Chapter 196 - 195: Fingers-I

Back in China, Li Lian sat in the couch with her face flushed. Steams wafting from her head as she had stepped out of the bathroom. Fortunately, Li Jun Wei had stepped out of the room when she had washed herself, leaving her with less nervousness that had taken her mind the entire ride when she went back home. She felt fortunate she didn't have to go through an embarrassing time but there was also the slight pity she felt that she didn't know why. Then come the thought if she would be the first one to wait for Li Jun Wei bathing and she unconsciously bring her head up and down as if she approve of the thought.

Li Jun Wei entered the room with a light click and Li Lian's eyes immediately widened toward him. Seeing him standing, she felt as if she had done something wrong and was caught in action. With a queasy expression she rubbed her head and widely smiled to show the beautiful set of her white teeth.

Li Jun Wei didn't know why she was smiling but seeing her did, he didn't give an thought and replied her smile with a calm one.

"The bath is empty." she offered her hand not knowing what she should say. But thinking it again, she then thought how weird she was to offer him the bath. Perhaps her true intention leaked out?

Li Jun Wei stared at her wet black hair, there was a few strands that grew lax from the water and her pale neck that could be seen from her neck flushed in an alluring red color. She was beautiful just like the way he had seen her for the first time, there was nothing that changed from her. Her kindness, her friendliness, and the smile she had always wear to greet people.

It was weird when he thought how his first love was to be called as love at first sight. He was told to have no attachment of love and the word itself was never associated with him. He never seen love as something he particularly wanted to give a shot and no matter what his grandparents or his little brother urged him to find a girl, he thought as long as he had himself, his brother, and his grandparents there were no need to be married.

That was until the first time he met Li Lian. He doubt she knew since when he had been watching her but he didn't feel the need to tell her all about his past because to him what mattered was their future and there was nothing he needed to rush for.

"Jun Wei?" Li Lian looked at him who had stopped in front of her with his eyes staring at her without words.

"I receive a call from the police, from Ruen." The policeman who came at the scene after they were attacked, thought Li Lian.

"For now, the police is on the case and we pass from any crime against us. He also searched for the background of people who attacked us and found that they mostly came with a false passport and there was only little association with their real which made it hard for them to find their origin."

"A clean background without any ties?" That sounded very convenient for the person who hired them.

"Mhm, for now they will be asking for the help of Japanese's police to find their background. It will take some times to find but the result should be able to come in less than five days at most." He then looked down and find her eyes to ask, "What's wrong?"

"This is a question Li Lei but I think more than what I could see you are very," she trailed trying to find the right words.

"Very?" he asked waiting for her continuous.

"Very rich! and very influential?" she heard him chuckle and puffed her cheeks with airs, "Are you more than I think a very important person?" after all, Li Lian had been sleeping for one full year, she didn't know what happened outside and long before that since the day she arrived in China, she rarely came in contact with news much less rich people like Li Jun Wei. Li Jun Wei himself, prefer to be in a low profile, leading him to little information and only a few knew his appearance.

"I am quite an influential person and rich." he acknowledged.

"How richer?" She asked then placed her finger as if telling him to wait, "Please try compared it with He Family's entire wealth." She asked with a plain curiosity but at the name of the family, a slight shift took a change in Li Jun Wei's face. She didn't have anyone to compare thus she chose He Family she was one familiar with. If she asked him to compare with Ryouma Clan it would be even harder to weigh the difference as her family was with the Yakuzas. But seeing that she had asked the question without herself knowing made him detests how she had spend almost all her youth with the man who never deserved her rose the anger in him.

"A hundred times." Li Jun Wei casually replied, he wasn't lying though rather he was being slightly humble with himself. Li Lian's eyes widened at him. 

"A-A hundred times?" She stammered calculation was not her best forte and she could only think that it was a lot.

"That is in China alone." he subtly added, at first he didn't want to boast himself but seeing the surprise and awe flashing on her face, he couldn't help but wanting to elevate her and also let her know who she was now.

"Wait, what do you mean in China alone? Do you mean if you combine with the rest of your wealth in other country, the numbers will add up?"

"Correct." Li Jun Wei nodded.

Li Lian contemplated. In her mind, she thought she shouldn't ask, she didn't dare to ask but her curiosity had rose from the tip of her fingers and she questioned. "What happened if you combine them?"

"It should be close to a three hundred."