The atmosphere inside the car was ambiguous. In this cramped space, it seemed extremely quiet all around.
Shen Jianyi gave a soft cough. She crossed her arms in front of her chest in a defensive gesture, pursing her red lips. "Lu Jinsheng, here...?"
She was so excited when speaking that the last word even cracked a bit.
The man sitting in the driver's seat glanced at her. His dry throat bobbed up and down as he swallowed hard. He felt parched.
His beloved was sitting right beside him, wearing such a gorgeous dress. Who could resist such a temptation? Anyway, he couldn't.
Under the pretext of buckling up his seat - belt, Lu Jinsheng got a bit closer to the woman. The distance between them was almost just a few millimeters.
She looked up.
She saw his enlarged side - profile, the sexy and alluring jawline connecting to his neck and collarbone. He was originally wearing a very formal suit, but now two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing a expanse of fair skin.
Shen Jianyi blinked her slightly sore eyes. In such a situation, she really didn't know how to express herself in words.
After buckling up the seat - belt, just when Shen Jianyi thought he was going to start the car and leave, unexpectedly, Lu Jinsheng suddenly leaned closer to the woman and planted a kiss on her cheek.
It was just a fleeting kiss; he didn't go any further.
Shen Jianyi was stunned for a moment. She tried her best to calm down her violently pounding heart.
The man beside her stepped on the accelerator, and the car left the school gate gracefully.
"How did you come here?"
Shen Jianyi had wanted to ask this question the moment she saw him, but at that time, Lu Jinsheng didn't seem to want to answer. His whole face was cold.
He glanced sideways at the woman, and his tone became serious. "It was still that unknown number. It sent me a photo of you, so I came."
The person who could take her photo must be someone inside the school. And among those who knew both of them, there was no other possibility except Lu Yuan.
It seemed that Lu Jinsheng had also guessed it. His expression was solemn, and his brows were tightly furrowed.
The direction they were driving in was actually the place they used to live in, the family villa.
"Are we going back to the villa?" Shen Jianyi didn't understand. "Aren't we... in the eyes of the Lu family..."
"We've been discovered."
She paused for a moment. She should have thought of it earlier. Since Lu Yuan already knew, and with Lu Jinsheng going to the company, how could they possibly hide it from the Lu family?
Lu Jinsheng stared straight ahead, with no emotion in his eyes. He was like a machine. His thin lips parted slightly. "Yiyi, I'll send you back to the villa first. I need to go to the hospital."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi was completely bewildered, with a question mark on her face. "What are you going to the hospital for? Are you injured?"
"… No." He stopped the car at a red light. Taking this opportunity, he turned his head and took the woman's hand. His voice was gentle. "It's Lu Ziqian. No matter how much I hate him, he is still my father after all."
Shen Jianyi could understand this. She wouldn't stop him either. Putting herself in his shoes, Lu Ziqian just thought she was not well - matched for Lu Jinsheng.
Maybe if Lu Jinsheng had married Lin Zhirou from the beginning, Lu Ziqian wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to make things unpleasant with Lu Jinsheng.
After a few seconds of silence.
Shen Jianyi raised her eyes. Her clear and bright eyes looked at the man. She drooped her lips. "Don't send me back. Let's go to the hospital together."
Lu Jinsheng was stunned. Although he was puzzled, he didn't ask why. He made a U - turn at the intersection ahead and headed straight for the hospital.
The two of them hardly communicated on the way until they reached the hospital.
When Lu Jinsheng opened the passenger - side door for her, he looked at Shen Jianyi wearing this bright red evening dress. If she went to see Lu Ziqian dressed like this, he was afraid that the old man would be so angry that he would choke on his last breath.
He frowned, putting one hand on the edge of the passenger - side door. After thinking for a few seconds, he hesitated and said, "Going to the hospital dressed like this... isn't it a bit inappropriate?"
Shen Jianyi pushed him away and got out of the car neatly.
"I don't plan to go in. I'll wait for you in the corridor."
She never planned to go and see Lu Ziqian from the beginning to the end. That was the man who wanted her life. She wasn't so kind - hearted that she could forgive everything.
She was just worried about Lu Jinsheng coming alone. Now his return must be a major concern for Lu Suowei. From the moment they got in the car, they had noticed that someone had been following them.
Lu Jinsheng didn't refuse anymore. Instead, he reached out and took the woman's slender hand, leading her into the hospital.
...
The VIP ward was extremely quiet, with no sound at all.
This made the footsteps in the corridor sound especially loud, especially the sound of the woman's high - heels hitting the ground.
On this floor, there were only a few VIP wards. Lu Ziqian, who was lying in the hospital bed, turned his head. His face looked much more haggard, and his lips were pale. He looked completely dejected.
When he spoke, he was even weak - voiced. He had to gasp for a long time after just one sentence. "Zhirou, is someone coming?"
Lin Zhirou had come to the ward early this morning. She wanted to confirm whether Lu Jinsheng and Shen Jianyi had committed suicide together.
"I'll go and take a look!" Lin Zhirou pretended to be honest and obedient in front of others, just like before, a docile little white rabbit.
As soon as she pushed open the ward door, a tall and straight figure walked in. The man passed by her and walked directly into the ward.
If she wasn't mistaken, the person who had just gone in was Lu Jinsheng. Her heart skipped a beat. But there was clear news indicating that Lu Jinsheng had fallen from a high - rise building. How could he still be alive?
Just as she was about to return to the ward, she looked up and saw the woman leaning against the wall. The woman's skin looked coldly white under the light. The bright red evening dress perfectly outlined her figure.
She raised her eyebrows, with a half - smile on her red lips. "Long time no see."
It really had been a long time...
Since the last time they competed for resources, Lin Zhirou had gone abroad. Now she was back.
At first, when she returned to the country, she had heard the news that Shen Jianyi had jumped off a building. But now she found that the person was still standing here safe and sound. Since that was the case, what she had to do was to make the woman in front of her truly disappear from this world.
At the same time, she also wanted the man in the ward to experience what pain was, to let him feel what she had felt at that time.
Lin Zhirou drooped her eyelids, pretending to be innocent. She whispered to the woman in front of her, "It's Jianyi. It's really been a long time. I haven't heard any news about you guys since I went abroad. I'm really happy to see you here today."
Shen Jianyi straightened up. Looking at her face, the disgust in her eyes couldn't be covered at all. She took two steps forward and got closer to Lin Zhirou. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking..."