Chapter 104: Memoirs of a Deceased Wife (3)

Ying Huai later exerted tremendous effort, but still couldn't get Liang Shining to say another word to him.

Fortunately, Liang Shining didn't stop him from following, and even when going downstairs to the car, he slowed his pace—intentionally or not—waiting for Ying Huai to catch up.

Realizing this, Ying Huai couldn't help wanting to push his luck even further.

"Don't be so petty, Liang Shining, I was only joking....."

Ying Huai followed behind the person walking quickly ahead, speaking up half in exasperation, half in amusement.

"I was wrong, okay? I was wrong....."

Hearing Ying Huai's words, Liang Shining's steps subconsciously paused.

The next second, he heard Ying Huai continue with a half-smile.

"I forgot you used to be this thin-skinned."

Liang Shining: ........

His steps, which had just paused, faltered, and he suddenly walked even faster.

—He knew nothing decent would ever come out of that mouth.

Watching Liang Shining's reaction, Ying Huai couldn't help laughing again.

He didn't dare truly anger him either. He cleared his throat lightly, suppressed his smile, and hurried to catch up.

Because of what Ying Huai had just said, Liang Shining's face couldn't help flushing hot again.

His head was full of Ying Huai's laughter from just now, and for a moment he couldn't control his pace.

By the time he realized, he had already walked some distance ahead.

He hesitated, but slowly stopped his steps after all, and subconsciously glanced back.

There happened to be a corner behind him. Liang Shining waited a moment, finally unable to resist turning around it, and at last saw Ying Huai's figure not far away.

Liang Shining let out a silent breath of relief.

He hesitated, half-turned around, but in the end stopped his steps, appearing to casually linger and wait in place.

But after a while, he still didn't hear Ying Huai's voice behind him.

Liang Shining couldn't help turning back again.

The next second, his expression instantly changed, and he directly walked over quickly.

"Ying Huai—"

He reached out to quickly support the person in front, his tone unable to conceal his urgency.

"What's wrong with you?"

Ying Huai supported himself against the nearby wall with one hand, the other hand pressed against his chest, his head half-lowered so his expression couldn't be seen.

Hearing Liang Shining's voice, he said nothing, only seeming somewhat uncomfortable, pressing against his chest and shaking his head slightly.

Liang Shining's face turned pale beyond his control.

Supporting the person in front, he spoke in an almost trembling voice: "Where does it hurt, do you need me to........"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the person in front suddenly raise his head.

"........I'm fine."

Liang Shining lowered his eyes in a daze, meeting Ying Huai's half-smiling gaze.

He was stunned for a moment, his expression momentarily blank: "You........."

"I just walked too fast earlier, didn't see clearly and got tripped up."

Ying Huai exhaled, and using Liang Shining's arm for support, straightened up with a bright smile.

"What? You weren't just....... worried about me, were you, little disciple?"

Ying Huai, using his arm for support, leaned forward for a moment.

He spoke unhurriedly: "I didn't expect you to........ care about me this much."

Liang Shining's blank mind gradually returned.

He suddenly pulled his hand back, gritted his teeth, turned around, and directly wanted to walk back.

The next second, his wrist was suddenly grabbed again.

"Hey hey, I'm wrong, don't go, Liang Shining—"

The cold temperature of Ying Huai's fingertips instantly transmitted through his skin, and Liang Shining's steps paused.

"Take it easy, Liang Shining, I wasn't deceiving you just now, what are you angry about?" Ying Huai spoke somewhat helplessly.

Liang Shining said nothing.

He stood in place with his back to Ying Huai, and Ying Huai couldn't see Liang Shining's expression.

Ying Huai waited a while, seeing the person in front still had no reaction, and began to feel somewhat uneasy inside.

He hesitated, wanting to say that he had actually been feeling unwell from walking too fast earlier, but gritted his teeth and swallowed it back down.

He carefully softened his tone: "I was wrong, don't be angry, I won't tease anymore........."

Before Ying Huai finished speaking, he heard Liang Shining say in a muffled voice.

"I'm not angry."

