Black Lotus - Chap 90
Gu Yansheng stared at him from head to toes, squinting his eyes a little bit, his eyes sloppy as if they weren’t awake.
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“Don’t leave me, please? Why can’t I see clearly your face every time? I took your necklace with me, you will be back, right?…you’re really back…”
“I’m so sleepy, my eyes are about to close…tell me not to sleep like at that time, as you did then…”
Wen Niannan raised his gaze to look at the unconscious man, saying flatly: “Let me go…let me go.”
“Your voice is great, can you talk to me a little bit?”
Wen Niannan looked at the soft-face of Gu Yansheng with a bit of astonishment, his heart was full of bitterness, a sour nose, and the hidden emotions in his eyes with his head down.
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With a very light movement, someone lifted his chin.
Gu Yansheng looked at a confused Wen Niannan whose eyes were red, he caressed his face, blinking, he smiled: “Why don’t you tempt me? Why are you with your head down?”
The irresistible smile on Gu Yansheng’s face, caught Wen Niannan by surprise, that smile looked as same as the past boy Gu Yansheng.
Wen Niannan was terrified by the sudden contact, but he didn’t dare to break away, his eyes avoiding to look at him, he wasn’t able to look at such a gentle Gu Yansheng, his body shivering slightly.
Gu Yansheng held Wen Niannan’s hand with the hand wearing the ring, while he patted his head with the other hand: “Why you’re trembling? Don’t be afraid, will you let me protect you? I will protect you for the rest of my life, I won’t let others bully you.”
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“Don’t cry, can I listen to you playing the piano?”
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Not daring to look at Gu Yansheng’s eyes, Wen Niannan was afraid…afraid that he would believe the drunken words, Gu Yansheng was saying while he wasn’t sober, fearing that he would be immersed himself as he has done before, panicked, he wanted to retire his hand and leave.
Grasping his hand but still holding it tightly, surprised, Wen Niannan looked at the two rings engraved with the same delicate pattern.
Gu Yansheng was drunk…he was talking in his sleep…thinking he was in a dream, that he would forget him as soon as he wakes up.
“Thank you for saving me…Thank you…”
Listening to the drunk man saying thank you one after another, Wen Niannan’s eyes flickered slightly, he tensed his lips, it was funny he always remembered the person who saved him.
“Thank you…Luo…Luoan…”
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Wen Niannan’s body instantly froze as soon as he heard Shen Luoan’s name, it was like something hit his head, his heart was twitching violently, his voice trembling: “What…what did you say?”
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Turns out…he was talking about Shen Luoan, turns out it was Shen Luoan who was in his dream…
“Let me see you…why can’t I see your face?”
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Wen Niannan’s face became white as a sheet, his voice shaking: “Do you know who I am?”
“Luo…an?”
“Who is the one who saved you? Tell me!”
“…can’t see it clearly…I can’t see their face, why I can’t see it clearly every time…”
After saying a few more words, the words gradually ceased as soon as he fell asleep, while he gradually loosened the held hand.
“You don’t even remember me…you just made him into your savior just because you saw Shen Luoan as soon as you woke up…but you took away my most cherished necklace…”
“I thought you loved him, he loved you so much, I watched you get in and out together, laughing with him, protecting him everywhere, so foolishly that you didn’t break up with in order not to make him feel sorry…”
Wen Niannan stepped back, sitting down with his back against the closet, suddenly, the quiet he felt around him was unbearable, he couldn’t hear or see.
“Sir? Sir…are you okay, sir?”
Uncle Xu entered carrying a sober soup, when he saw Wen Niannan looking outside through the window a little lost, he was frightened.
Uncle Xu’s voice echoed in Wen Niannan’s ear, his eyes slowly lit up again when he looked at the man staring at him, worried; he looked at the sober soup on the table.
Still a little lost, he asked: “Uncle Xu, why did you make the sober soup?”
“What? Isn’t master drunk that’s why I told you that I’ll go to prepare the soup?”
“Oh…you did it.”
“What’s wrong with you, sir? Don’t scare me.”
Wen Niannan glanced at the light above his head, saying slowly: “Everything is all right, I’m just a little tired…”
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“Give me the sober soup.”
Xu Shu handed the soup to Wen Niannan while looking at him with some concern, he said: “Sir, you are tired, go to rest, I will take care of Master.”
“It’s okay, I will make him drink the soup, then I’ll go back.”
Uncle Xu helped Gu Yansheng up so that Wen Niannan could feed him, by accident after a few sips, Gu Yansheng knocked over the bowl when he raised his hand, some of the soup was spilled on his clothes.
“Oh, sir, are you all right?”
“It’s all right, his clothes are dirty, please help me change him.”
It was midday the next day when Gu Yansheng woke up, the curtains were closed and not drawn, the room was all dark, only a small lamp beside the bed was turned on.
The man in the bed sat up with a slight motion, Gu Yansheng leaned on the bed, frowning and holding his dizzy head, with a terrible headache, he raised his hand, pressing his temples.
Seeing the still lit lamp on the bedside table, he was taken aback, his eyes were slightly widened, the day before he dreamed of the previous kidnapping, he seemed to hear Wen Niannan’s voice.
When he got out of bed, he walked to the window to open the curtains, the room lit up instantly, Gu Yansheng turned his head to avoid the dazzling sun, suddenly seeing the clothes he wore last night lying on the bed.
