My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 114 - 113 Her Inner Vulnerability 2
Chapter 114: Chapter 113 Her Inner Vulnerability 2
However, Lin Zhenxin, who was in Li Yanan’s arms, seemed to be stirred by their movements.
She slowly grasped the front of Li Yanan’s shirt with her pale hand, her eyes remaining closed, only murmuring softly...
"Yan... Yan... nan..."
He Bainian’s face instantly turned ashen, while Li Yanan merely lowered his head to plant a kiss on Lin Zhenxin’s still feverish forehead before heading out of the presidential suite...
Li Yanan left with Lin Zhenxin in his arms.
The door remained as it was when Li Yanan left.
Who knows how much time passed when a strong burnt smell started wafting in from the kitchen.
Only then did He Bainian head toward the kitchen.
The rice porridge that had been thickening nicely was now overcooked to the point of drying and burning at the bottom of the pot, the source of the burnt smell.
He turned off the heat and casually tossed the pot into the sink.
His heart felt heavy, the sensation was far from pleasant.
With his eyes closed, images of Lin Zhenxin bringing her face close to his palm drifted through his mind...
Li Yanan took Lin Zhenxin back to the villa.
Placing her gently on the large bed, Li Yanan sat by the bedside, holding her hand.
On the back of Lin Zhenxin’s hand, bruises remained from when the needle was randomly pulled out, looking painfully visible against her pale skin!
Li Yanan raised her hand to his lips, kissing it gently.
In his mind flashed Shelley’s agonized screams, yet it was still not enough!
To him!
Not enough!
He turned to the bathroom, wringing out a towel to place on Lin Zhenxin’s forehead.
Li Yanan’s gaze rested solely on her...
When Lin Zhenxin awoke, it was already completely dark outside.
"Awake?" Li Yanan’s voice sounded by her ear. Seeing her trying to sit up, he added an extra pillow behind her.
Lin Zhenxin wanted to speak, but the voice that rolled in her throat came out hoarse, like the sound of sandpaper rubbing.
Simply closing her eyes, she weakly looked at Li Yanan.
Her last memory was of the morning when she got up and her grandmother had an episode, and then she...
It was truly the worst of memories!
But beyond that, Lin Zhenxin couldn’t remember a thing, her head hurt so badly!
"You had a fever and then ran out of the hospital."
Li Yanan didn’t mention her visit to her father or mention He Bainian!
Hearing these words, Lin Zhenxin looked bewildered; she really didn’t remember any of it.
But...
Vaguely, Lin Zhenxin felt as if she had collapsed in front of a tombstone and then someone had picked her up!
Shaking her head, she thought it might just be a dream!
"I made some porridge, try to eat a little and then take your medicine."
Li Yanan looked anxiously at Lin Zhenxin, only relaxing slightly once she nodded.
Actually, Lin Zhenxin wasn’t hungry at all, but Li Yanan looked so worried and haggard that she couldn’t bear to refuse.
Soon, Li Yanan brought a bowl of porridge.
It looked like it had been cooked for a while, just the right temperature when it reached her mouth.
He had even added some sugar to it, making it pleasantly sweet.
Lin Zhenxin intended to take the bowl herself, but Li Yanan wouldn’t let her, patiently feeding her spoonful by spoonful.
"I’m sorry." Suddenly, those words escaped Lin Zhenxin’s mouth.
Hoarse and faint, but noticeably better than just before when she first tried to speak.
Li Yanan paused, just watching her.
"I made you... worry..." She was still very weak, but there was a gentle, serene smile on her lips.
Li Yanan’s heart felt clenched by an invisible fist.
Those apologies were supposed to come from him!
"Silly girl, what are you apologizing to me for?"
"Is it awful to look at?" Lin Zhenxin spoke with difficulty.
She never expected that the TV interview from years ago would resurface in the public eye, presenting the past she thought she was on the brink of forgetting to others, and more than just embarrassment...
Lin Zhenxin felt she had also made Li Yanan uncomfortable!
"I find it awful too," Lin Zhenxin said.
Holding back tears, unwilling to let them fall, the more she resisted, the more oppressive it felt inside.
"When those scars were left, I thought, if grandma wasn’t around, then I might as well die."
"Don’t say such foolish things!" Li Yanan’s eyes flashed with authority, commanding even without anger.
Lin Zhenxin didn’t speak, the smile on her lips fading away.
Back then, the fire spread so fast, it was beyond control!
Grandma wanted desperately to save her father, but was powerless, fainting from the smoke!
There was nothing she could do, only managing to drag her grandma away from the door before the flames reached.
But...
Just as she was pushing her grandma out the door, her father grabbed her from behind...
— Since she doesn’t forgive me, we’ll die here together!
Those words echoed continuously in her ears, as her back was subjected to the burning pain, struggling desperately for him to let her go...
Screaming for her father!
Hoping he would come to his senses!
Lin Zhenxin could even sense the sound of the flames singing her flesh.
— Zhenxin, your eyes resemble hers the most...
