Chapter 30 Life
Even a block of ice would have melted long ago if Chen Jingshu had held it against his chest like this.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yujing quickly got out of bed, changed her clothes, and prepared to go to the hospital.
Startled, Qi Woxue, who was writing her thesis, stopped what she was doing and asked her, "Do you want me to go to the hospital with you?"
Lin Yujing put on her down jacket and shook her head, "No need, you're pushing me to finish my thesis, I can manage on my own."
Just as she was packing her backpack, the dormitory door was suddenly kicked open with a "peng".
Both of them were startled by the loud noise and trembled. They looked towards the door and saw Li Qinci standing there.
It's been almost a week since I last saw Li Qinci. Her hair was messy, and she was wearing heavy makeup, making her look like a ghost.
In the dead of winter, she wore a crop top, a super short leather skirt, and a fur coat to keep warm.
It was obvious he'd been drinking all night with friends and was acting crazy because of the alcohol. As soon as I stepped into the dorm, the air was filled with a pungent smell of alcohol.
"Qi Woxue, you shameless homewrecker! You stole someone's husband at their wedding and ruined their marriage!" Li Qinci stumbled into the dormitory, waving her finger between the two women for a long time before finally finding Qi Woxue.
Lin Yujing had always seen her as gentle and refined, but now she finally saw her true colors.
Without caring whether she was in danger, he pulled Qi Woxue behind him to protect her.
Li Qinci got more and more into cursing, especially after seeing her protect Qi Woxue. She wanted to rush up to her and point her finger at her nose to curse, "And you, Lin Yujing, you two are truly worthy of being fellow disciples, both shameless, despicable things born of fathers but raised by mothers."
These words undoubtedly struck a nerve with Lin Yujing and Qi Woxue.
The former, one of them had never experienced paternal or maternal love.
The latter, who lost both parents before the college entrance examination, had Liu Hua as her only relative in the world, who was then taken away.
Qi Woxue was so angry that Li Qinci's teeth were itching. She picked up the water glass on the table and splashed the whole glass of water on Li Qinci's face.
Meanwhile, a number of curious students gathered in the hallway, crowding around the entrance of their dormitory to watch the excitement.
“Li Qinci, please wake up. You sent the wedding invitation. I was invited to the banquet but didn’t even say a word to the groom. If you want to hate someone, hate yourself for going to all that trouble and ruining your own carefully prepared wedding.”
Li Qinci wiped the water droplets from her face with her hand, her eyes suddenly turning completely black, making her look more like a mentally unstable madwoman. "I just overestimated your character. I didn't expect you to actually have the nerve to come here."
Lin Yujing had witnessed the most shameless person she had ever met in her life. Selfish and wicked, vicious and unreasonable, she said, “Miss Li, you should know best who overestimated whose character and who ruined whose relationship.”
“I’ve advised you more than once that marrying someone who doesn’t care about you will only lead to a life of misery. How did you respond and belittle us? You said that marriages among the young men in Beijing don’t consider feelings at all, only social status. You confidently and arrogantly said that as long as the Li family is still prosperous, Liu Hua will always choose you.”
Lin Yujing looked at her with disdain and asked sarcastically, "What, your marriage, which you were so confident about, didn't bring you the happiness you wanted?"
Li Qinci finally exploded like a punctured balloon, completely enraged. "Lin Yujing, don't think I don't know. It's all because you whispered in Chen Jingshu's ear that he took the initiative to sign with Liu Hua. You are also the culprit who ruined my marriage."
"You don't really think that just because Chen Jingshu is spoiling you now, he'll definitely marry you, do you? You're dreaming!" Li Qinci was hysterical, as if she had gone mad. "Has he ever told you that he's been engaged all along? Everyone in Beijing knows that the heir of the Chen family is going to marry the eldest daughter of Jiang's Biotechnology."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yujing was suddenly filled with sharp, piercing screams.
The whole world was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
She clenched her fists, desperately trying to control her emotions, which felt like she was hanging on a thread and could collapse at any moment.
Qi Woxue sensed her unusual behavior and gripped her hand tightly, saying, "Li Qinci has gone mad. Don't believe what she says."
"Whether it's true or not, you can ask Chen Jingshu yourself." Li Qinci smiled and took another step towards her, both cheeky and wicked. "That's how we young people in the capital are. We clearly distinguish between love and marriage."
"It's all your fault. I was so close to being able to tie love and marriage together." Li Qinci finally slumped to the ground and burst into tears.
Just then, an elderly couple squeezed through the crowd. "Xiao Ci, can't you just shut up for a few days and let your dad and me have some peace and quiet?"
When Li Qinci saw her parents, she seemed to lose control, saying, "It's all your fault, it's all your incompetence that I didn't get what I wanted."
In her heart, it seemed that she never truly loved Liu Hua.
