The longing of the sea continued endlessly, finally converging with the sky on the horizon; If love went far enough, it should be able to meet happiness…
On the calm surface of the lake, a few drops of dew fell from the lotus leaves, forming ripples. The gray sky looked pale and weak because of the dark clouds. The gentle wind blew through her hair, and she continued to move forward messily.
Relaxing his body and mind, he came to the lakeside, hiding from the noise of the secular world and recuperating his never-ending thoughts. Ma Xiaoru suddenly realized that her emotions had been unusual recently. It was no longer like before, where he could follow Master Long all day long. These days, what he longed for more was to be alone without pressure, without tension, and hide in a place where no one would find him.
It wasn't that he had forgotten his feelings for Lord Long, but that he had become more and more greedy and wanted more and more. The difference between reality and fantasy made Ma Xiaoru feel real pain. The furthest distance in the world was not between life and death, but when I was by your side, you didn't know that I loved you.
Every time he saw Master Long, his mind would go blank, his chest would feel suffocated, and his heart would ache as if he was about to die. The longer he stayed by Lord Long's side, the less clear-headed he became. He knew that this was a kind of expectation without a future, but he still foolishly waited.
Ma Xiaoru felt conflicted. She wanted to stay by Long's side, but she was afraid to stay by his side. Her behavior became uncontrollable, and she could only cry alone until dawn every time…
Even after returning to the world he ruled, Taki still didn't have time to settle down. He was still busy every day. There were still many matters that he had to handle personally. This was because Night, whom he viewed as his only competitor, would not let him take advantage of the situation. Only through competition will there be progress. We all look forward to each other's performance.
The Consul would report to Taki about the company's situation every day, and today was no exception. Just as Taki was reading the document presented by the Consul, a maid lowered her head and quietly entered the Consul's field of vision. He carefully placed the specially made fragrant tea in a place that Taki could reach. Taki didn't look up, but he saw the cup of tea from the corner of his eye and reached out to take it. The maid quietly waited by the dragon's side for instructions.
He elegantly took a small sip. He felt that something was not right.”As she spoke, she raised her head and wanted to ask "Xiaoru" beside her.!! At this time, Taki realized that the person who brought the tea wasn't Ma Xiaoru. Usually, Ma Xiaoru was in charge of this kind of thing. She was not used to the taste of other people's tea, so every time, it was Ma Xiaoru who served it after she finished brewing.
"Where's Xiaoru?" She asked the maid beside her uncomfortably.
"I, I don't know." The maid was frightened by Taki's tone. Because she had never served His Highness herself, it was always Ma Xiaoru who was responsible for serving His Highness.
"Go find her!" He ordered the guards around him and frowned unhappily. His face looked very ugly.
"Your Highness, I think I know where Xiao Ru is. I'll go and find her.”As usual, the Consul knew everything about Ma Xiaoru. Unknowingly, he had become the person who understood Ma Xiaoru the most.
"Tell her to come here." What Taki wanted to know was where Ma Xiaoru had been missing recently.
"Yes, this subordinate will take his leave."
The Consul came to the top floor of the castle where he found Ma Xiaoru last time, but there was no trace of anyone in the room. Where else could Ma Xiaoru hide? Suddenly, he smiled, as if he had thought of something, and walked out of the castle unhurriedly.
Arriving at the Holy Water Lake, he looked around and listened carefully. He found the person he was looking for under a big tree by the lake. He didn't disturb Ma Xiaoru, whose thoughts were no longer on him. He gradually approached her and only stopped when he was behind her. Looking at her lonely back, he was so worried that he wanted to call out to her.
"So he was hiding here, but I still found him.”
The sudden voice from behind scared Ma Xiaoru so much that she immediately turned around, her face a little pale.
"Lord Consul? Why are you here?"
"His Highness asked me to come. Because you were no longer around, it was the first time he had drunk a fragrant tea that was difficult to swallow.”
"What?" He was so frightened that he remembered that Master Long only drank the tea he brewed. It was all his fault for being willful and making Master Long angry again." I'll go back immediately!"”Ma Xiaoru finally knew how to be anxious. She would lose control of herself whenever she mentioned Taki.
"Wait-"
"Lord Consul?" He looked curiously at the thoughtful Consul.
"Because of the incident with the Angel Group, His Highness might be really busy recently, so it's best if you can stay by His Highness 'side. It is your responsibility to take care of His Highness. If you neglect your duty, I won't forgive you so easily.”
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for causing trouble for the Consul because of personal reasons.”The Consul is right. It is my duty to take care of Master Long. I can't leave him like this. Otherwise, wouldn't the promise back then be just a blank piece of paper? She had promised to stay by Long's side.
"After the Ghost Yama Festival, I might have to make a trip to the company. I hope you won't disappoint my expectations of you.”
"Angel Corporation? Lord Ye's company? Did something happen again?" He had followed Lord Long to meet some entrepreneurs several times, and had met Lord Ye a few times as well.
"Yes, he took advantage of His Highness's absence to take ruthless measures against the corporation. However, it might be the consequence of Director Chengyi's decision to attack the Angel Group.”
"Then, Consul, please be careful on the road. I will do my best to help you.”If I can help you, I don't want to trouble you.
"Hurry up and go back.”
Ma Xiaoru returned to the main hall as fast as she could. He saw a few maids kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, and some broken teacups on the ground. It seemed that there were already several cups.
He walked fearlessly into the hall, bypassing the maid kneeling on the ground, and brought the fragrant tea to Taki's side. He could clearly see that the anger on Taki's face hadn't disappeared yet.
"Master Long," he called out softly. He put down the fragrant tea…
"You want to leave now?" Although he had said that as long as Ma Xiaoru wanted to leave his side, he would not object. But now, seeing her disappear without a word, an inexplicable anger rose in his heart.
"Unless you throw me away, I won't leave your side.”Ma Xiaoru said firmly. As he spoke, he handed the tea to Taki.
"…" For some reason, he was still very angry at first, but after hearing what she said, he suddenly felt much better. He took the teacup from Xiaoru's hand and said," You can leave."”
The maids who were already scared out of their wits did not dare to move. It was Lil Ru who came over to help them up before they went out. After all, she was the one who had scolded them.
"Where have you been these past few days?" After drinking the tea, she returned to the original question.
"I didn't want to disturb you, so…"
"In the future, without my permission, you are not allowed to leave my sight.”Long felt that the reason why he was so protective of Ma Xiaoru was because he didn't like others touching his things. Moreover, Ma Xiaoru was picked up by him.
Hearing Master Long's words, Ma Xiaoru's heart felt warm. The pain in her chest was still there. Since she had chosen to protect him, she had to endure it.
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