Chapter 341 - Are you in love with me?

Lu Yin Ze was surprised. Then he nodded. Whatever Xiong Zhi wanted, he would give it.

"When do you need him?"

"If possible, today."

So urgent?

"And also, those people who examined you on the first day you came out of the hospital, do you still have their contact information?"

Lu Yin Ze suddenly realized what this favor was for. He was wondering why Xiong Zhi would want his doctor. Now it was clear.

"My grandfather keeps them close in one of our private hospitals. I can contact them right away." 

After saying that, he asked with a grave face.

"Is it the poison?" 

Lu Yin Ze had told everything about what happeened to him before to Xiong Zhi, even the slow-acting poison that his brother had let him drink every day a long time ago was not a secret.

"Yes, it is, most likely. I have some suspicions and I need to confirm it."

Lu Yin Ze's face became more somber. 

That poison was very unnoticeable. Small amounts outside the body would fade and evaporate fast, with zero traces on the medium used. However, it has to be taken regularly in order to be deathly fatal.

Even if a person died by taking it, the doctors and the forensics would not be able to trace it. It is the kind of highly penetrative poison which could instantly penetrate the organic walls, settle into the blood stream, instantly dissolve, and become part of his blood. 

The molecular structure was unique and would immediately unbind and decompose into the blood stream, imitating the human's cellular structures impeccably, and would instantly invade the cellular process, making it seem as if it was part of human biology.

It would slowly weaken cells and infect other cells as well in a slow and invisible process, without outward manifestation. Only when the threshold for the acc.u.mulated poison was reached would it do its job and kill the person without leaving any traces. 

That was how unnoticeable it was.

Though it could kill a person in one shot if taken by a large amount, but there would be traces left behind. There was a risk that extremely high concentrations of the poison would be slower in evaporating. If the person investigating was fast, they could possibly still catch traces on the medium used before it fully disappeared.

Also, the sudden surge in cellular activity and immediate destruction of the body would not be able to eliminate the excess cellular particles in the bloodstream in a short time. The most suspicious forensic experts would likely be able to spot the difference.

Xiong Zhi had told Lu Yin Ze about her plans for Xiong De since a couple of years ago, thus, he immediately understood what she has found. 

It was finally showing...

"Alright. I'll send my men as soon as possible."

"Thank you." 

Xiong Zhi's coffee finally arrived.

After taking a sip, Xiong Zhi opened the tablet she carried with her. They started discussing the things they needed to do until their next meeting.

*****

Their meeting only lasted for an hour and a half. Lu Yin Ze wanted to spend more time with her and talk more about their daily lives but Xiong Zhi had other plans.

She was busy because of the upcoming Xiong anniversary. And also, she had planned to squeeze everything so she could have free time when Linfeng arrived here in the country.

Without a choice, he escorted her to the parking lot, carrying the box with him.

Standing side by side, even though Xiong Zhi was tall, Lu Yin Ze was a lot taller than her. Xiong Zhi barely reached his shoulders. They looked like a couple in a distance with such an ideal height difference. 

Lu Yin Ze's mind was warring.

They were nearing the car.

With just a few more steps, Xiong Zhi would go away and they could only meet again at the Xiong's banquet a week later. It was too long for Lu Yin Ze. 

Besides, he also heard from his Intel that Zhou Linfeng would be returning next week. Maybe after this day, his meetings with her would not be just the by the two of them, but would also include her butler.

Lu Yin Ze had caught wind long ago when Linfeng had a trial and was almost banished, but for some reason, the banishment did not go through. 

So there was a chance that he might return and become her aide again.

But that was good, too. Once he becomes the official butler of Xiong Zhi, with the restrictive treaty between her and the butler, the two would not end up as a couple.

Gathering his courage, he suddenly stopped her and held her arm. 

"Zhi'er." His voice had a hint of nervousness. Though, it went unnoticed by the woman.

Xiong Zhi looked at her arm with a frown and then at him. Her black eyes that had a hint of brown mesmerized Lu Yin Ze. But sadly, it lacked the warmth that he longed to see directed to himself, the same warmth whenever Xiong Zhi stared at her screen.

Lu Yin Ze did not let go of her arm and offered up the box again.

"Are you sure you are not willing to adopt her?"

"..." 

Distracted, Xiong Zhi looked down at the box in suspicion. She listened quietly if there was a whimper or a bark coming from the box. With the way Lu Yin Ze told her, it was almost as if she was abandoning a small puppy that was grievously staying inside that box. 

Hearing nothing, she was confused. Then she seemed to understand what he wanted to say.

'...'

She looked up at those silver-blue eyes. No matter how stunning and sincere those eyes were, she could not accept it.

"I'm sorry. But I can't be... her... owner." Xong Zhi also used the term 'her'. 

Lu Yin Ze's eyes dimmed. He unconsciously clenched his hands on the box. He smiled bitterly.

Look for an owner?

No, his heart already has an owner.

'It's you, Zhi'er!'

Seeing the man was silent for a long time, Xiong Zhi tried to shake her arm off. 

"I really need to go, Yin Ze."

"Are you... still waiting for him?"

"..." 

Xiong Zhi turned to him. They both knew who the 'him' he was talking about was.

Better to be ruthless for once, than to give false hopes. 

"I am. And I will forever do so. So please—"

"Why?" Lu Yin Ze's voice choked. He could no longer hold himself back.

That man left Xiong Zhi since two years ago!

Instead of that man, he and Xiong Zhi developed rapport and they worked well together. Some people even said they looked good together. The society already accepted them as a couple. 

So why? Why choose that butler over him!

"What made you so hung up on him?" 

This was the question bothering him ever since he learned Xiong Zhi's love for her butler.

Her butler might have an attractive appearance and talents. But he was no less! He could learn those things that Zhou Linfeng learned!

If he has to serve by her side, he would be willing to do so—

"Yin Ze. Are you in love with me?" 

Xiong Zhi directly asked him. Her obsidian eyes were calm and unperturbed as she asked this question.