she also couldn't help but fear that he would be angry and go crazy.
But he never imagined that he would be in a daze and mistakenly believe that they were still in the Taozhou countryside many years ago.
An indescribable feeling suddenly surged into her heart. Zhe Rou looked at the haggard young man lying on the couch. After a long while, her hand that was tightly holding the silver needle bag gradually loosened and fell weakly to her side.
A thin hand reached out from across the couch, grabbed her wrist that was hanging by her side, and gently pulled it in front of him.
Lu Chen closed his eyes, turned his face away, and rested his forehead in her soft palm.
Hot and sweaty.
Zhe Rou seemed to be burned by something, and her fingertips curled up slightly for a moment.
The next moment she came to her senses, she instinctively wanted to pull her hand out, but she heard Lu Chen murmur softly, "妱妱...it hurts..."
He was in a trance, perhaps not even knowing what he was saying. He just thought that it was back when he was in Taozhou and his knee injury had not healed yet, so he instinctively asked for her pity.
Zhe Rou pursed her lips for a while, her eyes unconsciously falling on his curled and stiff left knee.
Although we still don't know why he suddenly appeared here, it is probably because of some secret military business.
It was late autumn and it was rainy and cold at night with heavy dew. He must have been galloping in the rain and cold, so he finally couldn't hold on any longer. However, he couldn't make a big fuss for fear of shaking the morale of the army before the battle.
Her eyelashes drooped.
Lu Chen lowered his head to her palm, as if sensing her intention to leave. He tightened his grip on her wrist and said in a panic, "Don't go!"
Her wrist was a little painful from being grabbed by him, and Zhe Rou couldn't help but frown, "...Let go. I won't leave, I'm here to treat your injury."
Lu Chen raised his head slowly, his distracted eyes wandering around her face, not knowing whether she understood or not. After a long while, his clenched knuckles finally loosened little by little.
Zhe Rou brought an oil lamp to light the way.
Probably because he was forcing himself to endure the pain, Lu Chen's right hand was still clasped tightly on his knee. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging, and his five fingers were deeply embedded in the flesh, already pinching out blood, and a few blood spots were soaked on the fabric.
Seeing this, Zhe Rou's heart sank slightly, and she frowned and scolded him lightly: "Lu Bingyan, let go."
Lu Chen was already in so much pain that he was in a daze. In his confusion, he could only vaguely recognize that the person in front of him was her. He was stunned for a moment, and then he really let go of her obediently.
Zhe Rou put down the candlestick beside the couch and reached out to slowly roll up his trouser leg. She saw that his left knee was so stiff that he couldn't straighten it. When she pressed it lightly with her fingertips, she could hear the sound of bones creaking.
This time the attack was obviously more severe than any other time.
She said no more, took out the silver needles, and quickly inserted them into the Dubi, Weizhong, Xuehai and Liangqiu acupoints on his legs.
After acupuncture, he fumigated moxa and applied ginger. After almost two incense sticks of time, the severe pain like cutting flesh and bones finally eased. Lu Chen's tense body slowly relaxed, his eyelids drooped, and he seemed to fall asleep from fatigue.
Inside the big tent, the only sound was the dripping sound of the copper kettle, accompanied by his gradually steady breathing.
Zhe Rou breathed a sigh of relief.
That would be best, let him just think of it as a dream.
This is also a way to give her some time to calm down and make plans after Mingqi comes back from patrolling the camp.
Without lingering any longer, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, put away the silver needle, stood up and walked out of the tent.
He walked around the bamboo screen, came to the tent door and lifted the felt curtain. Just as he took half a step out of the tent, he suddenly heard a loud "bang" behind him, as if something was knocked down.
Zhe Rou was stunned, and before she could turn around, her waist suddenly tightened.
Lu Chen woke up without knowing when, rolled off the bed, threw himself against the screen, and like a wounded beast hunting, he staggered three or two steps to catch up with her, stretched out his arms and grabbed her waist tightly.
His nerves were exhausted to the extreme due to fatigue and pain, but he managed to force a thread of clarity out of the chaos and suddenly realized something was wrong.
As his feet were about to touch the ground, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his knees, like a sharp knife cutting into his bones, which almost made him unable to bear it. However, even the piercing pain could not resist the overwhelming desire at this moment.
Zhe Rou's heart was pounding wildly, and she instinctively twisted her body and struggled, but he grabbed her from behind with great force. She staggered back half a step, and her back hit a sweaty, hard chest heavily.
The light in the big tent was dim and his vision was blurry. Lu Chen's breathing was trembling and rapid, and he lowered his head to smell the fragrance on her neck.
...It's her.
It was her scent, there was no mistaking it.
After three years of separation, I feel like our meeting is just a dream.
The cold, hard bridge of his nose brushed against the delicate skin of her neck, and her whole body was enveloped by an extremely familiar masculine scent. Zhe Rou shuddered suddenly, her heart panicking, and she struggled desperately, "Let go! Let go!"
But her waist was tightened even more, as if it was going to crush her alive.
The next moment, Lu Chen grabbed her shoulders, turned her around forcefully, and forced her to look at him.
The blood drained from Zhe Rou's face and her heart beat as fast as a drum.
Their breaths intertwined close to each other. His face was still pale from the wound, and his eyes were so dark that they could hardly reflect her image.
"Lu Bingyan...you..."
Zhe Rou's voice trembled, and before she could finish her words, Lu Chen suddenly grabbed her waist with one arm, picked her up by the waist, and turned around to carry her to the couch behind him.
