Chapter 34 Rescuing Oneself (Part 2)

wanted to vent her frustration at Shao Junhe, but his always considerate and selfless nature made her feel rude if she were to lose her temper.Under the bustling efforts of Xue Liping and Shao Junhe,...Chapter 68: The One Who Saves Herself

Yan Luoxi took off her wet clothes and put on Li An's dry shirt, feeling much more comfortable. Li An glanced at her through the rearview mirror and saw that she had changed into his shirt; he then spoke in a slightly softer tone, "It will take us over two hours to get back to the city center. If you feel unwell, tell me immediately so I can call for an ambulance."

"It's not that bad." Yan Luoxi leaned her head weakly against the seatback; though she said it wasn't serious, her head was growing increasingly dizzy and her body felt as if it were floating in mid-air. Despite Li An having turned on the heater to its maximum setting, she still shivered with cold, as if every crevice of her bones were emitting a chill.

Gradually, everything she saw became blurry, and her ears buzzed like a wasp had flown into them.

"Body temperature 39.5 degrees Celsius, inflamed throat, crackling sounds in the lungs; preliminary diagnosis: bronchopneumonia. Immediate penicillin skin test required..."

Li An frowned as he listened to the doctor's diagnosis, looking at the pale and sickly red-cheeked Yan Luoxi and feeling both exasperated and heartbroken.

Since finding out that Ran Xu had started pursuing Yan Luoxi, Li An felt that this man must have ulterior motives. Yan Luoxi was no stunning beauty; besides his own infatuation with her, the likelihood of a big star like Ran Xu falling for her at first sight was extremely low.

But Yan Luoxi's stubborn head wouldn't listen to reason. No matter what he said or did to persuade her, she refused to heed his advice and continued seeing Ran Xu on her own accord.

Frustrated, Li An had no choice but to have people thoroughly investigate Ran Xu multiple times—nearly unearthing the latter's entire family history. In the end, they found no evidence of any connection between Ran Xu and Yan Luoxi nor any motive for him to deceive her.

Ran Xu was handsome, with a gentle and considerate personality that easily won over Yan Luoxi's heart. Li An knew his own standing in Yan Luoxi’s heart; without concrete evidence, convincing her to leave Ran Xu and choose him was simply impossible.

Seeing Yan Luoxi and Ran Xu getting closer every day, even contemplating running away together, Li An was really worried.

On that day, by some coincidence, Yan Luoxi came to him to speak up for justice, saying a woman named Mei Hao had committed suicide for her!

Li An didn't remember the incident of a woman named Mei Hao committing suicide for him, but he had read through Ran Xu’s investigation files countless times and clearly remembered that Ran Xu's first love who jumped from a building was called Mei Hao!

Through himself and this woman Mei Hao, it seemed Yan Luoxi and Ran Xu finally had a connection. Li An got very excited. When he dropped off Yan Luoxi at her place, he told her to be careful before fully dedicating himself to the investigation.

When Li An finally figured out everything, he went back to find Yan Luoxi only to discover that she had disappeared with Ran Xu without a sound.

Instantly regret and frustration overwhelmed Li An, to the point where he wanted to slap himself silly.

He was truly clever in all matters but foolish at this moment for not realizing Yan Luoxi was a repeat offender of eloping with some random man.

The repeated betrayals, escapes, and lack of trust towards him by Yan Luoxi left Li An heartbroken. Originally, he had planned to severely punish her when he found her again in this new city, but upon seeing her face, his resolve softened time and time again.

However, after this escape from Yan Luoxi, Li An’s heart truly froze over; for this one, there was no way he would forgive her.

This time of fever Yan Luoxi had was quite severe. The doctors hung an IV drip for her and injected medicine, yet her temperature still didn't drop. Doctors came to check on her several times, along with nurses constantly measuring her body temperature—each measurement read 39.4°C or 39.5°C...

Lian Zhen was actually a bit scared; if this continued, would it not burn Yan Luoxi's brain She had already been stupid and dull to begin with. Wouldn't she become completely idiotic after being burned like this

Looking at how red-faced Yan Luoxi was, her chapped lips, Lian Zhen felt that a part of his heart softened again, softening until it hurt.

Yan Luoxi fell into a dozy sleep. She seemed to have had many dreams, but all the dreams were fragmented and hazy. They stretched on for such a long time; she felt her throat was dry and very thirsty. When she opened her eyes, she woke up.

Yan Luoxi struggled to open her eyes, but the lights inside the room were unbearably bright. She instinctively closed them again.

"Luoxi, you finally woke up!"

The voice was familiar, hoarse and weary. Yan Luoxi opened her eyes once more and saw Lian Zhen's handsome face, which was full of anxiety and tension. In his eyes that were gleaming with joyous relief, she saw herself.

Yan Luoxi gently adjusted her breathing and tried to speak, but when she parted her lips, she couldn't help uttering a sharp hiss as blisters seemed to have formed on her lips, splitting painfully upon opening them.

"Don’t talk for now. What do you want Show me." Lian Zhen looked into her eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice.

Yan Luoxi weakly raised her hand and pointed at the cup of water on the table. How could Lian Zhen be such an incompetent caregiver Didn't he know to moisten her chapped lips when she was unconscious Wasn’t it normal for feverish patients to feel thirsty after their fever

Lian Zhen hurriedly got up and fetched some water for Yan Luoxi. He awkwardly fed her, causing the water to leak from her mouth onto the quilt.

"Help me sit up."

Yan Luoxi croaked in a low voice.

This time, Li An woke up and gently lifted Yan Luoxi into a sitting position against the headboard, making her more comfortable.

After drinking some water, Yan Luoxi felt slightly better. She glanced at Li An inadvertently and was secretly stunned by what she saw.

The usually impeccably dressed young master now looked completely different—his clothes were rumpled, dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep, and that face so handsome it made gods and men jealous had suddenly become gaunt. It was truly heart-wrenching to look at.

"How long have I been asleep" Yan Luoxi asked in an extremely weak voice.

"Two days and one night." Li An held her hand and pressed it against his cheek; she could feel him trembling all over.

"Luoxi, you really scared me this time. Tell me, why won't you listen to me Why can’t you trust me! It’s still raining outside, and the news reports have already covered the severe weather warnings in many areas. If you hadn't turned on your phone, if I couldn't find you during that rainstorm, do you know what could've happened!"

Li An's voice was filled with sorrow and bitterness as it echoed in the empty hospital room, causing Yan Luoxi's heart to tremble as though someone had pricked it.

The corners of her eyes grew hot; tears threatened to spill out without reason.

No matter how much she thought about it, Yan Luoxi never expected that in the darkest moment of her life, when everything was bleak and stormy, the one who would suddenly appear to save her would be Li An. And he had tightly embraced her into his arms!He turned to look for help from his mother but Gu Xiaobei only gave him a stern glance without defending him.Previously, Gu Xiaobei had favored Li An because she had been living in fear over the news...