Before Shen Jianyi could even react, the man's cold lips came crashing down on hers. It wasn't enough just to kiss; he bit her lips greedily and wantonly.
Perhaps it had been a while since they'd had a normal life. That night, Lu Jinsheng was like a awakened alpha wolf. Several times during the night, his wounds were on the verge of tearing open again.
The next day.
The first rays of morning sunlight filtered through the floor - to - ceiling windows and landed on the white bedding. The woman curled up in the bed turned over and reached out to touch the space beside her, only to find it empty.
She had lost count of how many times this had happened. Every time Shen Jianyi woke up, the other person was never by her side.
She slowly opened her sleepy eyes. The sunlight was too bright and made her eyes uncomfortable, so she just squinted.
Shen Jianyi put on her slippers and walked out slowly. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Sister Gu cleaning.
"Madam, you're awake?"
Shen Jianyi lifted her chin slightly and forced a smile with difficulty. "Yes, I'm awake."
After that, there was no more conversation. Sister Gu coughed and then chased after her to ask, "Madam, what would you like for breakfast?"
"Whatever."
She wasn't really interested in breakfast at the moment. All she wanted was to find Lu Jinsheng and give him a piece of her mind. He had exhausted her last night.
"Where's Master Lu?" Shen Jianyi turned her head and asked.
Sister Gu replied, "Master Lu was called away by the Second Master early this morning. I'm not sure what it's about. He also told me to take good care of you and that he'll be back this afternoon."
"..."
Shen Jianyi was speechless. Since she had nowhere to go in the morning anyway, after washing up, she leaned on the sofa and watched TV.
"Ding ding—"
Her phone vibrated.
She unlocked her phone, and the message was from Xia Liang.
[Master, I'm really Xia Liang. Stay at home these days. They won't dare to come near easily.]
Shen Jianyi found it suspicious that the other person kept emphasizing her identity, so she made a video call.
The other person answered immediately.
Xia Liang's pale face appeared on the screen. She looked extremely tired but still forced a smile.
"Master, where are you?"
To ensure that her location wasn't revealed, Xia Liang stood in front of a pure - white wall, so the other person had no idea where she was.
Shen Jianyi said coldly, "It doesn't matter where I am. What on earth is going on?"
Xia Liang told her the whole story, and Shen Jianyi understood clearly.
If that was the case, it seemed that only the Lu family villa was a safe place. There were people secretly protecting this place, and even Vivian and Sam wouldn't dare to come near easily.
Shen Jianyi asked with concern, "What about you? Does Zhou Sang know about you and me?"
The other person shook her head. "No, Vivian wants to take all the credit, so she definitely won't tell Professor Zhou. Don't worry, Master. I'll protect myself."
"Okay..."
After a few words of greeting, they hung up the phone. Shen Jianyi leaned against the back of the sofa, looking nonchalant.
At first, she thought that Vivian and Sam were so eager to capture her for the sake of peace in the research lab. But she never expected that these two were just coveting the money.
It seemed that their selfishness was no less than Xu Wenji's. Anyone would want to get the money and leave the research institute.
Shen Jianyi didn't have much affection for the people in the research institute, except for Xia Liang and Fa Cai. In her eyes, everyone else was just an ordinary colleague.
Just as she was thinking about this, Song Miner rushed in from the yard in a hurry. She was holding a small kettle in her hand, looking as if she had discovered something extraordinary.
"Madam, there are some people loitering around our villa."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi frowned. "Who are they?"
"They always flash by, but I and the other maids caught a glimpse. It's a man and a woman, and they seem to be foreigners."
So that was it. It seemed that these two had been waiting outside for a long time, just waiting for her to go out.
She snorted, a hint of hostility flashing in her eyes. "Don't be afraid. Just go on with your own business. Pretend they don't exist and don't deliberately acknowledge them."
Song Miner found it a bit scary. It would definitely be difficult to pretend not to see such a thing, especially for her, as she was a very curious person.
Shen Jianyi knew this very well, so she kept reminding them not to deliberately pay attention.
Otherwise, who knew what Vivian and the other one would do.
Now she felt as if she was being observed from all sides. Every move, every word of hers seemed to be under someone's watchful eye.
This feeling always came when Lu Jinsheng was not by her side.
At this moment.
Lu Jinsheng was also absent - minded in the main building of the Lu family. He had almost fallen out with Lin Zhirou some time ago. Now that she had gone to tattle, Lu Ziqian would surely call him over.
These people had been sitting in the living room in silence for a long time.
Just as Lu Ziqian was about to speak, Lu Jinsheng interrupted him mercilessly. "If you want to ask why I'm targeting Miss Lin, don't bother. There's no reason."
Seeing his slovenly and arrogant look, the anger that had been simmering in Lu Ziqian's heart suddenly exploded.
"Lu Jinsheng! Tell me, Miss Lin has been serving you well in the company, but you made things difficult for her and bullied her like this."
Hearing this, Lu Jinsheng lifted his chin, and the disgust in his eyes was hard to hide.
"Well, so what?"
Lu Ziqian was trying his best to control his temper. He took a deep breath. "From today on, Shen Jianyi is not allowed to enter the company again. Put her on the blacklist right away."
"Sorry, Father," Lu Jinsheng said expressionlessly, showing no sign of apology. "I can't put Yiyi on the blacklist. On the contrary, it seems that Miss Lin has been on the blacklist for a long time."
"You!" Lu Ziqian simply couldn't control his son, especially after Shen Jianyi appeared.
Now Lin Zhirou was already so fed up. It was almost impossible to rely on her to drive Shen Jianyi away.
Realizing that his outburst might make Lu Jinsheng even more averse to him, Lu Ziqian tried to restrain himself and softened his tone.
"Jinsheng, Father is doing this for your own good. In our upper - class circle, we pay attention to the match of social status. Although the Lin family has declined, Miss Lin was once a young lady, so she's definitely better than Shen Jianyi."
In his eyes, Shen Jianyi was no different from an orphan now. A person with no family background was not qualified to be the mistress of the Lu family.
Before Lu Jinsheng could say anything, Lu Ziqian continued, "She's just like your mother. Her background is too weak. Sooner or later, she'll..."