My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 173 - 170: A Blood Sacrifice 2

Almost simultaneously, the car jolted again!

Jin Muchi opened the window, fired three shots in succession through the car window towards the back.

Li Yanan could feel the wound consistently bleeding.

Although he knew well that according to the adage that bad people live for a thousand years, he probably wouldn’t die just like this.

But when he saw her feeling anxious and sad for him, his heart throbbed with pain.

"Lin Zhenxin..." Suddenly, Li Yanan’s voice sounded in her ear.

Lin Zhenxin abruptly raised her head, looking at Li Yanan in the dim light.

And his blood-stained hand just covered her rain-soaked, cold cheek like that.

His thin lips slightly parted...

"I love you."

Lin Zhenxin’s eyes abruptly widened, looking at Li Yanan’s pale, lifeless face.

What did he just say?

"Lin Zhenxin, I love you." Li Yanan’s voice was as steady as usual.

Even though the vehicle was jostling, it didn’t affect him in the slightest.

Those fierce eyes met hers, in what was obviously a repressive atmosphere, yet it unexpectedly added a tinge of lingering tenderness.

"So don’t be afraid, don’t panic, don’t lose your composure."

Despite the gunfire outside, Lin Zhenxin found solace in Li Yanan’s calm voice.

Perhaps due to blood loss, Li Yanan’s hand was incredibly cold.

Pressed against her face, it felt like a calming ice pack.

Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin leaned forward heavily, cradling his face with both hands, her soft lips sealing his in the next moment.

Strongly, the taste of blood spread in her mouth, unsure if it was his or her own.

"I’ll settle this with you later!"

She gritted her teeth and said, but her hands were no longer trembling like before.

Li Yanan slowly relaxed his body against the leather seat behind him, a smile playing on his lips.

"Alright, I’ll wait for it."

Reinforcements arrived five minutes later, by which time Lin Zhenxin had already done some basic clean-up for Li Yanan.

It wasn’t until they found a trusted doctor that Jin Muchi slightly relaxed his tense nerves.

At this time, they found themselves in a Vietnamese-style house.

Li Yanan lay on the bed with his eyes closed, the black shirt that had been cut off was simply thrown on the floor.

Although Jin Muchi was used to storms, the sight of Li Yanan’s abdominal wound still shocked him.

Instinctively, he looked at Lin Zhenxin.

Afraid she couldn’t bear it.

But unexpectedly, Lin Zhenxin just clasped Li Yanan’s large hand...

Eyes fixed on the doctor’s movements.

This wound couldn’t be treated at a big hospital, first due to the influence of the Ruan Family locally, and there’s no guarantee something wouldn’t happen in the hospital.

The second reason involved some official issues that weren’t easy to handle.

Fortunately, Li Yanan’s abdominal knife wound, although deep, didn’t involve his internal organs, which was a blessing amidst the misfortune!

After debridement and suturing, the critical situation was temporarily reversed.

However, the physical weakness caused by excessive blood loss was inevitable.

Due to the effects of the painkillers, Li Yanan fell asleep, his thick lashes lying against his sharp face, making his complexion even paler.

"I want to be alone with him for a while."

Not sure how much time had passed, Lin Zhenxin looked up at Jin Muchi.

After a moment, Jin Muchi nodded, leaving the room to the two of them...

The room quieted down, leaving only Lin Zhenxin and Li Yanan.

Beside, the tools and gauze the doctor used were scattered, all stained with blood.

Lin Zhenxin lowered her head, and both of their hands were stained.

The overwhelming smell of blood made her want to gag as her nerves slightly relaxed.

Attempting to get up, she couldn’t break free from Li Yanan’s grasp.

Li Yanan even furrowed his brows at this small movement.

Even in his drugged sleep, Li Yanan’s actions were still mixed with intense dominance.

Giving up the thought of washing her hands, she held his large hand with both of hers instead.

—I love you.

—Lin Zhenxin, I love you.

As the silence settled, those words Li Yanan spoke reappeared in her mind.

He called her name, both given and surname, earnestly.

Lin Zhenxin’s eyes grew hot, knowing that only when alone with him could she show her vulnerability and worry.

She was never strong or brave.

But after meeting Li Yanan, he gave her the ability to love herself and others.

No one knew just how scared she was when she saw Li Yanan being taken out with blood dripping from his abdomen!

But she absolutely couldn’t show it in front of the Ruan Family!

"I love you too." Lin Zhenxin said, as clear tears slid down at the same time.

"Li Yanan."

Inside the CEO’s office.

He Bainian frowned, supporting his forehead with one hand, his handsome face showing slight fatigue.

The interplay of light and shadow in the room made his features even more obscure.

He hadn’t been able to sleep for several nights in a row.

Leaning on the leather seat, eyes closed, inexplicably, the image of the first time he saw Lin Zhenxin floated into his mind.

