Wasn’t As Merciful

Lu Shen arrived back in the mansion just in time to eat breakfast with Hui Yin. The immaculate suit he wore was replaced with a button-down white shirt and black pants. His hair was slightly wet, indicating he just recently showered.

Hui Yin played with the straw in her glass of orange juice and asked, "So, did you manage to capture Wen Zedong?"

Lu Shen reached with his chopsticks and placed a strip of bacon on her plate. "Yes."

Her eyes brightened. "Really? Where is he? Is he in prison? Can we go visit him?"

His dark eyes softened as he pointed to her chin. "You have a bit of sauce on your skin."

Startled, Hui Yin tried rubbing her mouth with the table napkin. "Is it gone?"

He slightly laughed and used his thumb to wipe it off. Stunned, Hui Yin watched as he licked his thumb to taste the sauce residue. "Mmm. Romesco sauce?"

Hui Yin tried not to show that his actions surprised her and pointed to a small saucer filled with a viscous orange liquid.

"I used it to dip the steak and vegetables." Remembering her previous question, she asked, "What about Wen Zedong? Can we visit him today?"

Lu Shen picked up his chopsticks. "We can't. He'd been mobbed by gangsters when we captured him and sustained severe injuries. We have to wait until he recovers before we could get some answers from out of him."

Hui Yin was disappointed by this. "So where is he then? In the hospital?"

"Just know that he's getting medical treatment. There's a well-known doctor taking care of him, so it won't be long before he wakes up."

Hui Yin's chin dipped down. Does it mean that she needs to stay here for a while longer? Using a nonchalant tone, she asked, "What about my brother? Do you have any news about him?"

Did you know that he was the culprit you were looking for?

"I don't. Are you worried about him?"

Hui Yin didn't deny it. "Of course. We might be estranged, but he's still my older brother."

"Even if he might have a hand in your death?"

Hui Yin jerked her head. But Lu Shen's eyes were lowered, and she couldn't see his expression.

"That...wasn't it Wen Zedong who drove the car that killed me? What does my brother have to do with my death?"

"In one of the ten chances that your brother was the one who gave Wen Zedong the opportunity to kill you, would you condemn your brother?"

Lu Shen leaned back on his chair and finally raised his pair of dark eyes to study her. A hurt expression quickly flitted past Hui Yin's face, but she took a deep breath and smiled sadly.

"I...won't."

Hui Jinhai was her only family left. She couldn't lose him too.

The corner of Lu Shen's lips hooked up. As expected. His decision was correct.

She might not condemn him, but he could. Because of Hui Jinhai, he had forsaken his wife to keep her safe. Because of Hui Jinhai, he lost his wife and their unborn child.

Xiao Yin might forgive him for these sins, but he wasn't as merciful. Hui Jinhai might be her only living family left, but Xiao Yin and their dead child were his family too.

Hui Yin stared at Lu Shen's smile that wasn't a smile and felt a dark sense of foreboding. Maybe it was good that Wen Zedong hasn't woken up, because he might reveal the truth about her brother.

"I'm going to the company today for a conference meeting. If you need anything, just tell Bolin. He'll buy everything you want, so there's no need for you to get out of the house."

As if Lu Shen had silently commanded him, the butler came forward and presented a white rectangular box to Hui Yin.

"That's a phone for you to use. I heard you can't use your old one. I'll give you a call after lunchtime."

Hui Yin felt awkward receiving a gift from Lu Shen. Now that they didn't have any entanglements with each other, what could his reason be for giving her a phone?

Lu Shen saw her discomfort and said, "Just accept it. It'll be hard for me to contact you if anything important happened. There's no deeper meaning to it."

Since he said it himself, Hui Yin didn't continue rejecting his courtesy. She saw that it was the latest model that came out of the market and had a price of five digits.

"Thank you," she said, opening the box and taking out her brand new phone.

Lu Shen guided Hui Yin with some of its more difficult applications until it was time for him to leave. Hui Yin helped the maids clear the table, ignoring the protests of Butler Wu and the other maids. She had noticed their envious stares while they were eating. She didn't want Huian to have trouble working with them in the future. It would probably be better if she told Lu Shen not to treat her so well.

Even Butler Wu was getting suspicious of Lu Shen's behavior towards his maid. If this got out, there was no telling what the reaction of the public might be. After twelve years, Lu Shen was now thirty-eight. And Huian looked to be around twenty-two. The age gap between the two of them was too wide. Huian might be accused of seducing her boss, and Lu Shen would be labeled as a lolicon.

Hui Yin laughed at the thought of it. It was too funny! Although Lu Shen didn't look thirty-eight and was even more handsome than he was at twenty-six, his real age was still an indisputable fact. He would definitely be labeled as a lolicon!

Lu Shen, who was sitting at the backseat of his car, suddenly sneezed twice.

The driver glanced at the rear view mirror and tentatively asked, "Boss, should I lower down the AC?"

Lu Shen waved his hand. "Don't bother."

Who was cursing him?