RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Awakening

When Jiang Xianchuan slowly opened his eyes, he was met with a completely unfamiliar room. The furnishings were simple and elegant, but to him, just awakening and still somewhat dazed, it was filled with the unknown and doubt.

Just then, the person in the room keenly noticed Jiang Xianchuan’s subtle movements. One person quickly strode towards him.

At that moment, a gentle female voice came: “Little brother, you’re finally awake! Does your body feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Jiang Xianchuan shook his head and responded softly, “No.” As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily fell on the thick bandages wrapped around his chest, and scenes of the thrilling moments he had experienced began to gradually emerge in his mind.

It turned out that the guy named Wang Ge was able to suddenly disappear without a trace for some reason. Just as Jiang Xianchuan was full of suspicion, Wang Ge reappeared behind him without him noticing and stabbed him fiercely. A sharp pain struck instantly, and Jiang Xianchuan only felt a darkness before his eyes before losing consciousness.

Seeing that Jiang Xianchuan was fine, Lin Pianyue breathed a sigh of relief, a relieved smile on her face, and said, “That’s good.” Then, she turned her gaze to Li Lingyu, who was silent beside her.

Only now did Jiang Xianchuan notice that Li Lingyu’s condition was truly worrying—his originally bright and energetic eyes were now covered with bright red blood vessels, and there were obvious dark circles under his eyes. Even his neck was wrapped in a white bandage.

“You guys chat, I don’t want to be a third wheel here!” Lin Pianyue’s lips curved up, and she turned and walked lightly towards the door. As she reached the door, she didn’t forget to gently close it behind her, leaving only the soft sound of the closing door echoing in the room.

After Lin Pianyue left, Jiang Xianchuan frowned and waved at Li Lingyu with a gloomy expression, signaling him to come closer.

Li Lingyu hesitated for a moment, but obediently moved closer to Jiang Xianchuan. Jiang Xianchuan gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and said in a low voice, “You better explain to me honestly right now, what exactly happened?” However, Li Lingyu just shook his head silently and replied softly, “Nothing.”

Hearing this answer, Jiang Xianchuan could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He suddenly stood up, clenched his fists tightly, and roared at Li Lingyu, “Nothing? Is it because you used your damn ability again? Did you hurt yourself again without regard for the consequences? I don’t know how many times I’ve told you, you absolutely can’t do this, are my words just wind in your ears? Or…”

Just as Jiang Xianchuan was about to continue lecturing endlessly, he suddenly caught sight of Li Lingyu’s eyes gradually turning red, and tears began to flow uncontrollably down his cheeks.

In that instant, Jiang Xianchuan’s heart felt like it had been grabbed hard by an invisible hand, and his originally stern attitude softened instantly.

“I haven’t even said anything yet, why are you crying?” Jiang Xianchuan looked at the tearful Li Lingyu with a distressed expression, and slowly raised his hand to wipe away the tears that were constantly rolling down his cheeks.

However, just as he was about to touch Li Lingyu’s face, he was suddenly grabbed by the other party. With a slight effort, Li Lingyu easily pulled Jiang Xianchuan into his warm embrace.

“I’m sorry… but I’m really afraid of losing you.” Li Lingyu hugged Jiang Xianchuan tightly, his voice trembling and choked with sobs.

Hearing these words, Jiang Xianchuan couldn’t help but fall silent for a moment. After a while, he asked softly, “Does your wound hurt?”

Li Lingyu nodded and responded in a low voice, “It hurts.”

“It hurts and you still cut!” Jiang Xianchuan said with a bit of reproach, but his words were filled with more concern and worry.

“For you, everything is worth it.” Li Lingyu gazed deeply into Jiang Xianchuan’s eyes, his tone firm and persistent.

“Besides your neck, where else do you have wounds? Let me see quickly.” Jiang Xianchuan asked anxiously, his eyes scanning Li Lingyu’s body eagerly.

“Here… too.” After speaking, Li Lingyu gently lifted his shirt, revealing the wound on his chest that had already been bandaged.

The anger that had gradually subsided in Jiang Xianchuan instantly flared up again. He clenched his fists, the veins on his arms bulging, and just as he raised his hand to deliver a heavy punch to Li Lingyu.

However, at the moment he was about to strike, he suddenly remembered that this guy was injured right now. If he really hit him, wouldn’t that be too inhumane? Thinking of this, Jiang Xianchuan bit his lip and angrily lowered his fist, shouting at Li Lingyu, “Hmph, I’ll settle this score with you properly when you recover!” With that, he turned his head away in a huff, no longer looking at him.

At this time, Li Lingyu looked at Jiang Xianchuan’s sulky appearance and couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and responded softly, “Okay.”

In fact, with Li Lingyu’s ability, he was fully capable of transferring the wounds on his body to others. In the past, every time he was injured after killing someone, he used this method to protect himself.

But since getting to know Jiang Xianchuan, the situation had changed, because he noticed that Jiang Xianchuan was particularly concerned about whether he was injured or not.

Whenever he learned that Li Lingyu had accidentally bumped or bruised himself, even if it was just a small injury, Jiang Xianchuan would start lecturing like an old nanny.

At first, Li Lingyu didn’t pay attention to it at all, and just thought that this guy was being nosy. But as time passed, he gradually realized that seeing Jiang Xianchuan anxiously busy himself over his injuries was actually quite interesting.

So, unconsciously, admiring Jiang Xianchuan’s concern for him became a hobby of Li Lingyu’s.

Just then, the door was gently pushed open, and Shi Yi walked in hurriedly. When she saw at a glance that the two people in the room were safe and sound and were bickering as usual, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart finally settled down.

She let out a long breath, as if relieved of a heavy burden, and said, “Seeing you two so lively and energetic and still having the energy to bicker, I can finally put my heart back in my stomach. On the way here, my heart was up and down, afraid that something might happen to you.”

Hearing this, the originally sulky Jiang Xianchuan immediately turned his attention to Shi Yi. He put his hands on his hips and complained with a face full of indignation, “Shi Yi, I have to talk to you about this. Li Lingyu hurt himself again! Next time, if I’m not around, you must help me stop him, and can’t let him act recklessly like this again!”

However, facing Jiang Xianchuan’s request, Shi Yi just smiled helplessly, then waved her hand and replied, “Oh, I can’t control him. If you ask me, this kind of hard work still has to be done by you personally, after all, only you can restrain him!” After speaking, Shi Yi winked at Jiang Xianchuan, her expression clearly carrying a hint of teasing.