170 Idiot! Idiot! (1/2)

Hui Yin listened to the lapping sound of the sea waves. It was peaceful and quiet, only broken by the intermittent squawking of birds.

”Do you like it?”

Lu Shen leaned against the railing and smilingly asked the girl beside him. She was wearing a plain sky-blue summer dress, her hair tied up into a half-bun with a cherry blossom hairpin inserted at an angle. She never seemed to take off that particular hair accessory.

Hui Yin opened her eyes and gently lifted the corners of her mouth.

”Mmm, I like it.”

She looked towards the far-off shore, where she couldn't see the tall outline of the hospital building anymore. Even the two figures of Lu Shen's parents became dots on the horizon, but Hui Yin could still hear their scathing remarks.

”Lu Shen, will you really let that girl go on a yacht trip with you? She must be harboring some sinister purposes!”

Mrs. Lu was more direct than Lu Yongzheng and said without qualms, ”Lu Shen, that village girl is probably going to seduce you! I'm telling you, these kind of girls with low backgrounds are fond of drugging rich heirs and then having sex with them so that they can carry their babies. If you don't throw her away now, she will only bring misfortune!”

But the two of them, including Hui Yin, choked at this baby chick's honest answer to their accusations.

”Good.” Then he turned to Hui Yin with eyes full of anticipation, ”Are you going to seduce me?”

Hui Yin didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this kind of development. She was indeed harboring sinister purposes for going into this yacht, but it was not seduction, ah!

The sticky feeling that something was being applied to her skin broke Hui Yin's thoughts. She looked sideways and saw that Lu Shen had grabbed her left arm and was diligently applying sunscreen. He made sure not to miss even the skin between her fingers, and Hui Yin laughed at his serious appearance.

”What are you doing?”

”Taking care of you.” He then went to her right side and began applying sunscreen on her other arm. ”There's an extra pair of sunglasses in the master suite. You shouldn't stare at the sun directly.”

After he finished her arm, he hesitated before pointing towards her exposed shoulders and her back. ”You should apply some sunscreen there too.”

He handed the bottle to her.

Hui Yin pushed it back to him. ”I'm fine. The sun is going to set in a couple of hours anyway.”

”But...”

”Tut. Let's just enjoy the moment, okay?”

Seeing that she didn't want to continue the conversation, Lu Shen could only swallow his protests and stare at the sea with her. But after a second, her hand lightly patted his cheek.