Chapter 1457 - When Did You Fall In Love With Me? (2/2)

”I, too, remember a certain someone's washboard abs as he stepped out of the shower. The sight of them was enough to scare me away...” Lu Ning smiled cheerfully.

Yin Zhihan's eyes lit up, resembling the vast canopy of stars speckling the night sky. It turned out that it was love at first sight. An occurrence all too common.

”Ah Ning, your love is special to me. Avoiding me, saying that you hate me...”

What did he know? Girls had a right to feel shy - at least, Lu Ning thought so. She had never been an active agent of love, not in the way Ling'er was. She was a pacifist by nature, and the ardent pursuit of love did not suit her. Danger dogged at Zhihan's heels, and the power he wielded was nothing short of astounding. How else could she react but flee in the face of such an awe-inspiring man?

Was it wrong for her to look out for herself before someone else?

Naturally, Lu Ning did not voice her inner thoughts. Those were private.

”Hmph! What is easy to obtain is never cherished. I made you chase me so that you would cherish me in the future.”

Yin Zhihan regarded her dotingly, content in the silence that stretched.

Snuggling deeper into his embrace, Lu Ning asked, ”Zhihan, how did Mr Brown die?”

Yin Zhihan tensed up upon hearing Lu Ning's question; his aristocratic features schooled behind a sombre mask. ”Mr Brown was a great man. He dedicated his life to social security and the rule of law. Mr Brown fought on the frontlines for sixty years - for the sake of his dream. When he was 77, he pursued an international organization trafficking children. He successfully dismantled that organization and saved more than 80,000 young lives in the process.”

More than 80,000 children...

It was a groundbreaking number of colossal proportions. The sheer number alone was enough to summon waves that shook Lu Ning's heart.

”Unfortunately, a number of those children were brainwashed by the organization. They bade their time well and struck Mr Brown when he least expected it, poisoning him so severely that he couldn't be saved. By the time he received medical attention, it was too late.. He died a hero.”