My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 76: Calculations and Miscalculations 2

Isn't that He Bainian's coat?

"Haohao!" Overwhelmed, Li Yingying heard Tu Wanzi's heart-wrenching scream from the other side.

Tu Haohao pressed her lips tightly together, seemed about to cry, but in the next second, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted right then and there!

He Bainian decided to leave even without his coat, turning away immediately!

Lin Zhenxin lowered her head, feeling a gust of wind sweep past her, and He Bainian's figure vanished.

Alright, she admitted, this scene was indeed rather unsightly...

Trying to make herself less noticeable, she decided to go upstairs to find Li Yanan — this place was a mess, and likely no one would notice if two more were missing.

Based on memory, Lin Zhenxin walked towards the attic area, the old wooden boards creaked under her feet.

The commotion below seemed to have no impact here at all.

The attic felt like an isolated existence, cut off from the world!

Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin seemed to hear a loud noise, her eyes widened in shock.

Mrs. Li said Yanan went back to his room, but that didn't align with how he usually did things.

"Yanan, are you in there?" Lin Zhenxin's hand rested on the wooden railing, cautiously calling his name.

There was that same musty smell; compared to downstairs, the attic was somewhat cold, making Lin Zhenxin involuntarily shiver.

No one responded to her.

The door to Li Yanan's room in the attic was also half-open.

"Yanan, are you there?" The silence was so profound that it seemed as if the loud noise earlier was just her illusion.

Lin Zhenxin finally reached the door.

The atmosphere here was so eerie, her hand hesitated several times to push the door, and finally, she managed to move!

Creak...

The sound of the door being pushed open mixed with an indescribable scent that hit her straight on.

So cold!

That's the first immediate feeling!

A creak underfoot, Lin Zhenxin wasn't sure what she stepped on, squinting her eyes to look down.

She sharply inhaled a breath of cold air!

By the moonlight, Lin Zhenxin finally saw clearly, the floor was littered with scattered broken pieces.

The orderly setup in her memory was nowhere in sight!

Everything around was broken and tattered, except for the painting of the girl in the red dress on the wall that still hung quietly!

"Yanan? Where are you? Don't scare me..." In the silent space, there was heavy breathing, occasionally sounding.

"Answer me, where are you?" Lin Zhenxin spoke again, her voice unable to stop trembling.

"Ah!" In the next second, a tremendous force suddenly threw her against the wall!

With a loud thud, Lin Zhenxin felt like her entire skeleton was about to fall apart!

Lin Zhenxin gasped in pain!

Moonlight slanted through the floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing her to see a faint silhouette.

Like a devil engulfed in gloom, breathing raspily.

Intuition told Lin Zhenxin danger was near!

Her arms felt like they were shackled tightly to the wall, making her, in comparison to the large shadow before her, like a slender rabbit under its gaze.

"Yan... Yanan?" She guessed based on the silhouette.

The next second, the shadow binding her hands retreated.

But then came near-maniacal smashing!

On the walls! The desk! The cabinets...

Everything within reach of those hands became as if a tornado passed through, leaving nothing intact!

The intense noise scared Lin Zhenxin into covering her ears, her eyes widened, watching the shadow's frenzied release!

Wood splinters flew onto her face, even shards of glass.

The air gradually filled with a bloody scent, yet it couldn't stop him!

"Yanan, don't!" Lin Zhenxin rushed over, hugging his waist from behind — what's wrong with him?

If this continued, he'd get hurt!

"Ugh..." But in the next second, she was violently shaken off, falling to the ground, supporting herself with her hands in a pitiful state!

Her palms throbbed with intense pain!

Lin Zhenxin didn't even need to look to imagine the splinters and glass shards embedded in her hands.

"Yanan!" Ignoring herself, Lin Zhenxin stood up again, running towards him.

Only to be pushed away again!

Repeatedly, Lin Zhenxin felt as if her hands were numbed with pain.

"Li Yanan, don't you dare push me away!" She seemed like a stubborn little beast, repeatedly lunging into his embrace.

Clinging tightly, refusing to release Li Yanan's waist no matter how he struggled, as if determined to hang on!

The result of intense struggle was those foreign objects piercing deeper into Lin Zhenxin's palms, causing her to gasp repeatedly in pain.

The room was already a wreck, beyond recognition.

Time seemed to pass by unnoticed...

Suddenly!

All of Li Yanan's actions stopped abruptly when he heard his name!

Like slow-motion replay, clarity appeared in his once-clouded eyes.

"No matter what happened! Don't you dare push me away! Li Yanan!"

Lin Zhenxin huddled her frail body, stubbornly fixing herself around his waist, refusing to let go!

"Zhenxin..." She heard the voice she was all too familiar with calling her name, as if it were heavenly music!

Lin Zhenxin didn't know whether to be happy or sad, but tears fell from her eyes, one drop after another.

Li Yanan's muscles still tense like stone, amidst the wreckage beyond redemption.

