MLROCSHR Chapter 98

Chapter 98: A Single Autumn Rain Brings a Chill

He reached out to catch it, but grasped a handful of scalding rust.

The police, who had been lying in wait for a long time, swarmed in, controlling the chaotic scene. Lian Feng, in despair, was still unwilling to be captured and committed suicide by shooting himself.

But Lian Xun could no longer see or hear all of this.

In the ringing in his ears, the world faded into a silent film. The sirens, gunshots, and the clanging of metal all became buzzing sounds through frosted glass.

Qi Luzhi tightly gripped his hand and said, “This time, I’ll protect you.”

A heavy rain fell during the night, coming quickly and going just as fast. The next day, the courtyard’s old plane trees shed yellow leaves all over the ground, sticking wetly to the floor.

The Lian Family Manor/Estate was still the same, nothing had changed.

Only the weather had become colder.

“A single autumn rain brings a chill,” the ancients were right. This chill not only soaked through clothes but also penetrated into the bones.

Because Lian Feng had switched the medicine Lian Yishan took daily, it caused him to fall ill and become paralyzed. Now, he could only sit in a wheelchair, being served by others every day.

Lian Xun found a quiet courtyard and left him there, out of sight, out of mind.

Besides Lian Feng, Lian Xun also had a second older brother and a third older sister, children of Lian Yishan’s second wife. They were not as capable as Lian Feng, nor as favored as Lian Xun, and they had to fight in this unpredictable and treacherous Wealthy Family, so they had long learned to please everyone and change their course with the wind.

After Lian Feng’s death, the siblings quietly moved out of the Lian Family Manor/Estate.

Lian Xun was too lazy to interfere. As long as they behaved themselves in the future, it wouldn’t be a problem for them to get a decent job in the group.

With the Lian Group changing hands overnight, the company was in chaos. The calls from senior executives of various departments were about to blow up Lian Xun’s phone, but he directly turned it off and stayed by the hospital’s side every step.

The person in the hospital bed had traded his upright Haute Couture Suit for a hospital gown. The blue and white stripes made his complexion even paler. The condensation on the breathing mask was always half a beat slower, like heavy clouds before a storm.

Lian Xun quietly sat by the bed, day and night, like a puppet doll with its soul extracted.

Ling Yu couldn’t contact Lian Xun for a long time, and Li Yang couldn’t contact Qi Luzhi either. Out of worry, he called Gao Jingqian, and only then did he get through to Lian Xun via video.

Lian Xun didn’t want them to worry, so he forced a smile on his tired face, “I just took over the Lian Group, and there are still many things to deal with. I can’t go back for a while. Qi Luzhi is here to help me, he’s very busy, don’t look for him if you’re okay.”

“Is that so? I thought something happened to you, boss? I couldn’t contact you for so many days.” Ling Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yang vaguely saw an unnatural expression on Lian Xun’s face, but he didn’t ask too much. He just reminded him, “Work can’t be finished, don’t push yourself too hard. Your dark circles are about to fall to the ground.”

Lian Xun was stunned for a moment, unconsciously touching his lower eyelids with his fingers, and said with a wry smile, “I know, I know what I’m doing.”

He turned to Ling Yu and instructed, “Also, Ling Yu, while I’m away, I’ll have to trouble you to support the company. You have to work hard.”

Ling Yu looked miserable, “Boss, you’re making it too difficult for me.”

He was just a small assistant. He was already overwhelmed with helping Lian Xun keep an eye on the big and small affairs in the company during this time. He was just hoping that the boss would come back quickly so he could escape the sea of ​​suffering.

Unexpectedly, what he was waiting for was indefinite.

Ling Yu made various excuses to shirk, but Lian Xun forced him to step up, grandiosely saying: “This is a rare opportunity for training.”

Ling Yu had no choice but to take orders at a critical moment.

Li Yang touched Ling Yu’s head and said with a smile: “It’s okay, I will help you.”

Ling Yu glared at him, unwilling in his heart, but he didn’t refuse. After all, in the days when Lian Xun was away, Li Yang did help him a lot with his work.

After hanging up the phone, Lian Xun returned the phone to Gao Jingqian. The two were speechless, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Since Lian Feng told him about that matter, Lian Xun had always been troubled, not knowing how to face Gao Jingqian.

Looking at his affectionate eyes, Lian Xun felt prickles all over his body whenever he thought that he might really be his own older brother, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

But for the moment, he needs confirmation before knowing whether it’s true or false. Before the test report comes out, Lian Xun doesn’t plan to tell Gao Jingqian.

“Ah Xun, you’ve been here all day, you have to take care of your own health.” Gao Jingqian said with concern.

“I know, thank you, Jingqian Ge.” Lian Xun lowered his head, not daring to meet his eyes, and clumsily pushed him out, “If there’s nothing else, you can go back first, I want to be alone for a while.”

“Then I’ll go first, Ah Xun, don’t keep things to yourself. I’ll come see you again tomorrow.”

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away. The ward returned to dead silence. Lian Xun sighed deeply and sat back on the bed, his gaze fixed on Qi Luzhi’s tightly closed eyes.

These past few days, he regretted it every moment. If he hadn’t insisted on coming back for revenge, wouldn’t so many things have happened?

He would still be in the country, living a happy and ordinary life with Qi Luzhi. They would go to work together in the morning, hide in the Office to eat lunch together at noon, and take a walk in the nearby square if they got off work early. When they got home, Wangcai would pounce on them to greet them…

The scene of Qi Luzhi falling to the ground after being shot that day was replayed in his mind like a nightmare, like a deep mark carved into his bones, constantly reminding him that Qi Luzhi had become like this because of him.

Now Lian Feng is dead, and the Lian Group is also his, but what’s the point? The person he loves the most is lying there, as calm as a pool of stagnant water, not knowing when he will wake up.

Lian Xun sniffed, and his eyes were filled with mist again.

“Qi Gege, you must wake up. You said you would marry me, I…I’m still waiting for you.”

The person on the bed’s eyelashes trembled, as if responding to him.

The huge Lian Group couldn’t be left unattended, so Lian Xun returned to the company a few days later.

Perhaps out of a sense of responsibility as chairman, or to numb himself, Lian Xun worked desperately, not giving himself a chance to breathe.

Half a month later.

Lian Xun was holding a board meeting in the company when the hospital suddenly called, saying that Qi Luzhi had woken up.

He rushed to the hospital like crazy, heading straight for Qi Luzhi’s ward.

Qi Luzhi was half-leaning on the head of the bed, his face still as pale as paper, but his hands were tightly clutching the quilt in front of him. His eyes were staring at the legs under the quilt, which were completely unconscious, his expression terrifying.

Lian Xun saw this scene at the door, and his heart ached fiercely.

He pounced on him and hugged Qi Luzhi tightly, desperately suppressing the trembling in his voice.

“Qi Gege, it’s okay, I’ve found the best Doctor, the best therapist, you will definitely stand up again.”

That shot injured Qi Luzhi’s spine. The Doctor said that he would most likely spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.