Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Chapter 924: Ball of fire

Jin tossed and turned on the couch restlessly. His chest felt stuffy and he felt difficult to breathe. He stared at Shui, who looked to be sleeping more peacefully than before. He clenched his fists.

What was I doing…Shui is right. I had no right to utter such foolishness.

I am just…How can I say such cruel things to her!

He pressed the space in between his brows, frustration bubbling in his heart. He turned on his side facing Shui and breathed out silently. He closed his eyes slowly, feeling a gentle breeze of sleep lulling his heart with calmness.

'Time might turn back. But fate…might not necessarily change to be in your favor.'

'The red thread of destiny connects two souls who are meant to be with each other. The circumstances, the adversities together form the bridge towards their union.'

Jin's breathing in his sleep slightly grew restless.

'A mere human like you cannot bring any crack in those souls' interwoven destinies no matter how much you try to take control of the situation.'

Who is…talking to me…?

'Fate leads the way and the souls' decisions carve the path ahead for them.'

Please stop…I don't understand…

'Rebirth is not just about getting second chances.'

'It must make the soul wiser and not because it has its past memories but to understand to shed that desire of chasing towards a destiny that led them to their doom.'

Jin's eyes flew wide open but not a sound escaped from his lips. He placed his trembling hand on his chest where he felt the soft vibrations of his erratic heartbeats.

What was that…? He thought breathlessly.

Who was talking to me? I never had this conversation with anyone.

But why did it feel so real…?

He felt his throat going dry and he quickly grabbed the jug beside the couch, gulping large bouts of water non-stop. He was so thirsty that he finished half of the hug in one go. He breathed out, feeling a little better.

It was probably just a stupid dream…

Jin leaned back on the couch. The room's silence felt extremely uncomfortable.

I will have to talk to sis Nuo tomorrow. And Zhou Ai too, his eyelashes quivered. This cannot go on. Forcing Shui and me into situations together will only hurt her.

I have…already hurt her enough…

Jin looked at the time which showed it was still only 2:14 in the morning. He clicked his tongue in distaste. Few more hours still needed to go but he was in no mood to sleep. So rather than trying to sleep, he focused his energy on how to take his revenge from Ren Mui.

I will make her regret that she ever tried to mess with Shui…Jin clenched his jaw in fury.

If only she hadn't spiked the drink then-

Jin's train of thoughts came to a sudden stop and he frowned.

Ren Mui surely spiked the drink, but Shui got that glass from Alix, right?

'She is going to pay for this.'

Jin recalled Alix's vow to punish her sister by any means, which made his brow twitch hard. He took in a deep breath and unlocked his phone with a trembling hand.

'You gave that spiked drink glass to Shui on purpose, didn't you?'

He pressed Send and waited. In all the confusion and anger before, he didn't get the chance to think properly. But now in the early morning's quietness, he felt his mind clearer than anything else.

His phone lit up. It was a reply from Alix.

'This is the time you thought was appropriate to investigate?'

'Just answer me.'

'You ruined my beauty sleep.'

Jin sneered.

'You replied back within a minute which means you weren't sleeping. Is it the guilt of pushing Shui into danger that was keeping you awake?'

'Interesting. You speak as if I have a conscience.'

A vein popped on his forehead.

'What the hell were you thinking!?'

'Calm down lover boy. I was tracking Shui all the time. If I had seen a suspicious man approaching her, I would have immediately dispatched her knight in shining armor without a delay~ But can you guess who this knight would have been? Kang Yuze or you? Hmm, tough choice.'

"Yo-"

Jin slapped his palm on his lips to shut himself. He couldn't even curse out loud with Shui sleeping right in front of him.

He typed back, more agitated than before.

'It's not just about the danger. Do you know how traumatic this is!? You are a woman yourself! Shui had a nightmare because of this! Do you know how scared she is?'

This time, it took two minutes for Alix to respond.

'How do you know she had a nightmare? Oh my, are you two…together at this ungodly hour?'

Jin let out a silent but angry laughter.

'I will kill you.'

'You cannot kill a woman who was already dead once.'

'You were in a coma, not dead.'

'No comments.'

Jin gritted his teeth. 'You not only used Shui but me too. You knew I would get involved!'

'That's called striking two birds with one stone. Now if my dear little sister herself presented me with such a golden opportunity tonight, then how could I have let it go to waste? So direct your anger and revenge only towards Mui okay? Keep me out of it.'

Jin was baffled by her shamelessness.

'Apologize to Shui the next time you meet her or I will sure as hell drag you into the fire too!'

'Hmm, it will be interesting to fight you head on~ But not interested this time,' she placed a shrug emoji. 'So rest assured, I will confess and apologize to her for this evening.'

Jin didn't expect her to yield so easily.

'And for the future in advance too if I need to use her again.'

At this point, he was completely enveloped in an imaginary ball of fire.

'Is there fire extinguisher in the room? I can feel the heat till here.'

I will seriously kill this woman!