The furthest distance in the world was not between life and death, but when I was by your side, yet you didn't know that I loved you…Before the auction on Austin Island ended, Taki left first. Tonight's goal had been achieved, and staying would only be a waste of time. The dozen or so people accompanying Taki escorted him back to the hotel. He had just returned to his reserved room, and his tired spirit was gradually recovering.
"Master Long, welcome back." What flashed past was a strand of golden hair that emitted a brilliant light. A girl wearing a Chinese cheongsam inlaid with purple roses happily ran to the door to welcome Taki.
" Yeah…" Taki handed the coat he had taken off to the girl. He came to the sofa and loosened his tie, leaning weakly against the back of the sofa.
"Thank you for your hard work." The girl happily handed a cup of coffee to Taki. "Sir Long, let me massage your shoulders! You seem very tired." As she spoke, the girl walked behind Taki and gently hit his sore shoulder.
"Why aren't you resting?" Long asked weakly. It was already past ten in the morning, and all of his energy seemed to have been sucked dry. Even if he wanted to be alert, he still felt that it was very tiring.
"I'm not tired. I want to wait for Lord Long to come back. Oh…I'll go get the bath water for you. Please wait a moment.”
"No need. I'll leave immediately." Taki sipped his coffee and said.
"Why? Didn't you just come back?" The girl was worried about using her gentle scent to stare into Taki's eyes for a long time.
"Xiaoru, this is not something you should ask…You should rest first.”Long rubbed his temples weakly, feeling a little displeased by Ma Xiaoru's question.
"I'm sorry." Ma Xiaoru lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers in frustration. Ma Xiaoru knew that Taki had no time to rest. Because there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in the group…In their world, whoever relaxed first would mean failure.
" You just need to follow my orders. I don't want you to ask too much." Taki gently lifted Ma Xiaoru's chin and asked her to look at him. I don't think you want to make me angry!”The reason why Taki came back was because he knew Ma Xiaoru would wait for him for the whole night if she didn't see him. It was not because he was worried about her, but because he did not want to see this situation. Ma Xiaoru had been following Long since she was young, and her weak personality had never made her dare to speak loudly. She would do anything for Long. Perhaps it was because she was too " loyal " that Long couldn't just leave her alone.
"Yes, Your Highness. "As instructed..." Ma Xiaoru bowed respectfully and replied. " Please be careful, Master Long." Xiao Ru called out anxiously.”Taki was busy every day because of the matter with the BBG Group and didn't have much time to rest. Ma Xiaoru felt that there was nothing she could do. Her only hope was to help Master Long, or at least share some of his burden.
Xiaoling's horizons were broadened by the auction on the island. As soon as the auction ended, Xueqin was sleepy and asked Xian to send her back. At this moment, Xiaoling seemed to be walking leisurely in front of them as if nothing had happened. From time to time, she would even take out the gemstone cherry blossoms from the box to admire them. As time passed, Xiaoling could not help but sigh at the allure of such beautiful gemstones. However, Xiaoling still couldn't figure out why Taki would give this to her…Besides, Taki seemed to have a deep conflict with Night. Did something happen between them?
Looking at the nonchalant Xiaoling in front of him, Night was helpless and didn't know what to do…What kind of person was Xiaoling? So far, Night had finally figured out something. It seemed that as long as it was a beautiful person, she would not reject them. Or rather, she simply thought that people who were good-looking on the outside were also good-looking on the inside. Or perhaps it meant that Park Xiaoling was a brainless idiot! Why would he be so foolish as to follow a stranger? Night found this amusing…but at least it proved that she was still a university student, and that was that she knew how to combine bravado and self-esteem to achieve the best effect. Night suddenly recalled the time when he first met Xiaoling. At that time, Xiaoling had a 'don't come near me' expression every day. But now, she was actually following someone she had just met? Was it because he was beautiful?
Thinking of Long, Night couldn't help but frown. What was Taki's purpose? Didn't he plan to take Xiaoling away to use her as a bidding item to stimulate himself? Or to show him his might? But why did he have to be careful in the end? Night suddenly reminded himself…because he couldn't find any information about Taki. He was like a mysterious ghost that descended from the sky. The more he was in the dark, the more dangerous he was.
"Xiaoling, where are you going alone?”Shang Si, who had been following behind Ye, suddenly realized that Xiaoling had already walked far away and shouted helplessly.
