Scarred Hearts — A Girls' Love Tale - Chapter 9

Luo Qinghan turned around and poured a cup of hot water. Yan Shuangfei sat quietly on the sofa, waiting for Luo Qinghan to speak.

Luo Qinghan’s office was large but quite empty. Aside from some basic office equipment, there was almost nothing else. On the other side of the office was an open terrace, but Luo Qinghan rarely went there to rest.

She placed the cup of water on the coffee table in front of Yan Shuangfei. The rising steam blurred their line of sight, and the crisp sound of the glass made Yan Shuangfei uneasy, causing her to shift slightly.

Luo Qinghan sat down beside Yan Shuangfei and took a relaxed sip of water.

The Yan family really raised a successful Yan Shuangfei. How could the queen of the underworld seem so ordinary in front of her? If Shuangfei didn’t have skills, how could Old Master Yan trust her enough to hand over the Yan family to her?

This game was getting more and more interesting.

Luo Qinghan half-turned, her long slender fingers slowly tracing Yan Shuangfei’s cheek. The sudden touch made Yan Shuangfei uncomfortable. She nervously bit her lower lip, goosebumps rising all over her skin. The electric light touch sent a shiver through her.

What was Qinghan trying to do?!

Yan Shuangfei instinctively leaned back, but Luo Qinghan grabbed her firmly. Though not as skilled as Yan Shuangfei, Luo Qinghan had learned some self-defense since childhood and was fairly strong. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to hurt Yan Shuangfei’s hand so badly with just a ruler.

Yan Shuangfei didn’t resist. She let Luo Qinghan’s hand wander over her body, the fingertips lightly lifting her shirt beneath the black jacket, sliding upwards, touching the slight curve of her chest, then pressing and rubbing firmly.

Yan Shuangfei was powerless against Luo Qinghan’s advances. Soft, broken sounds escaped from her lips intermittently.

Luo Qinghan smiled smugly, pleased with Yan Shuangfei’s reaction. She followed the lines of her skin, searching downward for that patch of “lotus pond of love.”

A barely noticeable sly look appeared on Yan Shuangfei’s face. She didn’t resist and leaned comfortably against the sofa, letting Luo Qinghan touch her.

Luo Qinghan moved forward, satisfied. But before she went too far, her expression suddenly darkened.

Through the innermost layer of pants, Luo Qinghan felt something hard.

“Sorry, I just realized a relative came to visit me today.”

Yan Shuangfei looked innocent, but her tone was full of mischievous joy like a child whose plan had worked.

Luo Qinghan was annoyed. She wasn’t in the mood for playful teasing and pulled her hand back, grabbing a cushion to hit Yan Shuangfei to show her frustration.

Yan Shuangfei laughed and tried to block it, darting and jumping around playfully, until finally cornered on the terrace with no escape.

Luo Qinghan stood in front of her with a fierce look. Yan Shuangfei could tell she wasn’t truly angry and smiled as she walked over.

Halfway there, Luo Qinghan’s cold expression vanished, standing and waiting for Yan Shuangfei.

A red dot appeared on Luo Qinghan’s chest, pulsing lightly. Yan Shuangfei squinted and tried to see what it was.

Suddenly, she realized, her mind nearly froze with an unprecedented tension holding her breath.

No way. It must be my eyes playing tricks on me!

Luo Qinghan was still smiling softly, quietly waiting for Yan Shuangfei to approach, even reaching out her hand.

Curious, she followed Yan Shuangfei’s gaze down and saw the red dot on her chest. Luo Qinghan’s smile froze, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Time froze. Her brain stopped working, but her body moved first. At that moment, Yan Shuangfei lunged at Luo Qinghan, and the huge impact made them both fall to the ground.

Luo Qinghan was stunned, lying on the ground dazed. Yan Shuangfei was already up, as another bullet shot past. Yan Shuangfei seemed to have expected it, dodging lightly.

“Are the Luo family’s bodyguards just slackers?!” Yan Shuangfei shouted, pulling a small wireless earpiece from her pocket and putting it in her ear.

“Send a few people to search the building opposite the Luo family, and the rest come here immediately!”

Luo Qinghan propped herself up, feeling the slippery wetness on her clothes. Looking down, she saw fresh bl00d staining her shoulder.

Shuangfei got hurt? Luo Qinghan had placed Yan Shuangfei in a safe corner — a shooting blind spot. She risked getting closer and saw the bullet hole left by the shot aimed at Yan Shuangfei when she stood up.

Judging by the bullet specs, it was a medium caliber with a range of about 1,000 meters — probably from a PSG-1 sniper rifle.

Isn’t the PSG-1 sniper rifle equipment only available to Yan family’s men?

Luo Qinghan angrily looked at Yan Shuangfei. By now the gunfire had stopped. Yan Shuangfei walked over, saw the bullet hole in the wall and the bullet embedded inside, and her face instantly changed.

How could it be the Yan family?!

Yan Shuangfei was at a loss, looking at Luo Qinghan helplessly, wanting to explain but feeling powerless and speechless.

“Good. Yan Shuangfei, you truly are the Yan family’s bl00d,” Luo Qinghan said slowly and clearly, then slapped Yan Shuangfei hard across the face.

Yan Shuangfei didn’t react much, just stunned. How could this be?

By now, the Luo family was in chaos. Amid the shouting and screaming, gunshots rang sharply.

“There are still others!” Yan Shuangfei shouted loudly through the earpiece. “Catch them alive!” She had to give Luo Qinghan an explanation.

Yan Shuangfei grabbed her weapon and rushed downstairs, Luo Qinghan following closely behind. The wrist of the hand Luo Qinghan had used to hit Yan Shuangfei still tingled painfully, and her palm burned.

Could it be her? How could it be her? I took my anger out on her again! Will she be angry? Will she ignore me? She even got hurt because of me. How could I treat her this way?

Luo Qinghan anxiously watched as Yan Shuangfei took a gun from her hands, aimed, and fired, hitting a knee.

The shooter didn’t even dodge — they froze when they saw Yan Shuangfei.

Shuangfei would never hurt me! I should have known this all along! How could I not trust her?

Luo Qinghan slumped against the wall, feeling helpless and uneasy. Yan Shuangfei came close and softly said, “We’ve caught him. You can question him.”

“I trust you,” Luo Qinghan whispered, her voice barely audible, guilty and hesitant.

“All right. Take him down and wait for me to interrogate him personally.” Yan Shuangfei turned and gave orders to her people.

Luo Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief and saw Yan Shuangfei busy giving instructions to clean up the mess. The dark red stain on Yan Shuangfei’s black jacket spread over a large area.

“Shuangfei, come here. Let me help you change your clothes,” Luo Qinghan called softly through the crowd.

“Okay.” Yan Shuangfei came over as usual and hooked her arm around Luo Qinghan’s.

But as they took a step, Yan Shuangfei suddenly fainted into Luo Qinghan’s arms.