Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Chapter 925: Earful

Shui yawned and rubbed her drowsy eyes as she stretched her back. She saw Jin over at the couch, sleeping in an awkward position. She blinked, confused.

Why is he sleeping like that?

She let out another small yawn and walked towards him. She was puzzled at his seemingly annoyed expression he showed while in his sleep. He loosely held his phone in his right hand that was close to slipping away.

A popup light flashed on his phone and she curiously leaned in. Seeing Alix's name highlighted on it surprised her. She cast a sideways glance.

Jin was talking to Alix at this hour? Strange, she thought.

Shui stood like that for a few moments in the early morning's silence, staring at Jin's sleeping face.

I promise I will always be by your side.

A small, defeated smile laced her lips.

No, Jin. You won't.

Shui raised her hand, slowly inching it towards him to touch his face. Her fingers hovered above his cheek, hesitating to bridge the last distance. The more she looked at him, the more the fact took root in her heart that nothing was the same between them anymore. On the contrary, the distance between them seemed to be widening even more despite the fact that he was back.

Shui smiled to herself and withdrew her hand silently.

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Jin woke up an hour later and the first thing he didn't see was Shui on the bed. His eyes widened and he looked at the time.

Damn I was late…

He took his phone and his mouth twitched seeing Alix's new message. His gaze darkened.

She talked nonsense the whole night and ruined my sleep!

Jin muttered in displeasure the whole time he freshened up. As he stepped out, Nuo stepped in. Her son, Muyang, giggled and played with her hair.

"My little brother!!!!"

Nuo shone brighter than the sun and hugged him. She kissed his cheek and grinned. "How was last night?"

Jin gritted his teeth. "Sis, you didn't have to do this! It was so…so awkward for Shui. And me too!"

She gasped. "What did I do? I am a good big sister, okay!"

"Aaahh, aahh aahh!!" Muyang tried to mimic his mother.

Jin held him against his chest and kissed his cheek. "Good morning. How is my nephew doing?"

Little Muyang cooed and laughed, pressing his forehead against Jin's cheek. "Baaaaa…"

Jin chuckled. He was always thrilled to be with Muyang but right now, he wasn't so thrilled with his sister's shady plan she executed.

"Sis…I am…I am back only to focus on taking over the Liu Corps, nothing else. I…don't have any plan for a relationship or love."

"Preposterous!" She glared at him. "Jin, tell me the truth. We have been going round and round about this a lot, but now I want to hear it directly from you. I know that you like Shui and Shui likes you too. Then I don't understand what the problem is. What is holding you back from approaching her?"

Jin stared at her but could say nothing for some time. "I…I just think we are not compatible…"

Nuo scowled. "Not compatible? If you two aren't compatible then who are? And I am not saying this just because you are childhood friends. We all know how it went down with Shui and Bro Jun. But your relationship with her is different. Jin, you are hiding something from us. I know it. You are chained by something and you cannot tell us about it."

He panicked. "No, no, sis. It's really not like that. Trust me, I am not hiding anything."

"Baaaa??" Muyang patted his cheek with his little palm, his brows crunching with the depressing atmosphere.

"I am fine, buddy. So smile," Jin chuckled.

Nuo's squinted gaze forced sweat to form on his forehead. "You are making Shui sad too. You are lying. I am your sister and you better not lie to me. Ai told me everything that happened at the party last night."

His gaze darkened.

Zhou Ai!

"She told me how Shui got in danger and you saved her."

"D-Did you tell Uncle Zhi or…?"

"No. I think Shui doesn't want to let them know about it either. That is beside the point. You got so angry that you punched Kang Yuze and confronted him in front of everybody. You took it upon yourself to destroy Ren Mui. Is this

only

friendship I am seeing? Or maybe I have gone blind," her eyes narrowed.

That felt like a punch on his face. Jin felt like he was standing in the witness box in front of a court judge. "Anybody will get furious sis. We have known Shui since she was little. Of course-"

"Of course what? Of course that you get to pass off your feelings as just friendship just because it's so convenient? Your denial of feelings is just hurting Shui. And she doesn't even know why. She at least deserves to know the reason, right? You plan to keep her in the dark for her entire life?

Nobody here is forcing you two to be together. Yes, we are creating chances but only because we hope that something might change between you two. We have that hope because we know how you feel for each other. But if things are really impossible then tell that to Shui and give it closure once and for all. For the sake of Shui's happiness, don't be so weak."

Muyang was close to coming to a wailing point and Nuo quickly took him back. "Aish, you don't have to cry. Your idiot Uncle is making everybody cry."

Jin pressed his lips.

"So he better get his act together before I punish him for real."

She glared at him and left the room in a huff.

Jin stood in silence for a long time and stepped out of the room himself too. He passed by Shui's room and found the door slightly open. Through the slit, he saw her getting ready as she stood in front of the mirror. He clenched his fist, his breathing becoming ragged.

I…I should tell her…