Chapter 190 Third Brother, I am also an umbrella, I can get wet in the rain
"Do you want to go to the next game with me, or should I send you back?" Lu Jianheng spoke to break the silence.
"Send me home. I won't go fooling around with you anymore." Lu Shiman retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at Lu Jianheng: "Third brother, don't drink if your throat hurts."
The caring words warmed Lu Jianheng's heart.
"Your voice is quite nice now, but when it becomes mute, it will quack like a drake, which will not suit your face."
Lu Jianheng's heart, which had just been warm, suddenly turned cold.
"From now on, when you express your concern for others, only say the first half of the sentence."
“Oh~” Lu Shiman responded obediently, turning her head to stare at Lu Jianheng’s profile: “Then Third Brother, do I have to sing the second half of the sentence?”
Lu Jianheng was silent.
Seeing that Lu Jianheng didn't say anything, Lu Shiman also remained quiet.
Neon lights and busy traffic.
Lu Shiman didn't say anything along the way.
Lu Jianheng sent her to the door of Ji Linshen's villa.
"Third brother, goodbye~" Lu Shiman unbuckled his seat belt and was about to open the car door.
Lu Jianheng’s knuckles turned white as he rested on the steering wheel, and his Adam’s apple rolled heavily.
He suddenly pressed the central locking button, and the "click" sound of the metal lock tongue popping out startled Lu Shiman's fingertips.
Lu Jianheng stared at her, his dark eyes gloomy, with a hint of impending storm.
Her heart skipped a beat when she was looked at by the third brother, and she subconsciously reflected on whether she had done something wrong recently and had been caught.
"Third... Third brother, apart from licking you and following you today, I haven't done anything else." Lu Shiman pursed her lips, met his eyes, and then immediately looked away.
Lu Jianheng lowered his eyelids, and his thick eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes. His right hand, which had been carelessly resting on the car window just now, was now tightly gripping the gear lever.
"Third brother just wants to ask you one question." The laziness between his brows disappeared, which made people inexplicably timid.
This was the first time Lu Shiman saw Lu Jianheng like this. Most of the time, the third brother looked like a playboy who was not doing his job properly.
She nodded, feeling a little nervous for some reason.
"Have you hired someone to imprison Lin Yanxin?" Lu Jianheng was very serious, staring into Lu Shiman's eyes.
He didn't believe it, but he had to ask.
"Imprison? Why would I imprison her if there's nothing wrong with me? It's almost the same as how I imprisoned Ji Linshen." Lu Shiman said truthfully.
She had to provide Lin Yanxin with food and shelter after imprisoning her, but it was useless. Was she going to cause trouble for herself by imprisoning her?
If you want to play imprisonment, then you must play with Ji Linshen, tying up, interrogating...
Ahem, I was thinking a little off the track.
"Okay, I get it." Lu Jianheng reached out and rubbed Lu Shiman's head: "If your parents call you and say something that makes you unhappy, just hang up and call me, okay?"
"Is...something wrong?" Lu Shiman asked when she saw that her third brother looked upset.
"It's okay. The troublemaker has gone to my parents. Don't worry about it. Just eat and drink. Leave the rest to my third brother."
"That rhymes well." Lu Shiman gave a thumbs up and smiled.
Lu Jianheng chuckled and unlocked the central lock: "Go ahead."
The moment the car door lock was unlocked, the night wind blew ginkgo leaves across the car window.
Lu Shiman got out of the car, then suddenly leaned back in and said, "Third brother, I have an umbrella too. I can get wet in the rain."
She paused, her eyes moving slightly: "If you are tired during the rainstorm, you can hide for a while."
Lu Jianheng clenched his right hand on the steering wheel suddenly. He lowered his eyelashes, and the dark colors in his eyes were completely hidden in the shadows.
It turns out that she knows everything and understands everything.
The coolness of the metal door frame seeped into his palms, and Lu Shiman remained leaning forward, waiting.
The vibration of the engine idling cuts out long gaps in the silence.
Broken monosyllables mixed with sobs: "....Yeah."
"Third brother, drive safely." After closing the car door, Lu Shiman waved through the mist-covered window.
The roar of the sports car tore through the night. Lu Shiman stood there, watching the scarlet taillights go away, until the last bit of the engine's lingering sound dissipated in the wind.
The smile disappeared completely, and the falling ginkgo leaves brushed against her suddenly pursed lips.
Dark clouds rolled in the sky, and the iron lampshade in the courtyard was pulled by the wind, making a whimpering sound.
Ji Linshen sat in the car, looking at the retirement estate that had been prepared at great expense for Old Lady Ji.
Chu Qi opened the car door and disappeared into the darkness.
Ji Linshen's hand trembled slightly as he pulled his tie.
"Master, coat." Chu Qi took out a cashmere coat from the car and put it on Ji Linshen.
"Didn't I give you a holiday?" Ji Linshen said in a flat tone.
Chu Qi didn't say anything. At this moment, he wished he could be with the young master.
In the lobby of the winery's main building.
Old Mrs. Ji looked at her little son with a smile on her face.
"As for me, I've eaten so many delicacies from land and sea, but I still can't forget the bowl of noodles my mother made." Ji Zhongmou wiped his mouth and looked at Old Mrs. Ji, with a calculating look in his eyes.
"Come more often if you like it. Mom can't do this for you for many more years." Old Mrs. Ji sighed.
"Mom, my second brother is being held captive by that bastard, and you don't care?" Ji Zhongmou said angrily, "He killed Bo Chang in front of me. Do you want him to kill us all?"
Old Madam Ji paused as she was playing with her Buddhist beads and slowly closed her eyes: "The evil was sown by our Ji family, so naturally it is our Ji family that will pay it back."
Ji Zhongmou mocked her in his heart. She was a good person and had no worries about food and clothing, so it was natural for her to say that.
"Mom, he should have died more than ten years ago. You are too soft-hearted." Ji Zhongmou stared at Mrs. Ji.
Ji Linshen stood in the shadow of the entrance, the remaining body temperature in his cashmere coat being eroded by the draft, and he heard a sneer escaping from his throat.
Stepping from the shadows into the light, Ji Linshen felt like he had stepped into hell.
Hearing the noise, Old Lady Ji looked towards the hall, and when she saw Ji Linshen, her heart trembled suddenly.
She knew this day would come sooner or later, but she never thought it would come so soon.
"Xiao Shen, why... didn't you call before coming here?" Old Mrs. Ji looked at him, and the kindness in her eyes didn't seem fake.
"Grandma, I heard that my uncle came to see you, so of course I came to see him." Ji Linshen had a smile on his face, but his eyes were extremely cold.
Ji Zhongmou threw down his chopsticks and said, "I'm here to see my mother. My nephew has no mother to look after. Are you here to watch?"
"Zhongmou!" Old Mrs. Ji exerted force on her hands, and the Buddhist beads broke. The eighteen beads rolled onto the marble floor, making a heart-pounding crisp sound.
"Grandma, do you know why I came here today?" Ji Lin stared at Old Lady Ji, with dark thoughts surging in his eyes.
Old Mrs. Ji stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a word.
"Grandma, whether it's true or not, your grandson wants to hear the truth from you."
"Xiao Shen..." The old voice was stuck in his throat, and a sharp crack appeared in the bottom of Mrs. Ji's cloudy eyes: "Let's forgive others when we can."
"Let's show mercy when we can. Grandma, who should we show mercy to?" Ji Linshen's sinister gaze swept over Ji Zhongmou, and finally stopped at Old Lady Ji.
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