Liang Shining paused, slowly pulled his arm out from Ying Huai's grasp, and continued in a low voice: "I walk fast, you don't need to hold onto me, just walk slowly according to your own physical condition."

"I'll be right ahead, I won't let you lose sight of me."

Ying Huai was stunned for a moment.

He subconsciously raised his head, watching Liang Shining glance back at him, hesitated, and his voice softened a bit more: "If you don't want to say......... forget it, I won't walk too fast, don't worry."

After saying this, he didn't wait for Ying Huai to say anything else, and stepped forward first.

Ying Huai stood in place somewhat stunned.

The Liang Shining in front of him gradually overlapped with the one from before, and Ying Huai subconsciously wanted to call out to him, but hesitated and swallowed his words.

·

Throughout the journey, Ying Huai was unusually quiet, not knowing what he was thinking, staring blankly out the window, not saying a word to Liang Shining.

Liang Shining was also silent as usual.

The two walked silently into Liangshi Company, Ying Huai following behind Liang Shining with lowered eyes, not noticing that the person in front had suddenly stopped.

The next second, he crashed straight into him.

"Hiss—"

Liang Shining turned back somewhat flustered, instinctively wanting to reach out and support him.

"Sorry, are you okay........"

Ying Huai stumbled a step, instinctively raising his hand to press his forehead.

He gritted his teeth, frowned and raised his head: "Why didn't you say anything when you stopped........."

Before he finished speaking, the next second he heard a slightly cold voice from in front.

"What are you doing?"

Ying Huai's voice instantly stopped.

He instinctively raised his eyes, meeting Lu Jing's slightly darkened expression.

Lu Jing looked at Liang Shining's actions, frowned and continued: "Who were you just talking to?"

Liang Shining was stunned for a moment.

Before he could say anything, the next second he felt Ying Huai suddenly break free from his hand, step back slightly, his gaze half-smiling as it circled between the two.

Liang Shining went quiet for a moment.

He didn't say anything either, just lowered himself, slowly turned around to look at Lu Jing.

"Young Master Lu came here to find me, is there something you need?"

Lu Jing didn't pay attention to Liang Shining's actions just now.

He looked at Liang Shining and spoke directly: "Are you crazy, Liang Shining?"

Liang Shining raised his head calmly: "I don't understand what Young Master Lu means."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lu Jing raise his hand and directly press a stack of documents against Liang Shining's chest.

Not far away, Ying Huai, half-leaning against the doorframe, slightly raised an eyebrow. Liang Shining's expression didn't change, and he didn't raise his hand to take them, just continued to look at Lu Jing calmly.

"These capital monopolies and project transfers, they're your doing, aren't they."

Liang Shining lowered his eyes slightly, didn't refute: "Does Young Master Lu have any objections?"

Lu Jing directly let out a cold laugh: "What objections? You snatched business that originally belonged to our Lu Group, and even went so far as to want to swallow up the assets under our name. What do you think my objections are........."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Liang Shining suddenly laugh.

"Young Master Lu's words are rather strange, aren't they?"

"There are never permanently stable relationships in business, and business dealings have always belonged to the capable."

Liang Shining raised his head to look at Lu Jing, speaking calmly: "Liangshi Group offers more than Young Master Lu does, so naturally the business world leans toward us."

"You—" Lu Jing gritted his teeth.

"You're not playing by the rules—"

The veins on Lu Jing's temples bulged: "These were originally assets under Lu Group's name, they had already been negotiated and were in the preparation stage, on what grounds do you........"

Lu Jing these past few days could be said to be on the verge of collapse.

The business projects Liang Shining interfered with, rather than being Lu Group's, more accurately belonged to Lu Jing.

—They were the first batch of projects Lu Jing had personally built up after newly taking over Lu Group.

Unexpectedly, they were all ruthlessly cut off by Liang Shining.

Liang Shining seemed to specifically target the projects he was in charge of, and in just a few short days, even Lu Group's board of directors had begun to harbor complaints about the newly-appointed "Young Master Lu."

