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Chapter 174



Shen Yuechuan stepped out of the elevator just when Lu Boyan was about to head back into Su Jianan's room .

Apparently, this morning's awkward encounter had scarred Shen Yuechuan for life as he handed the bag containing lunch to Lu Boyan instead of bringing it in himself . "Jianan sent me the address of a restaurant just now . I bought the food based on her choice . Don't blame me if it isn't up to your taste . "

Shen Yuechuan turned around to leave .

"Wait," Lu Boyan called . "Go back to City A today . I'm entrusting all corporate matters to you for the time being . "

"But what about things over here?" Shen Yuechuan asked . "Shall I relocate another person here?"

"There's no need for that," Lu Boyan said . "Wang Yang will stay . "

"Sounds good," Shen Yuechuan said with a nod . "The earliest flight is tonight . I'll head back with Su Yicheng . But . . . What about you and Jianan? Don't tell me you guys are staying here until she fully recovers?"

"That's still uncertain," Lu Boyan said . He was not confident that he could convince Su Jianan to return within the next few days . "Ask Mu Qi to keep a close eye on Kang Ruicheng once you return . "

"Got it," Shen Yuechuan said and glanced towards Su Jianan's room . He dared not imagine what the future might entail for all of them . Sighing inwardly, Shen Yuechuan turned around and left .

Lu Boyan entered into the room with the takeout bags in hand . Su Jianan sat on the bed with a conflicted look on her face . When she saw him, her mouth dropped open as if to say something . But in the end, she lowered her head without saying anything .

Lu Boyan walked toward her . "Are you hungry?" He asked her directly . It was as if the fight between them just now never happened .

Su Jianan had spent the entire morning lying in bed, so she had not expended a lot of calories . Right now, she did not feel hungry at all . But she remembered how important it was for Lu Boyan to have all his three meals on time, so she nodded and gave Lu Boyan the go-ahead to unpack the takeouts .

Shen Yuechuan had bought three dishes and a bowl of soup for them . Although the food was still a far cry from what they usually had in City A, at least it was more palatable this time . Seeing the lack of frown on Lu Boyan's face, Su Jianan dug into her own food in relief . She did not eat much since she was not really hungry in the first place . After a few measly mouthfuls, she set her bowl and chopsticks down .

The rain had begun to fall from the sky by the time lunch was finished .

The sun had yet to be seen today . Despite the pattering of the rain against the lofty trees outside the window, the soundless hospital room seemed even quieter .

Su Jianan watched the white curtain of the pouring rain, her mind emptying gradually . She leaned back against the headboard, staring off into space, doing nothing else except to keep her beautiful eyes open .


"I'll take a quick nap," Lu Boyan said all of a sudden . "Wake me if there's anything you need . "

It took Su Jianan a brief while to process his words . When she did, her eyes darted towards the couch automatically . A few folders were spread out on top of the coffee table, and the lid of his laptop was closed . Lu Boyan was lying on the couch .

The three-seated couch could not accommodate his tall stature at all . His long legs were bent, making it seem like he had curled himself up on the couch rather than lay himself there .

It was unfair, really; he still looked so handsome and attractive despite the shabby state he was in .

Su Jianan glanced down at her own hospital bed, which about 1 . 2 meters wide . Although it was not by any means a big bed, it would still be able to accommodate Lu Boyan's figure .

Somehow, Su Jianan found herself unable to get the words out even when they had already begun forming on her lips . "Will Lu Boyan misunderstand my meaning if I say it?"

By the time she got out the three words "Lu Boyan", the man himself was already out like a light .

Su Jianan hesitated for a moment . Then, she grabbed her crutch and silently climbed off the bed . She hobbled over towards the couch and crouched herself down . She gave Lu Boyan nudge . He did not react .

He had fallen asleep . Deep sleep, in fact .

By right, someone like him, who was constantly on alert, should not be able to sleep this soundly in the middle of the day .

Su Jianan remembered what the nurse had told her before . Lu Boyan had taken care of her until 3:00am before he finally went to sleep . And yet he had woken up so early this morning . He must really be tired .

How else could he have fallen asleep on the couch, especially considering how picky he was .

