roccoschili Chapter 542 Acting
Chapter 542 Acting
Lin Ci'an stared at him, then suddenly raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his lips with his fingertips to wipe away the trace of blood.
"listen."
His voice was low and hoarse, with an irresistible tone, "I'm helping you not because of this."
Chu Ziyu's eyelashes trembled and his throat tightened.
"……why?"
Lin Ci'an was silent for a moment.
--why?
——Because in your previous life you knelt in front of my bed and cried?
——Because I never got to hear your explanation until I died?
——Or is it because... I just can’t let you go?
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the emotions in his eyes had subsided.
"No reason."
He let go of her hand, his voice regained its composure, "Put on your clothes, I'll take you to the hospital."
Chu Ziyu stared at him blankly, his heart seemed to be hit gently by something.
——He really... doesn’t want me?
This realization made his eyes warm, and his fingertips unconsciously clenched the corner of his bathrobe.
Lin Ci'an had already turned and walked towards the door, his back straight and cold.
Chu Ziyu suddenly said: "...Mr. Lin."
Lin Ci'an paused.
"If..." His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing something, "If one day, you want me to..."
"That day will never come."
Lin Ci'an interrupted him, his voice was cold, but with a barely perceptible tremor.
Chu Ziyu's fingertips curled up slightly, but the corners of his mouth quietly curved into a very shallow arc.
--fraud.
——Mingming...his heart is beating faster than mine.
Lin Ci'an subconsciously changed the subject.
“I will take care of the medical expenses.”
He paused, then added stiffly, "It's not charity. I'll deduct it from your salary when you graduate."
Chu Ziyu's hand that was tying the belt suddenly stopped. He raised his head, his eyes brightening surprisingly: "You... know I'm in school?"
Lin Ci'an froze for a moment.
Of course he knew. In his previous life, he had secretly been to that small rented house and saw the art academy's class schedule on the wall.
"Guess."
He changed the subject abruptly, "Can you go? I'll take you to the hospital."
Chu Ziyu tried to stand up, but stumbled as he took a step.
Lin Ci'an reached out to support him almost reflexively, his palm resting on that waist, the touch made his breathing pause.
“I’m… fine.”
Chu Ziyu whispered, but did not break free from his hand, "Just a little... dizzy."
"Tsk tsk tsk, boss, you are such a good actor."
"Little mouth."
Lin Ci'an looked down at him and found that the young man's face was abnormally pale and there was almost no blood on his lips.
The struggle just now obviously consumed too much energy.
“Don’t be so stubborn.”
He bent down and picked the man up horizontally. Chu Ziyu exclaimed and subconsciously hugged his neck.
This posture brought the two of them very close. Lin Ci'an could smell the faint scent of gardenia in the other's hair, mixed with a hint of blood.
"Mr. Lin..." Chu Ziyu's voice trembled a little, "I am dirty..."
Lin Ci'an said nothing, but tightened his arms. The young man's weight was so light that it made him feel distressed, as if he would break it if he exerted too much force.
When I walked out of the hotel, the night rain had stopped.
The neon lights cast broken reflections in the puddles. Chu Ziyu shrank in Lin Ci'an's arms, as if afraid of the cold.
“Hold on.”
Lin Ci'an's voice softened unconsciously, "The car is just ahead."
Chu Ziyu nodded gently, resting her forehead on his shoulder.
This little act of dependence made Lin Ci'an's heart burn.
After getting in the car, Chu Ziyu curled up in the passenger seat, with bloodstains on the ankle exposed under his bathrobe from being scratched by glass.
Lin Ci'an frowned, but some of the injuries on his body, including the glass on his knee, had already embedded in the flesh and could not be repaired.
"Try not to move."
As the car drove into the night, no one noticed that from a window on the top floor of the hotel, Guo Mingjie was staring grimly at the direction they were leaving, and the message he had just sent was displayed on his cell phone screen:
【Proceed as planned.】