Chapter 443: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（4）
The devastating incident had happened suddenly and violently. It had thrown her completely off guard, as she had been living peacefully ever since she was ten and her parents died.
The day the incident happened was the fifth day of filming. They were in a rural area that not many people have been to, so no matter how much they had poured into the film, the conditions were still bad.
On that day, the weather had been unusually good with endless clear blue skies. It was the bluest that she had ever since with barely a cloud in sight. The sun shone brightly ahead and the flowers were in full bloom, the scenery was akin to a beautiful painting without any flaws; it was paradise.
When evening fell, the crew started to get tired, so the director allowed half an hour of rest before the next scene. But no one knew that the last scene would actually have such a gruesome incident.
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The filming had been going on for five days and Lu Jinnian had followed for five days.
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The conditions were bad, his assistant started to feel uncomfortable after living in comfort for such a long time. For the past few days, he had been camping in front of a fan an stuffing down watermelons.
Lu Jinnian, in comparison, was completely fine as though he had stayed in harsher conditions. Everyday, he would stare into his computer from nine to five, getting work done.
Today was no different. Before it was 5 pm, he had already finished all the work in his inbox. He leaned back on his chair, shut his eyes, and raised his hands to massage his stiff shoulders.
“Mr. Lu, have some watermelon, it helps with the heat.” His assistant brought a plate the instant he saw that he had finished his work.
After a while, Lu Jinnian sat up straight and reached for a toothpick to grab a piece.
After just two bites, he placed the toothpick down and stood up. “I’ll see how the filming is doing.”
Lu Jinnian pulled the curtains open and walked out.
His assistant hurriedly placed the watermelon into the fridge before rushing to follow him to the set.
When they were about two hundred meters away, the director shouted, “Prepare!”
With the command, everyone got into positions.
“Start!”
The cameras moved and both Qiao Anhao and Cheng Yang came onto the screen.
The last scene today was a duel between the two of them. It was on a cliff that was about three meters high, a violent stream behind them as a background. The water flowed aggressively, hitting onto the rocks, producing loud splashing sounds that could be heard from afar.
The stunt instructor had already instructed both Qiao Anhao and Cheng Yang beforehand, but at the very start, their actions were still unfamiliar. After multiple NGs, the instructor came forward to explain the scene in detail once more. When they started to film again, the actions were much more fluid.
Qiao Anhao was dressed in red, dark black hair down to her waist. Her eye makeup matched her dark hair and her lips were a classic red. She had a simple hairdo with just a small ruby pin attached to the top of her head.
Cheng Yang was completely in black, the two of them glaring at each other, prepared for the confrontation. The wind on the cliff was strong, sending their robes flying, producing loud billowing sounds.
Chapter 444: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（5）
As they stared at each other in confrontation, Cheng Yang was the first to yield. He glanced back with mixed feelings. “Listen to my explanation…”
“What explanation? That you weren’t the groom yesterday?” Before he could finish, Qiao Anhao started to interrogate him. She stared at him with both love and hate before seemingly coming to a decision.
With her delicate jaw slightly tilted upwards, she pulled her long sword out and pointed it at Cheng Yang’s chest. “Pull your sword, you once said that if you were to betray me, you would willingly accept death. Today, only one of us will live.”
As she spoke, she swung her sword at him aggressively. Cheng Yang anxiously dodged it. “It isn’t like what you think…”
Qiao Anhao continued to swing her sword as though he hadn’t spoken. This time, Cheng Yang pulled his sword out to counter her.
Cheng Yang didn’t attack her, he just defended himself.
As Qiao Anhao’s character watched the man she loved marrying someone else, her heart was wrenched apart. Her eyes red, she attacked with viciousness.
The two of them fought on the cliff , the rose in the air with the use of wires.
Her red dress and his black robe entwined together as they fought, forming a beautiful sight, blending with the scenery behind.
In the end, Cheng Yang was defeated, Qiao Anhao pointing at his chest mercilessly. Cheng Yang had on a shocked expression before finally shutting his eyes, waiting for death to take him.
