"What's wrong?"
Shen Jianyi left his side and her gaze naturally fell on the spot where he had been injured. There was a faint stain of blood seeping through his shoulder.
Looking at the vivid red color, it felt like a needle pricked her heart. Shen Jianyi didn't have time to think about how he got injured. Her only reaction was to bandage the wound quickly.
The woman moved deftly. She took out the household first - aid kit from the cabinet under the bedside table. There was alcohol and gauze inside.
"Take it off."
Shen Jianyi moistened a cotton swab and turned to stare at the unresponsive man. He still hadn't intended to take off his bathrobe. Shen Jianyi grunted in her heart. When had Lu Jinsheng become so shy?
His firm look and the fact that he didn't move at all made Shen Jianyi a bit angry. But the next second, she suddenly came to her senses. She had been so worried about his injury that she had forgotten - on the ship before, she had stabbed Gun in the same spot.
Lu Jinsheng's behavior had become increasingly strange. He deliberately covered the wound, and his unresponsiveness tonight was the best cover - up.
She gasped. Could the man in front of her really be Gun? If not, all these were just too coincidental.
Not only that, but also the tooth marks left by Xu Wenji last time. Many pieces of evidence were pointing to Lu Jinsheng's identity.
The woman's movements paused slightly. When she looked back again, the man had already taken off his bathrobe.
His broad shoulders and narrow waist were exposed to her sight. The prominent lines on his abdomen were smooth and strong, neither too deep nor too shallow.
Shen Jianyi gently touched the wound with the cotton swab. He showed no expression, but his wrinkled eyebrows betrayed that he was in pain.
After disinfecting the wound, she slowly pulled the gauze apart and wrapped it around the wound again and again, making it tight.
After ensuring that the wound was properly treated, Shen Jianyi finally got to the point. The woman frowned slightly, and her peach - blossom eyes were full of doubts. Her voice was soft: "Aren't you going to explain? How did you get this wound?"
"I was attacked."
She didn't quite understand. Who attacked him? Where was he attacked? But the man said nothing more.
Shen Jianyi put the first - aid kit back in its original place, then lay on her side on the other side of the bed without answering his previous words. It seemed that she was angry.
The atmosphere in the room was heavy and quiet. The dim yellow floor - lamp cast a golden glow over the whole room, giving a very warm feeling.
But in such an environment, Lu Jinsheng felt that the air pressure beside him was very low, and the temperature seemed to be much colder than the other side.
Lu Jinsheng opened his mouth, wanting to explain: "Yiyi, I got this wound when I was waiting for you..."
"Don't say it," Shen Jianyi didn't even listen. She interrupted him softly, "I never force you to tell me your secrets. I trust you."
After her words, the two fell silent again.
Lu Jinsheng's mind was in a complete mess. Besides thinking about this matter, there were also many complicated things wandering in his head.
The two were lying on the same bed, but their thoughts had already drifted out of the window and gone God - knows - where.
That night, Shen Jianyi tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. She had long suspected that Lu Jinsheng and Gun were the same person. They had never appeared at the same time.
Before, when Gun was injured, Lu Jinsheng claimed to go on a business trip abroad. Once or twice could be explained, but as the number of times increased, it was bound to arouse suspicion.
However, it was better to just think about this matter in her heart. Without accurate evidence, she couldn't say anything just based on speculation. Even if it was really as she thought, as long as Lu Jinsheng didn't want to talk about it, she would never bring it up on her own initiative.
...
It was drizzling in the early morning. Small puddles formed on the ground, and the glistening water surface was splashed by a pair of old leather shoes.
"Madam, Master asked me to take you to school." Uncle Li opened the car door and stood there waiting for her to get in.
In front of the car, the woman was wearing a white shirt and a plaid skirt. Her long black hair was casually tied into a ponytail, and a pair of black - framed glasses was added to her young face. With her oval face, she looked no older than a high - school student.
Sister Gu held an umbrella with one hand and used the other to block the top of the car door for her to prevent her from hitting her head accidentally.
Shen Jianyi sat in the back and was about to close the door and leave.
"Pa -"
Sister Gu closed the transparent umbrella and neatly stuffed it into the car. Even though she was drenched in the rain, she still smiled: "Madam, take the umbrella."
Shen Jianyi hesitated for a moment. She stared at Sister Gu's wet bangs, was slightly stunned, and then reached out to take it. There was no emotion in her eyes as she said indifferently: "Thank you."
The other woman waved at her. Shen Jianyi looked at her for two seconds and then withdrew her gaze.
On the way to school, Uncle Li would also take the initiative to strike up a conversation from time to time.
"Madam, Master originally wanted me to take Miss to school this morning, but Master refused." Uncle Li mentioned casually.
Shen Jianyi became interested. She lifted her eyelids, and her cold gaze met Uncle Li's face in the rear - view mirror. "Why?"
Uncle Li hooked the corner of his mouth and looked quite proud. "Master thought that Madam didn't like to be with Miss, so he refused. But usually Miss is picked up and dropped off by a special driver. I don't know what's going on today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Jianyi looked out of the window.
The window of a dark - gray SUV driving alongside was cracked open a little. The gentle breeze carried the rain through the crack and hit the girl's bangs. The smooth bangs clumped together at that moment.
Her expression was calm, and her black pupils stared blankly until the girl closed the window.
It was Lu Yuan just now. She didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that she could meet her on the road.
"Ding -"
The message alert sound from her watch pulled her back from her thoughts. Shen Jianyi stole a glance at Uncle Li. He was concentrating on driving at the moment.
Only then did Shen Jianyi open the message. It was the result of Xia Liang's investigation.
[Lu Ziqian has countless friends abroad.]
[I've investigated Lu Yuan's identity. It's clean. There's no negative information. Her information shows that she is Lu Ziqian's adopted daughter, but there's a rumor that she is his illegitimate daughter.]
After reading the second message, Shen Jianyi couldn't help but feel a bit confused. If she was really his illegitimate daughter, it meant that Shen Jianyi had guessed wrong.
She turned off her watch, took out her phone from her bag, quickly typed a few words and sent them to the other person: [Where did this rumor come from?]
The other person replied instantly.
[Master, is there anyone around you? Why are you using your phone all of a sudden?]
[This rumor comes from someone who claims to be his friend. It has spread widely abroad, but few people in the country know about it. I think this rumor might be true. I can't find any record of Lu Yuan staying in a welfare home.]
For some reason, Shen Jianyi felt a bit disappointed when she saw this message. She had thought that she was getting closer to Weiting, but... it was just "thought" after all.