The Legend of Cinderella's Counterattack

My world collapsed in that instant. The doctor's voice seemed to come from a distant void, and every word hit me like a boulder. The child... wasn't Lawrence Lu's? How could that be possible? Could the hospital have made a mistake? My mind was in a turmoil, my ears were ringing, and everything in front of me was blurry.

I struggled to sit up, but I felt weak all over, as if all my strength had been drained away. Lawrence Lu quickly supported me, his face pale, his eyes filled with worry and disbelief. "Lolo, don't get excited. Calm down first, and we'll ask more questions..."

"What else is there to ask..." I shook my head weakly, tears blurring my vision. "The child... is gone... What's the point of talking about this now..."

“Lolo…” Lawrence Lu held my hand tightly. His palm was warm and dry, but it couldn’t dispel the coldness in my heart.

I closed my eyes and let the tears flow freely. The doctor's words kept replaying in my mind, like sharp knives, cutting my heart into pieces.

At this moment, the door of the ward was suddenly thrown open, and a breathless figure rushed in. It was Lawrence Lu's assistant, with an anxious look on his face. "Mr. Lu, it's bad, Miss Lin..."

“What’s wrong with Lolo?!” Lawrence Lu stood up suddenly, grabbed his assistant by the collar, his eyes so fierce that he seemed to want to kill someone.

“Ms. Lin…she was attacked downstairs in the company and has been sent to the hospital…” The assistant’s voice trembled, obviously frightened by Lawrence Lu’s momentum.

“What?!” Lawrence Lu’s face turned ashen in an instant. He pushed his assistant away, turned around and rushed out.

"Lu Yuxuan! Where are you going?!" I struggled to get out of bed, but was held down by Lu Yuxuan.

"You should have a good rest and don't go anywhere!" Lu Yuxuan's voice was low and firm. He looked at me deeply, then rushed out of the ward without looking back.

My heart sank, a bad feeling washing over me. Who had attacked me? Could it be... A terrifying thought flashed through my mind: Could it be Zhao Zhiqiang? The suitor I had rejected?

I endured the pain and struggled to get out of bed, but the nurse stopped me. "Ms. Lin, you haven't recovered yet. You can't get out of bed..."

"Let me out! I want to find Lawrence Lu!" I grabbed the nurse's hand and said in an urgent tone.

"Ms. Lin, please calm down. Mr. Lu has already rushed over. You can do the greatest help to him by resting here and recovering from your injuries..." the nurse persuaded patiently.

I fell weakly onto the bed, tears welling up in my eyes again. I didn’t know what had happened, but I had a strong premonition that Lawrence Lu must have been in danger…

The ward was filled with the smell of disinfectant, yet I felt like I was suffocating. The nurse's words were like straws, trying in vain to hold back my collapsing emotions, but the fear deep in my heart was like a vine, wrapping itself around me tighter and tighter, almost swallowing me whole.

I kept comforting myself that Lu Yuxuan was so powerful and would be fine, but the dangers he might encounter emerged uncontrollably in my mind. Those images were like sharp knives, slicing my heart one by one.

Time passed minute by minute, and every second seemed as long as a century. Finally, the door of the ward was pushed open. I looked up suddenly, only to see Lawrence Lu's parents hurried in.

"Uncle, aunt..." I wanted to get up, but fell back onto the bed weakly.

Mother Lu quickly walked to the bedside, her eyes full of heartache and worry, "Lolo, how are you? Where are you hurt?"

I shook my head, my voice hoarse, "I'm fine... Where's Yuxuan? How is he?"

Father Lu sighed, his tone heavy, "Yuxuan...was injured while protecting you, and he's still treating his wound."

My heart sank. “Is it serious?”

Mother Lu held my hand, her eyes reddening a little, "Don't worry, the doctor said it's nothing serious, just rest for a while."

I finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the worry in my heart didn't diminish at all.

For the next few days, Lu Yuxuan's parents stayed at the hospital, taking care of my daily needs and asking about my well-being, as if I were their own daughter. I knew they knew about the child's situation and the attack on me, but they didn't blame me. Instead, they felt even more distressed for me, which filled me with both emotion and guilt.

Lawrence Lu recovered quickly from his injuries and returned to the hospital within a few days. Seeing that he was safe and sound, my heart finally settled down.

“Silly boy, I was worried to death.” Lawrence Lu hugged me tightly in his arms, his voice low and hoarse.

I hugged him tightly, feeling his warm embrace, tears silently sliding down my cheeks, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."

Lawrence Lu gently wiped away my tears, “Silly boy, what nonsense are you talking about, it is my responsibility to protect you.”

"But……"

"No buts." Lawrence Lu interrupted me, "I've already checked it out. The person who attacked you was hired by Zhao Zhiqiang. I've already called the police. He won't have the chance to hurt you again."

When I heard Zhao Zhiqiang's name, my heart tightened again, and a chill ran from the soles of my feet to my heart.

“I’ve sent someone to deal with it, you don’t have to worry.” Lawrence Lu’s tone was calm, but I could feel the anger hidden in his tone.

“Yuxuan, don’t…” I grabbed his hand, my heart full of worry. I knew Lawrence Lu’s character, he would never let Zhao Zhiqiang go easily, but I was worried that he would be in danger because of this.

“Trust me, I will take care of everything.” Lawrence Lu gave me a reassuring look, then turned and walked out of the ward.

Watching Lawrence Lu leave, my heart sank again, and a bad premonition came over me. I had a feeling this matter wasn't over yet, Zhao Zhiqiang would definitely come back, and Lawrence Lu might have already fallen into his carefully designed trap...

