That evening, Lin Yu deliberately prepared a large basin of pool water, planning to bathe Xu Mo.
Watching the video as Lin Yu began unbuttoning Xu Mo's shirt, Xu Huan ground his teeth in anger. He really wanted to rush over and stop her, but his grandfather had given orders earlier that he was not allowed to cause trouble.
So Xu Huan could only sit there motionless with his eyes wide open, staring intently at Lin Yu's hands. If Lin Yu dared make any improper moves, he would definitely kick her out of the Xu family immediately!
As for Lin Yu, she truly had no improper thoughts toward Xu Mo. Therefore, she could completely manage to simply wipe Xu Mo's body purely. Although she admitted that Xu Mo had a really good physique that was quite alluring to the imagination.
However, Lin Yu still underestimated her own shamelessness. Wiping Xu Mo's upper body was completely fine for her. But the moment her hand touched Xu Mo's pants, Lin Yu paused and turned to look at Xu Mo's face: "Are you sure that if I take these off, you won't settle accounts with me when you wake up someday?"
Xu Mo lay quietly on the bed, neither opening his eyes to answer Lin Yu nor giving any other response. From when he was sent to the hospital until today, he seemed to just be sleeping, yet showed no signs of waking up.
"I've heard the story of Sleeping Beauty many times, but I never thought I'd actually see a sleeping prince with my own eyes someday. Meeting you, even Sleeping Beauty would be too embarrassed to show herself, right?" Xu Mo was truly very handsome—no matter when she looked at him, Lin Yu found him pleasing to the eye. No wonder Lin Yiqian was so obsessed with Xu Mo, willing to use any means necessary.
Xu Mo still showed no movement, letting Lin Yu stare at his face in a daze.
"Since you don't object, I'll take them off first." Her hand touched Xu Mo's pants again, and Lin Yu hesitated, uncertainly glancing at Xu Mo: "Really taking them off?"
"Coward! If you're going to take them off, just do it—what are you hesitating about?" Watching Lin Yu suddenly fall into a dilemma, Xu Huan stroked his chin and smiled maliciously.
Inexplicably, Lin Yu suddenly felt a chill down her back. Moving her gaze from Xu Mo's face, she looked precisely at the camera in front of Xu Huan, smiled slightly, and pulled off Xu Mo's pants.
"What does that mean? Is she provoking me?" Xu Huan slammed the table and stood up, pointing angrily at the video.
"Shut up and be quiet!" Just then, Xu Zhentian's voice came from outside the door, followed by an even more cruel order: "Turn off the surveillance and come out."
Xu Huan looked indignant but still followed orders, turned off the video, and left the room.
Lin Yu closed her eyes, confirmed the surveillance had been turned off, and quickly pulled Xu Mo's pants back up. After that, she took off Xu Mo's socks, rolled up his pant legs, and carefully began wiping him.
Everyone in the Xu family knew that tonight, Lin Yu had bathed the young master. Regardless of how complex everyone's thoughts were, because of Xu Zhentian's permissiveness, no one dared to go in and interfere. Even Xu Mo's parents had been waiting outside the door but ultimately didn't push open that door.
Actually, everyone in the Xu family harbored doubts and somewhat disagreed with Xu Zhentian's decision. However, faced with Xu Mo's current vegetative state, everyone unanimously remained silent.
"Many people care about you!" Methodically dressing Xu Mo properly again, Lin Yu secretly fed him some more pool water: "So wake up quickly! Everyone is waiting for you."
After feeding the pool water, Lin Yu paid no attention to the commotion outside the door, sat back beside the bed, opened her textbook, and continued reading aloud to Xu Mo.
On the other side, with the Xu family withdrawing their suppression, Boyang could finally breathe. Lin Hongxin finally let out a long sigh of relief and calmed down. Then he began contemplating implementing his earlier plan, scheming for the shares in Lin Yu's hands.
"But Dad, didn't you tell Zhou Quan that those few shares in Lin Yu's hands don't amount to much?" Lin Yiqian was confused.
"Silly daughter, who would think they have too much money? Besides, do you really think Lin Yu only has Boyang shares? When your grandfather died, he left Lin Yu plenty of good things!" Mentioning Lin Anyan's inheritance distribution, Sun Wanting's face darkened—she had always held a grudge about it.
Lin Hongxin obviously held the same view, nodding: "So we can't tear our faces off with Lin Yu yet."
"But Lin Yu married into the Xu family! We can't even see her—how can we scheme for what's in her hands?" Hearing that Lin Yu had received a large inheritance, Lin Yiqian was also displeased. It was just that given Lin Yu's current situation, the Lin family couldn't reach her.
"So what if it's the Xu family? Would the Xu family protect Lin Yu? Let's not forget that it's 'Lin Yiqian' at the Xu family—the culprit who caused Xu Mo to become a vegetable! Not some Lin Yu! Just wait and see—Lin Yu will have a hard time!" Sun Wanting couldn't afford to offend the Xu family, but she definitely wouldn't let Lin Yu go.
Hearing Sun Wanting's words, Lin Yiqian looked thoughtful and showed a sinister smile.
As time at the Xu family lengthened, Lin Yu gradually adapted to life facing Xu Mo all day. Although the Xu family members remained extremely cold toward her, she still secretly fed Xu Mo pool water and never forgot to wipe his body every night, never giving up.
The only difference, perhaps, was that she became increasingly accustomed to wiping Xu Mo, her movements becoming more and more uninhibited—could it be called bold?
Whenever this happened, looking at Xu Mo's particularly peaceful and beautiful sleeping face, Lin Yu could only keep silently admonishing herself: whenever it was time for her to wipe Xu Mo's body, the room's surveillance would definitely be turned off. Even if she didn't do anything to Xu Mo, in everyone's eyes, she had already taken advantage of him completely! So if she didn't take advantage, it would be wasted—she could only temporarily inconvenience the defenseless Xu Mo...
Just as Lin Yu was becoming more adept at caring for Xu Mo, just as the Xu family's gazes toward her were becoming gentler, Lin Hongxin and Sun Wanting came knocking!
Lin Yu had thought that Lin Hongxin and Sun Wanting would definitely lose patience and come looking, but she hadn't expected these two to have so little patience that they couldn't even wait half a month!
Letting Lin Hongxin and Sun Wanting wait outside the Xu family's front gate, Lin Yu calmly turned to the next page of her textbook and continued reading aloud.
"Are you sure you won't see them?" Knocking on the door to Xu Mo's room, Xu Zhentian didn't enter but just stood at the doorway asking.
"As long as Boyang doesn't collapse, I won't lack money. Whether I see them or not doesn't affect my ability to collect Boyang's dividends." Without putting down her book, Lin Yu sat there motionless, sarcastically curling her lips.
"Don't you want revenge?" If what Lin Yu said was true—that the Lin Hongxuan couple had been murdered—Lin Yu's performance was too calm. She was just a twenty-two-year-old young woman, yet Xu Zhentian found he had never been able to see through Lin Yu.
"I do. But I still don't have that capability yet." Lin Yu had never thought of asking the Xu family to help her get revenge—she only hoped the Xu family could help her protect what she had in her hands. When she had the ability to fight back in the future, she definitely wouldn't be merciful!
Xu Zhentian was silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice: "As long as you don't harbor ill intentions toward Xu Mo, the Xu family will protect you to the end."
"Thank you." After thanking him, Lin Yu continued her unfinished reading. Harbor ill intentions toward Xu Mo? If she told Xu Zhentian that the person she would least harm in this world was Xu Mo, would he believe her? Probably not!