The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 697 - 603: Explain in Detail

Li Guojing struck with cruelty and ferocity, grabbing Jian Si by the hair and slamming her head into a tree:

The rough tree bark collided with Jian Si’s forehead, she suddenly felt the world spinning, warm blood smeared over her eyes, and she gradually lost consciousness.

She didn’t want to die, she wasn’t ready to die, she had so much left to do, so many loved ones to cling to, she was only twenty-six years old, her wonderful life had just begun...

Li Guojing stopped when he saw the person in front of him collapse limply under the pine tree.

He walked over, turned the person over, checked for breath, it was weak, but she was not dead.

"One who doesn’t drink a toast will suffer the consequences," Li Guojing reached his hand to Jian Si’s collar,

~

Nan Zhan stood in front of a gravestone, letting the wind from the mountains brush against his cheeks like sharp knives.

With the woods so vast around him, he had to decide on a direction.

If he were the murderer, which direction would he choose? Definitely the dense woods where fewer people traveled, not far from here, a good cover.

Yes, that’s the place.

Nan Zhan settled on a direction and quickly ran towards it, it was a gamble, and if he guessed wrong, he would be forever parted from his Jian Si.

Nan Zhan hadn’t run far when he suddenly stopped, crouched down, and picked up a tulip petal, which was as brightly yellow as the ones in front of the gravestone.

Nan Zhan was overjoyed; this was a clue left by Jian Si, she was guiding him in the right direction.

Li Guojing felt rapid footsteps coming from behind, and as he turned, he caught a heavy punch to the face, falling straight to the ground.

Nan Zhan saw Jian Si lying weakly on the ground, a few buttons of her shirt undone, the wound on her forehead bloody and mangled, with fresh blood trailing down from her pale face.

The wolfish man’s inner beast was provoked, and with a sudden roar, he grabbed Li Guojing, who was trying to get up, and punched him down like rain pouring down.

Li Guojing was a big man, but he stood no chance of fighting back against Nan Zhan, and was quickly beaten beyond recognition.

"Mercy, please, mercy," Li Guojing hastily begged in a low voice.

Nan Zhan seemed not to hear as he grabbed his collar, madly slamming his head against the tree trunk left bloodstained by Jian Si. Nan Zhan intended to make Li Guojing bleed more, instantly covering the original bloodstains, Li Guojing’s face now covered with crimson blood.

In Li Guojing’s struggle, a spring knife fell out of his pocket.

Seeing the knife, Nan Zhan became engulfed by a surge of violent rage, picking up the knife with lightning speed, flicking out the blade smeared with fresh blood. The crimson color made Nan Zhan lose all reason, and he thrust the knife into Li Guojing’s chest.

In his mind, there was only one thought; he had to kill this man, make him pay for his actions.

No one understood better than him where a stab would be instantly fatal, and no one knew better than him the consequences of that thrust.

"Don’t kill me, don’t kill me," Li Guojing’s face turned ashen, his pants soaked with terror, a large wet patch spreading on the ground.

At this critical moment, someone held Nan Zhan’s hand tightly, followed by a weak, pleading voice: "Nan Zhan, don’t do it."

Nan Zhan turned around and saw Jian Si, who was somehow awake, holding him with difficulty, shaking her head at him.

Nan Zhan, don’t kill someone, you represent justice and precision; you cannot be a murderer.

"No, don’t kill," Jian Si said again, her eyes closing,

At that moment, security guards from the cemetery also arrived.

Nan Zhan was already sprinting down the hill with the unconscious Jian Si in his arms.

The security guards saw the collapsed Li Guojing, looking like the murderer who had intended to kill someone. However, this ’murderer’ looked too pitiful, beaten to a bloody pulp,

Several guards picked up Li Guojing, and someone made a call to the police.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhan had reached the car while carrying Jian Si, his clothes soaked through with sweat, droplets pouring from his forehead like rain.

He was too impulsive just now; upon seeing that Jian Si nearly got bullied and was covered in blood, his rationality was completely stripped away, only thinking about beating Li Guojing to death to find peace.

He had neglected that Jian Si was injured and should have been sent to the hospital promptly; it seems that impulsiveness really can cloud one’s judgment.

He had cracked countless cases before, and he held nothing but contempt for the malicious mentalities of the criminals. Little did he expect that when he saw the person he cared about the most was hurt, he, too, like any normal person, completely lost control over his emotions.