Qiao Anhao held her sword forward. The instant she touched his skin, she froze, her hands trembling. In the end, she wasn’t able to do it. She tossed the sword on the floor before turning around, a single tear dropping straight down her face, and she flew upwards with the help of the wire.
“Cut!” the director shouted in satisfaction. As he clapped his hands, he couldn’t stop singing praises. “Well done! Well done! It was a good take!”
The last scene for the day finally ended, and everyone took in a deep breath. As the crew started clearing the equipment, Qiao Anhao started to untie the wire while apologizing to Cheng Yang who was beside her. “I seemed to have been too violent just now, I hope I didn’t injure you?”
“I’m fine.” Cheng Yang smiled before lowering his head to allow his assistant to help remove the outermost layer of the costume.
The last scene had lots of difficult actions that used up a lot of her energy, so Qiao Anhao was soaked in sweat. After confirming that Cheng Yang was fine, she returned a bright smile before wiping the sweat off her face.
She got Zhao Meng to pass her a bottle of water and downed it. But before she could drink more than two gulps, she suddenly felt the ground shake. Before she could react, she heard the sound of stones falling, and her feet started losing ground; she fell from the three meter cliff.
The fall was sudden, and Zhao Meng who was beside her was the first to see it happen. A sharp scream pierced the air, “Qiao Qiao!”
She turned back hurriedly, shouting with her entire lungs, “Qiao Qiao fell down, Qiao Qiao fell down!”
Lu Jinnian, who stood beside the camera and was talking to the director, was the first to react. He turned to look at the cliff, where the red figure was no longer standing Before his mind could process the information, he ran to the edge of the cliff, and without a word, he jumped.Chapter 445: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（6）
“MR. LU!” Before Zhao Meng could get back her senses from Qiao Anhao’s fall, Mr. Lu had jumped down as well.
“MR. LU!” His assistant came running over, shouting for him. He looked down slightly before turning away in fear.
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Only when Qiao Anhao started falling at a fast pace did she realize that she was in danger. The next moment, she had sunk into the icy cold water. Without any prior preparation, she choked on the water.
With both hands, she struggled to keep afloat. When her head came out of the water, she hurriedly opened her mouth, shouting towards the shore, “Help!” When the next wave came, it sent her back into the water, drowning out her calls.
The next time she popped her head out, she saw that she was nearing the edge of the cliff, she wanted to swim back, but the current we too strong. Even if she used all her strength, she still wasn’t able to move forward, instead, she had been pushed backwards.
The strong current continued to pound on her head, filling her ears with water, affecting her hearing. When she opened her eyes, all she could see was an endless stream of water and a stone wall that she couldn’t climb.
Soon, strength had been stripped off of her, she started to feel her legs getting numb as despair started to fill her mind.
In the past, when she had watched television, she had seen such scenes before, but back then, she had dismissed it as exaggeration and drama. Never once had it occurred to her that she might end up in a situation like this herself.
But she was not the lead of a show. No matter how hard she struggled, there wouldn’t be a prince coming to save her. Her hands were starting to get weak, her body to sink slightly; she could feel death in the air…
She couldn’t possibly just die here in a stream she didn’t even know the name of…
Everyone had a desperation to live, and Qiao Anhao was no exception, she continued to struggle upwards even if her limbs were growing exhausted.
A mixed sense of despair and worry started to fill her entire body. Even though she could see death ahead, she wasn’t able to run away. Tears started to fall and she felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
She felt helpless, just like when she was ten and had lost her parents, just like not long ago when she had lost her child and the man she loved the most. In the end, heaven didn’t take pity on her plight one bit and was going to take her life on top of all that.
The more she thought of it, the more upset she became. Tears fell down her face continuously.
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The moment Lu Jinnian had heard Zhao Meng’s scream “Qiao Qiao fell down”, his entire mind turned blank, as though his brain had been eaten, there weren’t any emotions.
When the cold water finally hit him, he was shocked momentarily before he realized that he had to keep calm.
