I don't know how long it had passed. It seemed that the moon in the sky had turned even colder when Lu Zhihang finally reached a place where he could hail a taxi.
Lin Wan for the first time found that the distance from Xinhai Road to Chenggong District was so long. It was so long that her ankle had swollen up like a pig's trotter.
"I forgot to ask. What's your name?"
Lu Zhihang's gasping sounds seemed right beside her ear, puffing one after another.
The hands that Lin Wan had wrapped around his neck were covered with a lot of sweat. It was sticky, but instead of a stinky smell, there was a faint scent of soap on him.
"Ah... My name is Lin Wan." After a moment's daze, Lin Wan finally came to her senses. She blinked her eyes and smiled faintly, showing two dimples.
"I'm really grateful to have met you today." Half - way through her words, Lin Wan suddenly jumped to another topic as if she had remembered something. She leaned closer, tilted her head to look at Lu Zhihang, and said, "Oh right, what's your name?"
Lin Wan was so close that she could clearly see the fine hairs on his face. Her breath hit Lu Zhihang's face, making it feel wet and itchy.
Realizing her rudeness, she hung her head and pulled it back, stuck out her tongue, and buried it in the back of Lu Zhihang's neck.
Just as Lu Zhihang was about to open his thin lips, the car horn suddenly blared. Lin Wan let out a confused "ah" with a long tail sound, "What did you say?"
Lu Zhihang let out a soft laugh. The blue - and - white taxi that had just honked pulled up right in front of them. "Hey, taking a taxi?"
"Yes." Lu Zhihang nodded, opened the door, and squatted down to let Lin Wan climb in first. Then he sat down beside her.
"To the city hospital."
"Sure thing!"
When the taxi meter was pressed, the car started to move steadily. The mileage number was jumping on it, and the in - car music switched to the next song.
It was already ten o'clock at night when Lu Zhihang sent Lin Wan into the orthopedic emergency room. He sat on the public chair. As soon as he turned on his phone, thirty - eight missed calls from his "life - threatening agent" popped up.
Wang Wei must be extremely angry.
"Sweetie, bear with it. I'll check your condition." The white - clad angel in gloves looked at Lin Wan sincerely. Only after seeing her nod indifferently did she dare to start the examination.
How painful could it be? She didn't even make a sound when her leg was broken before...
"Aaaaaah! Be gentle... gentle... Oh~ah!"
The shrill scream like that of a slaughtered pig echoed through the entire corridor. Then, Lin Wan pleaded with a tearful face, "Doctor, be gentle..."
The smell of disinfectant in the hospital stung Lu Zhihang's nostrils. He couldn't help but laugh. Another call reminder from Wang Wei popped up on his phone screen. After hesitating for five seconds, he finally answered it.
"My little ancestor, you finally answered the phone. You're at the city hospital, right? I'm downstairs. Come down quickly."
Wang Wei rambled on. Lu Zhihang paused for a few seconds and then lazily asked, "Were you following me?"
Wang Wei's figure was so conspicuous. Logically, he shouldn't have failed to notice...
"Oh, if only I were. Someone has been following and taking pictures of you all the way. Didn't you notice? Anyway, be careful when you come downstairs."
After saying that, without waiting for Lu Zhihang to say another word, Wang Wei quickly hung up the phone.
Lu Zhihang frowned tightly and suddenly looked back. Sure enough, he saw a dark shadow shrink back.
"Nurse." Lu Zhihang waved his hand. The little girl in the pink nurse's uniform trotted over.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
Lu Zhihang smiled and felt in his pocket as he said, "May I ask how much the medical fee is for the patient in the orthopedics department?"
There was only Lin Wan who had been sent to the orthopedics department at this late hour. The little nurse shook her head and said kindly, "I don't know for now. It might cost several hundred yuan if the medicine is included."
Finally finding the money, Lu Zhihang grabbed out the crumpled RMB. Ten yuan, fifty yuan, one hundred yuan... A total of one hundred and sixty yuan.
The nurse glanced at the money in Lu Zhihang's hand, smiled apologetically, and said regretfully, "I'm afraid this is not enough."
Lu Zhihang was stunned. All his money was with Wang Wei. He didn't know when he had stuffed these small change into his pocket.
One hundred and sixty yuan... It would be embarrassing to admit that he was a first - tier star. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask...
"Cough... I have to go first. Please tell her for me later." Lu Zhihang put the money back into his pocket, straightened his clothes, pulled down his cap brim, and walked away with his head down.
When Lu Zhihang went downstairs, he found that it was raining. The rain had just started, drifting down thinly. Wang Wei's car was parked in the parking lot five meters away from him. Without a second thought, Lu Zhihang buried his head and rushed into the rain.
His face was being eroded by the cold rain. It had been a long time. Since he had reached this position, he hadn't had a good soak in the rain.
The moment he opened the car door and sat in, the warm air immediately surrounded him. Wang Wei glanced at him through the rear - view mirror, opened his mouth, probably wanting to scold him for getting wet in the rain, but then swallowed the words back.
Wang Wei threw his phone backward, hitting Lu Zhihang. He said anxiously, "The other side is threatening us with a ten - million - yuan hush money. Otherwise, they'll expose the news."
Lu Zhihang picked up the phone and glanced at it. There were pictures of him carrying Lin Wan on his back. But because it was quite dark at night, the pictures were not very clear.
He only took one look and then threw the phone back. He said indifferently, "Then let them expose it." After a pause, thinking of Lin Wan's shrill scream like that of a slaughtered pig, he grinned and added, "Anyway, our relationship will be made public sooner or later. I don't care."
Hearing Lu Zhihang's words, Wang Wei turned around with his pudgy waist twisting. He didn't know whether to be angry or not. He had a constipated look on his face. "You... You... Lu Zhihang, are you getting stubborn? Although the company wants to create a CP for you, it's not with an ordinary person. If this gets exposed, how many fans will you lose?"
This was the survival rule in the entertainment industry. If they were going to create a CP, it should be with a popular female star. Only in this way could they gain popularity and CP fans.
Lu Zhihang leaned back on the back seat, lazily stretched his body, and said leisurely, "I don't care about other things. She's the only one I recognize as my girlfriend."
"Why are you so stubborn?" Wang Wei sighed helplessly, only to see Lu Zhihang smiling calmly.
He knew that once Lu Zhihang had made up his mind, not even nine oxen could pull him back.
On the other side, Lin Wan, who had just been helped into the ward from the orthopedics department, hopped out on her lame leg. She stood quietly in the corridor, looking out into the endless distance, but she couldn't see the kind - hearted man anywhere.
Strange... Where did he go... She pouted her pink lips discontentedly and hopped back while holding on to the wall.