The Devil's Sleeping Beauty

Lu Yifeng was immediately brought to the emergency room at his arrival in the hospital.

Xia Meilin and some of the men who brought their boss to the hospital stood waiting outside.

Her heart was racing with nervousness and worry for Lu Yifeng. When she tore off his shirt and tried to apply pressure to stop the bleeding while they were in the car earlier, she was really surprised to see all the wounds and bruises he had. Was he recently attacked?

If he was injured, why would he come out and accompany her and Little Melon earlier? He could have think of some reasons to avoid Little Melon's request.

He was carrying Little Melon around since yesterday and the boy would hug his body from time to time. How could he tolerate the pain from his wounds? Just by seeing them, Xia Meilin felt like she could also feel the pain in her body.

It was a good thing that Little Melon was not a naughty child while he was being carried or else, Lu Yifeng's wounds would open.

Such great endurance... Xia Meilin couldn't help but be amazed when she thought of it. But where did those wounds come from? His body looked like someone tried to beat him to death, aside from that there were cuts that looked like he was been whipped so badly. But, how could that be possible? Xia Meilin saw how strong and fast Lu Yifeng's fighting skills were earlier, how could he endure such pain?

A sudden thought came to her mind. Why would her grandparents accept his offer when they knew that he was the man who defiled her four years ago? The only person she knew that can handle a whip so well was her grandmother, Ji Ruo!

"Madam, don't worry about our boss. He's a strong man, he will definitely survive this surgery." A tall man who stood beside her said. His name is Zhao Long Ji, he was the leader of Lu Yifeng's bodyguards.

When he saw how pale Xia Meilin's face was and her hands that were covered in blood was shaking, Zhao Long Ji wanted to reassure and comfort her. She was the woman his boss chose and as his most trusted man, Zhao Long Ji was very supportive of his boss no matter what kind of decisions he make. He offered his handkerchief to her, "Here, wipe your hands, Madam"

Xia Meilin looked at the handkerchief before she looked at the man who offered it to her. He was tall but he was a few centimeters shorter than Lu Yifeng. He had a army-cut black hair and his ocean blue eyes stood out. Zhao Long Ji has a mixed blood, his father was Chinese while his mother was French. He was a handsome man but the long scar under his right eye ruined it.

"Boss will be fine. I have already called Mr. Su. He has bought a new set of clothes for you so you need to change when he arrives. If boss sees your clothes covered in his blood, he will definitely faint again!"

She chuckled a bit before she accepted the handkerchief. "Mm, thank you." She started wiping her hands with it. It has been so long since her hands were covered with blood.

It wasn't her first time killing someone. If someone saw what happened earlier, they would be able to tell that she was an experienced woman since she didn't even bat an eye when she killed the men that attacked Lu Yifeng earlier.

While in the middle of the surgery, Lu Yifeng's assistant, Su Lei came with the set of clothes for Xia Meilin. Xia Meilin went to wash and change into the new clothes.

Su Lei turned to Zhao Long Ji and asked worriedly, "How is master's condition?"

"Aside from the blood loss from his previous injuries, he's fine. He didn't get any new injuries thanks to Ms. Xia Meilin's help. The doctors are stitching his wounds close, reported Zhao Long Ji.

"Ms. Xia helped master?" Su Lei brows furrowed in doubt, "A weak looking girl like her?"

"Yes. Although I wasn't able to see it myself, the bullets in the master's gun weren't reduced. He didn't shoot those men. The only other person that was in that place was Madam." Even if Zhao Long Ji didn't want to believe it, that was their only evidence. Besides, the gun Xia Meilin was holding only had one bullet left, if it wasn't her then who else could it be?

Su Lei was still doubtful of it.. To be honest, Su Lei himself didn't want a weak girl like Xia Meilin to be his master's woman. He was against it but he couldn't do anything since his master ignored him when he tried to state his thoughts to him.

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After Xia Meilin changed her clothes, she gave her grandmother a call.

"Hello?" Ji Ruo's soft, old voice was heard.

"Grandma, is Xiao Gua still awake?" Despite wanting to ask for the origins of Lu Yifeng's wound, she knew better that it was not right to talk about it over the phone that's why she decided to ask for Little Melon instead.

"Yes. He's still awake." Ji Ruo sighed at the other end, "I tried putting him to bed but he said that he won't go to sleep until you come back. Where are you anyway? Did Lu Yifeng try to force you into something again?!" She raised her voice upon asking the question. "Tell me where you are right now and I will give him another beating! How dare he- -"

"No, no. He did not... Calm down, grandma." Xia Meilin quickly interrupted her grandmother. By how Ji Ruo talked, Xia Meilin was now sure that the wounds on Lu Yifeng's body were her grandmother's doing.

Back then, when she learned that her grandparents agreed on letting her marry the man she hated the most, Xia Meilin thought that Lu Yifeng blackmailed them. But now that she was able to discover what really happened, another crack was created in the wall that Xia Meilin created around her.

Was he really sorry for what happened that night?