" Hmm?..." Xiaoling immediately stopped and turned around when she heard the shout." Of course I'm going! You're walking too slowly. Hurry up.”Xiaoling looked at Night and Shangsi, who were dozens of meters behind her, and shouted in dissatisfaction.
After hearing Xiaoling's voice, Night regained his senses and looked in Xiaoling's direction. When the originally tiny Xiaoling gradually grew larger and approached him, Night asked curiously," Hey, why are you running up and down for no reason?”
"What do you mean by 'hey'? I have a name…Seriously, how rude.”Xiaoling protested unhappily. Because Xiaoling was in a good mood, she didn't really want to get angry.
"Do I need to be polite to someone who only knows how to cause trouble?”Night refused to be outdone and refuted Xiaoling's words.
"I already said that I'm lost!”Xiaoling shouted frantically.
"Heh, you really dare to say that…you got so lost that you almost sold yourself?”Night had deliberately provoked Xiaoling…because he wanted her to take responsibility for her own negligence. Now that he thought about it, he was still very angry. Why did Xiaoling always keep a distance from people she didn't like? Yet, she was not vigilant against the person she liked?
"How could a commoner like me come to such a place? It's normal for me to get lost, okay? Besides, I didn't want to get lost. I had no choice.”
"Are you talking back to me?" Looking at Xiaoling, who was neither flushed nor panting, talking back to him, it was indeed a different flavor.
After hearing Night's words, Xiaoling immediately covered her mouth and nervously looked into Night's eyes. She had almost forgotten that he was a demon and a debt collector! What if he called his father to complain if he was provoked? Or what should he do if he was asked to pay back the money immediately? However, it was clearly his fault. It was all his fault that she got lost. Also, he had been frightened just now. Now that he thought about it, he still had a lingering fear. Xiaoling felt that she didn't do it on purpose. She didn't understand why Night was angry. But thinking about it, it was fortunate that there was Night. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to clean up the mess…Could it be that Night was worried about him? Moreover, she had clearly promised not to leave his sight. Should she apologize first?
"Xiaoling, why are you with Long? Hyun is looking for you everywhere. Everyone is worried about you.”Shang Si was more interested in the probing nature of this question.
"I'm sorry…for making you worry. Well, it was just a coincidence that she was with Taki. I got lost and accidentally ran to the garden behind. Taki happened to be there too. I wanted to ask him to bring me to you, and he agreed. But I really didn't know that this would happen. I'm really sorry.”Xiaoling knew that it was her fault this time. She shouldn't have run around and caused trouble for everyone.
"He's not as simple as you think. You'd better keep your distance from him. " If you don't want to trouble Ye…" Shang Si couldn't help but remind Xiao Ling, because he had a feeling that Xiao Ling and Long would meet again.
" Shang Si!..." Ye Bufan growled.
"I don't know what kind of conflict there is between the two of you. However, I don't think it's as complicated as you say. At least he's very gentle to me…He also apologized about the auction, saying that it was just a small joke.”Xiaoling couldn't help but defend Long.
"Do you think that it's just because he's beautiful?”Shang Si found it funny that he would ask such a question.
" Hmm…" Xiaoling thought about it carefully and nodded." You can say that."”At this moment, Ye Heshang and Si Shang were speechless. No one knew about Taki's background. There were only rumors that he was a prince of a certain country. He had fled his country to start his own business in Victoria, and in just a few years, his reputation had grown to a point where it could not be ignored.
"In my memory, my mother was also a very beautiful person. She would make many cute and delicious bento boxes for me every day. I remember my mother once told me that there is no complete distinction between good and bad in this world. The only difference between them is the direction they believe in. But where was the direction? We can only rely on our own strength to find and understand.”
Night suddenly remembered Shang Si's report--Xiaoling's mother ran away from home when she was eight years old and was still missing. There were a lot of rumors, so Xiaoling must be under a lot of pressure! For a child who still had memories of his mother, this was a cruel thing to do.
"Hehe, sorry. Maybe he's a little tired and started spouting nonsense…Let's go back!”Xiaoling started walking alone again, as if she was used to walking alone…Although today was a thrilling day, Xiaoling was still very happy to get to know Long. We'll have a chance to meet again, right? What kind of future is in our hands, and where should we go? Lost road, dream through the drizzle, dripping my soul. My faith is but a little hope in a cruel world.
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