That brief reminder was enough for Hui Yin to spring apart from him.

What...just now, what was she doing?

She would gain her freedom by tomorrow, and tonight should be the end of everything between them. If that crash hadn't happened, although they wouldn't have sex, it would still come pretty close to it.

Her body shook, and she pressed her fingers on her lips.

Weak. She was still so, so weak.

Lu Shen groaned and buried his face on one of her pillows, pounding his fists against the mattress. So close...he gritted his teeth, his whole body soaked with sweat.

Who made that noise? He was going to kill them.

"I think...it came from your study."

Hui Yin's voice was soft. She felt feeble, but she couldn't collapse here. That noise was loud, louder than the sound Lu Shen had made before.

Lu Shen gathered himself, and moving like his whole body was foreign to him, he slowly got up from the bed. He could only pray to his ancestors that prolonged...anyway, this setback probably wouldn't have any fatal consequences to his body.

At least, that was what he was hoping for.

"Stay here," he told her gruffly, his voice hoarse.

Hui Yin didn't listen. She waited until he closed her bedroom door and the sound of his footsteps became faint before she curiously followed.

His study was only at the end of the hall. Hui Yin was certain that there wasn't any chandelier inside it. What could have made that awful noise?

She could see Lu Shen's figure stop at the doorway of his study, his shoulders becoming tense.

Then he darted inside, and Hui Yin ran after him, her heart skipping a beat.

When she finally saw the state of his study, a gasp escaped her lips.

Everything was a mess.

His table was overturned, and his papers were scattered all over the floor. His laptop had been smashed beyond recognition, and all the drawers of the cabinets were pulled out, like they were sticking their tongues out at the two of them. His printer had not been left untouched, the ink cartridges spilling onto the floor.

The chiffon-colored blinds that covered the glass window pane were wrenched apart, and even the carpet had creases on it. A nearby lampshade had been broken in two, and its stand slowly rolled towards Hui Yin until it rested just before her feet.

Lu Shen was picking up a business card at the center of this maelstrom, and when he heard her gasp, he abruptly turned towards her with wild eyes.

"Go back to your room!"

Hui Yin just looked at him. She could see that someone had deliberately did this, all of it.

Whoever this was...he bypassed the guards, he trespassed inside Lu Shen's home, and left a calling card.

The capacity of this person made her blood run cold. He could have done...anything. While they were still here. While they were both distracted.

If Lu Shen hadn't been in her room, and he was inside his study where he should be at this hour, then it could only mean...

Hui Yin took a deep breath.

"Was this the same person who caused your accident?" she asked.