However, they were just pretty, delicate Barbie dolls that she wanted to collect in her bedroom.
Having gone through a series of events, Li's father was utterly humiliated this time. Seeing her acting crazy and unruly, he was furious and slapped Li Qinci across the face. "You bastard, you've really gone mad! I'm warning you, you're not allowed to go drinking with those scoundrels anymore, and you're not allowed to cause trouble for Chen Jingshu's woman again."
Then, the couple used all their strength to forcibly drag Li Qinci out of the girls' dormitory, and the world finally quieted down.
Lin Yujing, however, was still immersed in what had just happened, her hands and feet ice-cold as she stood there, her mind filled with Li Qinci's mockery of Chen Jingshu's pre-existing engagement that she had kept secret.
"Jingjing? Jingjing?" Qi Woxue's voice sounded as if it were encased in a glass vessel, ethereal yet eerie. "Jingjing, don't scare me."
Lin Yujing was finally freed from the vacuum world only after Qi Woxue splashed cold water on her face.
Her face turned bright red from holding her breath, and after regaining her senses, she could only gasp for air.
After a while, she adjusted the bag on her shoulder and said, "Senior sister, something happened to A-Shu, I'm going to the hospital first."
On her way to the hospital, Lin Yujing tried to remain calm, repeatedly telling herself to prioritize the overall situation.
It's not too late to sort out their relationship again after Chen Jingshu wakes up.
But when she finally let go of her inner turmoil and completely disregarded the engagement, she realized that everything was too difficult.
She had never truly considered their relationship, and had always dealt with her feelings for Chen Jingshu by escaping from it.
She said that it would be fine to just be friends, so that neither of them would have a reason to break up, but she was constantly afraid that he would have his own life and a partner of equal social standing in the future.
One day, she will inevitably become someone outside his life.
She was almost numb, and even how she got to the hospital and how she got to the emergency room was a complete blank in Lin Yujing's mind.
It wasn't until she saw Chu Yan approaching that Lin Yujing suddenly felt all her strength drain away, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
"Jingjing!" Chu Yan was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to help her sit on the bench. "Brother Jing is alright, he has been rescued."
Lin Yujing stared blankly and asked, "So, what happened?"
Chu Yan thought she was asking about how Chen Jingshu got injured, so he looked away and said, "Brother Jing and this President Jiang are friends. They had a physical altercation just now because of some conflict."
Lin Yujing looked over in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a black suit sitting next to her.
She had met the man twice. The first time was on Qi Woxue's desk in a biology weekly magazine. He was the cover figure of that issue, and next to him was a large personal introduction: Jiang Yingzhi, CEO of Jiang's Biotechnology.
The second time was when he went to the School of Humanities to pick up Professor Shier, and for a time he was all over the Tsinghua University forum.
It was then that everyone learned that the beautiful and talented Professor Shi'er had married a man surnamed Jiang, and their eldest son was Jiang Yingzhi.
However, Jiang Yingzhi's appearance and temperament were completely different from his mother's. Although he also wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he had no gentle scholarly air at all. Behind the lenses, all that could be seen were a pair of cold and indifferent eyes, as if nothing in the world was worthy of being seen by him.
Meeting her gaze, Jiang Yingzhi looked at her with disdain, as if she were looking at dust on the street, as if she were air.
Lin Yujing couldn't help but feel nauseous, realizing that this was the condescending attitude of someone born into a high position.
But at the same time, she also understood the source of his hostility towards her.
After all, besides being the CEO of Jiang's Biotechnology, he is also the older brother of Chen Jingshu's fiancée.
Lin Yujing was also preoccupied with Chen Jingshu's engagement, so she didn't give Jiang Yingzhi a friendly look. She glanced at him and looked at Chu Yan, "What kind of physical contact would cause cardiac arrest and hospitalization?"
Chu Yan scratched his head, completely panicked. "Jingjing, you should wait until Brother Jing wakes up and let him talk to you in person."
Lin Yujing decided to drop the pretense and asked frankly, "Is it because Miss Jiang, who is engaged to him, is this President Jiang's sister?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yan's expression changed drastically. "How...how did you know?"
"You want to ask how I know?" Lin Yujing's eyes reddened slightly, her heart filled with a bitter feeling and an emptiness that she didn't even have the right to be jealous. "Since someone can spread the news about us throughout the capital, I can naturally hear about him and other people."
"Jingjing, what happened today isn't what you think." Chu Yan didn't know how to explain it to her, afraid that saying the wrong thing would make her leave in anger. "Can you wait until Brother Jing wakes up before we talk about this?"
Lin Yujing sighed, knowing that since Chen Jingshu, the person in charge, was not showing up, this was not the best time to agonize over the matter.
She looked around and realized that outside the emergency room, there were only herself, Chu Yan, and Jiang Yingzhi.
"Chen Jingshu suffered cardiac arrest. Didn't you notify Chen's family?"
