"Young Master Ain!"
In the long and spacious corridor, Ling Shiliu, one of the many guards of the Randall family, was anxiously calling out his young master's name, hoping to get some attention from him.
However, as if she was deliberately going against him and turning against him, Ain's steps became bigger and bigger, and her walking speed also increased significantly.
"Ai Yin!"
Even when he heard him call his name, he was determined not to respond.
This was the first time Ling Shiliu had called him by his name in a public place where people could pass by at any time. In the past, no matter how much he tried to cheat, he would never do it outside of the two of them.
However, compared to the actions that made his heart feel sweet at this moment, his previous actions had already severely damaged his feelings.
Ling Shiliu followed closely behind Ain, but he couldn't make Ain stop.
Why did things get so bad?
The feeling of being ignored by Ain was so uncomfortable. He was surprised to notice that his chest seemed to be covered with a layer of iron, making it difficult for him to even breathe.
Other than the first time they met, Ain had never ignored him. This was the first time he refused to turn around no matter how much he called.
However, now was not the time for him to analyze his feelings. He had more important things to deal with. This was his duty as a servant of the Randall family…no, Ain.
"Master is actually doing this for your sake!”
For me?
Without warning, Ain stopped walking. Her gaze towards Ling Shiliu was filled with hatred and pain.
"For me? If it's for my own good, why didn't you ask for my opinion first? Deciding my future for me as I please, and you say you're thinking of me? Ignoring my thoughts and doing a bunch of nonsense behind my back, which kind of thing is this for me?”He took a deep breath and his eyes turned resentful." And what I'm most angry about is that not only did you not tell me the truth, you even helped Grandfather to deal with me!”
Ling Shiliu was speechless for a moment. Ain's argument was not completely unreasonable, but as someone else's employee, obeying orders was the only reaction he could have.
"Do you think I'll be happy marrying a woman who only looks at me? Why didn't you ask me what I wanted? Every time, it's you who decide what I need without authorization!”
He was angry and sad. He never dreamed that Liu would stand on the same side as his grandfather. What made him even more uncomfortable was that he stood there without saying a word and had no intention of defending himself.
"Say something! Why aren't you talking?"
What should he say?
Indeed, he should not have deceived him with Marquis Randall, but in all fairness, he knew that this would only benefit Ain's future. So even though he felt a little worried about helping her, he still had to do it.
"I agree with Master's decision, Ain.”He tried to calmly state his opinion, but for some reason, he just couldn't look Ain in the eye.
"Liar!"
Ain suddenly turned around, her jade-like eyes filled with disbelief.
The words that she absolutely did not want to hear came out of his mouth mercilessly, making Ain feel as if her heart was being pressed down by something.
"For your own good, shouldn't we start looking for a future partner now? In this world, you should know the importance of this matter better than I do, so I-"
"I don't want to hear it!"
Unable to tolerate Ling Shiliu's expressionless face, Ain could not read any emotion from his poker face. He tried his best to suppress the bitterness that surged up from his body, turned around and ran away sadly.
He thought that the dispute in the afternoon would affect the interaction between Ain and him. He did not expect that Ain would come to his room as if nothing had happened at night.
"Ai Yin!" The shocked voice sounded deep and empty in the corridor at night.
Concealing the shock in his heart and the joy that welled up unconsciously, Ling Shiliu could not hide his surprised expression. He turned his body to let Ain in.
She slipped into the room silently. Although Ain finally looked at him, her pretty face was still tense.
It did not matter if he ignored him, because from the fact that Ain was willing to come to him, he did not seem to be really angry with him.
"Come over. Don't stand in the vent. You'll catch a cold.”
Ling Shiliu couldn't help but frown when he saw that he was still wearing a thin and almost transparent nightgown.
Although Ain had always said that she was not that weak, wearing such thin clothes on such a cold day would make it difficult for people not to fall sick.
"Dressed like this again!" He couldn't help but nag. He reached out and pushed Ain closer to the heater, only to realize the coldness on his skin. "Your body is so cold! What happened?"
She was wondering why his movements were so slow, and his reaction seemed to be slower than usual. It turned out that his frozen body made his movements seem slow.
Ain pouted and refused to speak. Although her angry look was cute, Ling Shiliu was concerned about the terrifying chill on his body.
Ling Shiliu pulled a chair with a soft cotton cushion to the side of the heater and forced Ain, who was too cold to move, into the chair. He then pulled a cotton robe and draped it over him. Ling Shiliu finally heaved a sigh of relief.
However, walking from the room next door to here shouldn't make his body so cold, right? As long as one stayed in the room, the central air conditioning system maintained a moderate temperature. The only place in the room with a lower temperature was the corridor. Thinking of this, he suddenly understood.
"How long have you been standing at the door?"
This should be the answer.
He must have stood in the cold corridor for a long time to cause his body temperature to drop to such a degree that even his teeth were chattering.
"How long has it been? Ai Yin."
" Just a few minutes…" Ain's voice was not much louder than a mosquito's.
"What?" Ling Shiliu asked again.
