Bite Your Fingertips

39th -【Try and touch him】

The carved door of the private room was closed.

The lighting was very good, the large oil paintings hanging on the walls were vivid, and the thick soft carpet cleanly absorbed all the sounds of their footsteps.

When Lu Shi put down his bag and sat across from him, Lu Shaochu adjusted his cuffs. “I’ve already ordered the kitchen to cook some dishes that you like. Have you been eating properly while being out for so long? You’re thin.”

Lu Shi raised his eyes to look at him. “Stop playing the tender card, what do you want to say?”

With a ‘ke’, the teacup was put down. Lu Shaochu started, “For your grandfather’s birthday banquet, you must come back. The only grandson isn’t there, what would outsiders say if they saw?”        

He lowered his voice before continuing, “I know, you’re angry that we’ve lied to you for more than ten years, but feel your conscience and think about it, who doesn’t know your mother—”

Seeing Lu Shi’s expression turn cold, Lu Shaochu changed his words. “Weiyun has treated you well since you were a child and all while taking care of you, she really raised you as her son. Even if you have no blood relationship, after more than ten years of raising you to this age, no matter what, there ought to be affection.”   

Lu Shi was noncommittal. “Is that so?”     

Lu Shaochu was once proud that Lu Shi was resolute and extremely smart since a young age. He was an excellent candidate for a successor.

Now, he finally felt what it was like for a son to be too stubborn.

“Lu Shi, we’ll talk and reason. I, as your father, can understand that you suddenly learned that the mother who has been shouting for more than ten years isn’t your birth parent, and the stimulation caused by this, alongside the feeling of being internally unable to calm down in a short period of time, is all something I try to comprehend as much as possible.

“So you saying you were leaving home, not seeing Weiyun or even me, and running to Qingchuan Road to live alone, I also understand and approve. But everything should have a limit, right?”

He assumed a gentle expression. “Your rebellious stage is over and your frame of mind is calm, so it’s time to return home. Your grandfather misses you very much and frequently talks about you. Weiyun also mentioned you a few days ago, saying that the temperature has cooled down, and she’s wondering if you’ve caught a cold or fell ill. We’re all very worried about you living outside alone.”

Lu Shi didn’t answer, but instead turned to the paper bag Lu Shaochu was holding. “What’s inside?”

“For your moth— a gift for Weiyun.”

Lu Shaochu smiled and said, “Would you like to take a look? You’ve known Weiyun’s preferences the most since you were a child, and you’ve never been mistaken. Can you help Dad appraise it, is this gift bought just fine?”

“Mn.”

Hearing Lu Shi’s response, Lu Shao said in his heart that sure enough, his son was merely twisted and not bent, the affection between mother and child was still there.

He passed the gift box over.

Lu Shi opened it and saw there was a set of jadeite jewelry with excellent quality.

“The shape of the necklace is incorrect, she’ll like the rest.”

“You’ve always understood her preferences best, so Dad is relieved.”

Lu Shaochu was intending to ease the relationship between the two so he mentioned, “Weiyun often wears the diamond necklace you gave her before. When attending those tea parties and going to salons, she’d tell everyone she came across that this was a gift you gave her. There must be many people who envy you for your sensibility and filial piety.”

Lu Shi lowered his eyelashes, making it difficult to distinguish the emotions in his eyes. “Hm, she’s fond of wearing it.”

The air was suffocating. Lu Shi stood up. “I’ll go outside to get some fresh air. I’ll be back soon.”

It wasn’t until he left Lu Shaochu’s sight that Lu Shi couldn’t control his expression and it became completely cold. His eyes deepened, like an ice field shrouded in darkness.

The turmoil being firmly suppressed in his heart kept rushing upwards, seemingly burning away his reason like a black fire.

Lu Shi clenched his fists until his nails penetrated into his flesh, causing a stinging pain which calmed him slightly.

Auspicious Luxury Hotel was a five-star high-end hotel chain which belonged under the banner of the Lu clan. This chain in S city had a sky corridor that overlooked the city.

Lu Shi walked over.

The sky corridor was very large, planted with flowers and trees of various colors. The aisles were winding, which had the effect of changing the scenery as one walked.

The wind blowing from the high-rise buildings came and the surroundings were quiet.

Lu Shi stood for a while, until the cool wind blew all over his body and he became completely cold. After making sure his expression and state had no gaps, he turned around, preparing to return to the private room.

