Chapter 33

Mona Lisa .

William Hill was a first grade tour guide . He took Zhen Zhen to the museums she wanted to see like the Mob Museum, and the Neon Museum . He patiently answered all of Zhen Zhen’s questions .

It was a hot day in Las Vegas, William Hill and Zhen Zhen stopped by a cafe to rest . He ordered an iced drink for her, and she smiled .

‘Any girl is lucky to have you as their boyfriend,’ Zhen Zhen praised .

‘Why?’ William Hill asked .

‘Let’s see,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘You’re kind, handsome, smart, and rich . What more can a girl ask for?’

‘What if they only want me for my money?’ William Hill asked .

‘You’re doing yourself an injustice by writing off the sincere girls because you’re grouping them together with gold diggers,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘True,’ William Hill said .

‘What type of girl are you attracted to?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

William Hill looked at Zhen Zhen while he explained his dream girl .

‘She’s smart, beautiful, gentle, and has black pearl eyes,’ William Hill said .

‘Oh,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘You want someone from your mum’s hometown . ’

Suddenly gun shots were heard . Most of the customers ran out of the cafe . William jumped on top of Zhen Zhen, and he rolled them behind a pot plant .

When the gun shots stopped, sirens were heard . Zhen Zhen lifted her head and she looked over William Hill’s shoulder . The gunmen were gone, and she could see police cars, ambulances and firetrucks were coming toward the cafe . But it was William Hill’s arm that made her worried .

‘You’re injured,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘Do you want an ambulance to take you to the hospital?’

‘No,’ William Hill said . ‘I’m OK . Can you drive me home?’

Zhen Zhen nodded her head . She understood reporters would have a field day if they snapped photos of someone like William Hill injured in a public place . She quickly helped him walk to his sports car, and they disappeared before the first police car arrived .

‘You’re a good driver,’ William Hill said .

‘Because of Zhen Wu, I’m used to driving fast,’ Zhen Zhen said .

It was Zhen Zhen’s first time driving a sports car . But in the past she was glued to her lab, and often forgot to pick up Zhen Wu . So she learned how to drive fast in side streets to Zhen Wu’s school in order to be on time to pick Zhen Wu up . Driving a car at one hundred and eighty kilometres an hour was average for her . She was relieved she didn’t scare William Hill with her average speed .

‘Who’s Zhen Wu?’ William asked .

‘Zhen Wu is mine and Gu Zai’s son,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘Don’t talk . Reserve your energy . ’

At William Hill’s house, Ban Ti greeted him at the door .

‘Young master, you’re home,’ Ban Ti said . He saw blood on William Hill’s arm and panicked . ‘Young master, you’re injured . ’

‘I’m OK,’ William Hill said . ‘It’s a minor injury . ’

Ban Ti and Zhen Zhen helped William Hill to William Hill’s bed . Afterward a doctor was called to take out the bullet and bandage William Hill .

Zhen Zhen walked back and forth in the hallway . She wanted to call Yue Gu Zai, but William Hill asked her not to because William Hill didn’t want Yue Gu Zai to worry about William Hill’s injury .

Zhen Zhen looked at the portraits on the walls to calm herself down . She was drawn to the portrait of a young woman who posed like Mona Lisa .

‘She’s young master’s mother,’ Ban Ti said .

‘How is he?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

‘The bullet’s taken out,’ Ban Ti said . ‘Young master is sleeping . ’

‘Ban Ti, you can speak Mandarin well like William,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘Yes,’ Ban Ti said . ‘It’s because master loved young master’s mother . Everyone working for the Hill Household were required to learn to speak Mandarin . Master didn’t get a chance to marry young master’s mother before she died when young master was a little boy . ’

‘It’s sad William lost his mum at a young age,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘Can I see that he is OK myself? I promise I won’t disturb his sleep . ’

‘Yes you can,’ Ban Ti said . ‘Doctor Janssen is monitoring young master inside young master’s bedroom . ’

‘Thank you,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Zhen Zhen felt guilty William Hill was injured while protecting her . She wouldn’t be reassured unless she saw that he was in a stable condition .

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End of Chapter Thirty-Three