182 Loveless Marriage (1/2)

Hui Yin and Lu Shen spent half an hour staring at the rows of cars inside his garage. Both of them were victims of car accidents. It would be strange if they didn't have any apprehensions.

In the end, Lu Shen picked a small Kia Forte that was touted as one of the safest cars in the world. He made Hui Yin sit on the passenger seat and checked her seatbelt.

”Sir, where are we going?” she asked.

Right after she told him about the connection of the Wen family to her death, Lu Shen told her to change her clothes and that they were going somewhere. Hui Yin had no idea why he wanted a maid to go with him.

Lu Shen put the basket of sweets that the kitchen prepared on the backseat. Hui Yin darted a glance at them longingly. She always had a sweet tooth.

They drove on a more deserted highway and soon entered the gates of a cemetery. After parking the car and grabbing the basket, Hui Yin followed Lu Shen as he meandered along the sparse grave stones dotting the immaculate lawn. Carefully planted trees and bushes provided shade and greenery that made everything seem peaceful.

”It's a private family cemetery,” he said after a while.

Hui Yin nodded but didn't continue the conversation. She was starting to have an idea of who he wanted to visit.

As she expected, they soon came in front of a grave stone with an inscription of her name. Hui Yin felt weird standing there as Lu Shen knelt and brushed his hand to remove the withered flower petals. It was easy to see that this grave had been properly cared for. A bouquet of flowers that had not wilted yet joined the other stacked bouquets on the side.

Lu Shen lit candles and incense while Hui Yin, for the lack of anything better to do, helped him clean the headstone. Lu Shen then put the basket of sweets among the flowers as he burned joss paper and prayer money.

Hui Yin rubbed her nose while she watched him. Instead of offering that basket of sweets to a dead person, why not give it to her instead? At least it would be digested by her stomach. Hui Yin felt regretful that a basket of delicious desserts made by a head chef was wasted just like that.

”When my wife and I were still engaged,” Lu Shen said quietly, ”The culprit responsible for my car accident trespassed into my villa. He left a business card in my study to taunt me that he could come in any time he wanted.”

Hui Yin stopped fidgeting and listened to him.