But the moment he thought that she was in this vast stream, he started to panic and worry once more.Chapter 446: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（7）
The entire crew had walked over to the edge, everyone’s faces grim.
The current was running at a fast speed. In a blink of an eye, Qiao Anhao had been taken into the distance. When in less than five minutes, Lu Jinnian came out of the water, everyone started to shout his name, but the current was too strong, drowning their voices. He scanned the surroundings before swimming towards the direction that Qiao Anhao was swept towards.
Just then, Lu Jinnian’s assistant seemed to have gotten back his senses. He shouted towards the group at the edge of the cliff, “Stop staring, call the police! POLICE!”
“Right right, police!” Several people took their phones out and started to make calls.
When the call finally went through, the assistant seemed to have remembered something. He instructed the director, “Remember not to let this matter spread, especially not of Mr. Lu. If anyone found out, Huan Ying Entertainment will be gone.”
The director nodded immediately before asking, “Should we inform Qiao Anhao’s family?”
The assistant hesitated slightly, then replied, ” Not yet, Mr. Lu can swim well, he might be able to save her. We just have to wait below, they might be in danger from staying in the water for such a long time.”
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Lu Jinnian scanned the surroundings, taking in the situation and realizing that he was being moved at an alarming rate. This meant that Qiao Anhao must have been swept away… Without hesitation, he followed the current.
He swam fast while conserving energy. He didn’t know how long he had swam or how far he had gone when worry started to form once more. The situation in his mind was getting grimmer by the minute. Just when he thought that she had gotten into an accident, he saw a red figure floating about ten meters away.
When she fell, she was dressed in red!
A glimmer of hope alighted, and he continued to swim towards the red figure. The closer he got, the more anxious he was. He was worried that it was all a disappointment.
Only when he was near did he finally see her entire form. It was indeed Qiao Anhao in her costume. He grew excited, swimming towards her aggressively. He grabbed hold of her costume and tugged it upwards, seeing her pale face.
Lu Jinnian hurriedly reached out to hug her in his embrace, shouting her name anxiously, “Qiao Qiao!”
She looked up at him, her lips moving slightly. She seemed to want to speak but was too weak. She leaned onto him and fainted.
Swimming against the current alone was a difficult matter, now the situation had grown even worse with Qiao Anhao alongside.
The skies were about to dim. Lu Jinnian looked at the cliff—it was much lower than near their filming location.Chapter 447: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（8）
The skies were about to dim. Lu Jinnian looked at the cliff—it was much lower than near their filming location. This meant that the more they flowed, the nearer they’d be to the land.
Lu Jinnian took a glance at the unconscious Qiao Anhao before continuing to swim downwards.
He had no idea how far they had gone. With the faint light from the moon, he saw that the distance to the land was indeed much shorter. When the distance was less than half a meter and the current was starting to slow, Lu Jinnian pushed Qiao Anhao onto shore before climbing up after.
He applied pressure on her stomach to force out all the water she had drank. When he saw that she hadn’t drank much, he sighed in relief. He reached out to feel her forehead to ensure that she wasn’t having a fever before checking her breathing. When he confirmed that everything was all right, he finally relaxed.
Lu Jinnian took in the surroundings—it was an untouched forest. He reached into his pocket and found his phone, a box of deformed cigarettes, and a lighter.
The phone was no longer functional after being soaked for such a long time, but the lighter could still be used.
He took a look at Qiao Anhao’s soaked clothes. If she were to continue wearing them, she would definitely catch a cold. He didn’t know when help would arrive, and if she were to fall ill here, it would become serious. A primitive forest was dry, so he couldn’t light a flame for it would easily cause a forest fire.
Lu Jinnian pondered for a while before carrying Qiao Anhao into the forest to find shelter.
Using purely his instincts, he headed in a random direction.
Luckily the moon was bright, sending light into the forest, allowing him to see the way..
The forest was filled with dried leaves which cracked with his every step.
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When Qiao Anhao finally opened her eyes, she was still in a daze. Where was she right now?
She lifted her head and looked around. When she saw that she was in a forest, she frowned before recalling what had happened. She had fallen into the stream while filming and then had thought that she was about to die. That thought sent a shiver through her even now.
