Lu Nianjin and Junxi's Attack is a chain of violence and divided loyalties that transforms a quarrel surrounding Lin Yanche and Song Yuner into a physical crisis. Junxi becomes the target of an ambush by Mo Beichen's bodyguards, while Lu Nianjin places himself between her and the fatal blow. Lu Xun is then drawn into the aftermath, protecting Song Yuner, managing the police and media consequences, and returning only at dawn to care for the injured. The attack therefore matters not only because of its immediate danger, but because it reveals which relationships endure when desire, jealousy, and public responsibility collide.

Causes and Background

The attack follows a night of emotional and relational disorder. Su Qingrou informs Lin Yanche about what has happened, while Song Yuner contacts Lu Xun; elsewhere in the same upheaval, Junxi encounters Su Qingrou and reacts impulsively after witnessing Song Yuner's secret betrayal of Lin Yanche. Junxi's connection with Lin Yanche is presented as close enough for her to reject Song Yuner's conduct, and the discovery turns a concealed romantic conflict into an open confrontation.

The event also belongs to a wider network of private power. Mo Beichen's bodyguards act as his representatives, bringing organized force into a dispute already governed by romantic allegiance, family connections, and the protection commanded by powerful men. The attack thus bypasses ordinary negotiation: a personal conflict is answered through hired violence, and the characters' informal alliances become the practical system through which safety and retaliation are decided.

The Attack and Immediate Reversal

The decisive act is the ambush of Junxi by Mo Beichen's bodyguards. Lu Nianjin helps her by blocking the fatal blow, changing the expected shape of the scene in an instant. Junxi, who might otherwise have remained the endangered figure at the center of the assault, becomes the person whose survival is purchased by Lu Nianjin's intervention. His action gives the event its central value shift: danger remains, but Junxi is no longer facing it alone, and Lu Nianjin's loyalty is expressed through bodily sacrifice rather than declaration.

The violence produces several simultaneous injuries and confrontations. Lu Xun's wrist is injured while he protects Song Yuner, and Lin Yanche spends the night shielding Su Qingrou after disregarding Song Yuner's attempts to comfort him. The relationships therefore separate into competing acts of protection: Lu Nianjin protects Junxi, Lin Yanche protects Su Qingrou, and Lu Xun protects Song Yuner. The attack makes those choices visible, turning affection into action and forcing the characters to measure one another by whom they defend when the situation becomes dangerous.

Aftermath, Police, and Public Exposure

Lu Xun does not return until dawn because he has spent the night handling the consequences. Junxi is a public figure, so the incident cannot remain a purely private matter. At the police station, the media require Lu Xun's involvement in every aspect of the case, creating a second crisis after the physical assault: the characters must now control information, explain responsibility, and manage public scrutiny.

The aftermath reaches the hospital as well. Su Xiangwan later learns where Lu Nianjin is being treated and prepares to visit him, first considering it necessary to notify Lu Xun. When she enters his room, Lu Nianjin is asleep and Junxi remains beside him without moving away. The scene reverses the energy of the attack. The ambush had defined Junxi as someone who needed rescuing; the hospital scene shows her choosing to keep vigil beside the man who saved her, making continued presence the quiet counterpart to the earlier act of physical defense.

Junxi's injuries are described as minor, and her appearance gives little sign that she has been harmed, but Lu Nianjin's condition carries the more visible consequence of the attack. His sleep and hospitalization preserve the seriousness of the blow he absorbed even as the immediate threat recedes. The event's danger is therefore not erased by survival; it remains inscribed in recovery, police attention, and the altered conduct of those who witnessed or caused it.

Consequences for the Relationship Network

The attack changes the emotional balance among the principal figures. Su Xiangwan concludes that the final outcome of the struggle no longer matters because she has effectively overcome Song Yuner. The decisive contest is no longer merely who can claim Lu Xun's attention; it is who receives protection, who is abandoned, and whose presence is chosen during crisis. Lu Xun's defense of Song Yuner and Lin Yanche's defense of Su Qingrou expose the limits of old romantic expectations, while Lu Nianjin's defense of Junxi establishes a new bond through danger.

The incident also demonstrates how quickly the characters' private arrangements become unstable. A hidden betrayal leads to confrontation; confrontation invites bodyguards; bodyguards create a life-threatening ambush; and the ambush forces police and media intervention. The chain links intimacy to institutional visibility without allowing any one authority to control the whole situation. Private promises, family loyalties, hired protection, and formal law all operate at once, but the immediate power belongs to whoever can reach the endangered person first.

Narrative Significance

As an event, Lu Nianjin and Junxi's Attack functions as both an action sequence and a revelation of character. Lu Nianjin is defined by an unexpected protective sacrifice, Junxi by her refusal to abandon him afterward, Lu Xun by his capacity to manage a crisis that extends from personal danger to public scandal, and Lin Yanche by the woman he ultimately chooses to shield. The attack converts concealed preferences into observable behavior.

Its strongest narrative effect comes from contrast. The night is chaotic, crowded with accusation, jealousy, injury, and official attention; the later hospital room is still, with Lu Nianjin asleep and Junxi remaining at his side. Between those scenes, the story moves from impact to consequence, from the instant of blocking a fatal blow to the slower recognition that protection has reordered the relationships around it. Violence does not settle the surrounding romantic conflicts, but it makes their hidden priorities impossible to ignore.