Chapitre 3: The Second Time
In the end, Hui Yin told the police officer about Lu Shen. They were then instructed to wait on a sofa in the lobby, with Lu Shen looking tense and anxious. His whole body was pressing close to hers, not even leaving enough space for a needle to insert itself between them.
Hui Yin pushed him away. "Don't stick so close to me."
There was a truculent set to his mouth as he moved away...for about two centimeters. His hand was still clutching the sleeve of her coat.
His total dependency on her made Hui Yin unable to accept that this man beside her was Lu Shen. When she first met him before knowing his identity, Hui Yin had thought that Fai was a total softie. But after knowing the true personality of that tyrant...it really made a person wonder. Who was the real him? This insecure man, or the domineering CEO who always wants to get his own way?
"They're not going to hurt you," she explained to him again. "They're just going to find your family, that's all."
But he didn't seem to hear her reassurance. He was frowning as he gazed at the police officer sitting behind the desk. He was originally staring at them, but looked down when he met Lu Shen's gaze.
"I don't like him." He really didn't like him. Anyone who separated him from her was a bad person.
"Don't be childish."
After saying that, Hui Yin didn't pay attention to him anymore. She had recently discovered that the cherry blossom hairpin was pinned on her hair, and when she took it out, there were no traces of blood on its pointed end. She really couldn't believe that it worked, and even followed her back to the past. Being an actress who acted out several roles, Hui Yin felt that no script in the world could make her feel as magical as this hairpin.
"Miss Hui?" A police officer had called them.
Hui Yin stood up, and Lu Shen warily followed after her. There was a group of police officers approaching them, and the one on the front had a shoulder insignia of one pip with two silver bars. He must be the chief police officer.
His sharp stare lingered a bit on Lu Shen before it was directed on her.
"Miss Hui, we have already notified Mr. Lu's family about this matter. However, we still need to conduct a medical and psychological exam to know if Mr. Lu has been physically hurt or had suffered through any emotional trauma. We will also have to trouble you to stay inside the station for a brief interrogation. I'm certain that you know how highly sensitive this matter is, since any slight mistake on our part would reflect badly on our reputation in the future. I ask Miss Hui and Mr. Lu to give us a moment of your time."
Hui Yin's eyebrows squeezed together. "How long will this take?"
"Around three to four days."
Three to four days! Hui Yin almost snapped the hairpin she was holding into two. It was acceptable if they wanted to hold Lu Shen for that long, but she didn't have the time! And what kind of interrogation would last that long? Did they think she was his abductor? Clean your eyes and notice her small and delicate figure, ah!
Lu Shen and Hui Yin said it both at the same time.
"No."
Hui Yin objected as she didn't want to waste time, while Lu Shen objected because he didn't want to be parted from her. He didn't even want her to leave him for a second, not to mention three or four days.
It was easy to understand why Lu Shen was treating Hui Yin as his security blanket.
Without memories of his wealth and properties, without knowing who he was and his family, how could he bear to let go of the person who knew him?
She was the only one in the world he could call as 'his'. Other than her, he was completely alone.
He shuffled his feet to swallow the remaining 'two centimeters' distance between them.
The deputy officer standing behind him opened his mouth and said, "This is a necessary procedure..."
Hui Yin didn't let him finish. "Officers, with all due respect, I still have something important that I need to do. How about I leave my contact information with you? Would that be okay?"
Lu Shen tugged at her coat and shook his head again. His face was drained of color, mere millimeters away from having a panic attack.
Hui Yin did her best to ignore him. Fortunately, the chief police officer seemed to consider her words and didn't make it too difficult for her. He gestured at the police officer behind the front desk and he brought out with him a couple of forms that she needed to fill up.
"Then, Miss Hui, I'll be leaving with Mr. Lu."
The chief officer slightly tilted his head towards her. With a brief wave of his hand, he instructed the other officers to escort Lu Shen out of the lobby. There was a side door meters away from the entrance that led to the police station's parking lot.
But Lu Shen didn't want to leave her. Hui Yin had barely taken the pen and the forms when they were snatched away from her hands. Lifted and hugged, Hui Yin found herself pressed against Lu Shen. His arm was supporting her butt, and to avoid falling down, she had to put her arms around his neck. To her complete embarrassment, he was cradling her like a child.
"No," he repeated.
Hui Yin stilled when she heard him speak. Although a bit uncertain, she could hear the trace of authority in his tone. He sounded like the Lu Shen that she knew.
No, she must not let their fates intersect again!
This gave Hui Yin the resolve to wiggle down before doing a violent head-butt against his chin. His hold on her completely loosened, and the police officers took this opportunity to restrain him.
He still looked a bit dazed, but there was no mistaking the pain in his eyes. Hui Yin didn't know whether it was the pain from her assault or her betrayal.
"I'm sorry." She could only sincerely apologize. She mustn't waste the opportunity Yue Lao had given her.
Lu Shen struggled. He was a hard opponent when he was determined to escape. About five police officers had to avoid his punches and kicks to keep him controlled.
When they were nearly out of the side door, he shot her an extremely desperate look.
"Hui Yin, please don't leave..."
It was the second time he said 'please' to her.
It was also the second time she refused him.
Hui Yin picked up the pen and the forms she dropped, before going to the front desk to write her contact information. It was only when she saw how squiggly the second character of her name looked that she realized her hands were slightly trembling.
His desperate look kept coming to the forefront of her mind...
Was she wrong to let them take him away?
Hui Yin was in the middle of writing down her address when the unmistakable sound of a gunshot rang out.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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