Free Web NovelChapter 902: Chapter 339: If Only Time Could Turn Back (Part 8)_4
She took the Lu Family’s car to the hospital.
Someone arranged everything for her; she just needed to quietly wait.
The nurse approached Lin Chu and said, "Miss Lin, everything is ready, please come with me."
Lin Chu slowly clenched her hands resting on her thighs.
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She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the dense emotions in her eyes had completely vanished. She stood up from the bench and walked into the operating room.
The lights were glaring. As the anesthetic was pushed into her body, Lin Chu’s consciousness began to drift away.
Lu Huai’an, I once said I’d never go back, so from now on, you will disappear from my world.
For the rest of my life, I don’t want to see you again.
If I am unfortunate enough to die on the operating table,
I hope you become ill beyond cure from missing me.
I hope you suffer heartbreak and die an unnatural death for betraying me.
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When Lin Chu reopened her eyes, she was surrounded by unfamiliar surroundings.
It wasn’t the hospital’s operating room.
"Xiao Chu, are you awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
A deep, gentle voice sounded beside her ear.
Lin Chu’s dazed gaze gradually found focus. She stared blankly at the man appearing in her line of sight, and after a while, she softly spoke, "Jiang, Brother Jiang?"
Since Jiang Yichen left An City, it had been more than half a year.
Just like the last time he came back, he appeared in a scenario Lin Chu could never have imagined.
The sky outside was dimly lit, Jiang Yichen was wearing comfortable loungewear, his short black hair was slightly messy, as if he had just woken up.
He poured a glass of water and sat down on the bedside, his gaze filled with the joy of reuniting after such a long time.
"Yes, it’s me."
Lin Chu propped herself up and sat up, looking around. The unfamiliar surroundings made it impossible to judge where she was.
She murmured softly, "Shouldn’t I be in the hospital? Why..."
Jiang Yichen took a pillow and placed it behind the girl’s back to make her more comfortable, then handed her the cup.
"I happened to be in the hospital; this is my home. The servants changed your clothes," his deep voice carried a hint of reproach, "A girl’s body is so delicate, Xiao Chu, why are you so foolish? The child is innocent, he’s inside your body, carrying your blood."
Lin Chu lay on the operating table, and as the anesthetic took effect, she slowly closed her eyes. freewёbnoνel.com
Whether from fear or an invisible pain, her heart twisted with sharp pangs, so much so she fainted.
Therefore, Lin Chu didn’t know Jiang Yichen had seen her the moment she stepped into the hospital.
The warmth from the glass cup spread to her palm, and Lin Chu’s pale face lowered, her gaze staying calm.
She whispered, "I know... but what can I do..."
She had asked the people from the Lu Family to wash the dirt off her father’s name, she had to offer something in exchange; she was the fallen noble with nothing to leverage.
A mother and child are connected at the heart; no one would willingly end an angel’s life on the operating table.
Yet, what other choice was there?
Since Jiang Yichen had the means to quietly take Lin Chu from the hospital, he couldn’t be unaware of the intentions of the man waiting outside the operating room.
His gentle eyes reflected complex emotions, like warm springs in winter, "Sorry, I should have come back sooner."
As people grow, they slowly understand that when you encounter trouble, others helping is kindness, standing by is just their obligation.
Although Lin Chu had known Jiang Yichen for a long time, they were just normal friends. The significance behind the word ’sorry’ was something she didn’t understand, or maybe she didn’t want to understand.
She lifted her head, looking at the man in front of her, and without warning, asked, "Some said what happened to the Jiang Family, you did it."
[Her mother died with resentment, a dormant son finally found an opportunity to neatly send his own father to prison.]
When the incident with the Jiang Family occurred, many people speculated the same.
Since that day, Lin Chu never saw Jiang Muzhou again, he seemed to have vanished from the world without a trace.
Jiang Yichen gently stroked the girl’s long hair, showing no signs of anger or being touched on a sensitive topic, his lips carrying a faint smile.
Astute and enigmatic.
He softly asked, "Do you think it was me?"
The Jiang Family’s enemies were countless, honestly, such accusations were baseless, but... if someone could obtain evidence of the Jiang Family’s involvement in crime and lawbreaking, the Jiang Family would have fallen long ago, not waited until now.
Lin Chu’s voice was steady, "Jiang Muzhou is innocent, you took away the Qiao An he loved, and then destroyed his family."
Her friends, apart from Xu Qiubai, were all severely ruined, the remaining two were already scarred beyond recognition.
They had gained so much in past years, but the day they lost everything came as if it was a storm capable of engulfing the world.
Jiang Yichen smiled again, not denying, "It’s still early, you should sleep a bit more, when the servants prepare breakfast, I’ll call you."
He tucked Lin Chu in, then turned off the light.
Before leaving the room, he seemed to have remembered something, and added a few words.
"Xiao Chu, the life in your belly is still intact, but the Lu Family believes it is gone, so you shouldn’t think of doing anything reckless. Lu Huai’an is looking for you, this place is safe, you can stay peacefully."
The door closed.
Jiang Yichen’s words kept echoing in Lin Chu’s ears.
He said the child is still alive...
He said Lu Huai’an is looking for her...
Without her phone nearby, she didn’t know what day it was, whether Lu Huai’an had woken up from another mishap she had caused. Even with the potent effects of the sleeping pills, he should have awakened by now.
What was he looking for her for?
Could he really think she would stay by his side without distraction?
Or did he feel his ’revenge’ was incomplete, wishing to confine her in that apartment for further torment?
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Lin Chu stayed at Jiang Yichen’s home for a week.
Her body gradually recovered, the gloomy weather cleared up, and the raging storm calmed, the city returned to its former appearance.
"Xiao Chu, do you want to leave here?"
Lin Chu’s gaze fell on the sycamore tree outside the balcony, dreamy and light.
Hearing Jiang Yichen’s words, a slight spark appeared in her eyes, she turned back to look at the man leaning against the railing, her voice low, "Is that possible?"
Jiang Yichen smiled, "Yes, it is."
Lin Chu felt confused, her grip on the teacup tightened unconsciously, "But... where can I go?"
The world was vast, yet it held no home for her.
The city without Mr. Lin didn’t have anything she was reluctant to leave. Wherever she went, she was wandering, but it was better than staying in this empty city.
One must have a nightmare to wake up from it.
She awoke, and the world had collapsed.
Jiang Yichen stepped in, his gaze on the girl, a universe within his eyes, "Come with me. I’ll ensure your life is free from worry."
[Xiao Chu, I’ve been waiting for you to grow up all along.]
