Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Yun Jixing ignored his words and turned to look at Yu Ru and said, "Yu Ru, close your eyes. The scene might be a bit bloody later."

After that, he grabbed Xu Cheng's wrist with one hand, grabbed his hair with the other hand and slammed him against the wall. The woman he had tried every means to protect was now being slandered by another person, which made him so angry that he almost lost his mind, and every bit of his strength was in vain.

In a few seconds, Xu Cheng's head was covered in blood.

This was not enough, he knocked Xu Cheng down, sat on him and beat him. Soon, Xu Cheng was covered in blood and began to lose consciousness.

Yu Ru was stunned by this scene. The feeling of seeing blood all over her eyes when she opened or closed them came back again, as if her eyes were covered with blood.

The things in her memory that she least wanted to recall came flooding back at her. Screams, cries, and pleas for mercy filled her mind. She suddenly felt dizzy, and there was a long, annoying tinnitus in her head.

Seeing that someone was about to die, she came to her senses and hurried forward to pull Yun Jixing. She held the flowers in one hand and grabbed his clothes with the other, pulling him back with all her strength, shaking her head vigorously to signal him to stop.

Yun Jixing was breathing slightly. He stared at Xu Cheng who was lying half-dead on the ground with his fists clenched tightly. It was obvious that he had not fought enough.

Yu Ru put the flower on the ground again, walked around to him, and made signs to him while crying, "Don't hit him anymore. If he dies, it will be a stain on your life. Don't hit him anymore, please..."

Yun Jixing swallowed, nodded, and wanted to reach out to hug Yu Ru, but he held back. Instead, he reached into his trouser pocket to take out his cell phone.

"Aru, let me call 120. Otherwise, it would be too unlucky if I really died in front of your house."

Yu Ru nodded repeatedly.

……

After a while, people from the hospital came and carried Xu Cheng away. He was not dead and was still hanging on.

After the medical staff left, Yun Jixing and Yu Ru returned to her room.

The danger disappeared, Yu Ru calmed down a little, and she sat on the sofa in a daze. Her body was trembling slightly, and it seemed that she had not yet recovered from the fear she had just experienced.

Yun Jixing felt very distressed when he saw her like this, and wanted to hug her tightly, but he couldn't do that because of his current status. He walked to Yu Ru silently, picked up a blanket that had fallen on the ground, shook it, and handed it to her, "Aru, if you are very scared, you can cover yourself with something to increase your sense of security."

Yu Ru nodded, took the blanket with a dull look in her eyes, and hurriedly wrapped it around her body, like a person who had been hungry for a long time and wolfed down food, or more like a baby who returned to her mother's arms and suddenly became quiet. The quilt was like a safety capsule, wrapping her whole body, her helplessness and her pain, which were also tightly wrapped, leaving her no chance to get out again.

She grabbed the blanket and slowly lay down on the sofa. Her body stopped shaking and her eyes showed an eerie tranquility.

Yun Jixing carefully sat down beside her and asked softly, "Aru, are you okay? I'm sorry, did I scare you just now? Don't be afraid, I'm not like this usually, I don't have violent tendencies, I was a little ruthless because that person bullied you. It's okay, I will protect you, and I will never let that scumbag come to harass you again. If someone else does this in the future, you can tell me and I will help you solve it. Okay? It's okay, it's okay, I'll stay here with you, and I won't leave until you get better, okay?"

Yu Ru's mind was a little blank now. She couldn't hear clearly what he said, so she just nodded.

Seeing her like this, Yun Jixing sighed softly, "Aru, can I go to your kitchen to take a look? It's getting late now, can I cook something for you?"

Yu Ru nodded again.

……

Yun Jixing used the only ingredients in the kitchen to make a bowl of tomato and egg noodles. When he brought the noodles to Yu Ru, Yu Ru finally came back to her senses. She stared at Yun Jixing without blinking, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Yun Jixing smiled at her and handed her the chopsticks. "Aru, it seems that there is no salt in the kitchen, so I put a little more sauce. Try it and see if it is edible. If you can't eat it, then don't eat it. Tell me and I will contact someone to send food over."

Yu Ru took the chopsticks and nodded.

While she was eating noodles, Yun Jixing was picking up things that had fallen on the ground in her house.

The noodles cooked by Yun Jixing were delicious. While eating the noodles in the bowl and watching him packing up things in front of her, Yu Ru strangely had a warm feeling, as if she had someone to rely on and she didn't have to live so hard.

Such thoughts were like a densely woven spider web that wrapped her tightly. Although it entangled her and bound her, it was also a form of protection.

This made her very attached to it, and she suddenly felt very safe, just like a baby in her mother's womb, safe and secure. This magical sense of security made her unconsciously stare at Yun Jixing's figure in a trance.

The next moment, her tongue was accidentally burned by the noodles.

The intense pain made her thoughts clearer, and she suddenly woke up from the beautiful dream she had woven for herself. A rational and almost indifferent thought slowly took over her mind again.

She can't rely on anyone but herself.

Long-term mental exhaustion has made her very clear about what kind of person she is. Once she truly falls in love with someone who can give her the love she wants, she can sacrifice herself without hesitation. Even if she sees a fire pit ahead, she will definitely not be able to help but move forward.

If she regarded Yunji Star as a giant Buddha that suddenly rose from the ground in her loneliness of neither life nor death, and believed that the other party could save her, then her situation and destruction would all depend on the other party's thoughts.

She has worked her way up from the bottom of society to where she is today. With a background like hers and as a woman, the best way to protect herself is to be self-contained and not overly accept anyone, especially men. Once she makes a wrong bet, all the hard-working youth she has put into practice will be wasted.

Given her current situation, she still doesn't have any extra opportunities to try and make mistakes, as she has too much to consider.

She was not strong enough to not have to work for the rest of her life, nor did she have the strength to recover her money after being defrauded. What she could not bear the most was to be toyed with in her feelings. If that happened, she would definitely go crazy. Therefore, she could not be fooled by Yunjixing's kindness to her now. She had to build a new wall for herself and resolutely resist those little sweet things.

After secretly educating himself, Yu Ru no longer looked at Yun Jixing with a confused and attached look. Instead, he looked clear-headed and thought about how he should repay his kindness.

Yun Jixing packed up his things and sat down on a small fabric stool a little distance away from Yu Ru. He looked at Yu Ru and said, "Aru, who was that man today? Can you tell me? I want to help you solve this matter."

Yu Ru looked at Yun Jixing, was silent for a while, and finally told him Xu Cheng's identity.