There was no emotion in this rhetorical question.
However, all the oxygen in the air seemed to have been stripped away in an instant, making it difficult for a person to breathe.
Lu Huaiyu’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, and his throat tightened.
The Gu family knew about this matter at the horse race last year.
At that time, Shen Li had not been acknowledged as part of their family yet, and she had attended the party as his girlfriend.
Therefore, the Gu family had not said anything at that time.
Later, Shen Li’s family background had been confirmed. Although the Gu family had some opinions on it, it had been in the past, so they did not mention it much.
However, Shen Zhijin was completely unaware of it.
Before this, he had only asked about Shen Li and Lu Huaiyu once on the day the results of the paternity test had come out.
What he had asked at that time was whether Shen Li had been together with Lu Huaiyu before she had started university.
At that time, Shen Li had given a vague affirmative answer. Although Shen Zhijin was unhappy, he had not probed further for the sake of his daughter.
However, he had never expected that “before she attended university” would be so early that Shen Li had still been underage!
In other words, the day before her 18th birthday, she had already been taken by Lu Huaiyu.
What’s more–
Yesterday had been the day before her 19th birthday. She had followed Lu Huaiyu to the Lu family home and only returned home at 10 pm.
Come to think of it, had it actually been the anniversary of their relationship?
Shen Zhijin looked at Lu Huaiyu with an extremely cold gaze.
“Where would you like to start?”
…
Shen Li had originally wanted to wait for Lu Huaiyu to come back, but perhaps it was because she was too drunk or too tired from her day, she had lain in bed for a while until she eventually fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up the next morning, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at her phone on the bedside table. It was already 8:37 am.
It was already past the time for breakfast for the Gu family, so why had no one called her yet?
Shen Li struggled to sit up from the bed. She pressed her temple with one hand, feeling that her head hurt badly.
Were these the after-effects of yesterday’s drinking?
It was not that she had never gotten drunk before, but it had never hurt as much as this time. She was even a little dizzy, and her head felt like it was about to explode.
She massaged her head to relieve the pain while trying to recall what had happened yesterday.
In fact, she had only drunk two glasses of wine. It had not been much, but the after-effects were probably because she mixed the wine.
Shen Li sat on the bed for a long time. Feeling thirsty, she subconsciously looked around.
There was a glass of water on the bedside table.
She picked it up and the moment her fingertips touched the glass, she suddenly stopped.
This glass of water had obviously not been poured by herself.
A hazy image flashed through her mind. It seemed that… it had been Lu Huaiyu who had poured the water for her and leaned over to talk to her.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Lu Huaiyu?!
Her mind went blank for a moment.
She had drunk some wine last night. After that, she felt a little too hot, so she had said that she would go to the living room to have a seat.
After that–
She could not remember anything after that, except for the hazy image of Lu Huaiyu telling her to have a good rest here.
This was Hong Kong City, which was thousands of miles away from the Capital. Why would Lu Huaiyu come, especially on the day when she was celebrating her birthday with the Gu family?
He had no reason to come here, unless…
Shen Li thought of a possibility, and her heart started beating rapidly.
She slowly lowered her head to look at her phone. Her fingers tapped twice, and her gaze immediately froze.
Last night, she had called Lu Huaiyu!
Shen Li’s heart beat even faster.
After the previous few times, she already had some experience with this.
After she got drunk, she would confuse some things from this life and her previous life.
The situation would often be more troublesome if Lu Huaiyu was with her.
Yesterday had been her birthday, and the whole family was there. Gu Tinglan had suggested that she choose a bottle of wine that she liked and treat the winery it came from as a birthday gift to her.
It had been difficult to decline such a kind offer. Moreover, Lu Huaiyu was far away in the Capital, while she was at the Gu family home. Shen Zhijin and the others were all there, so she did not think it would cause any trouble and she agreed.
But, but…
She had actually called Lu Huaiyu, and it seemed that Lu Huaiyu had really come!
Shen Li felt a strong sense of unease in her heart.
She immediately called Lu Huaiyu back. The ringtone went on for a long time, but no one answered.
At this time, Lu Huaiyu would usually pick up her calls.
She took a deep breath and got up.
However, as soon as she got out of bed, she found that she was still wearing the clothes from last night.
Had she been that drunk to this extent…?
Shen Li closed her eyes and drank the glass of water in one gulp. Her dry throat finally felt better.
However, she still felt uneasy.
She sent a message to Lu Huaiyu asking where he was.
After waiting for a while, Lu Huaiyu still did not reply.
Shen Li simply put down her phone and turned around to go to the bathroom.
With her current appearance, she really could not even get out of the door.
After taking a hot bath and removing the smell of alcohol from her body, Shen Li finally felt like she was alive again.
She came out to change her clothes and blow-dry her hair.
When she accidentally looked in the mirror, her eyebrows suddenly jumped.
‘This time, I don’t have to wash my hair.’
She heard her own voice echoing in her mind.
The wind from the hair dryer continued to blow, but Shen Li’s hand trembled slightly.
She said this… Huh?
She had said this to Lu Huaiyu?!
Shen Li barely knew how she continued to dry her hair.
After she finally sorted it all, she finally came to the door.
Looking at the tightly shut door, she reached out with difficulty and held the door handle.
She did not know what was waiting for her outside once the door was opened.
However, hiding here was not a solution.
Moreover, until now, Lu Huaiyu still had not replied to her message.
Creak–
Shen Li opened the door. After taking just one step forward, she saw a servant standing guard outside the door.
“Miss Ah Li, you’re awake.”
The servant bowed respectfully, as if she had been waiting for her here.
“What would you like to eat for breakfast? The kitchen will prepare it now.”
How could Shen Li still eat at this time?
She gripped her phone tightly and hesitated for a moment before asking,”Yesterday, did Lu–”
Before she could finish her sentence, someone suddenly came upstairs.
Shen Li looked up.
His figure was tall and straight, elegant and cold. It was Shen Zhijin.
“Ah Li.”
He walked over.
For some reason, Shen Li felt that the way he was looking at her seemed to be different from before.
But she could not tell the exact details.
“Dad.”
Her fingers tightened, her voice sounding a little tense.
Shen Zhijin handed her a blue box.
“This is your birthday present.”
Shen Li was stunned.
“Originally, I planned to give it to you last night, but it was delayed by some matters.” Shen Zhijin’s voice remained extremely calm.
Delayed by some things…
Some things…
Shen Li’s eyelids twitched, as she accepted it with both hands.
“Thank you, Dad.”
She wanted to ask if Lu Huaiyu had really come here and where he was now, but Shen Zhijin was standing there. For some reason, she did not dare to say a word.
Shen Zhijin looked at her quietly and was the first to speak.
“Are you sober now?”
