Chapter 212 First Come First Served
Lu Qian lowered her eyes slightly, leaned against the cabinet, and refused to look at Luo Chuan's expression.
"It's him."
This moment was bound to come. Since Luo Chuan had guessed it, there was no need to hide it.
The ward fell into silence again, and as the atmosphere grew quieter, sadness gradually set in.
Lu Qian couldn't see Luo Chuan's expression, and she didn't know what to say. This matter was much more complicated than she had imagined.
"No wonder Master was able to get Bai Qing to come and save me. It turns out that Lele saved my life again."
Luo Chuan put away his hurt expression and chuckled softly, feeling both compassionate and self-deprecating.
"That's right. A man like Bai Yao is worthy of her." He turned to look out the window. "Besides, probably to her, no matter who it is, he is better than me."
"Fortunately, she doesn't like me. If she did, she definitely wouldn't be able to accept this reality..."
His voice was so light that Lu Qian couldn't hear any emotion in it, but it implied a sense of brokenness.
"Once she knows the truth, she probably won't want to see me again. It's better for us to never have any contact with each other again. Forgetting is better than hating.
If she really hates me, it's my own fault."
The childhood sweetheart who had been with me for ten years was just a chess piece placed by my side early on. No matter who I am, it would be hard to accept it.
Besides, when it comes to love, it’s not the one who stays around long enough who wins.
Love does not distinguish between first come first served.
"Le Le isn't that kind of person," Lu Qian lowered his voice upon hearing this, and shook his head decisively. "I don't know if you really think so, or if you're just saying it out of anger. She's known you for so many years, and given her mindset, I don't believe she hasn't noticed a single clue."
Luo Chuan's body trembled violently when he heard this.
But his eyes still glanced out the window and he refused to turn around to look at Lu Qian.
Lu Qian sighed lightly, dragged a chair over and sat closer to Luo Chuan.
"You two are very similar, both of you are warm on the outside but cold on the inside, your personalities and ways of doing things are very similar.
You have liked her for a long time and have been with her for a long time, but you really don't understand her at all.
Cheng Yi told me about the Lupinos family's method of selecting new members: they gathered orphans and children that the poor could not afford to raise, and let them kill each other in the arena for food, shelter, clothing, or even just a sip of water.
Only those who survive at the end are qualified to be trained as fresh blood.
How on earth did you, a seven-year-old child, end up under Qing Shanyue's control? I was able to figure it out in such a short time. You two have known each other for so many years, how could Lele not figure out the hidden truth?"
Luo Chuan turned his head and looked at Lu Qian. His eyes were slightly red, and there was sadness and shock in his eyes.
Lu Qian frowned and looked into Luo Chuan's eyes, her tone indescribably serious and helpless: "So you think Lele really cares about who you are?
You saw how badly Bai Yao beat her and sent her to the hospital. Even so, when she was at the villa, she still dared to go to him for you and find out about you.
She really doesn't love you, this is an unchangeable fact, but love is not the only noble emotion, and the bond between people is far from limited to lovers.
And whether she loves you or not has nothing to do with your identity.
She told me that you and she were like brothers.
In her heart, no matter who you are, all she cares about is you as a person."
Listening to Lu Qian's words, the sadness in Luo Chuan's eyes was gradually replaced by an incredible surprise. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and his lips quivered as he tried to say a few words, but his voice was cut in his throat and he couldn't say a word.
"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide anything anymore."
The more Lu Qian spoke, the more excited he became, his emotions became more and more out of control, and his words became more and more full of regret.
"I don't know why you think of Lele like that, and I don't want to make malicious assumptions about you.
She always says that she owes you, that she can't respond to your feelings, and that she thinks she has you tied to her, but in my opinion, it is you who owes her.
Lele is just like Cheng Yi, she only does things but never says them. Ask yourself how much she has given for you over the years.
But what about you? Besides your so-called 'love', how much have you given? Do you really know what Lele needs?
After Qu Le and Bai Yao were together, Lu Qian saw a smile on her face that he had never seen before. It was a smile that came from the heart, without any pressure or worries, and it was not a mask or a disguise.
From that moment on, Lu Qian knew how much of a burden Luo Chuan's "love" had been to Qu Le over the years.
Love that is centered on oneself is not love, it is a shackle.
Hearing Lu Qian's soul-stirring question, Luo Chuan felt a tightness in his chest and his heartbeat became disordered.
"I……"
Lu Qian didn't give Luo Chuan a chance to think or quibble. He shook his head at him and forced a helpless smile on his face.
"Luochuan, you don't know how to love at all. You think you love deeply, but aren't you just moving yourself..."
Lu Qian stopped talking halfway.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, her breath trembling slightly, not sure if it was out of anger or excitement.
She calmed herself down, looked at Luo Chuan coldly, and apologized to him as calmly as possible: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to point fingers at your feelings, but I couldn't bear to see you thinking about Lele like that.
Even if you misunderstood her, she wouldn't explain anything, but I don't want her years of hard work to end up like this.
Just pretend I never said anything else."
Lu Qian turned around and walked straight to the door of the ward without even glancing at Luo Chuan.
"I'm going to look for Cheng Yi and Jiang Duo. See you later."
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