」She didn’t know why, but Xia Xi suddenly felt a sense of happiness. Was it because he hadn’t left? When did she start caring about him so much? 「Why wouldn’t I be?」 Although it was already late, and he had been waiting for who knows how long, Lu Ziyi showed no signs of impatience, his tone instead very relaxed. 「I said I would wait for you to get off work.」 This man had an incredibly terrifying patience. 「So you mean you’ll do what you say?」 「If you get a promise from my mouth, I will never go back on my word.」 Lu Ziyi raised an eyebrow, his lip curling in a lazy smile. Staring deeply at him, Xia Xi couldn’t describe the feeling in her heart. Perha
“I thought you would take me somewhere else, but it turned out to be here.” Taking a deep breath of the sea’s scent, Xia Xi closed her beautiful eyes and listened to the sound of the waves. The night breeze blew, dispersing the daytime’s scorching heat. The night sea was black and deep, with an indescribable magic.
“Don’t you like it?” Lu Ziyi raised an eyebrow, his thin li
“No, this is fine,” Xia Xi shook her head. The candlelight flickered on the table, making Lu Ziyi’s features appear somewhat ethereal. She gently rested her chin on her hand, her gaze falling on the pitch-black sea.
“I love the smell of the sea. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this close to it.”
“Because you’re too focused on work?”
She gave him a deep look. Xia Xi rarely revealed her true thoughts. “You’re wrong. Actually, I don’t like this job at all, but it’s the only way I can survive.”
Slightly narrowing his dark eyes, Lu Ziyi detected the sarcasm in her tone. Indeed, she was a well-known illegitimate child, and her position in Alon must be unimaginably awkward. What kind of family would expose her painful background so ruthlessly, refusing to let her become part of the Chen family even after all these years?
Because they needed her skills, Alon was unwilling to let her go, but also unwilling to give her any benefits. Truly a good deal! Taking without giving anything in return.
