The floor was littered with cigarette butts. When the cigarette case was empty, James Lu finally took a deep breath. As soon as he walked out of the stairwell, he saw Elizabeth Liang with her wound bandaged and curled up in a ball, sitting on a hallway bench with her thin arms wrapped tightly around herself. People walked in and out of the hallway, but she just sat there quietly, like an abandoned child. He walked over and stood beside her. "Are you done?" Elizabeth looked up and saw that it was him. "Yeah." "Where are you going? Should I give you a ride?" She shook her head. She once had her uncle's family. But now, she had no one, not even a place to live. Elizabeth didn't mention on the way here why she was standing outside of the gate with her luggage. James only assumed that the marks on her body had angered her family. She didn't speak, but he couldn't be bothered to care at the moment. "Well then, Miss Liang, take care.
A Maybach stopped in front of a house in the South Lake Villa District. James Lu parked the car and got out first. It only took a few long strides for him to arrive in front of the door. Elizabeth Liang dragged her suitcase and quickly followed. "Wear these for now." James found a pair of brand new men's slippers from the shoe cabinet, handed them to her, and turned to enter the living room. "Oh." She changed her shoes, followed him to the sofa, and saw him lying on it with his eyes closed. She didn't want to disturb him, but she was a little nervous because of the unfamiliar environment. "Mr. Lu... this is..." He opened his eyes and said, "My home. From now on, you will live here." She nodded and looked around the house. The interior design was modern and minimalistic, simple yet stately, which suits him well. "Right now I only have a part-timer. I will hire an attentive domestic in a few days. So, you'll just have to make do for now. Are ther
Elizabeth Liang stood outside the door. "Is anyone there?" No answer. "I'm going in." It was only her first day here, but she couldn't help but worry about the loud noise. They say that curiosity killed the cat, but after thinking about it, she still decided to open the door. The light inside was very dim, she could only vaguely see a staircase leading down. There was a faint glow at the bottom of the stairs. Elizabeth slowly descended the stairs one step at a time. Halfway down, she became certain that this was a wine cellar. The deeper she went, the stronger the wine smell was. "Mr. Lu?" The moment Elizabeth reached the wine cellar, she saw James Lu leaning and sitting on a wine cabinet. He held a bottle of wine in one hand and was surrounded by broken pieces of wine bottles, while he laid his other hand on the shattered fragments. It was apparent that the noise just now was him knocking over the bottles. She took a few step
Elizabeth Liang finished paying with James Lu's wallet and returned. As soon as she walked to the door, she heard a joking voice coming from inside— "You really are a miracle. How do people even end up in a hospital for banging someone? You amuse me, dude." As he said this, the man couldn't help but burst into laughter. Elizabeth recognized that it was Isaac Bai, the doctor who had just treated James's wound. She wasn't able to take a good look at him in her panicked state, but she vaguely recalled that he was wearing a white coat, tall, and was somewhat sage-like. Was he really the one laughing like a maniac? "Shut up!" This voice came from James. It sounded a little angry, but also a little embarrassed, adding to that his injury, he didn't sound very intimidating. "Okay, okay, okay, I'll stop now... Haha..." "Do you want to get your a*s beat, Isaac? Should I tell your old man that you've got a fake antique in your living room?" "Ahem... you'r
"What?" "I'm thirsty!" "Well..." Elizabeth Liang looked at the cup in her hand and sighed. "Would you like some?" James Lu looked at the cup and curled his lips in disgust. "Not from a cup like that!" "......" Elizabeth felt bewildered. He wasn't nearly this bad in the day, at least not that crabby. Why was he suddenly throwing childish tantrums out of nowhere? "Do you want to drink it or not?" "What do you think?" Why the hell would she care?? Elizabeth took a few deep breaths to suppress the strong urge to splash the water onto his face.. Looking at her aggrieved and slightly cross expression, James humphed and closed his eyes in satisfaction. "Jimmy!" Elizabeth was still speechless when a middle-aged woman suddenly entered the ward. She rushed to the bed with a worried face. "Do you feel better?" James opened his eyes and looked at the woman with resignation. Then he couldn't help but quietly grind his
Lydia Song came and went in a hurry, leaving only the two of them again in the VIP ward. Elizabeth Liang sat there, still not knowing how to react. That's it? That was her meeting his parent? Judging from James Lu's mother's mannerisms, it was obvious that she did not come from common ranks, but she was still cordial and lovely. Elizabeth could almost still feel the warmth of Lydia's hands on her cheeks. Lydia carried a faint sweet scent with her. Her delicate hands were very warm, and they reminded Elizabeth of her own mother when she touched her face. After so many years, she once again felt the love of a mother. "Hey! What are you thinking!" James waved his hand in front of her. "Nothing." She came to herself and shook her head. "What's wrong?" "I need to go to the toilet." Elizabeth looked at him confusedly. "Hm?" "Help me!" He gestured for her to come to him. Elizabeth frowned. "Mr. Lu, only your head is injured, you can
As soon as Elizabeth Liang entered the door and saw the sofa, she collapsed onto it without even bothering to change her shoes. She went through more ups and downs today than a freaking movie. Staring at the wide floor-to-ceiling windows, she gloomily thought of James Lu's angry face. She sighed. How could he not be angry? Within one day, she had smashed his head, then pushed him again while he was injured... The fact of the matter was that she had asked for his help, so she shouldn't have exploded like that no matter how annoyed she was. After all, if she had irrevocably pissed him off, where could she possibly find another man like James Lu to rely on? She didn't know him well enough to figure out whether or not he would regret everything and refuse to marry her because of what she had done today. After giving it some thought, she shook her head and denied the idea. He probably wouldn't. Sure, James didn't come home with her, but he gav
James Lu had always paid great attention to his appearance, so he would avoid going to work in the name of recuperation when his head looked the way it was. He was always known for being elegantly refined and impeccably handsome. He was not going to show this ridiculous sight to the rest of the company like a monkey in a zoo. He was usually so busy that he actually had difficulty adjusting now that he had spare time on his hands, especially since he just stayed in his room all day long. He felt like everything in the room annoyed him. With nothing else to do, he called Isaac Bai over to drink. Isaac came quickly. As soon as he entered the door, he sat on the sofa and rubbed his eyebrows. It seemed like he was extremely tired. "Hey, I called you over to talk and drink with me, why the hell are you playing dead?" James twisted his eyebrows. Isaac glanced at him and said, "You think everyone's like you? Remote controlling companies with a phone? I use my tech