CHAPTER 287: CHAPTER 270: SORROW AND HURT

But if she dies, what will Li Yanan do?

—Lin Zhenxin, I love you.

—So don’t be afraid, don’t panic, don’t lose control.

Lin Zhenxin opened her eyes blankly, tears completely blurred her vision.

Thinking of Li Yanan, her whole heart felt as if it was tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand, even her breathing became rapid.

She made him suffer so much, how could she leave so easily?

"Ah..." The intense pain finally made Lin Zhenxin scream.

Accompanying Lin Zhenxin into the delivery room was Susan He, who anxiously held Lin Zhenxin’s hand.

In fact, she had already been informed before entering that this birth was extremely dangerous, if not careful, both mother and child could be lost!

"Let me... hear... his voice..."

"Please..."

The waves of pain twisted Lin Zhenxin’s face, and the cold sweat on her forehead drenched her hair completely.

Susan He never expected that even at this moment, Lin Zhenxin hadn’t given up!

Does she really... love him that much?

The downpour arrived as promised after the thunder.

Li Yanan was driving swiftly on the road, his phone was left in his coat, probably still at the hospital.

His heart pounded violently, he had never been this panic-stricken before!

His grandmother had already passed away, he absolutely could not lose Zhenxin!

Returning to the hospital at the fastest speed, but this time not only was Aunt Xu there, but even Yao Lemon and the bruised Li Chengze were there.

"He Nuoxin is back!" Li Chengze headed straight to the T.N.C Group headquarters after leaving the police station, and collided with Yao Lemon, upon hearing Aunt Xu answer a call, the two of them rushed to the hospital together!

Yao Lemon had just finished crying upon learning about grandmother’s death. Seeing Li Yanan come, she hurriedly took out a recording pen from her bag.

"Tu Wanzi called Zhenxin saying there was news about your mother, Zhenxin took bodyguards and left, now her whereabouts are unknown!"

Before coming, Yao Lemon had already reported to the police, and she hadn’t even had time to listen to the contents of the recording pen.

Li Yanan accepted the recording pen expressionlessly, his gaze fell from Li Chengze’s face to Yao Lemon’s, his pupils contracted violently.

"Aunt Xu, I’m leaving grandmother in your care first."

With these words, Li Yanan tightly gripped both the recording pen and the phone in his hands and turned to walk outside...

The car was driving at high speed in the rain that was enough to wash away the dirt of the entire city.

Li Yanan had just made calls to Jiang Shaoting and Jin Muchi, and Jin Muchi had even asked Xiang Xiaokui to locate Lin Zhenxin’s phone signal at the fastest speed.

The three were using their respective influences to jointly search for Lin Zhenxin’s whereabouts.

At this moment, Li Yanan’s phone rang again, he picked it up almost instantly.

On the other end of the line, there was heavy breathing, even though she hadn’t spoken yet, Li Yanan could tell it was Zhenxin!

"Zhenxin..." His hoarse voice carried a tension that couldn’t be relieved.

"I’m sorry... Yanan... I’m sorry..." Lin Zhenxin’s voice was urgent and pained, but she kept saying sorry.

"It’s okay, Zhenxin... tell me where you are? Be good, don’t be afraid... I’m coming to find you right away!"

Li Yanan controlled the steering wheel with one hand, never had he been so terrified as at this moment.

"It hurts so much..." Lin Zhenxin suddenly burst into tears, like a fragile child.

The vulnerability she dared not reveal in front of Susan He was recklessly released upon hearing Li Yanan’s voice.

In fact, she could no longer distinguish what she was saying, instinctively she just wanted to hear his voice.

"Wait for me, Zhenxin... wait for me..."

Accompanying these words, there was a loud bang, and the car Li Yanan was driving crashed hard into a roadside barrier!

The violent impact made Li Yanan lose consciousness for a moment...

And the phone in his hand fell under the seat yet remained connected.

"I... don’t want... to go to New York... I’m waiting for you... Yanan... I’m waiting for you..."

A vague voice came through the receiver.

"I love you..."

With a blood-stained face, Li Yanan’s fingers slightly twitched, slowly opening his eyes.

Struggling to unbuckle the seatbelt, he bent down to reach for the phone wedged in the crevice with his fingertips.

Tears mixed with blood fell down his cheeks!

"Zhenxin..." He called her name over and over, as if afraid she would really disappear like this.

Pushing open the car door, a torrential downpour descended, drenching him, and drenching the world.

Eventually, Li Yanan collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, yet even so, he kept a tight grip on his phone.

And in the delivery room, Lin Zhenxin used up her last bit of strength, her eyes gradually dimming...

When Li Yanan woke up, he was lying in a hospital.

"Awake?" Xun Chen’s voice was hoarse, clearly showing fatigue.

Contrasted with Li Yanan, whose pupils were momentarily unfocused, but quickly...

Suddenly sitting up, the IV needle on the back of his hand was pulled out with his rough movement, blood dripping onto the ground.

