Chapter 396 - 395: Lu Yunzhou

After checking the construction progress at the South Suburb Manor, Yun Zijin didn’t stay long. After a word with Mei Lin, she left with Zero One and his team of seven.

While Yun Zijin was on her way back to Jade Lake, she received a call from Lu Yunque.

But what Yun Zijin found strange was that Lu Yunque actually wanted her to go to a sanatorium funded and established by the Lu Family.

Yun Zijin racked her brain but couldn’t think of any reason why she and Lu Yunque would need to talk at a sanatorium.

However, since Lu Yunque had gone to the trouble of calling her specifically, Yun Zijin had no choice but to tell Zero One to change course for Lu’s Sanatorium.

Lu’s Sanatorium placed a high value on patient privacy, and no one was allowed in without a pass.

When Yun Zijin arrived at the entrance to Lu’s Sanatorium, she could only park in a temporary spot on the side and call Lu Yunque.

Lu Yunque answered almost instantly, as if he had been waiting right by his phone.

"Hey... I’m at the gate, but I can’t get in."

With that one sentence, Yun Zijin subtly put the guards on the spot.

It was only then that Lu Yunque remembered the sanatorium staff didn’t know Yun Zijin. He quickly apologized to her, then started running toward the entrance while calling the gate guards.

From his hospital bed, Lu Yunzhou watched his brother run out in a panic, a look of surprise on his face.

It was the first time he had ever seen his younger brother so flustered.

So he looked toward Lu Xianzhang and Huo Yue Lan, who were sitting on the other side of the bed.

"It must be Zijin. With your condition... we could only have Zijin come see you."

Thinking of her eldest son’s current state, Huo Yue Lan couldn’t stop the tears from welling up.

’Of all people... why did it have to be my son?!’

"Mom, don’t be sad. Didn’t the doctor say that as long as I cooperate with the treatment, there’s still a chance I can stand again?"

Although that hope was slim, no different from waiting for a miracle.

"I... I... My eyes won’t listen to me. I can’t control them..."

Huo Yue Lan desperately wiped at her tears, trying to make them stop, but it was no use.

Lu Xianzhang patted Huo Yue Lan’s back, trying to comfort her.

Seeing his mother like this, Lu Yunzhou felt terrible, but there was nothing he could do.

Meanwhile, after Lu Yunque’s call to the guards, Yun Zijin and Zero One’s team of seven were finally allowed into the sanatorium.

But Yun Zijin still didn’t know where to go, so she could only call Lu Yunque again.

However, before Yun Zijin could make the call, Lu Yunque was already calling her.

This time, Lu Yunque gave her clear directions over the phone and told her he was already on his way out to meet her.

Worried they might miss each other, Yun Zijin found a parking spot not far from the entrance and had Zero One and the others park the cars to wait for Lu Yunque to find them.

Lu Yunque ran all the way out. By the time he reached where Yun Zijin was parked, a fine sheen of sweat had broken out on his forehead.

Seeing Yun Zijin’s two very distinctive cars, Lu Yunque finally breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up, opened the car door, got in, and sat down next to Yun Zijin in the back seat.

This was the first time Lu Yunque had been in Yun Zijin’s exclusive car. When he saw the interior, a flash of amazement crossed his eyes.

The exterior looked plain and unremarkable, but the interior was stunning.

"You still haven’t told me why you suddenly asked me to come to the sanatorium."

Lu Yunque’s silence was driving Yun Zijin’s curiosity wild; the suspense was killing her, like an itch she couldn’t scratch.

"It’s my brother..."

Yun Zijin was full of questions. ’What does this have to do with his brother?’

"My brother used to serve in the military district. He was injured during an unexpected accident on a recent mission."

"We’ve been in constant contact, and ever since he found out I had a girlfriend, he’s been saying he wanted to meet you. I never thought you’d finally meet under these circumstances."

Thinking about the injuries Lu Yunzhou had sustained, Lu Yunque’s heart ached.

But what was done was done. Lu Yunque had panicked when he first found out, but since then, he had been actively searching for doctors for Lu Yunzhou.

"Your brother... is he badly hurt?"

’Thinking back to that day at the Lu Family’s Old Mansion,’ Yun Zijin thought, ’when Lu Yunque suddenly said he had something to take care of... it must have been about his brother, right?’

Yun Zijin couldn’t imagine how Lu Yunque had managed to get through that day all by himself.

After dealing with everything, he still had to return to the Lu Family’s Old Mansion to take her home...

At this thought, Yun Zijin suddenly felt like she wasn’t being a very good girlfriend.

"His life isn’t in danger anymore, but... his legs were injured. He might never be able to stand again."

Just as he said this, the car came to a stop.

They had arrived at the sanatorium’s inpatient wing.

And Yun Zijin had just heard Lu Yunque say that his brother’s legs had been injured...

"If I go see him now, will I be intruding?"

Strictly speaking, she was still an outsider.

’A military man, but his legs were injured... Anyone in that situation would find it hard to accept, right?’

’If an outsider like me suddenly shows up, someone who doesn’t know the situation might think I’m here to gloat.’

"No, you won’t. My brother was the one who said he wanted to meet you. That’s why I called."

For now, the matter of his brother’s injury was still being kept secret within Dijing’s social circles.

But Lu Yunque trusted that Yun Zijin was definitely not the type to gossip.

"That’s good."

Yun Zijin didn’t want to show up only to be given the cold shoulder.

However, thinking about Lu Yunzhou’s situation, Yun Zijin took a Fortune Talisman out of her system backpack.

She hadn’t known she was coming to see Lu Yunque’s brother, so she hadn’t prepared a gift.

After rummaging through the items in her system backpack, the only thing that seemed useful was this Fortune Talisman.

"Do you think I’ll get kicked out if I give this to your brother?"

Yun Zijin knew the talisman was effective, but Lu Yunzhou didn’t!

When Lu Yunque saw the Fortune Talisman in Yun Zijin’s palm, a hint of delighted surprise flashed in his eyes.

"You won’t. I know... it’s very useful!"

’If my brother needs luck to be able to stand again, then maybe this talisman can help him!’

Lu Yunque’s eyes were practically glowing as he stared at the talisman in Yun Zijin’s hand.

"As long as you think it’s useful. If I’d known I was visiting your brother today, I would have bought a flower basket or a fruit basket or something."

It seemed rude to visit a patient empty-handed.

"Don’t worry about it. He doesn’t like flowers, and he doesn’t like fruit. It would be a waste to buy them—they’d just end up in my stomach anyway."

Lu Yunque said it so matter-of-factly, but Yun Zijin couldn’t help but think he was being a bit of an impudent younger brother.

Lu Yunque led Yun Zijin, and they soon arrived outside Lu Yunzhou’s hospital room.

Just as he was about to knock and enter, he heard the sound of sobbing from within.

Lu Yunque’s brow furrowed slightly. He knew it was his mom, crying again.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

Lu Yunque knocked three times on the door, then pushed it open to see the scene inside.

Not wanting Lu Yunque to see her crying, Huo Yue Lan turned away to wipe her tears.

Lu Yunque was speechless.

’It’s so obvious,’ he thought. ’Anyone can see she’s crying, can’t they?’