strike back proud goddess
Translator: Henyee Editor: Henyee
Qiao Liang took a look at Luo Feng, and the latter pursed his lips and said to Wen Ning, “He has been in a coma for the last few months. Although I’ve connected his broken tendons and bones, his brain was damaged seriously because he was soaked in the liquid for too long. Although he has woken up, he is no longer that Lu Li we know. Do you understand what I mean?”
Wen Ning’s eyes turned red. She looked at Qiao Liang in disbelief, moved her lips but couldn’t utter a word. She wiped her tears away and it had been quite a while before she could speak. She asked Qiao Liang, “Is what Luo Feng said real? Is he really injured so seriously?”
Qiao Liang nodded and his voice was cold as usual. “Yes, very seriously. He just woke up today, but he’s like a moron who remembers nothing, so Wen Ning, now you can choose to leave. I’ll just pretend you never showed up and we never know you.”
“Haha…” Wen Ning sneered and asked him mockingly, “What kind of a person do you think I am? You are literally asking me to abandon him! Qiao Liang, do you really think I’m such a cold-blooded person?”
“You are not.” Qiao Liang looked at Wen Ning. Ignoring her mocking words, he said, “It’s just because I know you are not that kind of a person that I asked you to leave. Now I give you the freedom to choose. Once you choose to stay with Lu Li, you can never leave him no matter if he recovers or stays like this forever, understood?”
Wen Ning looked at Qiao Liang. It had been quite a while before she turned up the corners of her mouth. “I never thought of leaving him, but I want you to promise me one thing.”
Qiao Liang looked at Wen Ning and she said, “Let me join in on the traitor hunting operation. I must kill those people with my own hands who turned Lu Li into this.”
“That’s impossible.” Qiao Liang scowled and looked at Wen Ning. “I can give the traitors to you after we catch them, but you cannot join in this operation.”
“You don’t trust me?” Wen Ning clenched her hands.
Qiao Liang turned around and walked towards the elevator, saying, “Lu Li has already become like this. I can’t put you at risk too.”
“I must avenge him myself.” Wen Ning caught up with him and said firmly.
“Lu Li is my brother, my childhood friend.” Qiao Liang stopped and looked back at Wen Ning. “I want to avenge him with my own hands too, but I can’t do it. Why? Because I have to guard Long Xiao that was founded by my brothers and me. And you, you have to be safe.”
Tears dropped from Wen Ning’s eyes. Qiao Liang took a deep breath, turned to walk into the elevator and said, “The one who Lu Li cares about the most is you, so you have to be safe. Don’t worry. We’ll catch the traitors.”
Wen Ning stopped, looked at Qiao Liang and it had been quite a while before she nodded and entered the elevator. “Okay, I’ll take care of Lu Li here until he fully recovers.”
As the door of the elevator closed, Qiao Liang took a look at Wen Ning using the mirror on the wall. It had been quite a while before he looked away.
At this time, Wen Ning’s cellphone rang. Qiao Liang raised his eyebrows and looked at her. Wen Ning looked at the caller ID and hesitated. Then she hung it up. Qiao Liang gave Wen Ning a questioning look and Wen Ning said, “It’s my father. He must know I quit my job today. I don’t know how to explain to him.”
Qiao Liang frowned and said, “Wen Ning, we are not kids anymore. I hope you can keep calm, and I don’t want you to be distracted when you are with Lu Li. We have to make sure Lu Li is under protection twenty-four hours a day. The last thing I want to see is that Lu Li is injured because of your family affairs, understood?”
The elevator happened to reach the floor where Lu Li’s ward was in when Qiao Liang finished. Qiao Liang and Luo Feng got out of the elevator. Wen Ning stayed in the elevator for two minutes before she walked out and walked in the opposite direction.
Luo Feng took a look at Wen Ning who was making a call, and looked back at Qiao Liang. “Weren’t you too harsh on her? After all, she didn’t play a part in that accident.”
Qiao Liang stopped and looked deeply at Luo Feng. “Do you think I’m being unreasonable?”
Luo Feng shrugged. “Aren’t you?”
Qiao Liang snorted and looked at Wen Ning who was speaking on the phone with a frown. Then he said, “If I didn’t say those words to her, it would be truly cruel to Wen Ning and her family, and Wen Ning and Lu Li’s affection might even be affected.”
Luo Feng thought for a while and gave Qiao Liang a thumbs-up. “That’s very thoughtful of you.”
Qiao Liang took a look at Luo Feng. “Remember not all relationships are permanent.” Qiao Liang said and turned to walk towards Lu Li’s ward. “I won’t do anything to Wen Ning even if she leaves Lu Li.”
If she really wanted to leave, he certainly couldn’t break her limbs and tie her to Lu Li.
He wouldn’t do that and he believed that Lu Li didn’t want him to do that either.
Luo Feng frowned and wondered what Qiao Liang’s words meant as he followed Qiao Liang into the ward.
In the ward, Lu Li was awake, but he remained glassy-eyed. He stared at the wall blankly and didn’t even roll his eyes when they came in. Qiao Liang stood right in front of him. Lu Li blinked and moved his gaze away. Qiao Liang followed his gaze. This time, he didn’t look away but stared at Qiao Liang blankly.
Lu Li was no longer the previous Lu Li. He was pale, skinny and his chin was full of black stubble.
Qiao Liang looked at him, frowned and tried to suppress his inner sorrow and asked him expressionlessly, “Do you know who I am?”
Lu Li slightly moved his head and looked away again. Qiao Liang had an impulse to stand in front of him again and force him to look at him and answer his questions, but he dared not, because he was afraid he might stimulate Lu Li.
It had been quite a while before he sat down on Lu Li’s bed and lowered his voice. “Remember I’m your brother, Qiao Liang. Do remember who I am, okay?”
“Lu… Li…” Standing at the door, Wen Ning looked at Lu Li sitting on the sickbed, and her eyes turned all red. She covered her mouth with her hand and shook her head in disbelief. “How could this be?”