Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Chapter 929: Shui's art

Shui didn't know how she was supposed to react. She was well aware how close of an aid Hou Lin was for Jun at Sky. He trusted him but he only got betrayal as the cruel result.

Does Jun know that he is released?

Shui noticed Hou Lin close to hyperventilating and her eyes widened. "H-Hey, I am not doing anything!"

But he continued to sweat and clasp his hands together. Shui looked left and right and ran outside again. A minute later, she returned with a bottle of water and offered it to him breathlessly.

Hou Lin didn't accept it. Instead, he went back to sorting out his boxes albeit with errors. His fingers trembled as he rummaged the stuff inside and completely avoided eye contact.

That blatant ignorance irked Shui. He was a person who had hurt and betrayed Jun and who joined hands with Zhan Yahui to destroy him and Sky. He had even kidnapped Xing Bi at one point and put her life in danger. Not only in this life but in the past life too, he didn't stop Zhan Yahui from committing all those horrors that eventually led to everybody's downfall. She could never forgive him for his wrongdoings.

So on top of a criminal up and running and casually bringing cardboard boxes in a store, he was also ignoring the little help she was providing with a sincere heart.

Shui impatiently tapped her fingers on the bottle as she squinted her eyes at him.

"How did you get released from jail?"

He didn't respond.

"Does Jun know that you are free now?"

His movements grew more rattled but not a word escaped his lips.

She gritted her teeth. "I haven't…nobody has forgotten your crimes. That's why there better be a good reason for you to be enjoying the sunlight."

No answer.

"How are you out and why are you in this store here?"

Her questions were only met with silence.

"Fine," she let out an angry smile, "I will find out for myself. There is no way I will let you hurt Jun or anybody in the Liu family ever again," she clenched her fists.

She placed the bottle with a bang on a nearby table and stormed off the store.

Hou Lin let out several shaky breaths. As the silence returned, he felt his heart calming down from the abruptness he wasn't prepared to deal with. Not so soon.

A young man stepped in, carrying one of the many cardboard boxes. He blinked at the rushing figure and looked at Hou Lin.

"Bro, I saw a woman storming out of here. Who was she?"

Hou Lin stared ahead emptily. "No…Nobody, Cai. Let's get back to work."

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Where is Shui?

Jin wondered to himself as she still hadn't returned. He strolled around the window and her desk area with a slow pace, his mind lost in thoughts. His knee bumped into a vertical shelf's door and a bunch of drawing books that were crammed inside exploded like fireworks.

"..."

Shit. Shui is gonna kill me for this.

Alix slightly craned her neck from her seat and raised her brow with interest. "Hm. RIP."

Jin threw a deadly glare at her. "You focus on your drawing!"

"This is a therapy session, not a competition where I have to compulsorily draw something. These things cannot be forced. But you are in trouble," she sneered.

He smiled. "So are you. Yes therapy cannot be forced, but she knows you are fooling around. She won't let you leave until she sees some results. She is not your average counselor."

Alix frowned and looked at her blank drawing board.

Tsk. What a pain. I will just draw something random-

"Don't even bother drawing something random. Shui will figure it out."

Alix's eyes narrowed and another smile formed on her lips. "Oh my I think I should give you and Shui some privacy once she returns. Your chemistry sparks reach all the way here and keep poking me. I will give you two some room."

"You like chit-chatting nonsense so much, right?"

She tapped her index finger on her chin thoughtfully. "Or maybe I should give Shui and Kang Yuze some room."

That sparked a slight fury in his expression. He decided to ignore her and get back to clear the mess he created.

"Yup it should be Kang Yuze. At least he is so open and confident about his feelings about her. Look how everybody knows that he feels something for her."

A frost was forming in his black irises. He breathed in and chanted to himself to ignore her ramblings. He took one book that was half-opened as it fell.

"If I give them some room, then I am almost certainly sure that they will come out as a happily engaged couple~"

His heart almost stopped beating and a wave of frustration filled in his chest.

Can she not leave me alone!?

His gaze fell on one of the drawings and he blinked. It was a woman sitting on the bed in her room alone. She stared out of the window, looking at the sky with a somber countenance. Even though it was only a drawing, Jin felt some discomfort seep in. He couldn't help but turn over the page.

The second art held the same anxious sentiment. The woman seemed to be in a club filled with people enjoying and dancing around her. But she was the only one seated on a couch, aloof from the crowd. It was as if no matter how much she tried, she couldn't be a part of that fun.

He saw several such drawings and a sinking feeling began to fill inside the pit of his stomach. When he turned another page, he froze.

The same woman stood outside a huge building. There was a family at a distance, but she wasn't a part of that group. Instead she remained still at her place, staring at the beautiful, blue sky. An aeroplane was painted in the middle of it and the woman's gaze seemed to be fixed at the departing plane. Her eyes held a mix of longing, grief, hurt and hopelessness - all at the same time.

It was by far, the most beautiful and reasonating piece of art.

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Jin felt constricted at his chest as it got difficult to breathe because he knew what it represented.

It was the day Jin left for Paris, leaving his family…and Shui all alone. It was Shui in all those pictures.