Chapter Thirty-Two So Close Yet So Far

  She waved her hand and pushed away Situ Shangxuan, who simply gazed at her quietly for a long time. Her face was so clearly and piercingly angry that it directly swept into his eyes.

  He stood up elegantly, his calm and serene dark green eyes quietly gazing into hers, "Because - she let you get bullied."

  Just a light sentence like a clear breeze, Qian Lixia swallowed all her complaints. By saying so, he acknowledged that he was the one who did it, and she had no right to refute.

  Luo Li was finally not sent to the school infirmary, but directly sent to a hospital outside the campus.

  A clear white, like winter snow, swept into this September weather.

  Qian Lian Xia only felt cold, very cold, from the hospital room to the corridor, from the corridor to the passageway, from the passageway to the outside, everything was white. The hesitant words of the doctor in charge still lingered in her ears, seemingly far away yet so close.

  "This young lady's body is fine, just extremely fatigued and temporarily fainted. The serious issue is the psychological trauma she has suffered, her emotions are very unstable, clearly having received a huge shock and blow. There are many scratch marks on her body, almost everywhere, which should be from previous inhumane abuse. So based on my speculation, this young lady was likely raped."

  The doctor's next words were almost sighed, "And the person who was strong and violent with her should be more than one."

  "The people who bullied her, there shouldn't be just one," the words kept echoing in Qian Lixia's mind. Although she also disliked Luo Li, although she often bullied her, but just because she had bullied her before, did that mean she deserved to suffer such abuse?

  Her heart suddenly felt extremely sad. All because she had offended Qian Lixia, from childhood to adulthood, it had always been this way.

  Situ Shangxuan followed behind Qian Lixia with an expressionless face, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close. Because he knew she was angry, and extremely so. However, he tolerated everything from her, including her anger, even when it was directed at him.

  Out of the hospital, a commercial street is right in front, with four rings and eight roads, flowing traffic, crowded crowds.

  Everyone has their own mission, everyone is so ordinary and busy existing, but she is somehow superior to everyone else. Only because she has a wealthy father who is envied by outsiders, only because she has an older brother with a noble status and powerful connections. So, must her life silently accept all of this?

  The outdoor screen had just finished broadcasting an entertainment news and was inserting a latest news flash.

  "According to reports, local real estate mogul Mr. Luo Zhongzhi lost hundreds of millions in assets last week at a casino in Las Vegas and got into a dispute with a British businessman over a woman, causing his company's stock to plummet and eventually leading to the bankruptcy of his real estate company. All of Mr. Luo's properties, including his current residence, have been seized and mortgaged. Mr. Luo himself was hospitalized after vomiting blood due to the sudden blow..."

  Luo Zhongzhi? Luo Lian's father? Qian Lixia stared blankly at the news anchor's unchanging serious face on the screen, and suddenly, as if she understood everything.

  She finally understood why Luo Li had been begging her to let them go, to let her parents go, and to let their whole family go. It turned out that not only Luo Li but also his family couldn't escape the consequences either. Was it because Luo Li had bullied her before that even her family members couldn't be spared?

  Qian Lian Xia suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned around and bit her lip, looking at Sutu Shangxuan with a pained expression. Her voice was soft, only repeating one sentence. She said: "Why... why... why..."

  He understood the meaning of his words, but he just lowered his eyelids and walked closer to her, gazing at her pale face with a low gaze. His long and powerful palm stroked her face, and his fingertips gently rubbed her cheeks, as if trying to warm her up in this way.

  Qian Lian Xia averted her gaze, deliberately not looking at him. She knew he had always been good to her, even to the point of doting on her, but she couldn't bear his doting, it was too heavy, too heavy, she couldn't bear it.

  A car stopped beside them, he opened the door and gently pulled her into the back seat. As the door was about to close, he let out a soft sigh and said, "I told you, she bullied you and made you unhappy."

  The car door closed and his shadow followed closely, stepping into the door on the other side. The vehicle started up, and in the midst of the bustling metropolis, the hospital behind them and the host's voice quietly receded into the distance.

  It's still his Rolls-Royce C8, but with a stranger behind the wheel.

  Tears quietly fell to the bottom of her heart, Qian Lian Xia's voice was slightly sarcastic, and it was unknown whether she was mocking herself or him. "My Shang Xuan brother, son of a British royal princess, next heir of the Situ family, youngest earl, behind-the-scenes boss of Las Vegas. Indeed able to casually control people's lives?"

  Qian Lian Xia's heart wanted to laugh loudly, but in the end, she didn't know why, and only silent tears flowed down.

  Situ Shangxuan was still not annoyed or angry, just like what she said now was just a family complaint from her daughter.

  His back leaned against his body, and a good-looking neutral face couldn't read a hint of emotion. "I heard that she bullied you for an entire semester,"

  His face naturally turned in her direction, revealing deep affectionate green eyes that only appeared when facing her, "And I, can't bear to see you being bullied."

  "It was indeed me who had someone take care of her father's matter. Although it was his father's old trick, if I hadn't intervened, he wouldn't have lost so badly, and she wouldn't have become like this because I ordered my subordinates to find a few strong men to teach her a lesson. I've said all that needs to be said. Now, whether you're sad or hate me, you must come back to school with me."

  He acknowledged his actions without a single exception, his tone was calm and emotionless, as if all of this was just a matter of course.

  Even if she knew it was him who did it, Senjougahara Hitagi still felt sad when she heard about it.

  Suddenly she thought of the several women who were with Luo Lian, and her tone became urgent, "What about them?"

  Situ Shangxuan's hand gently grasped hers, placing it in his palm. "Don't worry, I only kill one to warn a hundred. Lu Li's matter must have already taught them a lesson. They won't dare bully you again."

  "Then why did you want me to go to school in the first place?" Chihiro thought of this crucial question.

  Situ Shangxuan smiled as he looked at her, his innate regal aura on full display. "Killing one to warn a hundred is indeed effective, but there's nothing simpler than exposing your identity."

  Senri Natsu did not respond or refute because she knew that this time, it was inevitable. Even if she didn't want to, there was no room for her to choose.