He hadn’t told anyone.

The first time he met Lin Zhenxin wasn’t at a banquet, nor was it in front of a painting.

It was at Chongming High School.

He Group had always been a major scholarship provider at Chongming High School, and He Bainian was an honorary alumnus.

His inherent aura put him at the top of the food chain.

Unaware of worldly pains.

And his problem of not recognizing roads, he had never mentioned to anyone.

In high school, due to his identity, he was always alone, so no one knew.

Only once...

Once special.

On the eve of the school’s anniversary.

As the son of the He Group and a graduate of Chongming High School, He Bainian returned to the school to prepare to award scholarships the next day.

Perhaps the school misarranged, and the person originally responsible for receiving him was delayed.

So He Bainian wandered around the school alone.

"You’ve been going around in circles here for quite a while."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the only century-old banyan tree in the school.

He Bainian instinctively looked up, vaguely seeing a girl in a school uniform sitting up there in the dappled sunlight.

Her black hair hung loose, her tone lazy, her fair skin almost translucent in the sun.

"Where are you trying to go?" She looked down at him.

He Bainian didn’t speak, just looked up at her.

As if pondering how she got up there.

Soon, she demonstrated how she got down.

"The principal’s office, please." He maintained his arrogance, but she didn’t care at all about his attitude.

With the girl leading, He Bainian followed at a slight distance.

The sun was great that day, her long hair swayed back and forth behind her as she walked.

He Bainian kept watching her, watching her profile as she occasionally turned her head.

Long eyelashes trembled slightly, her delicately small face, which couldn’t compare to Nuoxin’s, looked so comforting.

"Zhenxin!" Suddenly, someone came running with a bucket used for cleaning.

The bucket was full of water, and the person was panting heavily, struggling.

"Lemon." As soon as the words fell, another group blocked her.

"Lin Zhenxin, we saw you mingling with that beggar outside school a few days ago; we heard your mom ran away with someone, did you take a fancy to that beggar?" Laughter erupted, carrying the unique malice of adolescence.

"That guy’s body is so rotten, yet who knows if that part still works..."

Just as the leader mocked wantonly, there was a splash...

All He Bainian saw was the girl calmly grabbing the bucket from her friend with no hesitation...

And doused the onlookers opposite into drowned rats!

He Bainian saw clearly; her expression carried defiant provocation, her voice cold as a knife.

"Your mouth stinks so bad, aren’t you afraid you’ll suffocate someone!"

"Lin Zhenxin, you..."

Before they could finish, she had already thrown the bucket heavily at them.

"You just wait!"

People scattered, and He Bainian vaguely heard her friend worrying.

"Zhenxin, his dad is the principal, your scholarship..."

Later, she escorted him to the principal’s office and left.

The principal personally apologized to him for the oversight, but it wasn’t long before his phone rang.

After a brief conversation, his expression changed.

In front of He Bainian, the principal pulled out the document listing the scholarship recipients this time.

The three characters of Lin Zhenxin were prominently there.

At this moment, the principal was about to strike out her name with a pen.

By some inexplicable impulse, He Bainian reached out and grabbed the principal’s wrist!

Even now, He Bainian could still remember the principal’s surprised eyes.

The next day, due to some last-minute changes, he wasn’t able to personally present the scholarship to that girl.

He initially thought that the name Lin Zhenxin was no more than a fleeting interlude.

Yet he inexplicably recalled it again and again.

Thinking of that sunny day, her silhouette enveloped in sunlight, the challenge in her brows...

Not aware of how much time had passed, He Bainian reached to open a drawer.

Inside lay an old, yellowed remittance slip.

"Lin Zhenxin..."

There are so many women in this world named Lin Zhenxin, why does he keep encountering the same one?

At midnight, Lin Zhenxin was woken by the sound of rapid breathing.

In fact, she hadn’t slept well, constantly having nightmares, like last time at the casino.

Opening her eyes, Li Yanan seemed like he’d been fished out of water, drenched in sweat.

His wound-induced fever had set in.

Realizing this, Lin Zhenxin was somewhat flustered.

The doctor had warned her, saying Li Yanan would most likely develop a fever tonight and just needed to pull through.

But being reminded of it was one thing, watching a loved one suffer was another.

Lin Zhenxin noticed his large hand tightly gripping her wrist, becoming more forceful as he lost consciousness.

"Zhenxin..." The tormented Li Yanan mumbled incessantly.

"I’m here, Li Yanan, I’m here."

Lin Zhenxin continuously caressed his cheek, even knowing it was merely Li Yanan speaking unconsciously...

Still, for every call he made for her, she responded.

Suddenly, Li Yanan opened his eyes, just looking at her.

Lin Zhenxin didn’t think he was conscious because his usually deep and calm eyes, at this moment, couldn’t focus.

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