Today's temperature was not low, but since the room was air-conditioned, it might still be a bit chilly . Su Jianan grabbed a thin blanket and then draped it over Lu Boyan's sleeping form . Then, she tidied up the documents on the table for him .

When she was done, she crouched down to Lu Boyan's level just to watch him .

There was an unhealthy tinge on his face, probably due to his lack of rest last night . A mild greenish shade had formed beneath his eyes, somewhat ruining his handsomeness .

Su Jianan reached out a hand boldly and stroked Lu Boyan's cheek . His skin felt real beneath her hand .

In other words, everything that had happened this morning was real as well .

Including Lu Boyan's declaration of love .

The corners of Su Jianan's lips lifted suddenly . A feeling akin to a mixture of sweetness and surprise erupted from her heart, carried forth to all corners of her body via the blood flowing inside her veins . It was as if every pore on her skin were cheering and leaping in joy .

She had feelings for Lu Boyan, and Lu Boyan loved her . What reason did they have to even part with each other?

For the life of her, Su Jianan could not come up with any reason at all .



Then again, there was no harm in messing with Lu Boyan for a bit .

She stood up quietly and made her way back to the bed, where she lay back down . The pitter-patter of the rain on foliage soon lulled her to sleep .

Lu Boyan rarely took naps during the day unless he was really tired . Even if he did take a nap, he would sleep for no more than an hour . Shortly after he had fallen asleep, his eyes blinked back open .

His eyes automatically sought out Su Jianan when they opened . She had fallen asleep as well, though this time she did not kick the covers away, perhaps due to the injuries on her leg . The thin blanket was properly draped over her body . Occasionally, he would hear the sound of her breathing . She seemed to be having a nice dream .

Lu Boyan stood up, and that was when he noticed that there was a blanket draped over his own body too .

"Did Su Jianan do this?" He thought .

A certain someone felt a small tug on the corners of his lips . He peeled the blanket off and then stowed it away . After that, he booted up his laptop and got back to work . He tried to keep the noise he made to a minimum despite knowing that it would take more than just ordinary sounds to rouse Su Jianan from sleep .

Su Jianan's nap lasted until four in the afternoon .


As far as she could remember, she had never slept so peacefully ever since she turned 15 . When she woke up, the sound of the pattering the rain floated beside her ear and her chest was suffused with a feeling of great joy, one that she could not quite put a finger on . Somehow, her fuzzy mind had conjured upon an illusion that everything else in her future would be okay .

Rolling to her side, she sat up . She noticed that the rain had stopped . The pitter-patter she heard before had come from water droplets dripping off tree leaves .

All of a sudden, the sun appeared, much to her delight . More so, considering the rainbow adorning the horizon .

In all the 24 years she had lived, there were only three occasions where she had the opportunity to gaze upon a rainbow like this . Lu Boyan was there beside her in all three .

The corners of Su Jianan's lips tugged upwards automatically . "Lu Boyan," she said, "the rain stopped . "

Lu Boyan closed the lid of his laptop . "You want to go down there?"

"Oh, you mean you're free?" Su Jianan asked, surprised .

Lu Boyan walked towards a corner of the room, where the wheelchair sat . He pushed the wheelchair towards the bed and helped Su Jianan onto it .

Never in her life had Su Jianan imagined that there would be an occasion where she ended up in a wheelchair . "Can I not use this?" She asked a bit grumpily . Frankly, she would rather take her chances with the crutches . . .

"How long do you think you can last with only those crutches?" Lu Boyan said, reading her mind . "Or would you rather I carry you?"



"Oh, get over yourself, you narcissist!"

Su Jianan pushed the wheelchair out of the room on her own while Lu Boyan followed closely behind her . Inside the elevator, they ran into the nurse who had taken Su Jianan's body temperature this morning .

The nurse smiled and greeted them . "Mr . Lu, Mrs . Lu . "

Lu Boyan nodded politely, causing the nurse's tiny face to turn beet red . Hugging the clipboard to her chest, the nurse dashed out quickly when the elevator arrived at her intended floor . She looked about as shy as one of those 17-year-old girls portrayed in TV dramas .

Su Jianan finally understood something: Lu Boyan was capable of ruining anyone wherever he went .

"What a scourge, in the purest sense of the word," Su Jianan mumbled .

"What?" Lu Boyan asked, frowning . He did not quite catch what she had muttered .