Lu Jing didn't understand what Liang Shining was doing. After failing to communicate with Li Xiang, the person in charge on Liang Shining's side, he had no choice but to come in person.

He had originally thought it was just a misunderstanding, but didn't expect Liang Shining's attitude to be the same.

"I said it, in business dealings, profit above all else is the only rule." Liang Shining looked at Lu Jing and spoke softly.

He raised his head, a rare slight curve appearing at the corners of his lips: "If Young Master Lu is simply outmatched, that's one thing, but surely you're not now...... unable to accept losing, are you?"

"You—"

Lu Jing's hand gripping the documents suddenly tightened.

He looked at Liang Shining with a shadowed face, gritted his teeth, but in the end still forced his voice to settle back down.

"Lu Group is a subsidiary of Liangshi Group, but in recent years Liangshi Group has never interfered with Lu Group's independent development."

Lu Jing looked at Liang Shining and spoke coldly: "Young Master Liang starting internal conflict like this will ultimately only damage Liangshi Group's own interests. When the time comes, if Chairman Liang investigates......."

Seeing he couldn't persuade Liang Shining through reasonable means, Lu Jing gritted his teeth and simply brought out Liang's father directly, attempting to use him to pressure Liang Shining.

Unexpectedly, Liang Shining didn't pay any attention to his argument at all.

"Since Young Master Lu knows Lu Group is a subsidiary of Liangshi Group, then how could you have just said....... those words?"

Lu Jing frowned: "What do you mean........."

"Liangshi Group has always been ruled by the capable. How Young Master Lu took over Lu Group....... isn't that clear enough in Young Master Lu's own mind?"

Lu Jing's expression instantly stiffened.

Liang Shining lowered his eyes and stepped forward slightly.

"Young Master Lu's current inability to perform well....... precisely indicates a problem with Young Master Lu's own capabilities."

"For the interests of Liangshi Group, I should all the more, on behalf of my father, clean out someone like Young Master Lu, who is unworthy of his position, from Liangshi Group."

Lu Jing's entire body tensed up.

"You're crazy." Lu Jing gritted his teeth.

He felt Liang Shining was now like a mad dog, who for some reason had set his sights on him and was biting down without letting go.

Lu Jing uncontrollably stepped back, his waist hitting the table behind him, the dull pain finally allowing him to calm down a fraction.

Liang Shining had no intention of continuing to engage with him.

"If Young President Lu came today just to ask this, then you already know the answer now."

Liang Shining, for some reason, glanced back at the empty doorway not far away, and said quietly: "I still have things to do, Young President Lu can leave first........"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Lu Jing before him seem to remember something, abruptly raising his head.

"Is it because of Ying Huai?"

The moment his words fell, he saw Liang Shining's turning motion pause, as expected.

Lu Jing instantly realized he had guessed right.

A flash of disbelief crossed his expression.

"Are you crazy, Liang Shining?"

Lu Jing lowered his voice and said through gritted teeth: "What's the relationship between Ying Huai and you? If I remember correctly, you and Ying Huai already fell out long ago, right? What benefits did Ying Huai give you, to make you do this much for him........"

Lu Jing thought of something else as he spoke, and gave a cold laugh: "So that's why you suddenly contacted me that day, telling me that news out of nowhere........"

"Out of nowhere?"

Liang Shining suddenly spoke, quietly cutting him off.

He turned around, somewhat fixedly looking at Lu Jing.

"Young President Lu thinks it was news out of nowhere, doesn't he?"

Lu Jing's words paused for a moment.

The next second, he forcibly gathered his emotions, frowning as he looked at Liang Shining.

"Isn't it?"

Lu Jing looked at Liang Shining's slightly cold expression, a nameless irritation rising in his heart.

"Ying Huai already has nothing to do with me, telling me this news has no meaning—"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Liang Shining stride quickly to the desk beside him, pull a stack of documents from the drawer, and press them heavily onto the table.

"If Young President Lu thinks it's out of nowhere—"

Liang Shining propped himself on the table and slightly raised his head: "Perhaps look at these documents first."

Lu Jing was startled by his reaction.

