Free Web NovelChapter 488: A cordial chill
Shilin blinked. "No, it’s nothing like that, Boss. If her stay is to be extended, I don’t have any problem with it. I was just thinking about Aunt Ruolan. I believe she wants nothing else but to reunite with her daughter."
Mingshen thought back to that woman he met in Huayuan. Even though age and grief had sapped away her vitality, her beauty was no point of contention. Such ethereal beauty had been reduced into a despondent state after Nuwa’s disappearance and subsequently, separating from her daughter too.
"Did Miss. Nuwa meet her yet?"
Shilin nodded. "That was the happiest reunion of her life. She couldn’t believe it for a long time. Thanks to her, Aunt’s condition is gradually improving. Once she meets sis Yuming, she will be back to her normal health."
He hummed. "Prepare her for some blood tests."
"Yes, Boss."
"The leader of Huayuan addressing me as such gives me the chills."
"I believe in proper respect."
"Huh. Then why didn’t you show that respect and let us in Huayuan the first time Spicy and I came?"
Shilin tilted his head. "Huayuan is off-limits to the outside world. No offense but Boss and Inspector Song belong to the outside world here."
"But we were allowed next time. I am forced to believe you were enjoying playing with me," Mingshen raised a brow. "Was that an employee’s revenge against his annoying Boss?"
"You are not annoying at all. You are eccentric, but you have every right to be one - you are just that talented."
"So why were we let in?"
"You weren’t."
"...By any chance, were you hallucinating Spicy and me?" He smiled sarcastically.
Shilin’s smile remained intact. "You weren’t let in, Boss. You weren’t the main character. I will get the tests ready for sis Yuming."
His brow twitched. "Wait."
He turned and blinked.
"Have you confessed to anyone?"
"Not yet."
"Do you have anyone you like?"
"Yes."
Mingshen cocked a brow, and he couldn’t help but think about Yong.
"It’s not Yong," he clarified, as though he could read his mind like an open book. "Besides, she is interested in someone else."
"Huh. So...are you planning to confess anytime soon?" freёwebnovel.com
Shilin smiled. "Never thought I would get to see an anxious side of Boss."
"Who said I am anxious?"
"From your restless shifting to incessant tapping on the desk? Everything."
His gaze darkened.
"You don’t have to plan anything big, Boss. You are a straightforward man. Inspector Song is a straightforward woman. You have already slept together. Saying it out loud would-"
"Hold on," his back straightened. "Slept together?"
"You haven’t?"
"...I certainly didn’t put a signboard anywhere."
Shilin chuckled. "To ignore your good mood and glow will be criminal. I run the red-light district, Boss. My instincts are quick to notice that kind of development."
"..."
"So just say it out, Boss. There is no need to beat around the bush. Obviously, she loves you too. Otherwise, that night wouldn’t have happened. It’s as serious as it could get between you two."
Shilin took his leave and headed towards the ward where Yuming was. But to his surprise, the ward was empty. He checked all around but didn’t find her.
Suddenly, a door at a distance opened partially. No face was seen but a voice whispered from the depths of the darkness.
"Your steps are too loud."
"Senior Qin," Shilin bowed. "I am sorry for being loud. Did you happen to see sis Yuming anywhere?"
"That heart patient? Indeed. She went out."
"If you know where-"
"Poisons are my area of interest, not patients," he said slowly. The door slit felt to be narrowing shut centimeter by centimeter, the outside light becoming unbearable for his existence.
He blinked once. "What about Yong?"
The closing of the door halted.
He smiled. "I think she will be a little hurt to hear that because as far as I know...you are definitely her area of interest."
Shilin couldn’t see Ruwen’s expression but did sense a subtle panic unsettling the air around them.
"I will take my leave, Senior Qin."
"Wait."
Shilin exhaled in silence and turned, flashing his ever so cordial smile. "Yes, Senior Qin."
"How is Yong?"
He stared at the dark silhouette inside. "I can see why Boss and the seniors gel so much. There is a distinct hesitation in being direct."
"Excuse me?"
"How is Yong...is a question that should be coming from you and the answer from her. I do believe you have her number."
The door began closing again. "...Preposterous," came an inaudible whisper as the door shut completely.
Shilin raised a brow.
"This lab is indeed one interesting place~"
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Yuming stood before the living room’s entrance, her eyes scanning the house villa around her. Her nervous hands clasped together as she moved forward with small steps.
"Excuse me?"
She jolted when a maid stopped her.
"You...Who are you?"
She tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear uneasily. "Yuming. I am Yuming."
"Okay...but why are you here?"
"I was l-looking for Aunt Bingqing."
Aunt? That feels very familiar, the maid frowned.
"I used to visit here a few years ago. She knows me. I just re-recently got out of coma."
Her eyes widened.
Coma? Does she have anything to do with young master’s lab?
"...Okay. Let me check with her. Please wait."
"There is no need for that," came Shilin’s voice from behind them.
The maid who knew Shilin working for Mingshen and also who had a little crush on him too, straightened her back.
Shilin stood behind Yuming one arm’s length away but was looking at the maid with a pleasant smile. "Please don’t disturb, Mrs. Yang. She needs to return to the lab anyway."
"O-Oh, okay."
Ah, he smiled! So handsome!
Yuming felt his gaze and voice then focused on her, forcing a chilling tremble down her shoulders.
"Sis shouldn’t leave the lab just like that. You are still recovering. I get worried."
Yuming bit her lip.
By then, Yang Bingqing had already arrived at the doorway, with Jia on her aide. "Oh my, isn’t it quite crowded here?"
"A-Aunt!" Yuming beamed.
Shilin bowed. "Good morning, Mrs. Yang. Miss. Song."
"Hello, hello! Oh dear Yuming, you are here too!" Yang Bingqing sparkled. "How is your health now?"
"I-It’s good, Aunt. I can walk around a bit now..."
"That’s great! Haha, as long as my son is there, you will get better in a jiffy~ He is an idiot, but also quite useful."
Jia and Shilin held back their urge to twitch their brows.
"Yes, yes," Yuming said, flustered. "Are you..heading out, Aunt?"
"Oh yes! I am going shopping with Jia!" She pulled Jia and pressed against her side.
"O-Oh..."
Shilin came forward. "I will take her back, Mrs. Yang. She needs to have some tests done."
"Aish, no worries. We will have a feast when you get better!"
Yuming sparkled. "Thank you."
She turned, only to face the tall wall that stood before her. A chill seeped into her bones as she looked up.
Shilin smiled. "Shall we go, sis?"
