
Lu Injured
He left and Ai was busy. He became Yang's regular visitor. He learned to grow vegetables and cook from Yang. Ai was not a person who could not tell the difference between salt and sugar anymore. He could even cook one or two delicious dishes. Even Yang gave him a thumbs up.
Ai found out that she had indeed changed a lot. At first he would yell at the flying insects in the vegetable patch. Now he could trample them quietly. He could not tell the difference between bamboo shoots and grasses at first, so he pulled out the bamboo shoots and left the grass on the ground. Now he can not only do it right but also find out if the vegetables are growing in good condition from their color.
If it was known by Ai's grandfather, he would probably be shocked and cry out. Her favorite grandson is now turning into a peasant girl at a determined pace.
He works at sunrise and rests at sunset. Ai thought of nothing but focusing on her small part. Now he lives in a peace that he did not often enjoy before.
But life as a hermit does not last for a whole month. Suddenly there was a call for Ai.
But the thing everyone was worried about finally happened. The mission was leaked and the drug dealers fled first as soon as they got the information. But he happened to meet the people sent by Lu. They were involved in a deadly fight. You were badly wounded to protect his allies. Now he has been sent to a military general hospital.
Ai was checking the vegetables and fruits in her garden when she heard the news. He chose a type of peach called Wuyuexian, because it can grow in this season and also ripen quickly, because it only takes forty or fifty days from bloom to fruiting. And it will be the right time when Lu will be back.
But now Lu had a hard time before he could eat it.
He dropped the flower sprinkler violently as Yang rushed to deliver the message anxiously. Water flowed out and wet his shoes. The coldness spreads from the toes to the head.
Ai felt her head completely empty. He stood there motionless, expressionless. He moved his legs mechanically and felt nothing, even as Yang pulled him to leave.
Pei Mu came to pick them up. He was always smiling but now his face was very grim. There was a black mark on his camouflage clothes. It must be blood.
When Ai saw him, she gasped. He couldn't believe it belonged to Lu.
Pei Mu told them about Lu's condition seriously. You got a shot right in his chest. Now they don't know if he's in good or bad shape. The hospital tried hard to save her.
Ai felt her heart start to freeze. It is severe if a person is shot in the arm or leg. Needless to say, he was shot in the chest. Pei Mu tried to comfort him, even though he knew Lu must be in trouble.
They take longer to go to the hospital because they are not in the city. He had to spend 6 hours to go to the center and another 3 hours to get to the hospital.
Ai did not cry or whine, but just stared out the window. No one knows what he's thinking.
Actually Ai did not know what she was thinking either. His mind is completely fucked. This was not the first time facing such a desperate situation. But at that time, he was still too young. He only remembers his grandfather telling him that his parents would go to faraway places without crime, crime or war. Everything's beautiful.
As he grew up and knew everything, the pain of losing a parent remained in his heart.
He did not believe Lu would leave her in such a cruel way. He's invincible. He could lift it with one hand. How could he be so badly injured?
He didn't want to believe anything unless he saw it. Even Pei Mu had told him, he could not believe it.
It took him about nine hours to get there even if Pei Mu was driving as fast as he could. Pei Mu was quite tired. However, Ai, it was as if she could not feel anything and did not say a word.
She only wanted to see Lu as a friend or as a wife. He just wants to know that he's okay.
The operation was underway when he arrived. Some militants stood outside in rows wearing camouflage clothing. Everyone is waiting for the results.
They all gave him respect. Ai almost cried seeing him.
Because he knows he's ashamed. He didn't treat Lu well but instead, he always wanted to do things that went against him. He wants to escape from her.
The heavy news weighed on him in such a way that he felt out of breath.
That helped him sit on a bench nearby. A man in camouflage clothes walked over from the end of the line. He painted his face with green oil paint.
He walked up to Ai and looked at her, saying in a low voice, "Changhuan ..."
Ai raised her head. He stared blankly and then recognized the stunning eyes on that oily face. It was Qin Zhan.
No. gabe. He should probably call him Du Yucheng.
Ai's lips moved but she found she couldn't say a word, but just stared at him.
Du Yucheng moved his brows slightly. There were complex emotions in his eyes. When he saw Ai again, he felt guilty, "Zhan got shot because of me. Sorry."
"If I wasn't so impulsive, I wouldn't have been cornered and Lu wouldn't have risked his life to save me. So, it's all my fault." His tone sounded painful and guilty.
"no need. He won't blame you." That's all Ai can say. Lu was such a man who played it quietly but was indeed warm-hearted. He likes to humiliate Ai using his sarcasm. But when he was in trouble, he was much more worried than anyone else. He's not the one who holds grudges all the time. Otherwise, he would have lost his patience.
“Actually he doesn't need to come alone. But he did come. You know why?" said Du.
Ai stared. It suddenly crossed his mind that Ji told him earlier that Lu and Du did not have a simple relationship. It seems like that kind of relationship. And Ji even said he wanted to help Ai check it out. But, finally, he didn't say anything about whether Lu was gay.
The atmosphere was starting to get strange now because of Du's words. "Will he announce it?"
Ai is a mess, answering. “Oh... Because of what?”
"Because of you."
"What?"
“He knows it will be dangerous. So he said to me. 'Running a good life.' He told me to treat you well. And you don't need to be sad.” Du narrowed his eyes. He sighed and said, “He loves you so much. He even arranges all things well for you.”
Ai only felt she could not sit quietly now that she heard it. You have said it straightforwardly. But she knew clearly that she didn't love Lu as much as she did to him.
His love is too heavy to accept. He was afraid that if he could not love Lu for life, he would be the one to never get a response.
"If what the future looks like, it would be better for them to stop here."
He's getting confused. 'How can we stop even if we haven't started yet?'
Du glanced at the operating room door, “I gave him my promise. I'll take care of you."
This sentence made Ai's brain pulsate. What does he mean? She asks him about their relationship and confesses to him. He's sloppy. But now he has to promise Lu to take care of me?’
What does he consider it as? Is he a burden? Is he the third wheel?
Why was he saying this ironically as if he did not want to? ”
Ai looks up. There was a flame of anger in her eyes, “She will be fine. So I don't need your attention.”
Du didn't know what to say at this time. He only felt pain as if his heart was torn apart. He pressed his lips. He did not know what to say even if there were many words in his heart. In the end he just said, “Ya. He'll be fine.”
“If he finds out, you start receiving it. He definitely won't go.”
It took a whole day to perform the operation. Everyone's heart hangs in the air. When the door opened and the doctor came out, everyone immediately walked up to him and surrounded him, asking about Lu anxiously.
Doctor let everyone calm down, “It was a deadly wound. The bullet hit his heart just a few millimeters away. He was lucky and was also sent here on time. His body is strong enough. Now he's out of danger and about to be transferred to the ICU. If he can survive tonight, he'll be fine.”
Everyone was relieved when they heard what the doctor said. And then Lu was pushed out of the room.
No one rushed towards him but left the closest room to Ai.
Ai followed the medical workers and Lu's bed lay down. He finally saw it. He looked pale but in good condition.
Now he feels relieved. He kept saying, “Lu Zhanke. I'm Changhuan. Ai Changhuan's. Wake up. I'm here... Lu Zhanke's..."
She was pushed to the ICU before she got an answer. He was covered outside the room and he was just peering through the narrow window crevices.
'Lu Zhanke's. Promise me. You're gonna be fine. I'll be waiting for you.'
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