Oh, no! She could not allow Lu Boyan to know that she was jealous! Not now, at least!

Su Jianan cleared her throat in affected seriousness . "Nothing! I was just thinking about the case . . . "

When they exited the hospital building, Su Jianan realized that coming down for a walk had been the wrong decision after all .

Although this was the largest hospital in City Z, all they could see outdoors were a bunch of skyscrapers . There were no parks available, not even a place for patients to take a walk .

The only thing worth rejoicing was that the air was particularly fresh after the rain . Aloft, the sky was blue and clear as if it had been cleansed by the rain . Up ahead, trees whose name were unknown to Su Jianan lined the two sides of the small pavement . The leaves of the trees held a tinge of yellow . Some of them had fallen off the trees' branches and were now resting soggily on the muddy ground . Stepping upon them was akin to bringing the sounds of autumn straight to one's ears .

Lu Boyan pushed Su Jianan towards a spot that would provide her with the greatest field of vision . Su Jianan pointed at the sky . "Look, there's a rainbow," she said excitedly .

A rainbow was just another common natural phenomenon; Lu Boyan did not find it all that interesting . Su Jianan, on the other hand, was as excited as a kid in a candy store . He wanted to understand what it was about rainbows that could bring her so much happiness .

Other than their stripes of various colors, Lu Boyan failed to see any other special features that rainbows possessed .

Naturally, Su Jianan had no plans of telling Lu Boyan that her enjoyment of rainbows actually had something to do with him .

After a while, Su Jianan suddenly asked, "This morning you told me you were there at the golf course at that time when I followed my brother there . So, how come I didn't I see you back then?"

She had been planning to ask Lu Boyan about it since this morning, but her mind had been in a state of chaos and disbelief at that time, so she did not manage to ask .

"When I arrived at the golf course that day, Shen Yuechuan told me you were there . So I left," Lu Boyan said .

Su Jianan's mind went blank for a brief moment . When she realized the insinuation behind that comment, she nearly vomited a mouthful of blood . She whirled the wheelchair around and stared at Lu Boyan furiously . "Did you really hate to see me that much?"

"I just wasn't ready . I haven't thought things through yet," Lu Boyan said slowly . "I didn't expect you to be there, so I haven't thought about how I should greet, or even face you . That's why I left . "

Lu Boyan had known all this while that he and Su Jianan were in the same city . He also knew everything about the comings and goings of her life . The only thing he did not know was how to reunite with her .

Shen Yuechuan and Mu Sijue never did let him hear the end of it after his avoidance of her at the golf course .

Su Jianan tilted her head . When she gazed at Lu Boyan, her eyes were scorchingly bright . "You were scared, weren't you?"

For a moment, Lu Boyan went silent in thought . "Well, it's not entirely wrong if you want to think about it that way," he said .

" . . . " Su Jianan was rendered speechless . "How can this man be so aloof even when admitting that he's scared?"

Then again, this was a good opportunity for her to tease Lu Boyan!

Su Jianan was inwardly rubbing her palms in anticipation as she formulated her teasing remarks when Lu Boyan suddenly asked her a question . "You don't know anything about golf, if I'm not mistaken . Why did you tag along with your brother to the golf course that day?"

"Um . . . " All the teasing remarks that Su Jianan had come up with suddenly got stuck in her throat . She held Lu Boyan's gaze for a moment before she started averting her eyes .

She had gone there because her mind had short-circuited, that was why . She thought that by going there, she might run into him by chance or something . . .

No . She could not let him know that . She absolutely could not let him know that!

The gears in Su Jianan's tiny brain turned fast . In the end, she came up with what she thought of as a flawless excuse . "A whim! I joined my brother on a whim!"

Lu Boyan narrowed his eyes . "Is that right?"

Su Jianan lifted her chin as a show of boldness . "Of course, it is!"

"If we did run into each other that day, what would you do?" Lu Boyan asked steadily .

What would she do? Well, Su Jianan never really thought about it to be honest . She had acted on impulse for the first time in her life that day . She had barely considered the consequences at all .

Now that she thought about it, she was entirely clueless about what she would actually do if she did run into him .

She raised her chin again . "What do you mean what would I do? Who would even remember you?"





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