191 He Lied To Her (1/2)

Hui Yin was bored out of her mind for the past five days.

There was still no news about her brother, and Wen Zedong had not woken up. She watered her plants every day in the sunroom, and ate breakfast with Lu Shen after she woke up. At lunch, he would give her a phone call. He told her that he gave her a cellphone so that he could update her if anything important happened. But every time he called, it was only ever about trivial things.

”What are you eating for lunch?”

”I heard the female employees talking about a good drama showing in TV. You should watch it.”

”Cook me dinner later.”

”How was your day?”

And every time Hui Yin tried to end the conversation by staying silent, he would use an accusing tone with her and ask, ”Aren't you going to ask me about my day?”

Hui Yin felt really annoyed.

It's only lunchtime, ah! You're going back to the mansion later on, so what was the point in asking? And she wasn't interested in listening to the boring things that he did at the company!

But lately, Lu Shen had stopped pestering her. She could hear him pacing back and forth in his study, talking to the phone. His voice was low, so she could not hear what he was saying. But each time he came out and accompanied her in eating dinner, there was a trace of triumph in his eyes.

”Why aren't you eating?”

The gentle voice made Hui Yin pause in the middle of picking her food with her chopsticks. Lu Shen was looking at her with soft eyes, and when she blinked, that tender expression didn't disappear. Did he eat something bad?

But Hui Yin felt that it was a good opportunity and seized it. ”Are there any news about my brother?”

The smile in his lips stiffened a little, but Hui Yin didn't notice. Lu Shen continued smiling and said, ”No, I still have no news about your brother.”

”Oh.” Hui Yin lowered her head and continued eating her food.

After their dinner, Lu Shen invited her to walk with him around the mansion. But Hui Yin refused. Lately, they had been spending more and more time together. She was not unaware of his struggle to let her go. Hui Yin firmly didn't want to lead him on, because she wanted their tangled relationship to end. While they had cleared all of the misunderstandings, it was still a fact that their relationship was complicated.

Hui Yin stayed in her room and slept early. It was getting close to July, the hottest month in Beijing. There was AC in her room, but the heat was still unbearable. Hui Yin woke up an hour after midnight, her throat dry and thirsty.

She was about to open the door when she heard the sound of brisk footsteps outside. Hui Yin paused, her hand resting on the doorknob.