Marriage Seduction Addiction

Upon hearing Ji Yan's words, Lu Xingyan paused noticeably, but did not reply. He continued to steadily carry her down the stairs step by step.

The shops outside were still bustling and noisy. Lu Xingyan carried her through the crowd of customers and walked out of the restaurant before finally placing her in a wheelchair outside.

Then, he turned around, looked at her face to face, and slowly squatted down in front of her.

“I do things based solely on my mood. I don’t care much about whether it’s profitable or not,” Lu Xingyan said. “If I’m willing to do something, I don’t care even if I lose everything.”

Facing his deep and earnest gaze, Ji Yan's expression remained unchanged. When she spoke again, she said, "I was just afraid you would waste your talents. After all, everyone's time is limited. If you have time, you should do something meaningful."

"How do you know what I'm doing right now is meaningless?" Lu Xingyan said. "In this life, it's such a rare thing to be able to live happily. I'm doing this right now, isn't it meaningful?"

Ji Yan glanced at him, too lazy to say anything more, and maneuvered her wheelchair backward.

However, Lu Xingyan stepped forward again, gripping her wheelchair tightly, and continued, "Everyone has their own life, and your life, Ji Yan, is not merely about influencing certain people. Is there nothing else you can do besides this purpose? Don't you want a life that is entirely your own?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan silently stared at him for a moment, still without answering, and continued to try to leave.

This time, Lu Xingyan finally didn't stop her anymore. He slowly let go of her hand and watched her walk slowly towards the car parked on the side of the road.

Just then, a soccer ball suddenly flew out from a small alley on the side of the road. A large truck that was driving normally on the road was suddenly startled, veered off course, and rushed straight onto the sidewalk.

Ji Yan, who was in the middle of the sidewalk, froze for a moment. Her fingers subconsciously moved towards the back button, but in her confused state, it seemed that even her fingers would not obey her commands. The wheelchair seemed to be trapped in place, not moving at all.

Screams began to erupt around her, and as the truck drew closer and closer, Ji Yan was about to close her eyes uncontrollably when a black figure suddenly appeared before her.

Lu Xingyan practically carried her and ran in the opposite direction, but under those circumstances, no matter how fast he moved, he couldn't outrun the truck.

The next moment, Ji Yan felt an external force on both of their bodies. Lu Xingyan instantly lost his balance and fell forward uncontrollably.

Ji Yan was in his arms, and with such force, she was almost about to be thrown out of Lu Xingyan's arms and fly straight away.

However, when her body landed again, she was still in a firm yet soft embrace.

Despite the ear-piercing impact, she felt almost no pain. When she opened her eyes, she only felt a slight numbness on half of her body.

Lu Xingyan shielded her with his own body, but at this moment, he was almost completely still.

Ji Yan was losing control of her body and wanted to gently push him, but she couldn't muster any strength in her hands.

In an instant, she had no idea how to react. An unknown pain and suffocation slowly crept up on her, almost robbing her of all ability to move and think.

A crowd quickly gathered around, but no one dared to touch the two people on the ground. All that could be heard was a cacophony of opinions—

"Someone is injured! Call the police immediately!"

"This young man got hit by a car, is he unconscious?"

"Both of them were hit at the same time! And the girl is injured..."

"Young man, have you lost consciousness? It seems quite serious!"

"Don't touch them yet. Are there any professionals on site?"

"..."

The sounds reached Ji Yan's ears, but they were all just noise; she couldn't hear a single word clearly.

She just wanted to know how the person she was holding in her arms was doing, but she had no way of finding out.

Why is he not moving at all?

Why doesn't he say a word?
He seems to have the ability to teleport at any time, and he always seems to have so much to say to me when we meet. So why is he completely silent right now?
Much later, Ji Yan seemed to finally regain control of her body. She gently raised her hand and touched Lu Xingyan's face.

However, his face was not warm and dry, but rather... wet and sticky.

Ji Yan suddenly raised that hand to her eyes and saw the red color on it.

Ji Yan instantly lost all her strength again, staring blankly at the red stain on her hand, and finally uttered a soft sound—

“Lu Xingyan…”

"Lu Xingyan".

