160 With All Of Your Hear (1/2)

At the crack of dawn, Lu Shen painfully got up from the bed only to see that he was completely alone inside the cottage. His heart sinking, he hurriedly searched for Hui Yin.

He found her crouching nearby, facing a dead log. Her hair was loose, and it fell like a jet-black curtain over her back, rippling with her every movement. He didn't realize how long it was until she took out the hairpin that was always keeping it into a neat bun.

Surrounded by vibrant green moss and lush trees, she seemed more like an ethereal fairy who lived in the forest. An itchy feeling rose in Lu Shen's heart.

When he approached, he saw that she was actually using her hairpin to poke a wild mushroom growing on the dead log. Her expression was somber.

He patted her head and crouched beside her.

”Why are you sad?” He tilted his head and gave her an inquiring look.

Hui Yin was startled. She didn't even notice that she wasn't alone. When she realized that it was only him, she returned back on poking the poor mushroom.

Lu Shen didn't break the silence as he waited for Hui Yin's reply. The birds were twittering loudly. A fresh but slightly damp breeze with a hint of minty smell wafted over to them, creating a tranquil scene.

”Your parents...” Hui Yin's voice was soft. It somehow didn't break the tranquility, but only enhanced it. ”I don't know your parents' number.”

She had tried calling them yesterday for nearly fifty times, but no one answered. Hui Yin should have expected it. The phone number she knew was the one Lu Shen gave her shortly after their engagement. If either of them had changed their numbers before, then her unanswered calls had an obvious answer: their phone numbers were different in the past.

Contrary to her expectation, this news didn't seem to have any effect on Lu Shen.

”Their numbers were changed?” he asked carelessly.

”Mmm.”

He patted her head again. ”It's alright. We'll find a solution together.”

Before he even finished saying his sentence, a flash of bright light made him blink. Hui Yin took back her phone and started typing.

”I already have a solution,” she said smugly. ”Who said I didn't? I don't need help from a crybaby.”

Lu Shen pursed his lips and gave her an upset look. ”I'm not a crybaby.”

Hui Yin's lips twitched but didn't argue. She didn't want him to cry again.

Lu Shen moved closer to Hui Yin and nudged her shoulder. ”What are you going to do with my picture?”

”I'm going to post it. I'll put in the name of the village too. I'm sure your parents will see it and come here.”

The reason she was looking somber earlier was because Hui Yin had a guilty conscience. She knew that it wasn't only the Lus who will be able to see the picture. His enemy will see it too. She was basically treating Lu Shen as 'bait' to hook the culprit and catch him. Although Hui Yin didn't want to do such an unscrupulous method and just depend on the Lus to solve their problem, distant water couldn't quench an immediate thirst [1]. This was their only alternative.

”Are you going to treat me as bait?”

At first, Hui Yin thought she misheard. But when she saw that the question indeed came from the man beside her, she was speechless. When she spread the scandal before, Lu Shen had identified Luo Lan before the tea has time to cool down. Now she was merely thinking about using him, and he already guessed?

Scary, too scary.

Since she couldn't pretend, she decided to be honest.

”How did you know?”