Chapter 228 - Chapter 228: Third Master Acting as Third Young Master
Chapter 228: Third Master Acting as Third Young Master
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Third Young Master’s awkward and unspoken words were spoken by Third Master without any burden and with sincerity.
“I can do without the championship, but I can’t lose you.”
Gu Ci’s eyes were slightly red as she hugged him, feeling a soft and bittersweet emotion in her heart. “Lu Zhiyuan, don’t forget what you said.”
“Okay!”
Lu Zhiyuan was mentally exhausted and fell asleep in the afternoon. Gu Ci didn’t return to the hotel. After Lu Zhiyuan fell asleep, Gu Ci asked Li Jiang, “Did Chen Rushi and his people cause any trouble?”
“Third Young Master handled it all,” Li Jiang said. “When Third Master succeeded Black Hawk, he left a video clip. Each successor has a video for verification, and Third Master and Third Young Master share the same identity, fingerprints, and iris. Password verification. Third Young Master also knows about this, and they share memories. Except for me and you, Ji Chi, no one knows. Pei Qiuying believed in dual personalities, but there was no shared memory, so she instigated Chen Rushi to seize power. When the dust settles, Third Master wakes up and has no way to deal with it, but she miscalculated. Ji Chi shot Chen Rushi, and although he pretended to be wrong, Chen Rushi will definitely leave Black Hawk.”
“What about the others?” Gu Ci asked. “Black Hawk’s successors have always been chosen from the major families, used to having someone as a figurehead, while the real power remains with the families. After Chen Rushi leaves, will Bronn and the others also leave?”
Li Jiang said, “People come together for mutual benefit, as it has been since ancient times. The Yakuza can provide enough profit, and they may be willing to leave, but their strength is deeply rooted in Black Hawk, so they may not be willing.”
Gu Ci pondered, “With his identity exposed, can he still race in the future?”
“It’s very difficult!” Li Jiang looked serious. “Miss Gu Ci, something happened; someone fired a shot. There are two bullet holes on the rear wing, and the race track was chaotic. We can’t identify every spectator. This may be Third Young Master’s last race.”
Gu Ci felt heartbroken for Lu Zhiyuan. If he knew he couldn’t race anymore, he would be very disappointed. Li Jiang said, “This is inevitable, for his safety.”
“I understand,” Gu Ci said. “He still has a year to recover, no need to rush. Dynasty Racing also needs to cultivate new drivers to protect this honor.” “We’ve always been cultivating, but… it’s very difficult to cultivate a race car driver domestically.”
“I know.” Gu Ci also understood that cultivating a race car driver was not easy. Besides talent, it also required a large amount of money, an sport that poor people couldn’t participate in.
It’s also the most expensive sport in the world!
Gu Ci sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Lu Zhiyuan. At night, Lu Zhiyuan was in deep sleep, not waking up. He always slept until it was dark. Gu Ci played with the necklace on his chest and found a trace of blood on the wolf’s head. Gu Ci dipped a cotton swab in water and gently wiped it clean, inevitably thinking of the scene of his car accident.
Li Jiang knocked gently on the door. “Miss Gu Ci, why don’t you sleep next door?”
“No need, I’m not tired.”
Li Jiang glanced at the clock. It was already two in the morning. Has Third Master been sleeping like this all night?
“Miss Gu Ci, he can’t wake up at night, is he okay?”
“He’s deficient in vital energy and blood. Nighttime is a good time for him to rest. Go to sleep,” Gu Ci said. “I’ll stay with him. You go rest, and if there’s anything, I’ll call you.”
Li Jiang was one of Third Master’s close guards and had to stay by his side as per the rules. He and two other guards took shifts, sleeping for three hours and then changing shifts. But no matter when he changed his shift, Gu Ci was always in the hospital room, watching over Third Master.
Li Jiang couldn’t help but find it somewhat eerie.
In the middle of the night, with Gu Ci silently watching over Third Master, it reminded him of scenes from horror movies where deranged women stared at their victims. If Third Master needed a ventilator, he felt that Gu Ci might want to remove the tube.
Lu Zhiyuan, on the other hand, slept until dawn again. In fact, he had awakened once during the night and saw Gu Ci looking at the snow outside the window. It was close to New Year’s Day, and snowflakes were drifting down. Paris’s nighttime view was beautiful.
However, Gu Ci’s face showed no enjoyment of the scenery, or perhaps it was the darkness of the night, but Lu Zhiyuan saw a heavy sense of lifelessness in her.
She looked at the snow outside the window, and he looked at her, observing her for two hours.
The next morning, when Lu Zhiyuan woke up and saw Gu Ci again, she was smiling and gentle as always. She kissed his lips and asked, “Did you sleep well?”
“Very well!” Lu Zhiyuan chuckled. “How about you?”
“Also very well!” Gu Ci lied. She hadn’t slept all night, but Lu Zhiyuan didn’t expose her. However, there was a heavy and unfamiliar emotion in her heart, like something gently pinching his heart. It wasn’t painful, but it couldn’t be ignored.
In the previous life, he had died in a car accident.
How long would it take for Gu Ci to shake off that shadow?
As soon as Li Jiang arrived, he saw the two of them gazing affectionately at each other, giving him goosebumps. He couldn’t help but think, “Third Young Master, Third Master, please don’t explode when you wake up.”
On the day of Lu Zhiyuan’s race, he had sweated profusely, followed by surgery, and hadn’t been cleaned up in recent days. He felt uncomfortable with the accumulated sweat. He subtly expressed his desire for a bath, and Gu Ci, following her intuition, went to fetch some water.
“Cici, let Li Jiang do it!” Lu Zhiyuan’s ears turned red.
“Why?” Gu Ci frowned. “I can do it.”
Lu Zhiyuan thought about the fact that they had been married in their previous life and even had a child. They should be familiar with each other’s bodies by now. But… he had no memories of that. What if it were Third Young Master? How should he put it?
Third Master racked his brain and finally came up with an excuse. “1 don’t want you to see the injuries on my body. I want you to always see me as perfect, even in your eyes, even my body.”
Gu Ci and Li Jiang were both dumbfounded.
Li Jiang was also caught in an awkward situation. Third Master, Third Young Master wouldn’t say something like this. They might even hope that Miss Gu Ci would help them carefully clean their bodies or even flirt with her.
Your hands can’t move, but hers can!
The way Lu Zhiyuan phrased it was clearly not very practiced, and after saying it, he also felt a bit embarrassed and awkward. There was a strange and silent atmosphere in the hospital room for a few seconds.
Gu Ci didn’t know what to say in response, so she compromised. “Li Jiang, you can do it. I’ll make bird’s nest soup for you.”
She went to the next room to prepare the bird’s nest soup, while Li Jiang carefully helped Lu Zhiyuan clean up. In a hushed voice, he said, “Third Master, I think… you’ve got the wrong persona.”
“What?” Lu Zhiyuan asked.
“Third Young Master, when he’s in front of Miss Gu Ci, he’s… very…” Li Jiang struggled to find the right word, “charming. You should be a bit more open.” “Is that so?” Lu Zhiyuan’s expression remained unchanged.
“The temperaments and styles of Third Master and Third Young Master are like that of brothers, but when it comes to matters of love, you, Third Master, are like a wooden man experiencing his first romance, while Third Young Master is a playboy who has never been tied down.”
“He hasn’t been in a relationship either!” Lu Zhiyuan replied with a poker face.
“But he’s better at… flirting,” Li Jiang commented.
Lu Zhiyuan’s face turned cold, and he stopped speaking..