457 Loved Him With His Life (1/2)

The wall lights obviously gave out a gentle glow, but Lin Nuan still felt the lights were piercing to her eyes, so piercing it made her eyes ache terribly…

She wanted to turn over but was pinned in place by Fu Huai'an, unable to break free of his hold. She closed her eyes and refused to look at him.

Fu Huai'an wiped away her tears, but those tears were seemingly endless.

”Xiao Nuan, Bai Xiaonian is still unconscious. We still don't know what exactly happened. There's no hurry to call the police, let's not do anything first. Our first priority is to take good care of Bai Xiaonian, while the next is to try to hide this matter from Bai Xiaonian's sick father. After Bai Xiaonian wakes up, let's act according to her wishes. We just can't blow the matter up right now. Think about Bai Xiaonian and Lu Jinnan—both their identities are special, once this matter blows up… it will surely cause a fiasco all over town! By then, it'd be impossible to hide this from Bai Xiaonian's father. Do you think this works?”

Now that both of them had calmed down a little, they could finally hear what the other party was saying.

Lin Nuan ultimately couldn't bring herself to repeat the fact that Lu Jinnan himself had already admitted to raping Bai Xiaonian.

This didn't mean that Lin Nuan had relented in this matter…

It was just that she felt that Fu Huai'an had a point. The first priority was to take good care of Bai Xiaonian, and the second one… was to hide this matter from Uncle Bai; regarding how to go about hiding this from him, Lin Nuan had to think of a solution.

Bai Xiaonian's mother jumped off a building back then precisely because she couldn't bear the humiliation of being violated… If Bai Xiaonian jumped off the building for the same reason, how would he be able to take it?

Lin Nuan didn't make a sound, so that counted as silent consent. She held back the searing pain in her eyes and opened them, asking, ”If, after Xiaonian wakes up, she wants to call the cops?”

Fu Huai'an recalled what Lu Jinnan had told him earlier today—if Bai Xiaonian wanted his life, he would give it up, and if she wanted for him to go to prison, he would also comply.

”If that's the case, we'll do whatever needs to be done…” Fu Huai'an added, ”I will stay out of it.”

Hearing this promise from Fu Huai'an, Lin Nuan's eyes didn't look as dead as they did before. She gazed at Fu Huai'an a good while before she ultimately couldn't hold back her tears.

Those clear and beautiful eyes were misty, full of blood vessels, making Fu Huai'an's heart ache just by looking at them.

”Really?”

Lin Nuan was a little childish in asking that.

Lin Nuan knew in her heart that Fu Huai'an never was a righteous man.

He used to be a lawyer, and lawyers resolve people's problems in exchange for money—that's just what they do. Lin Nuan never used to pay close attention, but she did hear that Fu Huai'an defended an accused client for an exorbitant fee and was able to turn black into white, forcing the plaintiff's entire family to commit suicide by jumping off the building.

”En… really!” Fu Huai'an nodded, hugging her close to him. ”On the one hand, it's you, and on the other, it's Lu Jinnan. Xiao Nuan…”

Lin Nuan didn't wait for Fu Huai'an to finish. She flipped over into Fu Huai'an's arms. ”I only ask that you stay out of this!”

Fu Huai'an kissed Lin Nuan's forehead, lips not parting for a long moment, as he hugged her in his arms.

Lin Nuan was never one to reach out for a yard after taking an inch. She knew where to draw the line…

Lin Nuan only requested this one favor from Fu Huai'an after considering things from Fu Huai'an's perspective, which wasn't actually overboard. But Fu Huai'an could feel… that at this moment, she was hugging him with her heart full of gratitude.

Fu Huai'an could sense that Lin Nuan cared about their relationship.

This added a hint of sweetness to Fu Huai'an's vexed emotions. He very gently pecked Lin Nuan on her face, lips… and neck…