184 You’re Finally Here (1/2)

For a moment, it was as if time itself stood still.

Xiao Yin.

He called her Xiao Yin.

But he couldn't have possibly known that it was her, right? It was definitely impossible!

Hui Yin laughed, but it sounded strained even to her ears. ”Sir, are you talking to Mrs. Lu's grave?”

He must be, it was the only believable explanation. How could he think that Huian was her? She was inside the body of another person. Lu Shen would definitely not be able to see through her disguise.

”...your eyes.”

Hui Yin blinked. Ah? My eyes?

”The taste of your cooking, and your handwriting. It's definitely you.”

One's an event, two's a coincidence, and three's a pattern. Lu Shen moved his eyes away from the gravestone and stood up. He looked down at the unfamiliar face staring upwards at him. He didn't know how a soul could inhabit another body, but he did not doubt his instinct. This girl...was definitely Xiao Yin.

And these eyes staring at him...were definitely hers.

His heart pounded violently inside his chest. His blood roared in his ears. He had been suppressing his urge to hold her, to kiss her, to cherish her like what he wanted to do for a very long time. But he restrained himself because he noticed it.

Her hatred.

So he could only try to explain, to tell her that he didn't mean to hurt her, for these things to turn out the way they did. Maybe if he explained...but when she said those two words, he knew. He had his chance, and he lost it. He was too late.

Hui Yin looked up at him and saw the certainty in his expression. She stood up and wiped the last remnants of her tears. She could finally meet his eyes without evading, because the hatred that was chaining her had been dissolved.

She smiled. ”Hello, Lu Shen.”

The hands at his sides twitched, but the corners of his lips also hooked up. ”Xiao Yin, you're finally here.”

”En.” She tilted her head and her eyelashes lowered to cover her eyes.

Lu Shen forced himself to fix the smile on his face. ”I still have one last thing to tell you before we talk about the Wen family.”

Hui Yin bit her lip. ”You don't have to tell me...”

”I love you.”