"Just a few minutes." Her words sounded weak in her unstable tone, but Ain still did not change her stubborn attitude.
"Would it be so cold if it was only for a few minutes?”From the looks of it, he must have been loitering in front of his door for at least half an hour, but Ling Shiliu knew that Iain would never admit it.
"I told you to put on a coat before coming to my room, but you didn't listen.”
"It's so close!”Ain grumbled unhappily.
"Of course it has something to do with me." Ling Shiliu imitated him and frowned unhappily." It's not fun to be sick. Besides, you're going on a concert tour starting next month. If you don't take good care of yourself at such an important time, your body might not be able to take it.”
"If that's the case, we can just stop the concert!”
It felt like Liu placed more importance on the concert than himself. Ain pouted her slightly red and thin lips unhappily and acted shamelessly.
"Idiot!" Even though she didn't believe in the existence of such a thing as Yan Ling, she still had to be careful with her words." This isn't something that can be solved just by stopping the concert. You know very well that your body can't withstand the torture of illness.”
"Where?" Her unyielding personality made Ain retort directly.
"You dare to say that you don't? Who was the one who threw a tantrum when she had a fever and refused to let the doctor get close?”
Ling Shiliu's reminder made Ain shiver involuntarily.
That was about a month ago. Ain, who was prone to catching a cold in winter, had caught up with the flu.
It was the latter part of the concert, so her manager Michelle had originally planned to cancel the concert. However, due to Ain's unyielding personality, in order to continue the remaining two recitals, Marquis Randall had hired a famous doctor in this field for his grandson. Although he promised that the needle would cure the disease, when Ain saw the big and thick needle, she became angry and refused to give the injection obediently.
In the end, Ling Shiliu tried his best to comfort him and promised to hug him tightly. Only then did he close his eyes and obediently take the needle.
"Because he was holding a big needle in his hand! Who wouldn't be afraid?" He retorted reluctantly, but his voice grew softer and softer because he knew he was in the wrong.
"That's right. People who are afraid of injections and hate taking medicine have to be obedient. Otherwise, you'll be the one suffering.”Ling Shiliu teased with a faint smile.
"Woo…"
The pain that she feared the most when she was hit directly, even Ain couldn't help but retreat.
As the two of them conversed, Ling Shiliu was pleased to find that Ain's hands and feet were gradually warming up. When she entered the room, her pale face was also clearly flushed with blood.
Suddenly, a rumbling sound broke the silence of the night. The sound was so clear and loud that it was impossible not to notice.
Ain's face instantly turned as red as the sunset glow. She lowered her gaze and tried to avoid it.
"It's…It's not me!"
His face was red as he tried to deny it, but when the voice came out from his stomach again, he couldn't shake Ling Shiliu's playful gaze away from him no matter how hard he shook his head.
"You didn't go to dinner today, so you didn't eat after that, right?”Ling Shiliu unconsciously reached out to caress his hair tenderly. Other than amusement, there was also a hint of helplessness in his tone.
" I don't want to eat…" His voice was so soft that Ling Shiliu had to bend down to hear him clearly.
How could he have an appetite?
After he almost fell out with Ling Shiliu in the afternoon, he hid in the practice room and played the violin crazily, trying to throw the unhappiness away.
However, no matter how hard he tried, the feeling of being abandoned was still deeply embedded in his heart. No matter how hard he tried, he could not eliminate it.
That's right, from the perspective of the flow, as long as it was his grandfather's instructions, he had to follow them. And just as he said in the afternoon, doing so was beneficial and harmless to him.
Liu, who only treated him as his younger brother, naturally believed that although this method was a little rude, it was also a way for him to think. In addition, this was a practical problem that he would have to face in the future, and there was a coincidental opportunity, so it was not surprising that they would do something.
However, although there were problems in reality, he still felt uncomfortable.
Even now, as long as he thought about how Liu Neng pushed him to a girl without a care, even if it was for his own good, he still couldn't bear it.
He had always thought that it didn't matter even if Liu's feelings for him were completely different from his own. As long as he could always be by his side and let him act coquettishly like he was now, he had nothing else to ask for.
"Are you hungry now?"
In just a few seconds, a myriad of thoughts ran through Ai Yin's mind. After Ling Shiliu wrapped him in his coat to prevent ventilation, he pulled the confused Ai Yin up from the chair.
"Is it Liu?"
"Come on, let's go to the kitchen and see what else we can steal.”
Ling Shiliuren had already walked to the door.
"But it's so late now…"
"Just because it's so late, won't it be very troublesome if we alarm others? Therefore, the two of us will think of a way to solve it ourselves.”
"But…"
No one knew what Ain was thinking, but she dragged her feet and refused to follow.
"Otherwise, you're going to bed on an empty stomach?”
"That's fine." He muttered.
"Even if you're fine, I can't sleep. My stomach is growling so loudly that I won't be able to sleep. Otherwise, are you going back to your room to sleep?”
"No! "I want to sleep with you…" Before she could finish her sentence, Ain hurriedly walked up and followed him closely.
Dawn was about to break when Ling Shiliu's biological clock automatically woke him up.