Looking down at the pajamas on his body, he was slightly surprised, he remembered going to President Jiang’s bureau the day before to talk about the project, then he got drunk, beating Qin Qibai, after that he completely forgot everything.
Gu Yansheng glanced at the lamp beside the bed still on, his eyes darkened.
Suddenly, his head hurt violently, interrupting Gu Yansheng’s thoughts, the stamina of drinking yesterday was too strong, he was still a little dizzy.
Xu Shu was wiping the stairs, he heard the sound of closing doors coming from upstairs, Gu Yansheng was rubbing his head, as he walked down the stairs.
“How are you feeling, master? Is your head still aching?”
Gu Yansheng glanced around, frowning, he asked: “What happened with my clothes? I was taken care of by Uncle Xu last night?
“Huh? No, I brought you to the room with sir, who took care of you.”
“Uncle Xu didn’t change me?”
“It was sir who took care of it, it was sir who gave you the sober soup, that’s when you accidentally knocked the bowl over, and that was the reason to change the clothes for you.”
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When he heard that Wen Niannan had taken care of him the day before, he hesitated: “He changed my clothes?”
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“The night before, you…were having nightmares while talking in the middle of the night, sir took care of you in the bed until the second half of the night, he only went to rest after he saw you no longer had nightmares.”
Complex sentiments flashed in Gu Yansheng’s eyes, he tugged his lips, he originally thought it was Uncle Xu who took care of his clothes, but he didn’t expect it to be Wen Niannan, less in the middle of the night.
But in a blink of an eye, the scene that he witnessed at the door the day before appeared in his mind, the rage in his heart suddenly overwhelmed the weirdness in his heart, he couldn’t forget what he saw yesterday.
“Where is Wen Niannan?”
“Sir is out.”
Dr. Li smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes, while he sat across the table, looking at the shocked person in front of him, with a worried tone, he asked: “Niannan, have you taken your medicine recently?”
“Made it.”
“How are you feeling? You can tell me what’s troubling you.”
Doctor Li has gradually noticed that Wen Niannan was a little different, he also guessed that it was because of Mr. Gu.
“Niannan, don’t stay there, saying nothing, you have to say something more to help you with your treatment, you…how’s your family? Has the relationship with your husband improved…”
Wen Niannan’s expression was a little unnatural, he said faintly: “How can I be relaxed?”
“What?”
“It’s only getting harder and harder, how could it improved, my heart has been broken with a knife, I don’t know if I can beat him again…”
“Doctor Li, do you think I can’t be so tired when I finally let go of this obsession?”
Doctor Li glanced at the bitter face, carefully asking: “Niannan, you…don’t you love him?”
“Love? Is this important? I can’t breathe under the pressure of this hard love, perhaps I won’t be that tired if I become a lunatic…”
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“How can you think so?”
“You know what? He had a nightmare last night, he was calling out Shen Luoan’s name, he was calling his name while holding my hand, telling me not to leave, in his heart, Shen Luoan has become the person he relies on when he is afraid.”
“What did I feel when I heard him calling me not to go? Those gentle eyes are something I’ve never seen before, I will never get it, it belongs to Shen Luoan.”
“I just want my father to be happy, I want my mother not to seize, and the people who care about me and love me, it’s better for them not to be implicated with me, as long as they are all well…I don’t expect anything else…”
“Whether to love or not, I have put it down…that’s all right…”
But you…really it let go?
Doctor Li looked at him incredulously, his mouth was slightly opened, he didn’t expect Wen Niannan to say those things.
He had known Wen Niannan since he was 17 years old, he watched that fragile and sensitive child slowly recover to normal, watched him being in ecstasy once he was engaged, and then be careful about the small and sensitive after marriage.
Now…there was no light in the eyes of that smiling child, he couldn’t recognize him anymore.
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Wen Niannan walked out of the hospital, standing in the doorway, the sunlight above his head was blocked, looking at the shadows under his feet and walking into the sunlight in front of him.
Looking down at the medicine in his hand, he was a little dazed, not noticing a few people coming by, talking and laughing, out of a sudden, he was kicked to the ground, sitting, the medicine bottle in his hand was knocked off.
“Damn it, are you blind? Stupid!”
Wen Niannan raised his head, looking at the few people who were walking away without speaking, he stood up, shaking the soiled clothes, then he picked up the medicine bottle that had rolled down to the side.
Suddenly, his body froze, looking at the empty ring finger of his right hand, his face instantly became white.
“The ring…”
Wen Niannan hurriedly lowered his hair, while looking frantically on the road but found nothing, desperately he was thinking that he wouldn’t be able to find it, then he suddenly saw something in front of him shining in the sun under a stone.
Wen Niannan got closer a little lost, picking it up with sighing in relief seeing that it was the ring, but when he got it in his hand, he found something wrong, his eyes automatically filled with sorrow.
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The ring…was broken…
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There was a crack in the middle of the originally smooth and complete ring, which broke off in the middle…
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Hi!
Your favorite author here again, hehehe~, these days I’ve been a little bit busier, but that ended, that’s why (after overthinking it a lot), I decided to indulge you a lil 🤭, you know how this goes, enjoy the chapter and please be safe and take care,
