But after getting injured eight years ago, he hardly fought anymore, almost never!
Because the doctor wouldnât allow him to!
He silently took off his coat and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his robust male physique under the white light!
Gui Xi raised her eyebrow, âNice build, looks like you work out regularly!â
So, he thought his injury had healed long ago!
âDo you need a warm-up?â Gui Xi asked him.
Lu Yinchu furrowed his brow and shook his shoulders, âNo need!â
Warm-up or not, it didnât matter. He knew that wasnât the point!
Soon, they assumed opposing stances, ready to spar, just like they had countless times before!
After tens of rounds, neither of them won, and neither of them lost!
At that moment, Lu Yinchu swung a hook punch. Gui Xi swiftly dodged by tilting her head and simultaneously swung her left fist, barely missing Lu Yinchuâs chin, it was closeâ¦
Lu Yinchu let her go and took a step back. The previous attack had caused some dull pain in his left shoulder, which he endured!
Sweat dripped down his face. He wiped it off casually, positioned himself in a defensive stance, and looked at Gui Xi, âSpeak up. What did you want to talk about when you called me hereâ¦â
Caught off guard by Gui Xiâs punch, Lu Yinchu wanted to counter, but the pain in his left shoulder intensified as he lifted his arm. And then, he was hit by Gui Xiâs punchâ¦
Gui Xi smirked at him, âHave you weakened? Canât dodge this kind of move anymore?â
Lu Yinchu tightened his lips, assumed a defensive stance once more, and as Gui Xi prepared to defend, he quickly advanced, returning a punch. Gui Xi was forced half a step back. The corner of her mouth went numb, he really packed a punch!
They were exchanging blows, it was like the two of them were fighting for real. After dozens of rounds, each of them had taken more than a dozen punches. Finally, Lu Yinchu surrendered, and they both stoppedâ¦
Exhausted, they lay flat on the floor of the room. Not moving!
Only the sound of their heavy breathing remainedâ¦
And then, Gui Xi started speakingâ¦
âDid you know? Yinchu, about a month before Guan La got married, Guan La and I, we didâ¦â
âAt that time, I thought that since she was willing to sleep with me, she must like me a little bit, if only a little! She wanted to try being with me⦠Thatâs what I thought!â
âBut what I didnât expect was that after it was all over, she asked me to forget about that night! Itâs funny, isnât it? Really, itâs hilarious! Whatâs even more outrageous is that she got pregnant with my child, and then married another man whoâs not me in a hurryâ¦â
Lu Yinchuâs eyebrows furrowed slightly. He remained silent as Gui Xi continued, âI donât even know how she got pregnant. We used protection. Durex, it was in her bag. I didnât ask her why she had that in her bag, I couldnât ask!â
âMaybe it was for that reason, even though she got divorced, and she lived with the child on her own for nearly three years, I never thought that Doudou could be my daughter. Really, I never thought about it!â
He bit his lip, placed his hand on his forehead, and tears welled up in his eyes. Mixed with sweat, it stung the wounds on his forehead and the corner of his mouth, intensifying the pain!
âDoudou was born a month ahead of the scheduled date of her marriage, but for fuckâs sake, I actually thought the baby was premature, can you believe how stupidly naive I was!â
âFor the first time, I discovered that I could be so foolish, embarrassingly foolish! Doudou wasnât premature, she was my daughter! The reason she got married and divorced in such a rush with Chen Ye was simply because Doudou wasnât Chen Yeâs child, she was mine, mineâ¦â
âYinchu, you must have known everything early on! So why didnât you tell me? You cleverly noticed my feelings for Guan La, you must have known early on!â
âWhy didnât you tell me then? If you had told me, I would have known that Doudou was my daughterâ¦â
âDo you know, do you know what I missed in these⦠three years?â
âI missed all the care a man should give to the woman he loves; missed all the love a father should give to his precious daughterâ¦â
âDo you know, do you know how close I was to losing them, do you know, how close I was to losing my women and my daughterâ¦â
Lu Yinchu listened to Gui Xiâs words with his eyes closed. His chest felt heavy and started aching.
He took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice, âIâm sorry, I⦠didnât know.â
He truly didnât know!
He noticed Gui Xiâs affection for Guan La early on, but he couldnât say anything about their feelings, because he knew that Guan Laâs feelings towards him were special!
He maintained a friendship with Guan La while also noticing Gui Xiâs glances lingering on Guan La every now and then!
He thought, since there was no chance for him and Guan La, and Guan La was a smart woman, she would let go once she had made up her mind, and by then, Gui Xi might have a chance with her, she might agree to it!
But he didnât expect Guan La to get married so quickly, so suddenly, that even as a friend, he was taken aback!
Indeed, Guan La got married, and the groom was not Gui Xi. But, this was the life she chose, and nobody had the right to question it.
In the seventh month of her marriage, Guan La divorced Chen Ye while heavily pregnant, and a month after the divorce, gave birth to Doudou!
Lu Yinchu thought that Gui Xi and Guan La might end up together after her divorce, but three years later, there was still no development between them, and Lu Yinchu didnât ask further!
He hadnât thought that Doudou could be Gui Xiâs child, indeed, he hadnât thought about that possibility!
The reason he didnât tell Gui Xi everything at first was because he didnât want Gui Xi to think that Guan La had had a child with another man other than her husband and label her as a promiscuous woman!
He thought, as a friend, he had to help her keep some secrets!
He was wrong. He wasnât worthy of the title âGuan Laâs friendâ!
Then they missed each other for three years!
â¦
Lu Yinchu was sent to the hospital after one in the morning yesterday. It was dark outside, and it was drizzling. As Gui Xi drove, she kept glancing at him leaning on the passenger seat, his expression gloomy.
After he had vented out all his grievances, he stood up and went straight to the bathroom to wash up. When he came out, Lu Yinchu was still lying on the floor, and only then did he realize something was wrong!
At the moment, Lu Yinchu sat there pale-faced, silent, Gui Xi thought he was in pain, but in fact, he was worrying about something elseâ
Nanxi.
He was supposed to go pick up Nanxi.
But he didnât manage to go in time. He wondered if the little miss would be mad at him.
He really wanted to make a call to hear her voice.
But, it was too late!
Maybe, she was already asleep!
He sighed, closed his eyes and hoped that the injury to his shoulder wasnât too severe!
Because he was hoping to go pick Nanxi up tomorrow, to hold her!
To kiss her cheeks, and to say âIâm sorryâ to her.
He missed her! He missed her a lot!
PS: 3300+ words, thank you all for your monthly and recommendation ticket support. I just heard an old song that I really like, Iâll share it with you: I want to sing for you while youâre young like a flowerâ¦