Lu Jinnian seemed to have sensed her movements. He turned but couldn’t see her face clearly, so he lightly asked, “Qiao Qiao?”
When she heard his voice, her frown deepened.
Why was he here? Was she dreaming?
Lu Jinnian waited for a while. When she didn’t reply, he asked again, “Qiao Qiao, are you awake?”
When she heard him once more, she came back to her senses, remembering what had happened. When she was about to give up, she had felt someone hug her. At that time, she seemed to have thought it was just a hallucination…
She realized that Lu Jinnian had saved her, but she still couldn’t process what had happened, asking in a daze, “Lu Jinnian, is that you?”Chapter 448: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（9）
“Yes, it’s me.” Lu Jinnian’s had heard the clear but faint voice. After a moment, he asked, “Qiao Qiao, how are you feeling now?”
After he had asked, she seemed to feel a sharp pain on her left leg. Biting her lip, she replied softly, “I’m fine.”
She lifted her head to look at the dried branch above her. “Where is this?”
“I don’t know,” Lu Jinnian replied honestly.
“Oh…”
They both remained silent. Lu Jinnian focused on the road ahead, walking carefully with Qiao Anhao on his back.
Qiao Anhao wasn’t able to get over what had happened. She leaned on Lu Jinnian’s back, staring into space with a blank expression, deep in thought. After a long while, she realized that Lu Jinnian’s presence meant that he had jumped down the cliff after her.
In that instance, her heart squeezed, her expression turning into one of incomprehension.
The three meter cliff wasn’t high, but in the face of such a strong current, wasn’t he worried that he would die? And why did he jump ? If he didn’t jump, would she already be dead?
Qiao Anhao’s mind was filled with endless questions. She couldn’t hear Lu Jinnian even when he told her about the cave ahead of him.
Lu Jinnian carried her into the cave. Someone must have been here before for there was a straw mat and black charcoal inside.
Lu Jinnian was worried that she would catch a cold, so he signaled for her to sit closer. When she stood up, her entire body slouched forward from the pain in her left leg. Lu Jinnian came forward hurriedly to catch her. “You’re injured?”
“It’s fine.” Qiao Anhao shook her head before limping towards the fire. But after two steps, Lu Jinnian lifted her up and placed her in front of the fire before kneeling down by her feet.
He moved the red costume aside to see that the white pants beneath were already soaked in blood. He frowned and carefully lifted them There was a long cut on her left leg that was still oozing out blood.
Luckily it wasn’t very deep. He heaved a sigh of relief before taking off his almost dried clothes. He dried them further in front of the fire before shredding without hesitation to wrap Qiao Anhao’s leg.
Even though he had been careful, Qiao Anhao could still feel a stinging pain. She sucked in a breath, frightening Lu Jinnian. He trembled slightly and tried his best to lessen any force he had on the leg.
Qiao Anhao bit her lip, enduring through the pain. With the glow from the fire, she stared at Lu Jinnian’s handsome features. Lowering her lashes, she seemed to be in a struggle, for her hands had clenched into fists silently.Chapter 449: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（10）
After about half an hour since Lu Jinnian had left the cave, lighting pierce the skies before a thundering clap sounded. Qiao Anhao, who had been in a daze, shuddered. Just then, it started pouring outside the cave.
The forest was dense, so there wasn’t much rain falling to the ground.
Then again, another lighting struck through the skies. Qiao Anhao started to feel uneasy, worried that Lu Jinnian would be struck. She placed her hands on the floor and tried to stand up. When she was prepared to walk out, she saw Lu Jinnian coming back with branches in his hands. She grabbed onto her clothes and sat back down.
Lu Jinnian added more branches into the fire. When it started to blaze, he reached into the pile of branches for some fruits and threw a couple to Qiao Anhao. “Fill your tummy.”
Qiao Anhao looked at the red looking fruit that looked like an apple but wasn’t . She hesitated slightly before reaching for it.
