Chen Mu accompanied Lu Ye out of the basement.
The sky began to turn white, and the villa was surrounded by wilderness and overgrown weeds.
There are drops of water on the tips of the grass.
The morning air was clear and moist with the smell of grass. Lu Ye took a deep breath and exhaled the pent-up air in his chest.
He turned the joint of his wrist. He hadn't moved it for a long time, and he felt a little pain if he applied too much force.
The signal could be received outside, and Chen Mu's cell phone began to buzz non-stop.
Lu Ye frowned after hearing this, and shot Chen Mu with sharp eyes.
"Second Master, I'm sorry." Chen Mu quickly apologized and muted his cell phone.
It was a message from the public relations department of the group. The words about Mrs. Lu were popped up. Chen Mu felt uneasy and pointed in with trembling fingers.
completion.
"Mr. Lu, something happened." He put away his phone and spoke in a serious tone.
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Before dawn, someone came to visit outside the ward.
Meng Ji has never fallen asleep since she woke up in the middle of the night. Her mind is very confused.
There was a confrontation at the door. After hearing the noise, Meng Ji lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
Her feet were on the ground, and her figure was swaying. Meng Ji bit his lip and half supported himself on the edge of the bed. She was still a little weak now, and her body ached everywhere.
She walked slowly to the door. When she opened the door, she saw Jiang Xicheng's tired and anxious face.
"Hello, madam." The bodyguard saw Meng Ji coming out and bent down to say hello.
Six bodyguards surrounded Jiang Xicheng. Jiang Xicheng's eyes lit up when he saw her coming out.
His eyes were fixed on her pale and delicate face, and his tone was anxious, "Aji, I heard something happened to you, I..."
Meng Ji glanced at Jiang Xicheng's hands, which were held hostage by the bodyguard.
Turning around and walking towards the ward, "Let him come in."
After receiving Meng Ji's instructions, the bodyguards looked at each other with some hesitation.
Mr. Lu gave an order, saying that no one was allowed to visit the ward, but Madam’s order meant they had to abide by it, right?
After all, the woman in the ward was the woman that Mr. Lu held dear to his heart.
The bodyguard had no choice but to let go of his hand, and Jiang Xicheng quickly followed.
The door to the ward was not closed tightly, but was lightly closed.
Meng Ji walked a little weakly, Jiang Xicheng stretched out his arm to support her, but Meng Ji dodged.
When she raised her hand, there was a gust of wind, and the fragrance of gardenia belonging to Jiang Xicheng flowed into her nose.
Jiang Xicheng obviously saw the bruise on her wrist and frowned.
"I'm fine." Meng Ji noticed his gaze without covering it too much.
She walked over and opened the curtains, and large tracts of gardenias were planted outside the window.
Jiang Xicheng walked to her side and asked, "Aji, are you okay?"
The wind blew her hospital clothes, and her thin body was swaying at any time, making the hospital clothes look very wide.
Jiang Xicheng's eyes flashed with regret and pity.
The person behind him smelled of gardenia, and the fragrance of gardenia came from outside. Meng Ji was a little blurry, and even she couldn't tell who the fragrance belonged to.
"How are you doing abroad?" Meng Ji asked.
"I'm fine." Jiang Xicheng's eyes darkened.
It is even more difficult to gain a foothold overseas, not to mention that he is not a finance major, so it was difficult to deal with various things at first.
Invisible to everyone, he actually suffered a lot.
Fortunately, he got over it, and the company is currently developing in a good direction.
It's just that Ah Ji is no longer by his side.
"That patch of gardenias is blooming better than the ones in the Meng family's backyard." Meng Ji looked at the large patch of white in front of him and murmured.
Jiang Xicheng looked up and saw that the back of the hospital was covered with gardenias. The green leaves were covered with snow-white, and the early morning mist made them look even more holy.
He remembered that he and Meng Ji used to grow gardenias in the Meng family's backyard.
The last time he returned to Meng's house, the small garden dedicated to them had become overgrown with weeds.
No one took care of it, and the gardenias became dry due to lack of water, and they just lay there.
Meng Ji won't go back, and he doesn't want to go back either.
When his thoughts came back, he nodded, as if agreeing with Meng Ji's words, "It's more lush here."
In fact, at the end of the day, she doesn't love gardenias.
Her favorite was the camellia.
Jiang Xicheng loved gardenias, so she loved them, and even planted them in his backyard with him.
They once sat on that piece of soil and exchanged deep-seated secrets; they saw bees and butterflies competing to rest on the flowers; they also saw the most beautiful sunset.
Her profile and his pounding heart together formed the throbbing of their youth.
The wind heard his promise, and so did the flowers, but he forgot.
He once said that he should protect his own safety throughout his life and never retreat when encountering difficulties.
"If the Meng family's gardenias are not taken care of, of course they will be undernourished." Meng Ji looked away and spoke calmly.
Jiang Xicheng paused for breath and heard what she meant.
"This kind of flower is very tenacious. If you apply more fertilizer and take care of it, it will grow again." Jiang Xicheng's eyes darkened.
"No matter how good it is, it won't be what it used to be. I'll still have knots in my heart and feel panicked." Her voice trembled slightly.
"Then I will buy new seeds and plant them, Ah Ji. After a while, you can see the lush gardenia garden again."
Meng Ji shook his head.
He secretly clenched his fists and suppressed his emotions, "Aji, do you want to leave?"
"You have also seen the comments on the Internet. Lu Ye is not a good man. I will take you out of here temporarily."
Meng Ji's back was turned to him, and Jiang Xicheng couldn't see the expression on her face, let alone the mocking smile on Meng Ji's lips.
Lu Ye is not his lover.
He, Jiang Xicheng, is even less so.
"Aji, everything you have experienced was brought to you by Lu Ye. I know your pain and despair..." Jiang Xicheng also wanted to persuade Meng Ji.
"Do you still remember the time I went to find you when you were learning to swim in your senior year of high school?" Meng Ji interrupted him.
Before he could answer, Meng Ji said to himself, "I went to find you, but you were surrounded by your powerful enemies."
"I wasn't afraid when they said disgusting things to me and even cut my hair."
"When you showed up later and beat them to death, that was what I was most afraid of."
"Acheng, do you know why?"
Jiang Xicheng's eyes were sore and he shook his head, realizing that Meng Ji couldn't see his movements.
He said hoarsely again, "I don't know."
Meng Ji smiled.
"Because I'm afraid that your bright future will be ruined in that dusty alley."
"I'm afraid you'll never be able to stand by my side again."
Jiang Xicheng paused and rubbed his fingertips, "Aji..."
"I will remember the smell of blood that afternoon for the rest of my life. The blood dropped on the dusty ground, the dust was flying in the air, and the blood would solidify very quickly."
"Acheng, I smelled that smell again last night, but this time it came from me."
"Acheng, is that you?"
"You are the one who did all this." Meng Ji's tone was full of disappointment, and his voice was choked with sobs.
