」Batting her long eyelashes, Lu Ziyi lazily opened his starry eyes, only to discover the temperature beside the bed had grown cold. The air still seemed to drift with her sweet fragrance, yet she had vanished without a trace. “Miss Xia left early in the morning,” Duan Yexun, sharp as he was, naturally understood what he wanted to ask. “Left early in the morning?” Lu Ziyi furrowed his brow, unable to articulate his current feelings. Usually, this kind of behavior—eating, drinking, and then casually leaving—was something men would do! The one being left behind shouldn’t be him! He had worked so hard last night, and his back still bore her wild cat-like claw marks. “Yes,” since Lu Ziyi lived on the top floor of the hotel his family operated, the decor was naturally different from an ordinary home. After the elevator, through the colored glass tiles, the entrance on the other side was an open bar counter and a comfortable, oversized double bed. Standing at the entrance was the best place to talk. “She left in such a hurry,” his black eyes narrowing slightly, Lu Ziyi was somewhat displeased; they hadn’t even discussed how he should explain this! “Did she say where she was going?” “She said she was going to meet a friend, seemingly a college classmate,” Duan Yexun answered without hesitation. “Hmm,” running a large hand through his dense black hair, Lu Ziyi had already made a decision to call her on the way to the company later. “Besides that, did she leave any message for me?” “Yes, Miss Xia asked me to tell you…” Duan Yexun awkwardly cleared his throat, “Thank you for the hospitality.” Lu Ziyi was stunned for a full second, his handsome face involuntarily twisting. Thank you for the hospitality?
! He forgot to say “enjoy your meal” to her last night. However, this stubborn way of speaking is more like Xia Xi – she has always been a thorny rose, and the vulnerability inadvertently revealed last night was just a fleeting moment. Sitting up, he keenly noticed the dried blood spots on the bed sheet, and his thin li
