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"What...did you say?" Lu Bozhou's voice went hoarse in an instant.

Song Xu also turned to look at her. "What are you saying? Aren't Jiang Mian and the child doing just fine in Jiangcheng?"

Song Xun frowned. "Xiao Meng just told me that Jiang Mian went to see her and even had a meal with her, along with Jiang Yu."

Song Xu frowned, unsure of what to say. "..."

Lu Bozhou's pale lips were pressed tightly together, and after a moment he managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Qin Chu, that good-for-nothing!"

In Jiangcheng, Qin Chu held his phone, a pained expression on his face, hesitating whether to make a call. Suddenly, he let out a huge sneeze!

"Achoo—!" Qin Chu's face fell. "They're cursing me, they're cursing me."

Qin Chu immediately dialed the number, and it was answered after only a few rings.

He dialed Song Xun's backup number, but the voice on the other end wasn't Song Xun's.

The deep male voice was somewhat weak, but it was not hard to hear the gritted teeth.

"Qin Chu!" Lu Bozhou pronounced his name almost word by word, needing to take a deep breath to control his emotions.

But taking a deep breath was too painful, and his face grew even paler. "What... what are you good for?"

"Uh..." Qin Chu knew he had been a bit hasty in this matter and felt quite sorry for Lu Bozhou.

"I'm sorry, when I first heard the news, I didn't know the specifics, but I thought that no matter what, Jiang Mian should know too."

"After all, if something really happens to you, it would be good for Jiang Mian to know in advance so that she can make preparations accordingly."

Regardless, although Qin Chu was being a bit nosy, his intentions were ultimately good.

Lu Bozhou remained silent for a moment. The matter was already settled, and there was no point in blaming Qin Chu anymore.

Lu Bozhou's voice grew increasingly hoarse as he asked, "How...is she?"

Qin Chu listened to Lu Bozhou's words, sorted out his meaning, and confirmed what he probably wanted to ask.

Then he spoke up, "He's calmer than I expected, but he might be faking it, otherwise he wouldn't have been so impatient and gone straight to Los Angeles."

Lu Bozhou remained silent for a long time before asking, "What did you tell her?"

"What else can I say? Before I could contact you, that was all I knew, so I just said that." Qin Chu thought for a moment, "I said you disappeared without a trace, and I guessed that you might have been kidnapped by the Lu family."

Lu Bozhou couldn't help but close his eyes. Why didn't Qin Chu just say that he was already dead and his body was torn to pieces?

“She’s gone to Luocheng now. If she can’t contact you or Song Xun and the others, she should know that something’s going on. Don’t worry too much,” Qin Chu advised.

Lu Bozhou sighed softly, "You don't know anything..."

Qin Chu: "..."

Lu Bozhou was in a lot of pain and didn't have the strength to speak, so he waved his hand.

Song Xun glanced at him, took the phone, and walked aside to whisper to Qin Chu on the other end of the line, "Young Master Qin, that's President Lu's ex-wife. He plans to win her back. If you use such incomplete information to scare her, what if President Lu can't win her back because of this?"

Qin Chu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then laughed heartily.

“That woman is willing to help Lu Bozhou raise his son, what can’t he win back? Let Lu Bozhou kneel down before her, in the rain, in the snow, and wait for her to come home.”

"If you're willing to risk everything, you can even bring down an emperor. Is there any wife you can't win back? Of course, if she really doesn't have feelings for him, then no matter how much effort you put in, it's useless. But then again, if Lu Bozhou can't win back his wife, it has nothing to do with me, Qin Chu, accidentally letting it slip this time."

It must be said that Young Master Qin has excellent eloquence.

Because the ward was very quiet, Lu Bozhou could hear Qin Chu's voice clearly on the phone.

Annoyed by the noise, he frowned and said to Song Xun, "Hang up."

Just as Song Xun was about to hang up, he heard Qin Chu loudly discussing on the other end, "Hey Bozhou, even if I messed this up, I did put in some effort, right? How about you sell me your boat at a discount..."

After ending the call with Qin Chu, Lu Bozhou sighed silently.

Qin Chu's words were not without reason, but Lu Bozhou understood those reasons very well.

It's useful to know what's in it.

Many times, many people are like this: they understand the principles, but they still can't do them; they still can't let go; they still worry.

Ultimately, the reason is simply that they care too much.

I care too much.

Besides, isn't he afraid that he'll be unable to get what he wants even if he asks for it now?

Lu Bozhou sighed silently, before he could say anything to Song Xun.

Song Xun's phone vibrated again, but it wasn't a call; instead, a message came in.

Song Xun looked at the content on the screen, "Uh... Young Master Qin also gave a suggestion."

"A suggestion?" Lu Bozhou frowned.

Song Xun nodded, "Young Master Qin suggests you take advantage of your injuries while they're still quite severe and use a self-inflicted injury ruse. Otherwise, if Jiang Mian finds out that you went through all this trouble just to fight the Lu family..."

Lu Bozhou heard Song Xun's voice stop there and looked up, puzzled. "If that's the case, then what?"

Song Xun was also somewhat helpless, "That's all. Qin Shao's message ends here."

Lu Bozhou closed his eyes, feeling as if the injuries to his chest and ribs were getting worse, and inexplicably felt like he was about to vomit blood from anger.

In fact, even if Qin Chu hadn't brought it up, Lu Bozhou was already planning to be honest with Jiang Mian.

She had already arrived in Luocheng, and Lu Bozhou couldn't leave her in such a dangerous place.

Lu Bozhou looked at Song Xun and Song Xu, "You two go out for a bit, I need to make a phone call."

Song Xun and Song Xu exchanged a glance and then walked to the small living room outside the ward.

Lu Bozhou's pale fingers gripped the phone screen, remaining motionless for a moment.

After a while, he finally opened the dialer and pressed the number he knew by heart, one digit at a time.

The moment Lu Bozhou pressed the green dial button, his mouth was already dry.

Despite facing so many things, including the Lu family's attempts to scheme against and orchestrate his accident and death, he was able to remain calm and composed.

But just before I dialed the number, I felt a sense of tension.

The phone rang with a waiting tone indicating that it was waiting to be connected. On the fourth ring, the call was finally answered.

But he didn't say anything.

There was no sound from the other end, and for a moment, Lu Bozhou didn't know how to start the conversation.

A moment of silence followed.

Finally, someone spoke on the other end. Jiang Mian's voice was calm and indifferent, "If there's nothing else to say, I'll hang up now."

"Don't hang up!"