Chapter 13 "So, you're still unhappy?"

There was silence in the car for a moment.

"When did you do that?"

Lu Yu sat in the driver's seat, grabbed Lin Che's wrist, examined it carefully, and asked.

Lin Che noticed Lu Yu's gloomy expression and didn't know how to start.

Being caught fighting with Lin Yang by him was already childish enough. If he added another sentence,

I had a fight this morning too!

It's probably not far from being thrown out.

Lin Che replied softly, "I was injured this morning."

"Morning? "

Lu Yu laughed helplessly, with a hint of danger in his laughter. "So you fought with two groups of people today? When did Master Lin become so good at fighting?"

Lin Che pursed her lips and said nothing, her wrist feeling slightly hot in Lu Yu's palm.

Lu Yu's fingers were long and strong, with a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips, which brought a slight tremor when they rubbed his skin.

"Were you bullied this morning too?" Lu Yu's voice became a little deeper.

The car was so quiet that we could hear each other's breathing.

"Speak." Lu Yu's tone did not allow for rejection.

"Nothing, just a little friction." Lin Che tried to pull his hand back, but was held even tighter.

Lu Yu glanced at him and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he asked, "Are you going to work tomorrow?"

Lin Che replied quietly, "I've taken three days of wedding leave, so I don't have to go to work these days."

He deliberately avoided the subtle feeling brought about by the word "marriage leave".

"Come on, I'll take you back. Your car will be parked here."

Lu Yu started the car with a gloomy face, and Lin Che, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head to look at Lu Yu's angular profile, which looked more three-dimensional under the change of light.

But...that expression is indeed not good.

The temperature in the entire car felt like it had dropped several degrees.

"I already took care of it this morning. It's just a small cut." Lin Che chose to break the silence and spoke carefully.

The car stopped at the traffic light, but Lu Yu's expression did not seem to improve, and he remained gloomy and cold.

Lin Che observed the changes in his expression, biting her lower lip and turning slightly to see Lu Yu's reaction through the light outside the car.

"Lin Che" Lu Yu suddenly turned his head to meet Lin Che's direct gaze. The sudden eye contact sent a jolt of electricity down Lin Che's spine, leaving him stunned in his seat.

"If I hadn't come and seen it today, you wouldn't have told me?" Lu Yu's cold gaze fell into Lin Che's eyes again.

"Yeah." Lin Che nodded lightly, and the soft answer was particularly clear in the small car.

This time Lu Yu remained silent, turning the steering wheel without saying anything.

The car drove into the single-family villa area in the city where every inch of land is valuable. The security guard at the door automatically opened the door when he saw the license plate.

The car slowly drove into the yard, and the tires made a slight sound as they rolled over the gravel.

Lin Che looked out the car window at the familiar villa. The warm yellow wall lamps illuminated the porch with warmth, but it couldn't dispel the chill that had settled inside the car.

After turning off the engine, Lu Yu did not get out of the car immediately. Instead, he tapped the steering wheel twice with his slender fingers.

Lin Che unbuckled her seatbelt, and the crisp sound of the metal buckle snapping open was particularly piercing in the silence.

"Get out of the car." Lu Yu's voice was colder than the night wind.

The sensor light in the entrance hall lit up as they walked.

"Come in."

Lu Yu had already taken off his coat and rolled up his shirt sleeves, revealing his muscular forearms. "The medicine box is in the living room."

Lin Che walked in carefully, afraid of getting anything dirty.

Lu Yu frowned at his expression and suddenly reached out to hold him: "You don't have to be so reserved in front of me."

His back hit the leather sofa, and before he could react, Lu Yu had already knelt on one knee on the edge of the sofa, trapping him in a small space.

"Let me see." Lu Yu grabbed his right hand without resistance.

The cuffs were roughly pushed up to the elbows, revealing the gauze-wrapped wounds.

Lu Yu's brows furrowed even tighter, and his fingertips gently stroked the edge of the gauze. The gauze was untied, and the scabbed wound was exposed to the air. A three-centimeter-long cut ran across the palm of his hand, and the edge was red and swollen.

Lin Che gasped and tried to pull his hand back, but it was firmly clamped.