Nan Zhan drove the car at high speed, glancing occasionally at Jian Si, who was still unconscious. He didn’t dare to imagine if she hadn’t left any clues, if he had been just a step later, whether everything could no longer be salvaged.

Thinking about her disappearing from his life felt as if the sky was falling down, as if the end of the world had come.

Jian Si, you cannot leave me, do you understand, you can’t.

~

In the afternoon, Nan Yu came to the hospital, and this was the third day of Jian Si’s unconsciousness.

"Brother, look at how haggard you’ve become, not eating what you’ve bought, do you want to starve to death? If you fall, who will take care of Jian Si? This is sea cucumber porridge, it’s very nourishing, eat a little bit." Nan Yu put the bowl of porridge and spoon in front of Nan Zhan, "Just eat a little."

Nan Zhan looked at Jian Si, who was still in a coma, dressed in a loose hospital outfit. Her already pale face now carried the frailty of illness, and her slender body was connected to various tubes from the equipment.

Nan Zhan took a deep breath, picked up the bowl and spoon, and started to eat absentmindedly. Nan Yu was right, if he kept on not eating or drinking, who would take care of her. Although the food was hard to swallow, he still forced himself to eat half a bowl.

Nan Yu looked on happily, "Brother, if Jian Si knows you are willing to eat, she will certainly be happy and wake up."

He sat down on the chair beside her, looking at Jian Si’s closed eyes, a heavy pang of pain swept through his heart.

He admitted, he couldn’t help liking her, but he also knew that she and his elder brother were a perfect match. Therefore, his affection could only be deeply buried in his heart, to be savored alone in the quiet of the night, alone in anguish.

"Has the doctor been here today?"

"Hmm."

"What did he say, when will Jian Si wake up?"

Nan Zhan was holding Jian Si’s hand, the back of which was covered with needle marks, the almost transparent skin was dotted with bruises of various sizes.

"The intracranial hematoma pressing on her nerves caused the coma. The location of that nerve is quite complicated, and the success rate of surgery to remove the hematoma is only ten percent. After consultation, it was decided to treat conservatively with medication to reduce the clotting. Although it may take a very long time, the doctor said she will definitely wake up, and I believe, she will not leave me and Zhengzheng behind; she’s just too tired and needs rest. Today, the doctor mentioned there are already some signs of the hematoma in her brain dissipating, though not very obvious, but it is finally showing signs of improvement."

Nan Yu nodded, "Jian Si is very strong; she will pull through."

"Nan Yu, make some arrangements, I want to see Li Guojing."

Speaking of this person, Nan Yu couldn’t help getting angry. Li Guojing got hospitalized from the beating by Nan Zhan but being thick-skinned and resilient, his injuries were only superficial. Unlike Jian Si who was frail and injured in the head, so at this moment, Li Guojing was merely a bit swollen, completely lucid otherwise.

"Okay, I’ll arrange it."

With Nan Yu’s arrangements, it wasn’t long before Nan Zhan got to see Li Guojing, who was still in the hospital, recuperating.

He was very alert; upon hearing footsteps, he immediately opened his eyes. Seeing Nan Zhan, he thought of the moment he was almost beaten to death by him, and a sense of fear instantly engulfed him. This man was like a tiger or a leopard, intimidating with every move.

Nan Zhan pulled a chair and sat a certain distance away from him, his black eyes sharp as blades, cold as a hawk, making Li Guojing’s heart tremble, fearing another violent onslaught.

"Why did you want to kill Jian Si?"

"That woman was annoying, felt like killing so I tried to kill."

Nan Zhan sneered, "Li Guojing, also known as Brother Kui, during his time running an auto repair shop in Dawang Village of Hengshan County, injured and caused the death of two people, responsible for another person’s death due to an accident in the repair shop, acted tyrannically and oppressed the good and bullied the weak, committing countless crimes."

"Who am I? How could you forget, eight years ago, you sold a Mercedes-Benz, and the owner’s name of that car was... Nan Zhan."

Nan Zhan?

Li Guojing’s face suddenly turned very unsightly. He might forget other people’s names, but Nan Zhan’s name was deeply etched in his memory because that was the last car he sold, and from that day on, his life had changed drastically.

"Li Guojing, I have had someone thoroughly investigate the crimes you committed in Dawang Village, and the evidence is conclusive. If you don’t want to be further incriminated, you better fully confess your motive for this crime and your co-conspirators."