Lu Jinnian seemed to have guessed her thoughts. As he continued to fiddle with the branches, he explained, “Its a wild fruit that can be eaten. In the past, when the filming conditions were bad, I had to live like this in the forest as well. Back then, an elderly farmer told me that the people in his village would eat this often.”
Qiao Anhao let out a light “oh” lightly before rubbing the fruit with her clothes. She placed it in her mouth and took a bite. It was sweet and sour and tasted delicious.
Recently, Lu Jinnian had been trying to use different ways to get close to her, but he could always feel her distance and just chose to ignore it.
He knew that ever since Xu Jiamu woke up, he was no longer needed.
He washed his face, a tinge of despair and loneliness creeping onto his expression as he continued to fiddle with the fire.
The rain outside was getting harsher, beating onto the branches, causing loud sounds.
Other than the sound of water, the crackling of the fire could be heard in the cave as well.
They sank into silence, no longer speaking to each other.
Qiao Anhao ate two fruits. When she was finally full, she lowered her head to stare at the fire.
After a seemingly look while, the rain still continued to fall. Lu Jinnian reached towards his jacket, which was already dry. He grabbed it and walked towards Qiao Anhao, placing it over her shoulders. “If you’re tired, you can sleep. I’ll keep watch.”
Qiao Anhao looked towards him, her lips moving slightly but nothing coming out in the end. She laid down on the straw mat and curled her body. With Lu Jinnian’s jacket covering her, she shut her eyes.
After a while, she could hear Lu Jinnian’s footsteps going away. She opened her eyes slightly and saw that he was half naked, leaning at the edge of the cave.
He turned his head to look out the entrance, his face emotionless as though he hadn’t a care in the world, but somehow she could sense loneliness and despair radiating off him.
In the end, she shut her eyes, forcing herself to sleep.Chapter 450: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（11）
Qiao Anhao couldn’t fall asleep, she remained in the same position, listening to Lu Jinnian adding more branches to the fire several times. After a seemingly long time, she started to feel drowsy, in her half-awake state, she heard Lu Jinnian coughing.
The sound wasn’t loud, and towards the end, he forced the cough down.
Qiao Anhao frowned. After a while, she heard a suppressed cough once again.
She could no longer keep her eyes shut. Peaking through the flames, she could see him sitting in his original spot with his hands covering his mouth, trying to keep the sound in so that she wouldn’t be disrupted.
His face was unusually pale, his body trembling slightly; he didn’t seem well…. Was he having a fever?
Qiao Anhao could feel her heart squeeze once more. She tried to ignore him but couldn’t keep it in any longer: “Lu Jinnian…”
Lu Jinnian froze slightly before turning to look at her weakly. “Did I wake you up?” Apology and guilt sneaked into his face as he apologized faintly, “I’m sorry.”
His apology made her heart clench. She could feel the stinging burn in her eyes and struggled to keep the tears back. Turning her head aside, she took a deep breath to calm herself. When she could finally speak normally, she asked, “Are you okay?”
It was a simple question, but in that instance, a glimmer of hope flashed past his eyes. Before he could reply her, another cough escaped through is lips. He swallowed a big gulp of saliva in order to suppress it before looking at her. “I’m fine, I might have choked on the smoke from the fire.”
While he spoke, his entire body was trembling. It was as though he was freezing.
Qiao Anhao felt her tears starting to well up. With the intensity of the sting increasing, she lowered her lashes and bit her lip before struggling to stand up.
“What do you want to do? I’ll help you, be careful of your leg.” Lu Jinnian hurriedly stood up, but before he could take a step, he fell back down.
Qiao Anhao limped over slowly. When she finally reached him, she extended her arm to feel his forehead. His skin was burning but yet he felt cold.
Before she could say a word, Lu Jinnian had a coughing fit, then reassured her weakly, “I’m fine.”
Qiao Anhao ignored him. She returned back to the straw mat to grab his jacket and limped back to him. Before she could place the jacket on him, he reached out to stop her. She looked down at him and saw an expression that she had never seen on him before. He had a dazzling faint smile. “I’m really fine, you can have it on when you sleep to save yourself from getting a cold.”
