Chapter 881 - Your Life Matters Too (1/2)
Yue Ling stood in front of the vast floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, and she stared out into the darkness.
”Boss, are you alright?”
Lin Hui couldn't help but ask when he noticed something was bothering his boss.
Throughout the entire time they were eating, she didn't talk much and kept glancing at the clock on the wall. It was as if she was waiting for something.
He could even sense a feeling of worry in her expression.
Yue Ling doesn't respond right away but gazes out the window. She calmly turns away and looks at her subordinate.
”I'm fine.”
She looked at the kitchen to see Liu Shan, Liu Ye, and Liu Jingyi, then to Jianan, who sat on the couch playing with a stuffed teddy bear. Her eyes shift back to Lin Hui, and she gives him a small smile.
”Will you be leaving soon?”
Lin Hui ever so lightly squints his eyes at her as if to read her mind. However, unable to do so, he could only push the topic aside.
”I'll leave after giving you my report on the situation regarding you know who.”
Hearing his words, Yue Ling wasted no time. She looks at Jianan again then gestures with her head for them to go to the back patio.
As the boss and subordinate walked out the back door, Liu Shan noticed this. He was curious about why they needed to talk in private but didn't focus too much on his curiosity.
”What happened?”
Outside in the back courtyard, Yue Ling asked the second she knew those inside the house wouldn't hear their voices. Usually, she would have Lin Hui report in front of others, but this time it was different.
She didn't want the Liu siblings to hear what happened to their father.
Lin Hui walks over to the bench set on the back patio and sighs. He looks up at her then shrugs his shoulder with indifference.
”Not much. I gave him a bit of a beating, then kicked him here and there. You know, just the usual things.”
He spoke in a carefree way, and anyone who heard him would think beating up a person was a normal thing for him.
However, Yue Ling was not anyone.
She stares at him with a straight face making him sigh again.
”I caught him before he entered Red Moon, but Tao Meng and his men came out when they heard the commotion.”
Yue Ling stares ahead at the yard that was engulfed in darkness. She didn't say anything but listened to his report until the end.
”A little dispute happened between us, but I got it under control.”
Lin Hui told her everything that happened in front of Red Moon without missing any details. He also included how he shot Liu Peng in the leg.
He looked around as if to see if anyone was around. Once he confirmed that it was only them, he leaned forward to whisper to her.
”Also, Ling Ni was there.”
Yue Ling arched an eyebrow at the mention of Ling Ni. She knew why Lin Hui was trying to keep a quiet voice because Liu Shan was inside, and neither of them wanted to mention Ling Ni's name in front of the assistant.
”Don't tell Liu Shan that you saw her.”
She wasn't surprised that Ling Ni was there at Red Moon, but who knows how he would feel or what he would do if Liu Shan heard.
”Continue observing his every move. If he causes any more trouble, you know what to do.”
A sigh escapes her mouth, and she turns away since the report is over. She walks to the door but stops before entering the house.
Her head turns to the side, enough for her to look back at Lin Hui.
”And don't think so little of yourself. Your life matters too.”
Her words fell, and she opened the door to go inside the house, leaving Lin Hui alone outside.
He sat on the bench, and his head followed her every move as he could see her from the window. It wasn't until he saw her sit down with Jianan in the living room did he look away.
His head lowers, and he rubs his forehead to adjust his thoughts with his eyes closed.
He knew his boss was angry. She was mad that he put his life in jeopardy despite knowing that one phone call could have sent back up to him. However, at the time, he just jumped into action without thinking.
*Click
A sudden click sounds from the door, and he lifts his head. When he saw who it was that had come out from the house, he sighed inside.
”I guess you heard the conversation.”
Liu Shan stood in front of Lin Hui with an expression void of any emotions. He walks over to sit next to the man on the bench.
”So you went there alone?”
Lin Hui arched an eyebrow at the man. He thought that Liu Shan would ask about Ling Ni. However, seeing how the man didn't ask, he nods his head and sits up.
He leaned back on the bench and held his hands on his lap.