That was when a voice came from behind the cluster of plants next to him.

The voice was a bit familiar.

“Did you get the drug? …The one with the best effects, the price isn’t a problem so things mustn’t go wrong… Make sure of it. It’s tasteless when thrown in a glass, works in ten minutes, and the person would be unconscious for three or four hours?”

The person laughed twice. “The time mustn’t be that long, three hours is enough for a taste. If the length is too long, it’ll arouse people’s suspicion…”

It wasn’t known what the person on the other side of the phone said, but the voice was smiling as it responded, “That little young master, with a pampered body and precious meat, is youthful so he definitely tastes good, but he’s also a lot of trouble. I’ll realize my dream of tasting him once, no god or ghost would know. I shouldn’t be greedy or I’ll have to suffer losses going forward… Ok, let’s not talk about this anymore, I left halfway and can’t delay for too long. I still have to go back to socialize.”

Lu Shi stared at a spiky thorn on a vine.

He Zhiyuan on the other side didn’t know there was someone next to him.

He searched for a number in his phone’s contacts and called it.

“Ah’Hao, busy?”

“…Brother wants to ask you for a favor. Do you think you can make an appointment with Chu Yu in the following two days? …I know he doesn’t like seeing me, maybe he misunderstood me from the start…”

“Brother rarely asks you for something, can you help your older brother just this once? When he comes to the appointment, I’ll try my best to make it clear to him. Wouldn’t it be a good thing if Chu Yu’s view regarding me can be changed?

“…Yeah, I’ll decide the location, time—”

At that moment, there was a sudden sharp pain on his shoulder. The numbing pain spread along his nerves to his fingertips, like an electric shock. He Zhiyuan’s five fingers became limp and loosened, causing his phone to slam on the ground with a ‘pa’.

Immediately afterwards, his wrists and ankles were agilely dislocated and his knees were heavily trampled on. The severe pain made him scream as his vision blacked out for a while.

Before He Zhiyuan could recover his strength, he was fiercely seized by the neck and nearly hauled forward.

His brain rapidly became deprived of oxygen, his vision began to blur, and the veins in his temples swelled as if they were about to explode!

When he finally reacted, he was already being pressed against the edge of the sky corridor.

Behind him was a railing and reinforced glass the height of half a person, not to mention it was dozens of stories high in the air.

The wind was very strong, and He Zhiyuan’s body quickly broke out in a clammy cold sweat. He shook, then started to tremble.

“You’re—”

He spoke with difficulty. His eyes gradually focused and he saw the person in front of him clearly. He Zhiyuan suddenly fell silent.

He’d seen the boy who was clutching his neck.

He’d heard this person’s name from He Zhihao’s mouth, Lu Shi.

Lu Shi, who was clasping He Zhiyuan’s neck with his fingers, saw the other’s flushed face turn purple and his difficulty in breathing, but the force of his fingers didn’t relax in the slightest.

He even pushed He Zhiyuan further, suspending most of his body in midair. Using his other free hand, he pulled at his own clothes to loosen them.

The space between his eyebrows was filled with colliding hostility.

At this moment, He Zhiyuan instinctively sensed the danger— Lu Shi wanted to kill him, or, wanted to let go and throw him down from here.

The wind raged from the tall buildings, like torned bellows pouring down from the sky.

He Zhiyuan’s eyeballs were bulging out and his face was a purplish red, beads of sweat dripped down his swollen temples but were quickly blown away by the strong wind.

He couldn’t stop trembling in fright. Even tears and snot flowed out, muddling half of his face. Because of fear, his pupils shrank as small as the tip of a needle, and his throat had difficulty breathing.

Lu Shi’s expression was cold to the extreme, and he wasn’t even breathing.

His knuckles were exerting force with such strength that they lost their color.

At that moment, the phone in his pocket rang several consecutive message beeps.

Lu Shi didn’t have many friends, and there were even fewer people in his chat software list. Both Zhu Zhifei and Wei Guanglei were used to calling him.

Only Chu Yu would often send him messages.

Firmly pressing He Zhiyuan onto the reinforced glass’ metal pillar, Lu Shi spoke his first sentence.

His voice was very soft, blending with the howling wind, but birthing infinite fear in the hearts of people.

“Try and touch him, if you dare?”

The author has something to say: Here’s a heart shaped by sunlight reflected on a skyscraper’s glass exterior wall~ michu!