In agony worse than death, Lin Zhenxin heard him say that!
Then, as if that last trace of fatherly love inside him was ignited, Lin Jusheng finally tossed her out of the window!
— Go!
That was the last sentence he ever spoke to her!
Nothing more!
That destitute painter, the man who once lingered between two sisters...
On that night, he turned to ashes, never to exist again!
A soft click brought Lin Zhenxin back from her memories, seeing Li Yanan place the bowl on the bedside table.
Li Yanan’s piercing gaze caught her soft figure, pulling her onto his lap.
"Zhenxin, I don’t mind." Suddenly, Li Yanan’s husky, magnetic voice sounded near her ear.
Lin Zhenxin stiffened, her discomfort dissolving into tears that slid down her face.
"It’s not ugly at all."
"Liar," Lin Zhenxin cried, her nasal voice deepened.
Unexpectedly, Li Yanan straightened her up, his captivating eyes deep and earnest. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"You’re the most beautiful!"
He said it sincerely, not minding how her tear-streaked face looked at all.
"So beautiful that I want to hide you away, not letting other men catch a glimpse."
Li Yanan didn’t hide his selfishness at all. God knows, when he found out Zhenxin was with He Bainian, how frightened and furious he was inside!
"Liar!" Lin Zhenxin eventually broke into a smile through the tears.
Seeing her smile, Li Yanan’s tightly strung heart finally relaxed a little.
"I’m not lying." He pressed her hand to his chest, its chaotic heartbeat strong.
"I was worried to death by you, you know?" Li Yanan candidly admitted his fear before her.
Hearing this, Lin Zhenxin felt a twinge in her heart.
He was already in the eye of the storm, and he married a woman like herself.
The entire day’s emotional exhaustion made Lin Zhenxin unbearably drowsy, her eyes closed slightly, and she felt sleepy again.
It took a long moment for Li Yanan to realize she hadn’t responded. Looking down, he saw that Lin Zhenxin’s breathing had become light; she had fallen asleep.
Perhaps it’s because of trust, her small body constantly nuzzled into his embrace.
Her pale shoulders were exposed, looking especially enticing under the soft light.
Gently sweeping her inky hair back behind her ear, he couldn’t resist bending down to her...
Even in her subconscious state, Lin Zhenxin felt it, responding to Li Yanan!
A small response was enough to influence Li Yanan’s surging emotions!
Unwilling to wake her up, he promptly rose and placed Lin Zhenxin back onto the large bed...
As night approached, Li Yanan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
No disguise at all, the custom-fitted narrow suit perfectly embodying his figure.
Danger and allure intertwined.
His brooding eyes cast an overwhelming sense of pressure.
This was the true him!
A self he tried his best to hide from Zhenxin!
Perhaps those familiar with him would never believe...
That such a Li Yanan would entrust what little tenderness he had left to a woman like her.
The phone rang.
Li Yanan took the call.
"Wake her with cold water!"
The person on the other end said something.
"I want her to witness her limbs being gnawed by rats until she mentally breaks down, and then tomorrow..."
Li Yanan instructed before promptly hanging up...
The next day.
The illness came crashing like a mountain, leaving like a thread.
In Lin Zhenxin’s case, it’s no exaggeration.
Last night, she vaguely remembered burning with fever again.
Keeping Li Yanan sleepless through the night, wringing towels, applying alcohol to cool her down.
Opening her eyes.
The first thing she noticed was Li Yanan lying by the bedside, still in his clothes.
"So it wasn’t a dream after all..."
Cautiously reaching out to gently touch his face, his newly surfaced stubble pricked her hand but she liked it very much.
In the next instant, her palm was kissed by his dry lips.
Li Yanan opened his sleepy eyes, seeing her smiling at him, he quickly became fully awake.
Reaching out, he first touched Lin Zhenxin’s forehead, relieved to find the fever gone.
"You must be hungry? Let me get you something to eat." With that, Li Yanan started to rise.
But just as he moved, he stumbled and sat back down on the bed, with Lin Zhenxin subconsciously wrapping an arm around his waist.
Li Yanan looked slightly embarrassed.
Maintaining that position all night, attempting to stand now left his legs too numb to move.
"Don’t move." Lin Zhenxin said.
Li Yanan obediently stayed still.
Her hand, which had only just regained some strength, began massaging his acupoints along both legs.
"Is it better?" After a good while, Lin Zhenxin looked up, only to see Li Yanan’s fiery eyes fixed on her.
"Mm." Li Yanan hastily averted his gaze, suppressing the heat rising inside him.
"I’ll head to the kitchen." He suddenly stood up, quickly making his way outside the bedroom.
Lin Zhenxin took a moment to understand why he left so quickly...
Seizing the opportunity while Li Yanan was away, Lin Zhenxin changed her clothes and freshened up briefly.
As she emerged from the bathroom, she faintly heard her phone’s persistent ringing downstairs.
Going downstairs, she indeed saw that it was her phone constantly vibrating and ringing on the coffee table.
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