In the ward.

As soon as Lin Yu opened her eyes, she found that everyone had left and only Ji Yu was guarding her.

"You're awake. Do you want some water?"

Ji Yu asked the question first, and Lin Yu nodded without refusing. Ji Yu stood up and poured her a glass of warm water and placed it on the cabinet, then considerately helped Lin Yu rock the bed.

"Thank you." Lin Yu's right hand could still move. She picked up the water cup and took a sip. Her dry throat felt much better.

"Your dad wants to take you home. If you don't want to go, you can recover in the hospital."

Hearing Ji Yu's words, Lin Yu shook his head like a rattle, "My family's situation is special, I won't go back."

A hint of mockery flashed in Lin Yu's eyes. The two times he met Ji Yu in a row were both related to the Lin family. She was in such a miserable state. He couldn't think that she still had any expectations for the Lin family, right?

"Okay." Ji Yu didn't know much about Lin Yu, but Lin Zhiyuan's face was really ugly. Rather than seeing Lin Yu recuperate at the Lin family, he would rather he stayed in the hospital. At least there were nurses and bodyguards there and it was safe.

After saying this, the two of them tacitly remained silent until there was a knock on the door.

The bodyguard came in, "Master, Third Master Lin wants to see Miss Lin."

Ji Yu didn't respond, but looked at Lin Yu first. Lin Yu was also surprised to hear Lin Jingchen coming. She nodded, wanting to see what he wanted to do.

If he came to persuade her to go home like Lin Zhiyuan did, she wouldn't mind playing the victim and letting Ji Yu kick him out.

"Let him in."

Lin Jingchen paced back and forth nervously at the door. He didn't care much when he learned that the young master of the Ji family was assassinated. But when he saw Lin Yu taking the bullet for Ji Yu in the news, he could no longer sit still and drove over.

But when he arrived at the door, he didn't know how to face Lin Yu. This was the first time he met Lin Yu after knowing the truth.

If she knew that he already knew her identity, would she recognize her brother?

Before he could figure it out, the bodyguard had already signaled him to go in.

Lin Jingchen straightened his clothes and took a deep breath before walking in. He thought he would meet his father and Lin Shuyu, but there were only Lin Yu and a man inside, whom he recognized as Ji Yu.

He greeted Ji Yu before coming to Lin Yu.

Ji Yu saw that there was no calculation or flattery in his eyes, but was full of concern and guilt towards Lin Yu, so he simply stood up and sat down on the sofa.

"Xiao Yu, does your injury still hurt?"

Lin Jingchen stood hesitantly beside Lin Yu. He was so nervous that he clasped his hands. Lin Yu was surprised by his address and was startled.

When she looked up, she understood everything. Lin Jingchen had done several identifications and already knew her identity, but that was several days ago. Why did he come to her now?

Like Lin Zhiyuan, he also wants to curry favor with the Ji family for the sake of the Lin family's business?

"What are you doing here?" Lin Yu asked directly.

Lin Jingchen blurted out: "I saw you injured on the news, so I came here to see you..."

"Do you want to see me dead?"

Lin Yu took over the conversation and choked back Lin Jingchen's concern. He hurriedly shook his head: "No! I don't think that way, I just care about you."

"Heh." Lin Yu laughed. "We are not related at all, why do you care about me?"

"You are my biological sister. If I don't care about you, who should I care about?"

"Sister?" Lin Yu asked jokingly, "When you kicked me out of the Lin family, you said the same thing. You kept saying that I was an illegitimate daughter and that I only had Lin Shuyu as my sister."

"Have you forgotten all this?"

Lin Yu stared at Lin Jingchen. She knew everything, but she just wanted to make Lin Jingchen recall step by step, let him know everything he had done to her, and make him suffer.

Not all mistakes can be forgiven. Between her and the Lin family, the original owner's life is at stake, which they cannot get back no matter how hard they try or how much they seek forgiveness.

From the day he left the Lin family, Lin Yu felt that not having any contact with the Lin family would make them regret it.

"I haven't forgotten." Lin Jingchen shook his head. He has been trapped in memories for some time. How could he forget?

"Then what do you want to say? Ask me to forgive you? Do you want to say that you didn't know my identity before and hurt me unintentionally?"

Lin Yu stared at Lin Jingchen intently, without a trace of joy on her face. On the contrary, she was unnaturally calm. Lin Jingchen felt scared when he saw her appearance, and always felt that Lin Yu really didn't want to recognize him.

"I'm sorry." He lowered his head. Apart from saying sorry, he seemed unable to do anything to Lin Yu.

"Haha? Sorry?" Lin Yu asked back, "Who are you sorry for? Sorry for me? Or for me, the one you misunderstood and locked up in a doghouse, living and eating with the dogs, eating rice mixed with sand?"

"I……"

Lin Jingchen couldn't say the words he had prepared in advance at this moment. When he saw Lin Yu, he forgot everything and was filled with guilt.

"What do you mean by 'you'? Do you think a simple apology can erase all the things you've done to me over the years? Put yourself in my shoes. If I treated you that way, would you forgive the person who hurt you?"

No, Lin Jingchen added in his heart.

"Xiao Yu, I know I'm not in a position to ask for your forgiveness right now, but can you give me some time to make amends? I really want to make amends. If I had known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have done such a bastard thing."

He looked at Lin Yu with pleading eyes. Lin Yu sighed and said, "Come here."

Lin Jingchen didn't understand but did as he was told. When he got closer, Lin Yu slapped him in the face. "Are you awake now? Do you think I will forgive you?"

Her hands were numb from the shock, but she felt surprisingly comfortable. Lin Yu had wanted to do this for a long time. She wanted to kick the Lin family and slap them a dozen times, but even that couldn't relieve the hatred in her heart.

What’s the point of killing them if the original owner can’t come back?

After being slapped, Lin Jingchen smiled and said, "Xiao Yu, as long as you can calm down, you can hit me. I won't say a word."

If the assistant saw this, he would probably be furious again. Lin Jingchen's fans all knew that he was a person who paid great attention to his appearance and style, but now, in order to get forgiveness, he even gave up his proud face.

"I feel like my hands are dirty." Lin Yu wiped his hands on the bed sheet, as if he had touched something dirty.

Lin Jingchen was very hurt. He gritted his teeth as if he had made a great decision.

There was a "thump" sound and he fell to his knees on the ground.

Lin Yu sneered, "Oh, soft tactics don't work, so you're going to use force? Are you really going to force me to forgive you?"

"Xiao Yu, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have distrusted you and joined Lin Shuyu in dealing with you. I shouldn't have locked you up with Hei Hu even though I knew you were afraid of dogs. I know I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"

Lin Jingchen slapped himself as he spoke. He was much stronger than Lin Yu, and his handsome face was swollen after two slaps.

He looked at Lin Yu expectantly. He had come this far, so she should change her mind, right?

Seeing him stop, Lin Yu smiled and said, "Go on, is this all your sincerity?"