My premonition soon became reality. The next morning, I woke from a deep sleep, only to find the ward empty. There was a note on the bedside table. It was written in Lawrence Lu's handwriting, which was flamboyant, but it couldn't hide the anxiety between the lines: "Lolo, I have to go out for something urgent. I'll be back soon. Wait for me."

My heart sank, and a sense of foreboding washed over me. He must have gone to find Zhao Zhiqiang! I struggled to get out of bed, but found myself too weak to even stand.

"No, I can't just wait like this!" I gritted my teeth, endured the pain in my body, and pressed the call bell at the head of the bed.

Soon, the nurse came over and saw me trying to get out of bed. She quickly stopped me and said, "Ms. Lin, your body hasn't recovered yet. You can't get out of bed!"

"I want to find Lu Yuxuan! Please, help me contact him!" I grabbed the nurse's hand tightly, my tone urgent.

The nurse looked at me in embarrassment, but finally gave in and helped me dial Lawrence Lu's number. However, a cold, robotic female voice came from the other end of the line: "Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off..."

My heart sank to the bottom in an instant, and an unprecedented sense of fear swept over me.

"No, I must find him!" I threw off the quilt and stumbled out of the ward despite the nurse's attempts to stop me.

I rushed out of the hospital, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for where Zhao Zhiqiang might be hiding—an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city. That was where Zhao Zhiqiang's company used to be, but it went bankrupt due to poor management and had been abandoned there ever since.

My mind kept replaying every moment with Lawrence Lu, his gentleness, his dominance, his promises… I can’t lose him, absolutely not!

Along the way, I kept calling Lawrence Lu, but I couldn’t get through. Despair and fear, like a poisonous snake, tightly wrapped around my heart, making it almost impossible for me to breathe.

Finally, the taxi stopped at the gate of the abandoned factory. I paid the fare and stumbled through the factory gate.

The factory was desolate, overgrown with weeds, and the air was filled with the smell of decay. I suppressed my fear and shouted Lu Yuxuan's name, but all I heard was an empty echo.

"Yuxuan! Where are you?! Answer me!" My voice echoed in the empty factory, but there was no response.

Suddenly, I heard a faint groaning sound. I followed the sound and came to the door of a warehouse. The door of the warehouse was ajar, and I could faintly hear the sound of people talking from inside.

I took a deep breath and pushed the door open carefully. The scene in the warehouse made my eyes bloodshot.

Lawrence Lu was tied to a chair, his hands tied behind his back. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, and his face was pale, obviously injured. Opposite him stood Zhao Zhiqiang!

"Yuxuan!" I screamed and rushed in desperately.

"Lolo?!" Lawrence Lu was shocked when he saw me. "Why are you here?! Let's go! It's dangerous here!"

“Where do you think you can go?!” Zhao Zhiqiang’s cold voice rang out in the warehouse. He held a dagger in his hand and pressed it against Lawrence Lu’s neck. “I’ve said it before, if you dare to snatch a woman from me, I’ll make you live a life worse than death!”

"Zhao Zhiqiang! Let him go! Come to me if you have anything to say!" I stood in front of Lu Yuxuan and stared at Zhao Zhiqiang without fear.

“Lolo, go away! Don’t worry about me!” Lawrence Lu struggled anxiously, but to no avail.

"Leave? None of you can leave!" Zhao Zhiqiang laughed crazily. "Today, I'm going to make you two, this pair of bastards, pay the price for your actions!"

At this critical moment, the door of the warehouse was suddenly kicked open, and a group of bodyguards in black suits rushed in, led by Lu Yuxuan's father!

"Stop!" Father Lu roared, and Zhao Zhiqiang was stunned. Before he could react, the bodyguards rushed up and subdued him to the ground.

"Yuxuan! Lolo!" Father and Mother Lu ran to us anxiously to check our injuries.

"Dad, Mom..." Lawrence Lu called out weakly, then his eyes went dark and he fainted.

"Yuxuan!" I screamed, and then fainted...

When I woke up again, I found myself lying in a hospital bed. My head was splitting and I was weak, but I still struggled to sit up.

"Lolo, you're awake!" Mother Lu was sitting beside the bed. When she saw me wake up, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Mom, where is Yuxuan? How is he?" I asked anxiously.

"Yuxuan is fine. The doctor said he just suffered some minor skin injuries and he will be fine after a few days of rest." Mother Lu comforted me.

I was relieved to hear that Lawrence Lu was fine, but my heart was still filled with anxiety.

"Mom, where is Zhao Zhiqiang? How is he?" I asked.

Mother Lu's expression suddenly turned ugly. "Lolo, don't worry. We will take care of this matter."

"No, I want to know the truth!" I insisted.

Mother Lu sighed and finally told me the truth. It turned out that after Zhao Zhiqiang's arrest, he was sent to a mental hospital due to his unstable mental state. And Lu Yuxuan suffered severe internal injuries while protecting me. Although the doctor said he wasn't in danger of death, he would need a long period of recuperation.

Hearing this, my heart tightened again, and a deep sense of self-blame and guilt surged in my heart. If it weren’t for me, Lawrence Lu wouldn’t have been hurt like this.

"Lolo, don't blame yourself. This isn't your fault." Mother Lu held my hand and comforted me, "It was that lunatic Zhao Zhiqiang who was too paranoid. You're also a victim."

I know that Mother Lu is trying to comfort me, but I still can't forgive myself. I secretly made up my mind that after Lawrence Lu recovers, I must make it up to him and spend my whole life loving and protecting him.

However, I didn't expect that fate would once again play a cruel joke on me. Just as I was immersed in my vision of the future, the doctor gave me a shocking piece of news: my physical condition was very poor, and because of this injury, I might never be able to have children again...

I was suddenly struck by lightning, and everything went dark before my eyes...