160 With All Of Your Hear (2/2)

Lu Shen pointed at the picture. ”You took my picture and made my injured shoulder visible on purpose. You even made it seem as if my arm was wounded too. This will do two things. First, it will make my parents come faster, if they care for me; and second, it'll lure whoever it was that planned my car accident and bribed the police.”

He looked at her. ”Someone is targeting me.”

It wasn't a question, but Hui Yin nodded.

”Are you trying to lull him into relaxing his guard?”

Hui Yin nodded again.

”If he's coming here, then you should stay away from me.”

But his words didn't match his actions. His body moved even closer to her, until she was almost inside his arms. Hui Yin stood up and moved away.

”I can't. I have to know who he is too.”

He silently looked at her. His eyes were wide, his irises two pools of obsidian. His hair was all over the place, without the immaculateness Hui Yin had come to expect from him.

This different side of Lu Shen made Hui Yin give in to a sudden impulse.

”Lu Shen, do you think you can really, with all of your heart, truly love someone?” she asked. ”Tell me the honestly.”

Hui Yin asked this because she was curious. Curious as to why he could treat Nian Zhen so callously, the girl he was supposed to love. Could it be that she was mistaken? That she wasn't the only one Lu Shen treated as a toy, but Nian Zhen too? Maybe this man's heart was colder than she thought.

”Of course.” But when she continued to look at him suspiciously, he furrowed his eyebrows and at last sighed, ”I don't know.”

”What do you mean you don't know?”

”I don't care about other people.” He seemed surprised at his own admission. ”I don't know what my personality was before I lost my memories, but I find it bothersome to talk to them. I don't care if my parents come or not. I'm not curious about them. I wish I killed all those police officers who hurt me.”

Hui Yin stifled her shudder. She had expected it, but for her to hear him say it with total honesty...she couldn't help but feel cold.

”So you don't think you can fall in love with someone?”

”I'm not saying that.” He paused, and drew the characters '不舍' [2] on the ground. To Hui Yin, the characters appeared like a person seeking shelter. ”Why are you asking me this?”

”It's fine if you don't answer.”

Hui Yin was only curious. She also wanted to divert his attention, in case he continued with all that 'stay away from me' nonsense. How could she let go of this rare chance to catch the culprit?

Besides, the man was injured. What else could he do?

Lu Shen also stood up. He felt that the question she asked him wasn't so simple, but since Hui Yin didn't seem interested in pursuing the subject, he didn't think much of it either.

Together, they went back to the cottage.

[1] Chinese idiom that means the aid is too slow and too far to be of any help.

[2] bùshè: reluctant to part with; unwilling to let go of