Chapter 424 - For Who You Are

The instant Su Yin's glistening black eyes met Shawn Qin's hazel ones, her insides jolted in surprise.

"Whatever! I'm not interested.."

Avoiding the dashing man's penetrating gaze, Su Yin spat coldly.

There was a creepy feeling, an incessant nagging deep inside Su Yin's heart telling her that this man here could see through her. And it wasn't great at all.

"Really? There's stew with fish and shrimps today.."

Before Shawn Qin could finish his sentence Su Yin's healthy pink countenance turned a whitish green, and her expression changed drastically.

Like a spring, Su Yin shot up from her seat shocking Shawn Qin greatly, he stopped to immediately dash to her side.

With her palm covering her mouth, Su Yin rushed to the small attached bathroom in the cabin, avoiding Shawn Qin's touch like plague. His gaze darkening.

What followed next was the sound of Su Yin retching, and belching.

Shortly after, Su Yin returned with a towel in her hand as she wiped her pale pink lips devoid of any artificial color. Her gorgeous face damp with droplets of water trickling down to her small chin. The sight was pure beauty to behold, to worship, to capture in an artist's precious canvas, a masterpiece to admire.

"Hey! Are you sick? You need water.."

As Su Yin slowly settled down, Shawn Qin stood across her desk as he asked in a low tone, full of concern. Unlike her usual self, she simply nodded her head at the man's query, no longer acting fierce towards him.

"Here.. If I didn't know you, I'd think that you were pregnant.."

Passing the glass of water, Shawn Qin cast a glance at the weak Su Yin as he jested to lighten up the mood.

*crash*

Dumbstruck, Su Yin's trembling soft fingers didn't dare touch the glass in Shawn Qin's hand, and it fell straight onto the marbled floor with a loud crash. The sound of the glass shattering didn't enter Su Yin's ears as she sat unmoving like a block of wood.

"Pre.. Pregnant?"

Raising her head, Su Yin stared straight into Shawn Qin's cavernous gaze that had the ability to suck her soul out of her body. Her voice coming out in a stutter.

Shawn Qin was at a loss seeing the scared yet expectant expression in Su Yin's gaze. After a while he finally composed himself and smiled at her who was frowning mildly.

"Chill, I'm just joking.. Wait here, let me call the janitor to clean this up!"

Chuckling lightly, Shawn Qin gave a gentle pat on Su Yin's back who had her gaze on his brightly smiling face.

While Su Yin was still in a daze, Shawn Qin's steps seized momentarily at the foot of the door. He was hesitant to leave her alone. The man turned to glance at Su Yin's befuddled state with a swirl of complicated emotions in his dark gaze that was soon replaced by a flicker. And his tall figure vanished through the doors.

"Pregnant? Me..? With Adrian's baby? Our.. Our baby..?"

Salty tears of joy trickled down Su Yin's cheeks, and she found her hand caressing her non-existent baby bump. A gentle smile beautifully bloomed like a vibrant flower in spring on her face before withering away. Her gaze hazy with unshed tears.

- - -

Gold and pale, the sunlight filled the entire space with a warm sensation that could easily make one smile.

Yet, there was not a single trace of joy or a smile on Sera's face as she sat in a trance. Her vacant gaze fixated on the porcelain vase filled with fresh red roses in her room.

The whole journey, Lucifer didn't open his mouth to say a word to Sera last night. Not until the car reached the huge gates of Lu mansion.

"Do you.. Do you also think that I can't protect you? Just, just like what Ethan said..?"

Clutching the steering wheel tightly, like his life depended on it, Lucifer uttered with his head lowered. The raw agony in his tone unconcealed.

"No.. Lucifer, listen to me.."

Leaning forward, Sera reached to softly cup Lucifer's face, making him twitch in response. Her raspy voice tinged with the pain reflected in his gray irises that once shined like diamonds, but were now bleakly staring at her.

"..I don't need you to protect me, Lucifer! I just need you to love me.. To trust me! I, Seraphina Lu, can protect myself.. You still remember what I told you..?"

Blinking away the tears threatening to fall like the endless waterfall, unbridled, Sera squeezed Lucifer's cheeks articulating with much difficulty.

With a small nod, Lucifer acknowledged Sera's question inciting a pensive grin. The deep melancholy in her gaze swapped with an intense will to stand by this man who is her life, her love and her strength.

"..I don't want to become a liability to you, Lucifer! I want to become your strength, your support.. I love you for who you are, Lucifer!"

Pressing their foreheads together, Sera took a deep breath before saying in a soft, low voice that resounded clearly in the car. Other than the sound of their breathing.

"It doesn't matter what anyone thinks, what anyone says, nobody has a right to doubt our relationship, our love. Not even Ethan Lee!"

After finishing her piece, Sera didn't give the man a chance to react or say anything and placed her plump lips on his. The kiss was initially slow, and passionate before turning into a tumult of heavy emotions as it deepened leaving them breathless.

*ring* *ring*

Absentmindedly, Sera picked up the phone on the bed that was ringing for quite some time.

"Hello.."

Lu Jinan's soothing voice reverberated through the speakers catching Sera off-guard.

"Brother? Hm.. How are you?"

Sitting up straight, Sera asked in a slightly loud voice laced with disbelief.

Last night, after coming back from Xia Ruo Lan's place, Sera didn't find her brother, Lu Jinan at home. Later, Aunt Zhou informed Sera about Lu Jinan's urgent business trip, saddening her deeply.

"I'm fine.. What are you doing? I heard from Aunt Zhou that you didn't eat anything. It's bad for your health.."

Laughing lightly, Lu Jinan replied to Sera's query seemingly in high-spirits, easing her worries.

"Hmm.. I will. Brother, why did you leave so suddenly? Dad and Mom were asking about you too. Grandmother was worried as well.."

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon. There was some problem in A Country branch.."

"Oh! A Country?"

"Yes, I'll talk to you later. Bye, take care.."

After hanging up, Lu Jinan clenched his phone as he glanced at the closed door across him with a nameplate 'Dr Frank'. There was a faint light in his raven eyes.