Chapter 162: Even So, Do You Still Think I Would Let You Be at Ease?

Lin Nanxun gently lifted the quilt and stepped out of the bed. Wearing her slippers, she walked over to his side, took a look at him, and then softly and quietly called out to him.

"Bad guy..."

After a long silence, Shen Hanzhi finally turned his gaze back to her, his eyes resting on her flawlessly pure face.

"Those who are close to me rarely come to a good end."

His low voice rang out, and his handsome, striking features suddenly turned frosty and stern.

From the very moment he was born, everyone considered him a cursed star destined to bring misfortune to all around him.

His mother died in a difficult labor when he was born, and not long after, his father passed away as well. A few years later, the once-thriving Shen family began to experience all sorts of bizarre occurrences.

Old Master Shen, who had always enjoyed good health, suddenly fell bedridden with a chronic illness.

Later on, as a young child, he was banished from the Shen family estate and left to be cared for by servants in isolation.

At first, there were indeed a couple of servants who treated him well, but in the end, they either ended up severely disabled or met untimely deaths.

After that, no one else was willing to look after him. Although they were paid exorbitant wages by Old Master Shen, they only tended to his daily needs while keeping a safe distance, never daring to get too close to him for fear of bringing disaster upon themselves.

Therefore, ever since he was a little boy, there had never been anyone close to him.

Nor had he ever known what it felt like to be close to another human being.

And she was the only one who genuinely did not fear him, and even harbored a certain sense of reliance on him.

Yet, perhaps this was simply because she knew nothing of what had happened in the past...

Though he had never believed in destiny, let alone the curse of a doomed star...

And he had always disdained bringing up those past events.

Yet at this very moment, he suddenly wanted her to know about all of it.

Lin Nanxun was stunned. A look of astonishment first washed over her face, and then she stared at him in a daze.

Seeing her surprise, Shen Hanzhi’s gaze shifted slightly. He looked at her and asked, word by word, with a grave expression.

"With all that, do you still think I can give you peace of mind?"

After knowing all of this, did she still believe he could make her feel secure?

He had almost mentally prepared himself to see the look of fear and worry flash across her face.

After all, he had witnessed those looks and expressions far too often.

"Mm." Lin Nanxun looked at him, and suddenly nodded with earnest and unwavering determination.

Hearing this, a flash of surprise crossed Shen Hanzhi's eyes.

The absence of any hesitation or second thought on her earnest face made his gaze tighten.

"Why?" he furrowed his brows and asked slowly.

Was it still because she felt he shared similarities with her grandparents?

She stared at him for a moment, and then a warm smile bloomed on her face as she said to him with utmost sincerity.

"Because, bad guy, you are my lucky star!"

She did not understand the things he had said, nor did she comprehend their meaning.

She only knew that ever since she came to stay by the bad guy's side, everything in her life had taken a turn for the better.

Even when playing games, it felt as though the heavens were helping her, and she could actually win against everyone else.

In the past, she always felt she was terribly ill and incapable of doing anything right, so she never dared to try anything new. Even things that used to be familiar to her felt insurmountably difficult now.

Yet, as long as the bad guy was by her side, her courage would suddenly grow, and the pitch-black darkness before her eyes seemed to start brightening up little by little.

Therefore, deep down in her heart, she had long since decided that the man before her was her lucky star.

As her voice trailed off, Shen Hanzhi’s body stiffened slightly.