Capítulo 4: Chapter 2: First Encounter with Lu Chen _2
```Lu Chen knew his aunt's temperament and looked somewhat helpless, "The engine has already died, and the people from Jiang Residence won't arrive until tonight, so let's go to my place for now."
Jiang Yulian nodded and pulled Su Mo in front of Lu Chen to explain, "If it weren't for this child, I might have died in the car, but thanks to her, both me and the child managed to survive."
While saying this, she also patted her chest, describing how critical the situation had been.
Only then did Lu Chen give Su Mo a faint word of thanks, "Thank you."
In the dim light, Su Mo could barely make out the man in front of her, a face that could be called perfect, with a clean and tidy buzz cut, exquisitely chiseled facial contours, easily over six feet tall, towering above her by several heads.
"Take her home on your way", Jiang Yulian timely reminded from the side, "It's so chaotic outside, I don't feel at ease with her going back alone."
Lu Chen nodded, first scooped up Jiang Yulian and gently placed her on the rear seat of the bicycle, then took control of the bike and stood to the side, turning his head to ask the girl standing next to him, "Where do you live?"
"In the affiliated neighborhood of Southern University, not far from here."
"Oh? That's a coincidence, we live in the same area", Lu Chen's eyes stared straight at the little girl who already looked somewhat like a beggar, his tone ambiguous, the dark depths of his pupils unfathomable.
Surprised, Su Mo curled her lips into a broad smile, "Hahaha, maybe we're even in the same building."
Lu Chen didn't continue the conversation, lifted the flashlight, kicked the bicycle's stand away and, supporting the bike's frame, strode forward.
Su Mo limped after him, all the while not forgetting to make conversation in an attempt to glean some useful information, "How did it suddenly get dark out of nowhere, it's only just past four."
Lu Chen ignored her and simply walked on, lighting the path at his feet. It was Jiang Yulian who picked up the conversation, "Yeah, I was driving just fine, and then all of a sudden, it got dark and the car went out of control."
Su Mo persisted, "Right, could it be some sort of illicit underground experiment leak or something?"
This time, Lu Chen actually responded, but his tone was thick with sarcasm, "Do you have a persecution complex?"
"..."
The two women fell momentarily silent....
Su Mo pursed her lips and stopped talking. Before long, the makeshift dressing on her wound came apart, and fresh blood stained the fabric, trickling down her calf to the ground.
She grabbed a section of Lu Chen's clothing in front of her, the throbbing pain in her foot bringing a cry to her voice, "My foot is injured, can't you walk a little slower?"
Jiang Yulian also noticed Su Mo's injury, which looked quite horrific, and she slapped Lu Chen's back exasperatedly, "You brat, can't you slow down, don't you see the girl's leg is hurt?"
Lu Chen had no choice but to stop, his face completely darkened. He handed the flashlight to Jiang Yulian, set down the kickstand, and turned around to look down at the girl who only came up to his chest, her tear-filled eyes staring up at him with a look of accusation.
For some reason, Da Bai, the watch dog at Jiang Residence, suddenly came to mind.... The comparison was indeed strikingly similar, and this realization made his mood inexplicably odd.```
"Can you not look at me with that kind of gaze?" Why was this man staring at her with such an intimidating look, she was the injured one here!
Jiang Yulian made a gesture to pat Lu Chen's back again, but he stepped back and crouched down, trying to lift Su Mo's injured leg. She kicked him away in a fit of pique, and Lu Chen pressed down on her foot impatiently: "Don't move.".
Su Mo pouted and stopped moving, the torn cloth wrapped around her calf slowly being peeled back, revealing a wound that was showing signs of inflammation.
After observing the wound for a while, Lu Chen stood up and said, "It's nothing, the weather is too hot, don't cover it up."
"Oh," Su Mo responded with a grimace, and then suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, and she was lifted into the air. She was now being carried on the man's shoulder!
"What are you doing!!!" As the world spun around her, Su Mo felt her stomach churn against his shoulder—why was it so hard! She struggled, wanting to get down, "I can walk by myself!"
"Smack," Lu Chen slapped her bottom, his tone icy: "If you want to drag a broken leg back home all by yourself, then go ahead."
The scene fell quiet, Su Mo's flailing motions stopped instantly, and she muttered in a daze, "You... you hit my butt!"
Jiang Yulian also sensed the impropriety and, sitting on the bicycle, kicked Lu Chen's calf: "Why are you hitting a girl like that!"
"....." He had hit her reflexively; what could he say? With a guilty expression, Lu Chen, face darkened, held the bicycle with one hand and walked on by himself.
Su Mo hung upside-down over his shoulder with a desolate face, filled with indignation. Just because he looked good, did it mean he could treat her like this!....
They reached the entrance of the neighborhood, which, just like the outside world, was engulfed in darkness, except for a few households faintly glowing with candlelight.
"Which building is your home?" Lu Chen shook the drowsy person on his shoulder.
Almost jolted awake by the motion, Su Mo perked up upon hearing they had arrived home: "Building two, apartment 401."
...Lu Chen went silent for a moment, then lifted his leg and walked toward his own building.
He left the bicycle at the bottom of the building, carried Su Mo with one hand, and assisted Jiang Yulian down from the bike with the other. Since the elevator was out, he had to walk upstairs.
The weight of both women rested on Lu Chen, yet he didn't even seem to break a sweat; despite the long walk, he appeared totally unfazed, his fitness level was off the charts, thought Su Mo to herself.
Once they reached the fourth floor, Lu Chen put Su Mo down and half-supported Jiang Yulian as they continued upstairs. Just as she was about to enter her apartment, Jiang Yulian's advice came from behind:
"It's Su Mo, right? Thank you, kid. Don't take what just happened to heart. This lad's just a bit thick-headed—remember to call your aunt if anything comes up; the number is in your phone now."
Watching them go upstairs and hearing the sound of the door locking, Su Mo was stunned. So, this man actually lived in the same building as her! And just one floor above, how had she never seen him before—had her words been a jinx?
Closing the door to her apartment, Su Mo, finally home, hopped on her injured leg in the dark toward the couch. Sitting down, she let out a long, comfortable sigh: "Finally home."
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