reignition

Jiang Mian opened the lunchboxes one by one on the table across the hospital bed and handed over the chopsticks, saying, "Eat."

"And you?" Lu Bozhou asked.

"Not hungry."

Lu Bozhou held his chopsticks and ate slowly and deliberately. The food for patients was hard to eat, and the pain from his wounds made him lose his appetite, which was another reason.

Jiang Mian sat quietly to the side, not saying much.

Even though they were sitting very close, within reach, she felt incredibly distant, as if she would disappear as soon as the matter was resolved and his injuries healed.

Lu Bozhou poked at the food in the lunchbox with his chopsticks, his eyes filled with barely suppressed obsession and anxiety.

These emotions grew even stronger in his eyes.

Jiang Mian noticed that he was poking at the food in the lunchbox more and more frequently, and looked up at him, "What's wrong?"

Then I was taken aback by the almost uncontrollable obsession and anxiety in his eyes.

“Lu Bozhou, you…” Jiang Mian’s expression froze slightly.

"Does it hurt?" The man's voice suddenly became hoarse, his tone rough as if it had been sanded.

"What?" Jiang Mian didn't understand what he was asking, since he was the one who was injured.

"Back then, did it hurt?" Lu Bozhou's voice was still hoarse. He took a deep breath. "They all said that you would be in a lot of pain because I wouldn't let go and forced you to stay. You would be in a lot of pain every minute and every second."

Jiang Mian suddenly realized that Lu Bozhou was not talking about this moment, nor this life, but about her tragic past life.

It refers to the fact that after she became critically ill, she underwent several days of emergency treatment at Lu Bozhou's behest.

Lu Bozhou asked her, "Does it hurt?"

Jiang Mian's eyes involuntarily welled up with tears. She believed that she had tried her best to control all her emotional fluctuations when facing this man.

But hearing these words still moved me somewhat.

Jiang Mian knew very well that as long as she nodded and said that she was in unbearable pain and that every second felt like an eternity, all she had to do was agree to the terms.

She could easily make this man suffer, just like in her past life, when he made her endure so much emotional torment because he thought he was doing it for her own good.

Now that the knife is in Jiang Mian's hands, she can easily do the same thing to him.

But after a long silence, Jiang Mian only whispered, "I don't know."

Her voice was soft as she looked into Lu Bozhou's eyes, "I don't remember. It must have hurt quite a bit, but thankfully I don't remember. After all..."

"Just remembering those things is painful enough." Jiang Mian lowered her eyes.

The cold delivery room of my past life, the piercing alarms of the machines, and the child I didn't even get to see one last time... those images flooded back.

Jiang Mian suddenly stood up, but Lu Bozhou abruptly grabbed her wrist.

"Wait a little longer." A bitter smile tugged at his pale lips. "Once I've sorted out all this mess with the Lu family, I'll give you my life."

Jiang Mian's pupils contracted sharply. "Are you crazy?"

Does he know what he is talking about?

Lu Bozhou gripped Jiang Mian's hand tightly, and with a sudden burst of strength, Jiang Mian uncontrollably lunged at him.

Thinking of his injuries, Jiang Mian struggled to support herself on the edge of the bed so that she wouldn't put all her weight on Lu Bozhou.

But he was clearly still being suppressed, and a low groan escaped his throat.

"Let go! You're covered in injuries, are you out of your mind?" Jiang Mian said, then suddenly remembered what Lu Bozhou had just said.

Yes, he's just reckless.

Lu Bozhou didn't let go; instead, he reached out and hugged her, letting out a low sigh—not from pain, just a sigh.

It even seemed to carry a hint of satisfaction.

"Let me hold you for a little while, just a little while," Lu Bozhou said softly.

Jiang Mian wanted to stand up, but worried that it would aggravate his injuries, so she could only obediently let him hold her.

We were so close, so close that our heartbeats seemed to be in sync.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, yet it also felt like only a short moment.

Jiang Mian finally heard Lu Bozhou's deep voice, "I'll have Song Xun take you to a hotel to rest later. The hospital conditions are still too poor."

Jiang Mian felt that the VIP ward was already quite comfortable. Besides, Lu Bozhou wanted to keep a close eye on her, yet now he suddenly wanted Song Xun to take her to a hotel to rest.

Jiang Mian always felt that something was wrong. Even though she thought she might be overthinking it, she still felt vaguely uneasy.

Therefore, they did not agree.

After Song Xun arrived, he advised, "Go and rest, take a shower or something, and I'll pick you up later. The room is in a hotel next to the hospital, it's close by, so it won't be troublesome."

Hearing this, Jiang Mian pondered for a moment before finally nodding, "Alright then."

Before leaving, she looked at Lu Bozhou and saw the smile on his pale face.

very gentle.

The smile on Lu Bozhou's face gradually disappeared only after Jiang Mian left the ward.

He looked at the message he had just received on his phone and dialed a number.

The call was answered very quickly.

Lu Bozhou asked coldly, "Is the news true?"

"It's pretty much confirmed," the voice on the other end of the phone replied. "Although we don't know who he bribed or what methods he used, he has indeed escaped. You should still be extra careful. Given the grudge between you and him, he might very well target you."

After a pause, the person on the other end added, "There's a 90% or higher chance."

Lu Bozhou felt that the other party was being conservative, "You might as well say one hundred percent."

"In short, prepare in advance. I will let you know if there is any further news."

The other end of the call was over.

Lu Bozhou's gaze was devoid of warmth. He showed no fear regarding the news he had just received; his eyes held only a calm indifference.

He has never been particularly concerned about his own safety.

Therefore, the phone call made first was not to enhance one's own protection.

When the call connected, it was answered by a gentle-sounding female voice.

Gentle and aloof, two contradictory qualities combined.

"Bo Zhou, is there something you need?"

“Lu Bolin has escaped. I don’t know what methods he used to bribe someone. Anyway, although I think he’s more likely to come looking for me, I think you should take precautions in advance.” Lu Bozhou’s voice was also very calm.

The person on the other end of the phone was Lu Bolin's wife, who was largely responsible for Lu Bolin's downfall.

Although they didn't interact much and didn't have much of a relationship, they had a tacit working relationship before.

Therefore, Lu Bozhou reminded her immediately.

"I understand. Be careful too. Goodbye."

After ending the call, Lu Bozhou relayed the arrangements to his successors.

After Song Xun took Jiang Mian to the hotel, he returned to his ward and was furious when he learned about Lu Bozhou's arrangements.

"Are you crazy?! Are you insane?!"