The Heart of a Smith

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Lu Shang picked up a dirty teenager while discussing work at a bar. It was merely happenstance, but memories from ten years ago resurfaced when he saw the gunshot scars on the teenager’s back._x000D_

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Lu Shang asked him, “What is your name?”_x000D_

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“Xiao Li… My surname is Li, so they all called me Xiao Li.”_x000D_

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“You don’t have a name?”_x000D_

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“I don’t remember.”_x000D_

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Lu Shang said, “Then I will call you Li Sui. From now on, you will be with me.”_x000D_

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From that day onward, a young “lover” was always by Lu Shang’s side._x000D_

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Years later, Dr. Leung teased Lu Shang, “You didn’t get his heart, instead your heart caved in; boss Lu, that doesn’t seem like a bargain.”_x000D_

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