He tried his best not to disturb Ain, who was still sleeping beside him and clutching his pajamas tightly. He carefully took off his shirt and let him hold on to it. Ling Shiliu quickly tidied up his appearance and changed his clothes, ready to start his routine for the whole day.
It was a job with no holidays or weekends, but he enjoyed it very much.
He gently closed the door and quickly walked to the duty room to report.
"Good morning, Ling." The person on duty who had just swapped shifts with the night shift greeted him.
"Good morning."
Ling Shiliu walked to the brewing coffee pot and poured himself a cup of strong and bitter refreshing drink. He raised the pot slightly and asked if the other party wanted a cup. After receiving a negative answer, he put the coffee pot back in its original position.
He took a sip of the bitter liquid that made people frown and feel refreshed. He turned around and leaned back slightly against the steel cabinet, waiting for instructions.
"Oh right, when Mr. Lido left just now, he asked you to look for him in his office.”
"Thank you."
"Where?"
He nodded slightly in place of an answer and walked out of the duty room with the paper cup in his hand.
Ling Shiliu was one of the most senior members of the Randall family, and he was also the most familiar with Riddle, who was in charge of the Randall family's security system. Thus, he had a privilege that these new members did not have, which was that he did not have to address Riddle with a respectful title.
Although he had only officially passed the test to become a member of the security guards three years ago, eight years was quite a long time in terms of seniority.
Ling Shiliu walked into the office and saw Li Duo busy.
"Morning, Ling, you're here!"
Rito, who was working hard in his office, raised his head when he heard footsteps.
"Good morning. Is there anything you need?"
"Okay, sit down first."
"Yes." Ling Shiliu couldn't figure out why his superior had suddenly called him here for a private conversation.
"Ling, do you plan to serve the Randall family for the rest of your life?”
"Eh?"
Ling Shiliu was shocked. He didn't expect that he would ask him such a question.
"Or are you not going to continue serving here? Are you planning to change your class?"
"No." Ling Shiliu wasn't sure what Ritou wanted to talk about, but he still answered seriously,""I've decided to spend my life here since a long time ago.”
"Well, you know that if you want to take over my position, you have to plan to live here for the rest of your life, and it's about time for me to find a successor.”"Of course, before that, I will send you to receive the necessary training and education.”
"Eh?"
"In short, I want to train you to be my successor.”He stated his decision straightforwardly.
" I didn't…" He had never considered such a thing.
Before he could finish speaking, the door was pushed open.
"I won't allow it!"
The two people in the office turned their heads to look at the door in surprise. They saw Ain panting and blushing. Her angry eyes darted back and forth between Ling Shiliu and Li Duo. He was still wearing the pajamas that seemed to be able to breathe, and only a slightly size brown coat was casually draped over his shoulders.
"Young Master Ain?" Riddle stood up in surprise. He never thought that he would choose such a time to appear and interrupt their conversation.
" It's a flow. You can't accept it."
"Young Master Ain, this is Ling's freedom.”
Everyone in the Rydoby residence knew how much Young Master Ain relied on Shiliu, but this was, after all, Shiliu's personal problem, so it was only reasonable for him to make the decision himself.
She didn't even bother to shake off his righteous words, her gaze locked onto Ling Shiliu.
"Say you don't know how to." Her tone was a little domineering, coquettish, and shameless, but the expression on Ain's face was no more serious than at this moment.
Ling Shiliu sighed softly, and a light smile appeared in his eyes.
"I never intended to accept it.”
His answer was too direct and thoughtless. Ain couldn't understand it for a moment. She stared at him blankly for a few seconds before she suddenly woke up.
"Really?"
"There's no point in lying about this kind of thing!”Ling Shiliu stood up and walked to Ayin's side. He took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders." You, on the other hand, will catch a cold if you wear this. You really don't listen to me."”
"Really? Are you really not going to be Lidor's successor?”
Afraid that this was just Ling Shiliu's comforting words, Ain anxiously grabbed his hands and stared at him anxiously.
"I mean what I say."
His resolute answer caused a reaction of two extremes.
Ain heaved a sigh of relief, while Riddle frowned.
"Ling, are you telling the truth?"
"Yes."
Ling Shiliu nodded without hesitation.
"I hope you can think about it before you answer me. You don't have to make a decision in a hurry.”He wondered if he could not say anything because Young Master Ain was present, so he decided to give him some time to consider.
"You're so annoying, Liduo. Yiliu already said he doesn't want it, so why are you still nagging?”Ain was obviously unhappy with what Li Duo said and gave him a sidelong glance.
"Young Master Ain, this kind of thing should be left to Ling to decide.”
"I know, Lido. Thank you.”
Ling Shiliu was busy bringing Ain back to her room to change into a set of clothes that would keep her warm. After nodding perfunctorily at Li Duo, he pulled Ain, who was still glaring at him, out of the office.
Watching the two of them disappear, Li Duo suddenly felt sympathy for Ling Shiliu.
Being trapped by Young Master Ain, who had an arrogant personality that was completely different from her sweet appearance, it might be very difficult for him to obtain true freedom in this life!#
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