The shadow of the past suddenly came over Zhe Rou, and her whole body froze. Then she struggled and twisted in panic, trying her best to get up from the low couch, "Lu Chen, what are you doing! Let me go! Let go!"
Lu Chen, however, acted as if he hadn't heard her, and easily restrained her with one hand. Through a layer of clothing, his hand accurately pressed on the old scar on her right shoulder.
The next moment, his long fingers reached into her clothes without hesitation. His fingertips were cold and rough, brushing against her skin, causing her to shudder for a moment.
Night fell, and there was no charcoal basin in the tent, so the coldness was pervasive. Before Zhe Rou could react, her right shoulder suddenly felt cold, and he peeled off her clothes, revealing her round, soft, white shoulders, which trembled slightly in the dim candlelight.
Fearing that he would go crazy and force himself on her again, Zhe Rou was terrified and was about to kick Lu Chen's injured knee, but he did not make any excessive moves. He just slowly lowered his head and stared at the shallow scar on her shoulder left by the ice floe in the light of the oil lamp beside the couch.
It is about two inches long, running across the shoulder and winding on the originally smooth and delicate skin. Over the years, it has faded into a light white color, but when you rub it with your fingertips, you can still feel a slight bulge.
Over the past three years, even after taking strong sleeping pills, he still woke up countless times from nightmares of her falling into the river. Even with his eyes closed, he could picture where she was injured, but he never dared to think too deeply about it. He only regretted that he couldn't take her place.
Fortunately, fortunately.
His sister is still alive.
As if being hit in the heart by an invisible huge force, Lu Chen's whole body began to tremble violently, and he knelt in front of the couch with his knees weak.
With trembling hands, he embraced her in his arms, cupping her cheeks with his palms. Lu Chen closed his eyes, pressed his forehead against hers, and his throat choked and trembled, feeling a pain and suffocation, as if he were swallowing gravel, but he still couldn't utter a single word.
He hugged her too tightly, causing her to feel a slight pain. Zhe Rou wanted to push him away and struggle, but suddenly she felt hot tears rolling down her face, burning her whole body and making her tremble. Her movements froze, and she couldn't say anything for a while.
After trying to calm down for a long time, Lu Chen kissed her between the eyebrows and hugged her even tighter, as if he wanted to give her everything he had. "Have you been angry with me... these past few years?"
The voice was hoarse, choked with sobs, and almost out of tune.
Zhe Rou was held stiffly in his arms for a long while before she whispered, "...It's all over, Lu Bingyan." Lu Chen's Adam's apple rolled and he remained silent.
Neither of them said anything more. Silence lasted for a long time. From afar, they heard the orderly footsteps of patrol soldiers approaching. Zhe Rou came to her senses and couldn't help but struggle again, "Lu Bingyan... let go... This is Mingqi's tent. He will be back from patrolling the camp soon. It's inconvenient to stay here any longer..."
Lu Chen's whole body trembled violently, and after a long time, he slowly raised his head.
Oh, yes, this is Xie Mingqi’s tent.
While he was unable to sleep at night and in great pain, she had already met another man, talking and laughing, looking very comfortable.
Deep love doesn't last long, and heavy love turns into hatred. After the previous ecstasy and relief faded, a feeling of resentment and hatred came to my mind belatedly.
"Miss...how much do you hate me..."
Countless sorrows mixed with unspeakable hatred surged in his heart. Lu Chen stared at her, his eyes reddened, and gritted his teeth in hatred, "You've been gone for three years... You're willing to be with Xie Mingqi day and night, but you refuse to let me know you're still alive."
Zhe Rou pursed her lips for a long moment, then whispered, "Lu Bingyan, my meeting Ming Qi here was just a coincidence. I didn't mean to look for him... Perhaps it was fate that didn't allow me to meet you first, and that meant our fate ended early."
"What a fate!" Lu Chen laughed in anger, his dark eyes staring at her coldly. "Are you planning to be with Xie Mingqi?"
Zhe Rou unconsciously clenched her fingertips and gritted her teeth to suppress her trembling voice, "It has nothing to do with you."
Lu Chen looked at her steadily for a long while, then suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the back of her head, his long fingers deeply inserted into her thick black hair, and lowered his head to kiss her fiercely.
The kiss came quickly and fiercely, the movements were rough and wanton, and Zhe Rou was completely caught off guard, and her mind went blank for a moment.
When she came to her senses, she was immediately filled with rage. She opened her mouth and bit him without holding back. She bit until his lips bled, and the sweet and fishy smell of blood filled their lips and teeth.
Lu Chen seemed to be unaware of the pain. Instead, he bit her lips even harder. Taking advantage of her pain, he drove straight in without restraint, pushed open her teeth, entangled her tongue tip, and kissed her deeply with fierce sucking, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
Zhe Rou gradually became breathless, sobbing and struggling harder, reaching out to push his chest. Lu Chen grabbed her wrists and pressed her down on the couch, his lips and tongue plundering her deeper and deeper.
When he finally let go, the root of her tongue was numb from being sucked and bitten.
Zhe Rou took a few quick breaths, frowned, and rebuked, "Lu Bingyan, even if I agreed to someone else, would you still force me?"
Lu Chen raised his hand to wipe the blood from his lips. He stared at her for a moment with his dark eyes, then sneered, "Why, he can dig into my corner, but I can't pry open his corner?"
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