"Ji Hang?" Li Rongrong called out tentatively.
The young man's voice was somewhat hoarse. "It's me."
"Why are you here? Are you sick?" Li Rongrong didn't remember much about that day, only that Ji Hang had taken her to the infirmary. Then she thought of something. "What did Lu Qinian do to you? The injuries on your body..."
"How are you? Did he harm you?" Ji Hang ignored her questions, his gaze filled with concern.
Li Rongrong shook her head and tightly pursed her lips. "I'm sorry, Ji Hang. It's my fault that I've involved you."
Ji Hang spoke softly, "Don't blame yourself. You haven't been to school these past few days, and I thought you must have been locked up by him! I wanted to come and find you, but I didn't expect to be able to get out of bed today."
He spoke nonchalantly, but Li Rongrong felt a sense of alarm. What kind of injuries did he sustain? All because of her!
"You hide here for now, and I'll go out and check the situation." Ji Hang proactively changed the subject to prevent her from feeling more guilty.
Li Rongrong sniffled. Seeing that he was walking unsteadily, she quickly stopped him! "Rest well. I'll go and check on my own later. He should leave soon and won't stay here indefinitely. I'll leave when the time comes." She helped Ji Hang sit by the bedside.
Ji Hang looked up at her and said, "Rongrong, there's something I want to tell you." However, before he could finish, they were suddenly interrupted by the sound of a door being forcefully slammed.
Li Rongrong was startled, while Ji Hang narrowed his eyes and swiftly reacted. "Hide in the wardrobe!"
Without much thought, Li Rongrong quickly took shelter inside and observed the commotion outside through a narrow opening.
The door was kicked open and Lu Qinian's murderous and furious face appeared in his line of sight. He walked straight to Ji Hang. "Where is she?!"
Ji Hang sneered, "Didn't you lock her up? Why are you asking me? I never imagined that Mr. Lu, who has enjoyed a reputation as a benefactor all these years, would have such despicable thoughts towards Rongrong in secret. I must say, I'm surprised that the reason why Mr. CEO has never had a woman is actually because of his perverse nature. Let me tell you, you won't be able to play with her!"
Lu Qinian narrowed his eyes and coldly laughed at the accusations. "Rongrong is my woman!"
Li Rongrong shivered in the wardrobe. With Lu Qinian being so stubborn, could he truly let her go?
"You're from a different world from her! When I'm with her, we'll have a lot of common topics. These are things that you'll never be able to understand! And you will never understand our tacit understanding!" Ji Hang smiled slowly.
However, just as he finished speaking, the bodyguard beside him grabbed his collar and dragged him to the ground.
"Do you think you're worthy of snatching her from me?" Lu Qinian sneered as if he was looking at a nobody.
Ji Hang endured the pain and said, "What else can you do besides using your power to oppress people? By acting like this, you only make Rongrong fear and despise you! You will never win her heart, Lu Qinian. You think you can control everything, but you are deceiving yourself. I pity you!"
However, just as he finished speaking, Lu Qinian kicked him to the ground! Seeing that the bodyguards were about to attack, the wardrobe door was forcefully opened!
Li Rongrong rushed to Ji Hang's side, her voice trembling, "Ji Hang, are you alright?"
Ji Hang's lips were stained with blood as he weakly replied, "Idiot, why did you come out? Once he leaves, you will be free."
Li Rongrong's eyes turned red as she said, "How can I just stand by and watch while you get beaten up?"
Ji Hang raised his hand weakly, and the bandage on his hand was torn, revealing the numerous injuries on his back. Li Rongrong's heart felt suffocated. She looked at Lu Qinian who was approaching and exclaimed, "You've gone too far! How can you do this?"
Lu Qinian's gaze fell upon their intertwined hands, his aura becoming even colder. He said, "Come here, don't force me to harm him."
Li Rongrong tightly protected Ji Hang behind her and pleaded, "Can't you stop? What does it have to do with him? If you continue to attack, you might end up killing him."
"Rongrong, step aside." Ji Hang would never beg Lu Qinian.
Lu Qinian's eyes grew even more terrified as he observed the two individuals in front of him. Just as he was about to step forward, Li Rongrong quickly grabbed a fruit knife from the bedside and pressed it against her neck.
"Rongrong!" Ji Hang was shocked.
Li Rongrong evaded him and resolutely looked at Lu Qinian, saying, "Don't come any closer!"
Lu Qinian forcefully suppressed his anger and demanded, "Put the knife down! Are you out of your mind?"
Li Rongrong tightly held onto the knife and continued, "Uncle Lu, please spare Ji Hang. He is innocent! Don't let me cause any more trouble. Moreover, with your status, you can have any woman you want. Why hold onto me? I just want to live a peaceful life."