Free Web NovelChapter 1051: Chapter 27: Why Are You Looking at Me Like That? Do You Think I’m Faking It?
Gu Yan glared fiercely at Nie Xiaoxing!
"...You agreed?" Lu Zhiquan’s face suddenly lit up, and there was an uncontrollable joy in his voice.
Gu Yan clenched his fists!
His eyes were almost popping out.
Nie Xiaoxing didn’t look at Gu Yan, just nodded slightly, and then turned and walked towards the changing room.
Lu Zhiquan couldn’t contain his excitement, his whole demeanor brightened, sweeping away the previous gloom.
Gu Yan’s expression was completely opposite to Lu Zhiquan’s, as dark as a pot’s bottom!
This ugly woman dared to blatantly flirt with a wild man right in front of her fiancé.
Very well, very well!!!
...
Six thirty in the afternoon, at the café near the Taekwondo company.
"You’re saying you’re Ming Xian?" Nie Xiaoxing’s cool face was full of shock, staring incredulously at the suave Lu Zhiquan sitting in front of her.
Lu Zhiquan was also emotional at this moment, "It’s me, Xiao Xing."
"...But back then you were small, thin..." Although Nie Xiaoxing still couldn’t believe it, at the thought of that "Ming Xian" from years ago, her eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
Lu Zhiquan’s throat felt a little dry, "Haven’t you changed as well?"
Nie Xiaoxing, "..."
Lu Zhiquan tried hard to smile at Nie Xiaoxing, reached out to hold the tightly clenched fist she had placed on the table, and looked into her eyes, saying, "Xiao Xing, I promised you, if I could survive and leave that hellhole, I would definitely come to find you and Yunyun, and I would find you both no matter what!"
Yunyun...
To Nie Xiaoxing, these two words felt like scissors piercing into her heart, causing her such pain she could hardly breathe.
In the blink of an eye, tears drenched her thin face.
"Xiao Xing." Lu Zhiquan tightly held her hand with heartache.
"...Are you really Ming Xian?" Nie Xiaoxing held back her sobs.
"Yes, I am!" Lu Zhiquan’s eyes were moist, his voice hoarse.
"Xiao Xian." Nie Xiaoxing lowered her head, her eyes resting on the back of his hand, and shortly after, she had wet his hand as well, "Xiao Xian, Qi Yun is gone. I saw with my own eyes when they took her..."
"Shh..."
Lu Zhiquan stood up, walked over to sit beside Nie Xiaoxing, and reached out to embrace her.
"Mr. Lu, please respect yourself, you are already testing the limits of my endurance!"
A cold male voice suddenly came from behind Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan’s face turned slightly blue, and he turned back to stare at Gu Yan, who was sitting at the coffee table behind them.
Gu Yan’s face was sullen, his jaw and lips tightly set, and his eyes shadowy as he looked at Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan took a deep breath.
Probably worried that Gu Yan would disrupt Nie Xiaoxing and his time together, he forcibly withdrew his arm.
Only then did Gu Yan move his gaze away from him, leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest, looking solemnly at Nie Xiaoxing, who had immediately restrained her emotions and held back her tears due to his abrupt interjection.
Lu Zhiquan closed his eyes and then turned his head to look at Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing wiped the tear stains from her face with the back of her hand, her eyes red as she looked at him, "Aren’t you named Ming Xian?"
"I barely escaped with my life that time. My dad had a fortune teller say it was because my name was inauspicious, so my dad changed my name." Lu Zhiquan looked deeply at Nie Xiaoxing, "And you? Why are you so thin now?"
The moisture in Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes kept welling up at the corners, and she gently shook her head, "After you were taken, they experimented on Yunyun and me..."
"Beasts!"
Lu Zhiquan ground his teeth, his forehead tensing to a deep red, veins bulging.
Nie Xiaoxing thought she was strong enough, but upon learning Lu Zhiquan was actually Lu Mingxian from years ago, the trials and torments she experienced, memories branded on her body and mind, those memories she buried deep in her mind and heart, were once again awakened.
The distressing past now brought immense sorrow crashing into her heart.
She was unable to control or process such overwhelming grief, so she eventually lost control.
Nie Xiaoxing buried her head again, her forehead pressed tightly against the back of Lu Zhiquan’s hand, sobbing to the point where she couldn’t speak.
Lu Zhiquan looked at Nie Xiaoxing like that, desperately wanting to hold her, to warm her.
But because Gu Yan was present, he had to endure.
Gu Yan’s face had never been this grave, the lines on his face taut, his eyes deeply shadowed and pitch black, staring unblinkingly at Nie Xiaoxing, his hands clenched tightly over his chest, knuckles turning white.
...
"I’m glad to see you again."