"Lu Xingyan!"

She called his name three times in a row.

Just as the third voice faded, she heard a sound that cut through the surrounding noise and commotion, reaching her ears clearly.

"Uh……"

It was just a brief murmur, but at that moment, Ji Yan heard a violent tremor in her chest.

Almost instantly upon regaining consciousness, Lu Xingyan snapped back to reality, abruptly sitting up and looking at the person in her arms, "Are you alright? Are you alright?!"

At that moment, Ji Yan finally saw his face.

His face was indeed bleeding, and the abrasion was still oozing blood, but what was more striking than the crimson color was the scarlet and fear in his eyes.

Ji Yan stared at him in a daze, momentarily forgetting to answer.

Seeing that she was still conscious, Lu Xingyan quickly checked her body and, after confirming that she was not injured anywhere else, he released her.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, he quickly stood up, turned around, and walked towards the truck.

Immediately afterwards, the disheveled man, his head bleeding, stepped onto the truck and lifted half of the still-dazed driver out of the window, demanding sharply, "How do you drive? Can't you see people on the road? How could you rush onto the sidewalk?"

The anger in his eyes was so terrifying that the driver, intimidated by his imposing presence, hesitated for a long time before finally pointing to the middle of the road and weakly replying, "A ball was suddenly kicked out..."

"A ball? A ball and you've driven onto the sidewalk! What about the lives on the sidewalk? Human lives are completely out of your reach, aren't they?"

Lu Xingyan's voice was stern, and the driver, flustered, could only apologize repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I panicked for a moment... I'm a new driver, I really didn't mean to..."

Seeing this, some bystanders helped Ji Yan up from the ground, some searched for the ball's origin, some blamed the driver, and others advised Lu Xingyan, "Young man, let it go. Look how pitiful he is. Luckily, none of you are seriously injured. Stop cursing..."

Lu Xingyan completely ignored the advice of those around her, still clinging tightly to the driver's collar and shouting insults without any mercy.

It wasn't until the traffic police arrived that Lu Xingyan finally pushed the driver away, jumped out of the car, and returned to Ji Yan's wheelchair.

He had been yelling so harshly that he was still panting heavily, but he still knelt down in front of her, repeatedly asking, "Are you really not hurt? Any scrapes? Any?"

Ji Yan stared blankly at his still bleeding face and slowly shook her head.

Lu Xingyan said, "No matter what, we should go to the hospital for a check-up first. Your leg isn't fully healed yet. If it gets injured again, who knows what will happen... Luckily, the hospital is close by here. Go get checked out right now—" As Lu Xingyan spoke, he had already arranged everything and quickly took Ji Yan back to the hospital.

Even though he looked more seriously injured, he insisted that the doctor examine Ji Yan first. Only after repeated persuasion from the doctor did he finally agree to go to the adjacent examination room to treat his wound.

After he woke up, Ji Yan remained completely silent, even after the examination was completed.

Seeing this, the doctor couldn't help but say, "There's nothing seriously wrong with your body. Are you frightened? Why haven't you said anything?"

Ji Yan simply shook her head.

Seeing this, the doctor sighed slightly, then said, "Judging from Mr. Lu's appearance, he seems to be alright, perhaps with a mild concussion—"

Upon hearing the words "concussion," Ji Yan finally opened her eyes slightly wider.

The doctor quickly explained, "It's mild, it won't have a big impact, and you'll recover with plenty of rest."

Ji Yan's expression returned to normal.

Meanwhile, Lu Xingyan had just treated her wound and put on gauze when she ran over again, asking about Ji Yan's condition as soon as she entered.

The doctor frowned when he saw his appearance and said, "She's fine. Did you do any other tests before coming here? What if she's perfectly healthy, but you get sick from running around? Do you think that's worth it?"

Lu Xingyan did not answer, but just looked at Ji Yan.

Ji Yan looked at him too, but the words he had just said to her flashed through her mind—

I always do things based on my mood, and I don't really care whether it's profitable or not.

After their eyes met for a moment, Ji Yan looked away without saying a word.