Qiao Anhao could no longer ignore him anymore, and tears poured down her face endlessly.
He jumped down the cliff for her, carried her to find shelter, helped her tend to her wound, let her rest while he stood guard, didn’t even dare to cough out loud, fearing it would disrupt her, and now when he was having a high fever, he had reassured her warmly that he was fine.
Lu Jinnian panicked. Even though everything was fine a moment ago, why would she suddenly cry? “Qiao Qiao…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Qiao Anhao started to question him as tears continued to stream down her face.
“Why did you jump down?”Chapter 451: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（12）
Lu Jinnian panicked. Even though everything was fine a moment ago, why would she suddenly cry? “Qiao Qiao…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Qiao Anhao started to question him as tears continued to stream down her face.
“Why did you jump down?”
The instance she asked the question, she could feel her chest start to hurt once more.
For the past few weeks, she had been desperately trying to suppress her feelings for him, but in an instance, everything came gushing out.
He continued to study her expression: she seemed agitated, her lips trembling as she repeated the question once more. “Lu Jinnian, why bother about me? Why jump down to save me?”
Tears continued to stream down her face continuously while Lu Jinnian stared on in anxiety. Half his heart had frozen over, and due to his fever, he seemed to be in a slight daze, his pale lips moved slightly but he remained silent.
Qiao Anhao’s tears started to fall at a faster rate. She lifted her hands to wipe them off, but they seemed to be never ending, drowning her entire face. She bit down on her lip, forcing back her cries as she stared at Lu Jinnian. Taking another deep breath, she added, “Do you know how much I wish you were out of my life!”
Lu Jinnian remained expressionless, as though he didn’t care what she had said, but behind him, in a corner she couldn’t see, he was holding tightly onto a pile of dirt.
“We’re no longer a couple, no wait, we were never a couple, but now, we are officially strangers… You have no idea how hard I’ve been trying to ignore your presence…” The more Qiao Anhao spoke, the more her heart started to ache. In the end, she started to plead with him. “Lu Jinnian, I beg you, please leave me alone… You have no idea how pained and upset I get whenever I see you…”
Qiao Anhao’s knees buckled and she dropped to the floor, crying into the ground.
Lu Jinnian had never known that he had been bringing her pain all this while. Even if she released him and left his world, he still had hopes, he still tried desperately to appear before her, to treat her well.
Initially, Qiao Anhao was still able to ignore his presence, but today… When she had fallen from the cliff, he had come after her, he had helped her tend to her wound, given her his clothes, braved the rain, endured the cold, and now, he acted as though everything was fine when he was running a high fever.
If he was able to do such a cruel thing to her, why couldn’t he just continue to be cruel so that she would be able to forget him? Why did he have to treat her so well after doing such a thing? His actions made her waver, made her heart confused, made her struggle between hatred and love. It was driving her to the edge…
Lu Jinnian could no longer hear a thing, his mind blank. All he could hear were her cries, each sob driving a dagger deeper into his heart.
Her words repeated continuously in his mind, seemingly killing his soul every single time.Chapter 452: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（13）
Ever since Lu Jinnian was young, he had been insulted many times. Even his birth father had said cruel things to him before, but he had never felt as pathetic as he felt right now.
He wanted to allow himself to react or do something, but he had no idea what he should do. He could only maintain his usual frosty demeanor.
After a seemingly long time, Qiao Anhao’s cries started to go down, her lashes trembling lightly.
He had always assumed that if his confession failed, he would lose her completely, so he would rather silently stay by her side.
Even if she would never turn back her entire life, it was fine.
Because in this world, she was the only one that gave him hope and showed him the beauty of life.
Many times, just her expression or a faint smile was able to brighten his day.
But even this tiny request was slowly turning into an unreachable desire.
Lu Jinnian’s eyes gradually turned red. He lowered his lashes, his expression remaining calm. After a long while, he lifted his lashes and looked towards Qiao Anhao, his eyes distant and cold.
Qiao Qiao, did you know? You’re the warmth that I’ve spent my whole life trying to get close to.