Nie Xiaoxing’s emotions had calmed down, but her eyes, nose, and mouth were red from crying, and her face was swollen.
Lu Zhiquan looked passionately at Nie Xiaoxing, "Since that time, I’ve been hoping every day to see you and Yunyun."
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes throbbed with a sourness, "...I also want to see Yunyun, but I’ll never be able to again."
"Xiaoxing, regardless of whether we can see Yunyun again, I believe Yunyun surely wishes for us to live happily and freely," Lu Zhiquan said softly.
Nie Xiaoxing forced a smile and took a deep breath, looking at him, "So, should I continue calling you Ming Xian, or Lu Zhiquan?"
With those words, Nie Xiaoxing paused, not waiting for Lu Zhiquan’s answer, and said, "Forget it, I’ll call you Lu Zhiquan."
After all, the name "Ming Xian" is unlucky for Lu Zhiquan!
Lu Zhiquan’s eyes shimmered slightly as he gazed at Nie Xiaoxing, "...Or, you can call me Zhiquan."
Nie Xiaoxing’s gaze halted for a second, she only managed a slight smile at Lu Zhiquan.
Gu Yan coldly glanced at Nie Xiaoxing and Lu Zhiquan, then lowered his gaze, releasing his arms crossed over his chest, and took out his phone from his pants pocket.
"We’ve talked for so long, are you hungry? I know a great seafood restaurant, let me treat you, to celebrate our reunion," Lu Zhiquan winked at Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing pressed her lips lightly, covertly glancing at Gu Yan from the corner of her eye, and nodded, "Okay."
Lu Zhiquan’s face brightened, he took Nie Xiaoxing’s hand as she stood up from her seat, about to walk out the cafe door.
But just at that moment, Nie Xiaoxing’s phone suddenly vibrated inside her bag.
Lu Zhiquan paused, turned his head to look at Nie Xiaoxing.
"I’ll take this call," Nie Xiaoxing said as she glanced at her bag.
Lu Zhiquan nodded, releasing her hand.
Nie Xiaoxing opened her bag, took out her phone, her gaze swept across the phone screen, instinctively looking at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan casually kept his hands in his pockets, his expression composed, his deep eyes staring at her unapologetically.
Nie Xiaoxing pressed her lips, withdrew her gaze, then looked at Lu Zhiquan, before raising the phone to her ear to answer, "Aunt Yuan."
Yuan Xihuo made no sound.
"...Aunt Yuan?" Nie Xiaoxing thought she wasn’t heard and repeated.
"Xiaoxing..."
Yuan Xihuo’s voice finally came through, but she sounded very weak.
Nie Xiaoxing frowned, "Aunt Yuan, what’s wrong with you?"
"Xiaoxing, Aunt Yuan, Aunt Yuan didn’t disturb you, did I?" Yuan Xihuo’s voice was feeble, though she finished the short sentence, she was already panting heavily.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes shrank tightly, staring at Gu Yan, "Aunt Yuan, are you feeling unwell?"
Gu Yan’s brows abruptly furrowed, he stood up instantly and strode quickly toward the cafe door.
"Xiaoxing, Xiaoxing..."
Nie Xiaoxing sensed something was very wrong, taking a deep breath, "Aunt Yuan, hold on, Gu Yan and I will come right away, please hold on!"
Nie Xiaoxing spoke while grabbing her bag, nodding to Lu Zhiquan, then directly rushed toward the door.
Lu Zhiquan’s face was slightly grave, paused for a few seconds, then also chased after her briskly.
But just as he walked out of the cafe, he saw Nie Xiaoxing and Gu Yan getting into a taxi, which sped away the next second.
Lu Zhiquan’s legs stiffened, fists clenched tight, his face laced with a hint of unwillingness, staring fiercely in the direction where the taxi drove off.
...
Villa.
The family doctor came and gave Yuan Xihuo an IV before leaving.
In Yuan Xihuo’s room, only Yuan Xihuo, Gu Yan, and Nie Xiaoxing remained.
Gu Yan looked at the pale-faced Yuan Xihuo on the bed, his starry eyes composed yet somewhat puzzled.
Yuan Xihuo weakly glanced at Gu Yan, her hand without the IV still clutching Nie Xiaoxing’s hand, her colorless lips faintly humming, "Why are you looking at me like this? Think I’m pretending?"
Gu Yan, "..."
He did initially think so...
Because right before Nie Xiaoxing received her call, he had just messaged her, asking her to find an excuse to get Nie Xiaoxing to the villa immediately...
Thus, at first, he thought Yuan Xihuo was acting...
Yuan Xihuo closed her eyes, let out a light sigh, "Brat, it’s been a week since you came home."
"..." Gu Yan was shaken, for a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