Lu Xingyan was forcibly taken away by the doctor and nurses next door for further examination.

Just as Ji Yan left the treatment room, she ran into Gao Yan, who was rushing over.

Upon seeing her, Gao Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Miss Ji, are you alright? I was almost scared to death when I heard there had been another car accident—"

Ji Yan glanced at him and said, "You came quickly."

“I just made an appointment with T…” He had already uttered half a syllable of a word, but then he stopped abruptly and said, “I just made an appointment to have dinner with someone nearby, and I rushed over as soon as I heard the news.”

Ji Yan, however, had already realized who she was having dinner with.

She paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Take me back."

Gao Yan paused for a moment, then said, "I'll go check on Mr. Lu first—"

“I need you to take me back, now, right now!” Ji Yan said.

Hearing this, Gao Yan had no choice but to come forward with a pained expression and push her wheelchair. As they walked towards the elevator, he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lu is still undergoing his examination. Would it be inappropriate for us to leave like this?"

Ji Yan was silent for a moment before speaking again: "If I don't leave, it won't be convenient for the person with you to come up, right?"

Gao Yan pursed his lips instantly, and said nothing more.

When Lu Xingyan finished a check-up and tried to sneak out to see Ji Yan, she ran into Tang Xu, who had just come upstairs.

Upon seeing her, Lu Xingyan's expression changed slightly. Almost instinctively, she lowered her voice and asked while looking outside, "Why did you come up here?"

"Don't worry, she's already had Gao Yan take her home," Tang Xu said.

Lu Xingyan's expression changed drastically. He ran past Tang Xu and ran out. After a few steps, he seemed to realize something and turned back dejectedly.

Tang Xu looked at him and sighed softly before saying, "She knew I was down there before she left."

Lu Xingyan immediately looked up again, "What?"

Tang Xu said, "She knew I was downstairs, and she knew I would be very worried. According to her style, she should have stayed up here and not let me come to see you. But why did she suddenly ask Gao Yan to take her back?"

Lu Xingyan paused for two seconds, then said, "You mean—"

Tang Xu glanced at him and said, "If I were her, and I saw my savior injured but unwilling to get a proper check-up, I probably would have left first to give him time and space to get a proper check-up."

"Could it be like that?" Lu Xingyan asked.

Tang Xu said, "Isn't that how it is? Don't you have to think that way? Besides that, what other thoughts can you have?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyan looked up and met her gaze, and in the end, he could only sigh resignedly.

*
As evening fell, Ji Yan sat in her room, watching a surveillance video on her tablet.

That was the surveillance video of the section of road where the incident occurred, which Gao Yan found for her.

In the video, Lu Xingyan's figure was tall and clear, and every movement of his was magnified and captured in her eyes.

When Ji Yan saw the large truck lose control and crash onto the sidewalk, she once again recalled the oppressive feeling she had when the truck was rushing towards her. She almost couldn't help but want to close her eyes again, but the next moment, she saw Lu Xingyan rushing forward without regard for anything.

She had even had a dark thought: was this a deliberate arrangement?

But at this moment, looking at this scene, even if it was deliberately arranged, there must have been some concerns, right?

But Lu Xingyan's figure never wavered from beginning to end.

At the same time, amidst screams from those around, a loud "bang" was heard in the video—

Ji Yan had no idea what had happened at the time, and it wasn't until now that she realized Lu Xingyan had really been hit by a car.

While he was holding her, the truck hit his back.

But when he lunged forward with her in his arms, he still managed to completely protect her with an almost bizarre movement. Even after taking the impact of the landing in her place, he was able to roll over and continue to shield her beneath him before losing consciousness.

How could a person possibly make such an extreme move under such a critical situation?

Ji Yan sat there almost in a daze, watching every scene in the video, but still couldn't find the answer.

The video on the tablet was still playing when her phone suddenly rang.

Upon opening it, I found a message from Lu Xingyan—

"Have you had dinner? I know a place with amazing roast duck. Same old rule, if it's not good, I'm never showing my face again. Want to try it?" (End of Chapter)