He instinctively stepped back, then frowned at Liang Shining: "What is this, what do you mean?"

Liang Shining said nothing, but the hand propped on the table slowly curled, staring fixedly at Lu Jing.

A nameless premonition rose in Lu Jing's heart.

Unable to hold back any longer, he finally strode forward, pulled the stack of documents out from under Liang Shining's hand, and began flipping through them rapidly.

Ying Huai, who had originally been half-leaning against the doorway, couldn't help leaning forward too, but the next second, felt his wrist being gently held.

"Don't look."

Liang Shining's slightly low voice sounded in his ear.

Ying Huai was startled for a moment.

He seemed to realize something, somewhat dazedly turning his head, and the next second heard Lu Jing's somewhat panicked voice ring out abruptly: "This is impossible—"

Ying Huai instinctively raised his head.

He watched Lu Jing's grip on the documents slowly tighten, and almost breaking down, spoke again: "No, none of this is real, where did you get this fake news, Ying Huai couldn't have done these things, you're lying to me........"

"Whether it's true or not, Young President Lu will know with one check."

Liang Shining raised his head calmly: "What Ying Huai has done for you, Young President Lu will know everything with one check."

He looked at Lu Jing and spoke word by word: "Or, Young President Lu simply doesn't want to admit it, so doesn't want to check."

"You—" Lu Jing raised his head with fury in his eyes.

His face was deathly pale, his lips trembling as he tried to say something, but for the moment couldn't utter a single word.

"Young President Lu should have had suspicions before, right?"

Liang Shining looked at the person before him and spoke quietly.

"Although Ying Huai deliberately tried to hide the traces of these things, given Young President Lu's ability and methods, if you really wanted to check, you couldn't fail to find them."

"Young President Lu vaguely sensed the truth in his heart, just didn't want to accept it, didn't want to face it, only wanted to enjoy all these results with a clear conscience."

"Am I right, Young President Lu?"

Liang Shining's grip on Ying Huai's hand slowly tightened.

Ying Huai had not spoken since earlier, the skin at his wrist ice-cold.

The moment he was held by Liang Shining, his body uncontrollably trembled slightly, and the next second, felt the person beside him's fingers slowly slide down, hesitating yet resolutely, slowly grasping his hand.

Ying Huai somewhat dazedly raised his head.

He looked at Liang Shining, not yet having reacted to anything, instinctively curving his lips slightly.

"........I'm fine."

Liang Shining's heart ached namelessly for a moment.

He said nothing, his grip on Ying Huai's hand tightening a fraction, and pulled the person straight toward the door.

Lu Jing beside them did not notice Liang Shining's small actions just now.

Listening to Liang Shining's words, he instinctively raised his head: "No, I'm not, I don't know, I don't know anything, you're talking nonsense!"

Liang Shining said nothing, only walked straight outside.

Lu Jing's expression was panicked to the extreme.

Seeing Liang Shining about to leave, for the moment he couldn't care about anything else, he stepped forward and directly grabbed Liang Shining's arm: "You're lying to me, Ying Huai couldn't have done these things without ever telling me."

Lu Jing gritted his teeth, speaking in his panic: "Where is he, where is Ying Huai, I want him to explain to me personally........"

Before he finished speaking, the next second, he suddenly felt a great force coming from in front of him.

Lu Jing's center of gravity was unstable for a moment, and he slammed heavily into the wall behind him.

The surrounding security guards turned their heads alertly at the sound, but were directly held back by Li Xiang beside them.

Lu Jing's vision was a blur, and before he could react to anything, he heard Liang Shining's slightly low voice come.

"He's already gone."

All color drained from Lu Jing's face in an instant.

Liang Shining looked at him, expressionlessly curving his lips, and spoke quietly: "Young President Lu forgot, didn't I have someone personally notify you?"

Lu Jing silently opened his mouth.

"Young President Lu thinks I've done too much for Ying Huai."

"Then what has Young President Lu done for Ying Huai?"

Liang Shining looked deeply at Lu Jing, then turned back toward the door.