The attic had been reduced to a garbage dump by his frenzied actions.

Except for the painting of the girl in the red dress still hanging on the wall!

"Zhenxin..." She shrank into his arms, trembling like a leave, soft hair falling down the sides of her face, hiding it from his view.

Hearing him call her name, Lin Zhenxin could no longer control herself, tears gushed forth like rain...

With a click, the attic light turned on.

Now fully illuminated, she understood how severe the situation was.

Li Yanan's entire body was drenched as if he had been through water, and his expression as cold as steel.

The effect of the medication was the same as always, causing him to lose control.

His handsome face pale, he even dared not look at Lin Zhenxin, unwilling to see the fear and avoidance in her eyes.

Lin Zhenxin bit her lower lip tightly, enduring until her lips quivered, chilled all over.

The next second, she saw Li Yanan abruptly dash into the bathroom, where retching sounds were clearly heard from the half-open door.

Lin Zhenxin pushed open the door.

Li Yanan disregarded the mess, sitting on the floor, hands against the toilet, vomiting uncontrollably.

The sour and foul odour spread in the air.

Lin Zhenxin walked over, seeing clearly the undigested pills in the murky mess.

The sugar coating's colour was gone, leaving a turbid sight!

Why were there so many pills?

Lin Zhenxin didn't have the time to think, squatting beside Li Yanan, reaching out to soothe his back.

Li Yanan vomited until he couldn't anymore, his tall body curled in the cramped space, like a helpless child.

"Don't look at me..." His weak voice turned away.

"Yanan..." She felt deeply saddened.

"Were you scared?" No one knew better than him how frightening it was to lose control under medication.

It didn't matter if he wrecked the house, but if he had hurt her...

Lin Zhenxin nodded absentmindedly, then quickly shook her head.

"Every time we come back here, I let you see me at my worst." His forehead dripped with sweat, concealing vulnerability.

Lin Zhenxin clearly saw his trembling hands on the toilet edge.

In her memory, Li Yanan's hands had always been strong.

Whether fixing pipes, changing lightbulbs, or... holding her close!

"I really didn't want you to see this." There was weariness and regret in his voice.

Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin reached out to cup his face.

She felt heartbroken.

Initially, Li Yanan allowed her to hold his face, his gaze wandering aimlessly.

Lin Zhenxin carefully wiped the cold sweat off his face with her hands.

There was still a stain at the corner of his mouth, his glasses long gone.

The two of them were utterly disheveled.

"It's okay, really, it's okay! No matter how Yanan is in front of me, it's okay!"

He was the one who comforted her, saying she was beautiful like the stars when she was helplessly crying.

He was the one who held her warmly when she was afraid.

He was the one who patiently waited for her no matter how late she finished work.

Lin Zhenxin straightened her upper body, pulling Li Yanan into her embrace. She knew something went wrong, it wasn't his fault.

"Don't be afraid of me..." Li Yanan's temples throbbed, his stomach churning.

Her embrace was warm, comfortable, and fragrant.

In contrast to his storm-tossed state...

Lin Zhenxin was like the stars high above, while he was the sullied mud.

— Our Zhenxin, as beautiful as the stars in the sky.

That was his heartfelt truth.

"Hush, it's alright, it's alright..."

Lin Zhenxin gently stroked the back of his head repeatedly; she wasn't afraid of him, not even a little bit.

Li Yanan buried his face into her embrace, allowing her to comfort him.

He closed his eyes, letting go of the vulnerability...

When Li Yanan's condition slightly improved, they left the Li house together.

Taking with them also the painting of the girl in the red dress from the wall.

As they descended the stairs, the villa was silent and empty.

Tu Haohao's sudden fainting had caught everyone off guard, leading Li Yingying to take people to the hospital.

Returning to the car, and only after driving out of the Li Mansion area, leaving that haunted place, did Lin Zhenxin truly relax.

Mental relaxation followed immediately by physical pain.

Earlier in the attic, Li Yanan's rough actions almost dislocated her bones, not to mention the foreign objects embedded in her hands.

Lin Zhenxin mused, hiding her hands discreetly.

She didn't want Li Yanan to see and increase his guilt.

Fortunately, she didn't have to work for the next few days, sighing, Lin Zhenxin breathed out a sigh.

"Those pills..." She decided to break the silence.

In the night, Li Yanan's profile looked stern and cold without his glasses, hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.

"I saw you vomiting those pills, is that what caused you... to lose control tonight?"

She couldn't find any reasonable explanation for his behaviour tonight otherwise.

"Since I was brought into the Li Family, Li Yingying would give them to me periodically."

After a long pause, Li Yanan finally spoke.

Although Lin Zhenxin had already suspected, hearing Li Yanan say it out loud shocked her still.

"Is that still happening now?"

She couldn't believe it!

"I stopped during my years abroad, then resumed sporadically upon returning." During a red light pause, Li Yanan's voice was subdued.

"Why do you take them? You know they're bad for your body, so why do you still take them?"