Lu Yu pressed his thumb on the skin near the wound, with just enough force to prevent him from breaking free but without hurting him.

Lin Che watched Lu Yu skillfully take out the iodine and medical dressings, and felt a little strange in his heart.

This man, who was always ruthless and decisive in the business world, was now lowering his head to treat his wounds, his thick eyelashes casting a shadow under the light.

The moment the disinfectant cotton touched the wound, Lin Che subconsciously retracted his fingers.

Lu Yu immediately slowed down his movements, and his warm breath brushed across his palm: "Be patient."

The smell of medicine filled the air.

Lin Che stared at Lu Yu's tense profile and suddenly noticed a tiny scar on his forehead, hidden in his hairline. It was invisible without a careful look.

"Here..." Lin Che reached out her hand for some unknown reason, but Lu Yu grabbed her wrist just as she was about to touch him.

When their eyes met, Lu Yu's gaze was unfathomable.

Lin Che was surprised to find that they were so close that he could count each other's eyelashes. The faint cedar scent on Lu Yu completely enveloped him.

"Can you tell me now? What happened?" Lu Yu's voice was low and hoarse.

Lin Che lowered her eyes, the shadow cast by her long eyelashes obscuring the emotions in them.

He felt Lu Yu's thumb gently stroking his wrist bone, and the touch made his heart beat irregularly.

"I had an argument with my fellow disciple this morning, and I... couldn't help but hit him. As a result, my hand was scratched by his earrings, but it's nothing serious." Lin Che looked down at the wound on his hand and said slowly.

Lu Yu didn't say anything, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he remained kneeling on one knee as he silently packed up the medicine box on the ground.

"So, you're still unhappy?"

The moment Lu Yu stood up, Lin Che grabbed his wrist. The two of them exchanged a condescending posture. Lin Che, who was sitting on the sofa, was taller than Lu Yu at this moment.

Lin Che's eyes were filled with confusion.

"Lin Che, have you never taken our marriage seriously?" There was no emotion in Lu Yu's eyes, but the words he asked made Lin Che completely speechless.

I opened my mouth, but no words came out.

Seeing this, Lu Yu remained silent, took away Lin Che's hand, stood up and put the medicine box back in its place.

After Lu Yu put the medicine box back to its original place, he walked straight to the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator door, and the cold air filled the air, reflecting his well-defined profile.

"Are you hungry?" he asked in a low voice without turning his head.

Lin Che sat on the sofa, his fingers unconsciously rubbing against the freshly bandaged wound. The gauze felt rough and unfamiliar. He looked up toward the kitchen. Lu Yu's back was tall and distant, his shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.

"A little bit." He replied softly.

Lu Yu didn't say anything else, but just took out the ingredients from the refrigerator and started processing them with quick movements.

The sound of the knife hitting the chopping board was crisp and rhythmic. Lin Che stared at his back, feeling an inexplicable tightness in her chest.

The light from the kitchen stretched Lu Yu's shadow very long, extending all the way to Lin Che's feet.

A moment later, Lu Yu came out with two bowls of noodles. The steaming broth was topped with emerald green onions and a golden fried egg. He placed one of the bowls in front of Lin Che and said calmly, "Eat."

Lin Che looked down at the noodles, the aroma filling his nose, but he didn't move his chopsticks.

"Not to your liking?" Lu Yu asked.

"no."

Lin Che shook her head. "I just didn't expect you to cook."

Lu Yu raised his eyes to look at him and said calmly, "I can do the simple things, but I'm not to the point where I can't take care of myself."

Lin Che took a bite of the poached egg and said incoherently amidst the steam, "I thought a wealthy family like yours would have at least two housekeepers and ten nannies."

Lu Yu's lips curled up when he heard this, and the coldness in his eyes dissipated a little. "I'm used to living alone. But Aunt Qu will come to the house every two days to clean, and she will also restock the supplies in the refrigerator in time. When you move in, you can tell her if you need anything."

Home? Lu Yu brushed it off lightly, but Lin Che paused while eating his noodles.

Lin Che looked up and met Lu Yu's deep gaze. He softly agreed, "Okay."