Lu Jing's face was deathly pale, his whole body uncontrollably trembling, but for the moment couldn't say a single word.

The dull pain in his back belatedly came now, Lu Jing was nailed to the spot, and after a long moment let out an uncontrollable roar of rage.

·

Liang Shining pulled the person and quickly walked straight to the car.

Li Xiang behind them followed somewhat anxiously, but before he could say anything, the next second saw Liang Shining unhesitatingly close the car door straight.

—Even directly locked the car door.

Li Xiang, full of worry but shut out: ........??

"What are you doing, be gentler."

Ying Huai was forced to stumble back to the car with Liang Shining.

He seemed to suddenly come back to himself at this moment, broke free of Liang Shining's hand, rotated his wrist, and softly hissed in pain.

Liang Shining quietly replied "sorry," but seemed to have no intention of driving, only staring straight at Ying Huai.

Ying Huai rotated his wrist again, softly exhaling.

He raised his head and met Liang Shining's gaze, was startled for a moment, a trace of confusion crossing his expression.

"Why are you looking at me? There's nothing on my face, right?"

As he spoke, he instinctively raised his hand to touch his face, but the next second saw Liang Shining reach out and once again hold his wrist.

Ying Huai's skin was still cold, Liang Shining frowned, but the next second heard Ying Huai's suddenly enlightened "oh."

Immediately after, he heard Ying Huai speak with a smile: "I get it, do you like me, Liang Shining?"

Liang Shining: ........?

His originally somewhat complex emotions were instantly swept clean by Ying Huai's words.

Liang Shining somewhat helplessly let go, watching Ying Huai withdraw his hand with a half-smile, raising an eyebrow at him.

"What is it? Just now you were full of momentum facing Lu Jing, why are you showing me this long-suffering expression now?"

Ying Huai leaned slightly forward: "You couldn't possibly like Lu Jing, not me, so that's why........"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Liang Shining suddenly speak, gritting his teeth as he cut him off: "Ying Huai!"

Ying Huai obediently stopped talking, smiling as he made a hushing gesture at him.

After a long moment, he heard Liang Shining finally speak quietly: "Are you alright?"

"Hmm?"

Ying Huai responded as if casually.

"What could possibly happen to me, I'm just having a dream formed by the subconscious, and I'm just a bystander in the dream......." Ying Huai began rambling.

Liang Shining didn't quite understand what he was saying, frowned, and spoke again to cut him off: "Ying Huai."

Ying Huai's voice paused again for a moment.

After a few seconds, he finally let out a silent sigh.

"I'm really fine."

The car fell quiet for a moment, Ying Huai raised his head and looked at Liang Shining for a while, then spoke thoughtfully.

"And the moment you held me just now, I somewhat understood why you didn't want to tell me these things before."

Liang Shining frowned, still not quite understanding: "What before?"

But Ying Huai shook his head, with no intention of explaining: "Nothing, I just want to say, I'm really not that upset, you don't need to worry."

When he first saw Lu Jing's reactions, Ying Huai was indeed somewhat upset.

—Even his first reaction was to want to leave this place.

But when Liang Shining, intentionally or not, held his hand and stopped him from seeing those documents, the upset in Ying Huai's heart vanished without a trace.

—This is just a dream, dreams are formed by the subconscious.

And in his subconscious, Liang Shining would always protect him as always.

—Whether in dream or awake, whether in this life or the next.

After realizing this, Ying Huai's somewhat panicked emotions instantly calmed.

"Thank you, Liang Shining." Ying Huai curved his eyes at him, speaking softly.

Liang Shining's expression froze for a moment.

For a moment he was somewhat at a loss, silently opened his mouth, but in the end only let out a low "mm."

"Alright, can you take me back now?"

Ying Huai covered his lips and yawned, speaking lazily.

"Or is there something else you want to ask me, little disciple?"

He had spoken casually, but the next second heard Liang Shining speak softly.

"You said before....... forgot that my 'past' self had such a thin skin."

"Then what does my 'future' self look like?"

Ying Huai's expression froze slightly.

He seemed to think of something, somewhat strangely raising his head.