"You don't know this, but in the Chen family, only Old Master Chen Zhenfeng cares about Brother Jing. But he's too old to handle this kind of stimulation." Chu Yan curled his lips and continued, "As for Director Chen, he usually only shows up when things get out of control. So, as for the others, it goes without saying."
"Has he been living like this all these years?" Lin Yujing finally felt a pang of pity.
Chu Yan clicked his tongue. "There are many things Brother Jing doesn't want me to tell you. But the situation is basically as you see it. In the whole world, I guess only Aunt Chen Xuan loves him unconditionally, it's a pity..."
After saying that, Chu Yan quickly pulled her aside and said, "Jingjing, you should also ask yourself, whether in the past or now, has Brother Jing ever been even slightly insincere towards you?"
Lin Yujing's pupils were red and filled with tears.
She knew how good Chen Jingshu was, but she also knew that even if the moonlight didn't belong to her, she should still be mindful and avoid it in time.
“Chu Yan, I know what you mean. But I also have my own bottom line. As a friend, I will definitely stay by A Shu’s side.” Lin Yujing bit her lip, and after organizing her thoughts for a long time, she said tactfully, “But it’s impossible for me to accompany him in some other shady way.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Yan was initially surprised and puzzled, then his chest trembled with laughter. "Jingjing, you still don't understand Brother Jing. Even if you were willing to compromise and make do with the kind of status you're talking about, Brother Jing wouldn't let you be without a proper name or status."
“Over the years, I’ve watched him grow more and more like a dead poplar tree, outwardly lush and green, but inwardly rotten.” Chu Yan sighed, his voice full of heartache. “It wasn’t until you came along that he finally seemed to come back to life.”
Lin Yujing held back her tears and asked, "I also have things I can't understand. When we first met, he hated me so much, but then he suddenly changed and stopped holding grudges against me."
Chu Yan slowly opened his mouth, "Last time you were in danger in the old building, when Brother Jing carried you back to the car, you kept repeating 'Ah Shu, I think I'm going to die.' Every time you said it, he would reply with 'Jingjing, I'm here.'"
"You also said that you were very sad because he kept bringing up the past and saying very hurtful things to you." Chu Yan recalled Chen Jingshu that night as if she were holding a lost treasure that she had regained, afraid that if she let go even slightly, she would miss it again. Her tone was humble and fearful. "He completely gave up."
He takes your hand and places it on his heart. He says to you, 'Quietly, I allow you to hold my destiny in your hands.'"
She actually remembered all the things Chu Yan mentioned, but at that time she unilaterally believed that Chen Jingshu hated her to no end.
Therefore, I thought it was all just a figment of my imagination in a dream.
"Jing-ge, really, I can't bear to see you even frown or shed a tear." Chu Yan looked at her, almost pleadingly, "Jingjing, I beg you, please feel sorry for Jing-ge too. Don't believe what outsiders say, look at what Jing-ge has done for you, okay?"
yes!
Lin Yujing thought to herself.
Twenty-six years have passed since she was born. Apart from the life she received from her parents, all her external emotions and money have been earned little by little by herself.
Therefore, she was always keenly aware that she had no one to rely on, which fostered a habit of insecurity.
Only after meeting Chen Jingshu did she hear someone repeatedly and firmly tell her, "As long as you're willing, I'll protect you for the rest of my life." "Don't let go, I can always shield you from the wind." "I promise you I'll be your child for life." "What I can give you is more than just affection."
When she was young, Chen Jingshu stood up for her. Just because she said she was afraid of the dark, he gave her a nightlight.
I gave her the best second-hand camera I had, using all my resources.
He gave her almost all the love a young man could give.
When they meet again, even though there is still hatred in their hearts, they still overcome all difficulties to sign a charity project that no one is optimistic about.
They were afraid their alliance's funding chain would break down, so they used their own private accounts to cover the losses.
He would even offer help to her friends because it affected her emotions.
One by one, one by one.
Humans aren't plants or trees; even a block of ice would melt long ago if Chen Jingshu held it against his chest like this.
"Jingjing?" Chu Yan called softly when he saw her staring blankly again.
Lin Yujing blinked and asked only, "If he chooses me, will the road ahead be difficult?"
Instead of answering directly, Chu Yan asked in return, "Would the always clear-headed and rational Miss Lin be willing to accompany him on a bumpy and muddy journey?"
A note from the author:
Regarding the engagement, it's just one-sided enthusiasm from both families. Both Ah Shu and Miss Jiang have someone else in their hearts. The storyline is merely a plot to bring Jingjing and Ah Shu back together, so you can watch with peace of mind.
Such a love, despite the differences in social class, ultimately blossomed into a happy ending. It required love, but even more so, it required both partners to steadfastly move towards each other.
I call them a fairytale-like yet realistic love story.
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