His lips curled into a slight smile, it was faint and had a hint of sorrow. Right now, he was ready to tell her that he would get out of her life.
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Qiao Anhao cried for a long long time but she couldn’t seem to vent her sorrow, her heart continued to be in a deep knot of pain.
The moment she saw his name on the abortion form, she felt upset, she felt weak, she didn’t even have the courage to ask him why he had killed her child because she was worried that his words would send her straight down to hell.
But she never never expected that her lack of courage would cause the pain and suffering today.
She wanted to free herself, she wanted to just run away, to let her heart go cold…
She lifted her head and looked straight into his eyes.
The rain outside continued to pour relentlessly, and before she could ask her question, two steam of tears fell down her face. She took a deep breath before asking hoarsely, “Why didn’t you want my child?”
Lu Jinnian had been preparing his words but before he could say anything, he heard her question. He tilted his head to look at her curiously.
Her eyes were swollen. As she knelt on the floor, she appeared small and delicate. She had her head raised towards him, staring straight into his eyes with a resolute expression.
She repeated her question once more. “Lu Jinnian, Lu Jinnian, why did you abort my child?”
Qiao Anhao’s voice choked up as her heart continued to ache. “Lu Jinnian, I know that our marriage was fake and the child wasn’t in the plan, but since he had arrived, how could you be so ruthless? How could you kill him?”
After crying for such a long time, her calmed emotions erupted once more. “Don’t you know that it’s a life? How could you be so ruthless to kill a life? It’s murder, MURDER!
“Who gave you the right to kill my child?” Her tears came back with a fury, her throat choking up as she spoke. “My.. child, who gave you the right? WHO?”Chapter 453: Why Didn’t You Want My Child？（14）
Qiao Anhao murmured “Who gave you the right?” several more times before looking up at the ceiling. She wiped her face off the endless tears, turning to stare out at the rain through the entrance of the cave.
Gradually, the image of how she fell in love with Lu Jinnian materialized in her mind. It was a rainy day just like today. Her heart started to throb, she could no longer bare it any longer, starting to cry once more.
This time, the cry was short. She quickly regained her senses, her long lashes were soaked with tear droplets as she stared at him. In a resolute voice, she said, “Lu Jinnian, seriously, I can understand what you did, I’m Xu Jiamu’s wife in name, the child wasn’t meant to be alive, but even if i can understand your intentions, I can never forgive you.
“I can never be as ruthless as you are…”
Her voice turned weak. She always thought that the most torturous thing in the world was not being able to love, but right now, she realized that the more torturous thing was that after what he had done, she still couldn’t stop loving him.
She buried her head between her knees, speaking in a sorrowful voice, “If you have been treating me well because of guilt, you can forget it because you’ll never be able to compensate for what you did…”
Her question seemed to have caught Lu Jinnian off guard, it was only now that he was able to process what had happened. Qiao Anhao had found out about the abortion? But he had already silenced the doctors and nurses with a huge sum of money…
Just when he was still pondering on how she had found out, he heard her last sentence: “You can forget it because you’ll never be able to compensate for what you did…”
A glimmer of hope rose. With bright eyes, he finally said, “You didn’t want to have anything to do with me because you thought I had aborted the child?”
His question seemed to have caught her off guard this time. She clenched onto her collar, not daring to look at him as her eyes started to turn red once more. In a seemingly soulless voice, she said, “You really killed my child….”
As opposed to her despair, Lu Jinnian was visibly agitated. He reached out to grab her shoulders, persisting with his question. “Qiao Qiao, answer my question first, you never wanted to see me again because of the child?”
Qiao Anhao buried her head further into her knees. She moved her shoulders, trying to free herself from him.
Lu Jinnian exerted more pressure as he asked once more, “Answer me…”
Before he could finish his question, she abruptly lifted her head. With a face full of hatred, she spat out, “Yes!”
Qiao Anhao had only said a word, but it was enough. A dazzling bright smile spread across Lu Jinnian’s face. He pulled her into his arms and embraced her tightly.