That usually sculpture-like cold face was now pale and tense.

"Li Yanan, are you crazy!" Xun Chen hurriedly stopped him, but Li Yanan tightened his lips, brushed off his arm, and insisted on rushing outside!

"Do you know how long you’ve been unconscious?"

Xun Chen roared lowly.

Upon hearing this, Li Yanan seemed frozen, slowly turning his head to look at him.

"How long?" His voice was raspy like sandpaper rubbing.

"A day and a night!" Xun Chen, shedding his usual courtroom sharpness, softened his tone for once.

Li Yanan said nothing, but the veins on his forehead surged as if about to explode the next second.

"Grandmother’s funeral cannot be delayed, my mother and father are handling it, as for Zhenxin..."

Xun Chen’s words carried a hint of caution.

"Susan He wants to see you." He didn’t directly state Lin Zhenxin’s condition, instead choosing a more subtle approach.

Li Yanan remained silent, his unpleasant expression showing no signs of improvement.

"Xun Chen..." Suddenly.

"Hmm?" Xun Chen raised an eyebrow, Jiang Dongting and Jin Muchi had already put aside their work and took the overnight flight to J City.

Estimated to arrive by early morning.

"He Nuoxin..."

"I’ve had people guarding her, and didn’t allow them to reattach her severed limbs."

A glint of coldness flashed in Xun Chen’s eyes, he had long been disapproving of He Nuoxin’s pretentious demeanor, let alone her lack of restraint.

"Now go to my office, there’s a DV there, bring it to me. Also, He Nuoxin..."

Li Yanan spoke slowly, as if ensuring Xun Chen clearly heard every word.

"Bring her here, do not act without my orders."

Xun Chen acknowledged with a hum, then as if recalling something, took something out of his pocket and handed it to Li Yanan.

It was a triangular amulet.

—Everything in this world follows a cycle of cause and effect, she was never meant to have a smooth life, having a calamity is normal, isn’t it?

—However, you shouldn’t have appeared in her fate.

—This is an ominous omen.

—Believe it or not, within six months, you will encounter a great calamity in your destiny.

—At the least, you’ll see blood; at the worst, you’ll lose your life, and it could also bring disaster to those around you.

Li Yanan held the amulet tightly in his palm, the originally intact red string now broken into two.

—Can it be resolved?

—Yes, if you leave her.

He was never supposed to appear in Zhenxin’s life, Zhi Hai had warned him, hadn’t he?

—I’ve said, believe it or not, but...

—If you can survive a predicament, the barren tree will bloom, and your later life will be blessed even if there are waves, you can surely turn danger into safety.

Suddenly, Li Yanan’s gaze was as sharp as a blade.

He wanted to hear what Susan He actually had to say!

Li Yanan had been unconscious for a day and a night, and the rain lasted just as long.

When he saw Susan He, she was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, playing with a hand-held walnut, continuously polishing.

Even hearing the movement from behind, Susan He didn’t turn around.

"Sit down." Her voice was low, yet nothing like the cruelty when facing Tu Wanzi yesterday; instead, she appeared very calm.

"Give Zhenxin back to me."

Li Yanan’s hawk-like eyes stared intently at Susan He’s back, a pressure that ordinary people couldn’t withstand.

But Susan He just slowly turned around, almost at the same time she turned, a bolt of lightning struck behind, exploding across the sky.

"Zhenxin is my daughter, where does this word ’return’ come from?"

Susan He curved her lips into a smile, besides the thunder, the room was silent.

"Tu Xinya, give Zhenxin back to me."

"Yesterday, Zhenxin had a premature birth..." Susan He’s words caused Li Yanan’s pupils to contract violently.

"She gave birth to a baby boy."

A deathly silence fell.

"Rest assured, although it was dangerous, mother and child are safe."

Suddenly, Susan He chuckled, but it was mixed with sarcasm.

"Now, we should talk about the terms."

Susan He instantly lost her smile and faced the icy Li Yanan.

"Your son, in exchange for Nuoxin!"

Li Yanan’s face darkened, especially upon hearing this, his temples throbbed.

Yet soon, his expression returned to calm.

"Do you know what He Nuoxin did?" Li Yanan’s voice carried a mechanical tone, making it hard to discern his true emotions.

"No matter what she did, it’s not your place to discipline her."

Susan He quickly retorted, the air growing more and more tense.

Li Yanan looked up at her, his gaze containing a hint of malice.

"Even if she killed grandma?"

A flicker of color passed through Susan He’s eyes, her fingers slowly clenched, but her face revealed no sign.

"Even if she needs to be dealt with, I should handle it personally!"

Li Yanan remained silent, the broken red cord of the amulet still tangled around his large hand.

His fingertips gently rubbed it, as if caressing his lover.

"Is that so?" he coldly replied.

Seeing him like this, Susan He momentarily felt uncertain.

She gazed at him, seemingly trying to discern something.

But soon, Li Yanan took action...