After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

There was a flurry of activity in the ward as medical staff rushed in and out.

Outside the ward, in the side corridor, a tall figure had been standing for quite some time.

While everyone was busy, Shen Baolin quietly came out and whispered to the other person, "The person has settled down and fallen asleep."

Lou Xiao's tense expression relaxed slightly. "That's good."

Seeing him turn to leave, Shen Baolin couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, aren't you going in to check on her?"

She could tell he was worried about Mu Liangyue, so why was he avoiding her?

Now that Lu Sijian has already broken off the engagement, he is now single. Does he have to endure it like before?

Lou Xiao paused slightly, as if the scene he witnessed when he arrived yesterday was still vivid in his mind's eye.

Mu Liangyue lay under the car wheel, calmly telling everyone not to move her and to wait for the ambulance to arrive.

It wasn't until he realized something was wrong and tried to help her up that he discovered a scene that horrified him.

—The metal shard was deeply embedded in her arm, and blood kept flowing down the drain; she didn't know how long it had been flowing.

Her face was pale from the rapid blood loss, and she was so tired that she was about to fall asleep at any moment, but she still had to explain, "Mr. Lou, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have troubled you again."

She is clearly delicate and pitiful, but because of her stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat, people mistakenly believe that she is invincible.

Just like many years ago, when she was stabbed in the arm by a hostage-taker, she endured it without uttering a sound, and was even photographed by the media as "completely unharmed," leading to years of misunderstanding.

Lou Xiao closed his eyes, but the scene before him still seemed to be filled with a bloody haze.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, his gaze now calm. "No, it's good that she's safe."

He lifted his foot to leave, then stopped: "Please pass on a message for me—I have never regretted abandoning my meeting with Hewei that day to save her, nor have I ever blamed her for it."

She felt guilty about this matter and went to the Lou family many times to humbly beg to see him, but he ruthlessly rejected her each time.

Before she fell into a coma yesterday, she grabbed his arm and apologized, hoping he could forgive her.

But deep down he never truly blamed her, so how could he forgive her?

After Shen Baolin understood the meaning behind his words, she was overjoyed: "Cousin, I understand."

When she turned back, her steps were much lighter, and she was clearly quite excited.

I'm genuinely happy for my friend; Lou Xiao's words are an admission of his favoritism towards Mu Liangyue.

Even though the Hewei project ultimately couldn't be salvaged, the Lou Group lost over 10 billion yuan, and the board of directors had been holding Lou Xiao accountable every day for some time.

But he still didn't regret it or blame Mu Liangyue. Clearly, Mu Liangyue was more important to him than hundreds of billions.

Zhou Guyang slowly walked out from the corner, his expression somewhat amused.

Lou Xiao's liking for Mu Liangyue was not surprising to him, after all, he had liked her very much before. Her temperament was too gentle and harmless, which inevitably aroused a man's protective instincts.

To his surprise, even though Mu Liangyue caused Lou Xiao to lose hundreds of billions, Lou Xiao didn't think she was unlucky at all.

Ha, do you really think you're some kind of romantic hero? You're just born into wealth and have never experienced the hardship of being poor.

However, he could make use of this situation.

-

In the afternoon, Lu Sijian saw that it was almost time, so she posted a selfie in her siblings' group chat.

In the photo, she is wearing a formal dress and makeup, and her beautiful features are stunning.

Lu Lingchen opened the message, glanced at it, and his eyes quickly turned cold: [What are you doing?]

Mu Liangyue was tossing and turning in bed in pain, yet she was dressed up in a flamboyant manner. Did she have no empathy at all?

Lu Sijian: [I have to attend a banquet tonight.]

Lu Lingchen frowned. She still had the mind to attend the banquet?

"What banquet is so important that I absolutely have to attend tonight?" he asked, suppressing his anger, even though he had already turned down several business meetings.

Lu Sijian sighed and sent a voice message, "I really have to go. Second brother, I just called eldest brother, and he said you should come with me."

Just as Lu Lingchen was about to say something, his phone rang.

"Xiao Chen, go home right away and pick up A-Jian. Today is the first birthday banquet for the He family's grandson."

Lu Lingjun rubbed his temples. He had been so busy lately that he had almost forgotten about the first birthday banquet for the He family's grandson.

He didn't expect Lu Sijian to still be paying attention to this matter. Perhaps she saw the invitation on the coffee table in the living room?

Lu Lingchen: "..."

I thought it was some important banquet, but it turns out it was just a birthday party for a child from the He family.

Why is it absolutely necessary to attend this banquet? The two families aren't particularly close to begin with, and sending a congratulatory gift is already a show of respect.

He used to dislike going to the He family, and his older brother never forced him. Now that Lu Siyao is going, he has to go with her. Why should he?

Lu Lingchen lowered his gaze and said obediently, "Okay, big brother, I'll try my best."

He hung up the phone and smiled. "Try my best?"

As a popular celebrity, it's natural that he might be unable to attend due to unforeseen work commitments.

-

Lu Sijian waited at home for almost an hour, and when she saw the news on her phone that Lu Lingchen was going to make a surprise appearance for a live broadcast to promote the drama, she knew that she was going to be stood up.

She sighed. Honestly, if she had something to say, why didn't she say so earlier, instead of making her wait here all this time?

"Let's go first," Lu Sijian told the driver.

Not long after Lu Sijian set off, Lu Lingjun also received the message that Lu Lingchen could not go.

After considering it for a moment, he instructed Lin Yuxi: "You go there in my place, and tell A-Jian not to go."

Attending this banquet wasn't strictly necessary; the gift itself was enough to express my goodwill.

Holding her phone, Lin Yuxi quickly replied, "But Miss has already set off."

Lu Lingjun frowned slightly, then said calmly, "Then you don't need to make the trip. Let's leave it at that. It's fine."

He turned and walked into the conference room, concealing the sarcasm in his eyes.

He could guess a little about Lu Sijian's thoughts; she probably wanted to integrate into the elite circles of the capital.

My younger sister used to be someone who wouldn't do anything without a reason, and she was very keen on socializing. That's why she was known as the number one socialite in Yuncheng at such a young age.

Coincidentally, the person who first praised her as the number one socialite in Yuncheng was a nobleman from the He family in the capital.

The He family of Yuncheng is a family of scholars for generations and does not engage in business, but because of their close relationship with the He family in the capital, no one dares to underestimate them.

When it comes to understanding these relationships, his sister is far superior to him.

-

Lu Lingbo rushed to the hospital.

He saw the message in the group chat and knew that his younger brother was going to accompany his younger sister to a banquet, so he left work early to come and hand over his shift.

Mu Liangyue was still unconscious in her hospital bed.

Lu Lingchen took care of her during the day, saying that she was briefly awake at noon before falling into a deep sleep again.

Lu Lingbo tucked the blanket around her, and seeing movement on the balcony, he opened the door and went over.

Lu Lingchen looked up, raised a finger to his lips, and made a shushing gesture at him.

Lu Lingbai was taken aback. Shouldn't his younger brother have accompanied his sister to the He family's banquet? Why was he still here?

He closed the door and left, and a moment later Lu Lingchen came out.