Only when the light that was on dimmed did he withdraw his gaze.
The car started and drove out of the neighborhood.
Gan Yuan withdrew her fingers from the curtains, turned the light back on, and carefully spread the torn dress on the bed. Her fingers gently traced the tears in the fabric, teeth clenched in anger.
"Bastard, this was a gift from my son!"
Opening the car door, operating the elevator, unlocking the hotel room...
All along the way, Will was extremely cautious.
Tonight, his boss’s mood was very off, with a murderous look in his eyes and eyebrows, and he dreaded that any minor misstep might bring upon him a storm.
Seeing Huangfu Jue heading towards the study door, he hurriedly took two quick steps to help push the door open.
Walking into the study, his gaze swept over the design drafts scattered across the desk, and Huangfu Jue’s gaze fell on the high-back chair facing away from the door, his furrowed brow tightening even more.
Striding over, he reached out and snatched the design draft from the hands of the person in the chair.
"You know I don’t like others touching my things."
The high-back chair swiveled, revealing the man reclined on its back, lips slightly curled, "Thought you were gonna battle it out with your sister-in-law for three hundred rounds tonight, not returning so soon... What brought you back this fast?"
The man had a face almost indistinguishable from Huangfu Jue’s, the same features, but an entirely different aura.
If Huangfu Jue was akin to a god, lofty and aloof, then this man was like a capricious demon, unpredictable and whimsical.
He clearly had just bathed, clad in one of Huangfu Jue’s black bathrobes, the sash loosely tied, revealing an exquisitely sculpted chest. His hair seemed to have gone days without a trim, long enough to be in his eyes, strands dangling, unblown dry, damp and slightly disheveled.
A droplet of water clung to the end of a strand of his hair, suspended, as if too spellbound by his beauty to fall.
Behind those damp strands were eyes as dark as the night sky, pupils dilating, intelligent and cunning.
Upon seeing him, Will immediately bowed politely.
"Duke, it has been a long time."
The man referred to by Will as the Duke was none other than Huangfu Jue’s twin brother, Huangfu Qi.
The two brothers were born together, resembling each other in appearance. Apart from their personalities, the biggest difference lay in the color of their eyes.
Huangfu Jue had the blue of the sea, while Huangfu Qi had the black of the night.
"Long time no see, Will," Huangfu Qi lifted his right hand to prop up his cheek, "Clean up the guest room for me, then you can rest."
With palpable relief, Will smiled gratefully at him, bowed to the two brothers, and left the study.
Huangfu Jue neatly organized the design drafts in his hands and placed them in the drawer.
"Where have you been lately?"
"Took a spin down the Silk Road," Huangfu Qi pouted and blew the water droplet off his hair, nodding toward the drawer where the designs were placed, "Who’s this chick cropping up from nowhere?"
"None of your business," Huangfu Jue glanced at his hair, "Mom’s worried about you, give her a call."
"What’s there to worry about me?" Huangfu Qi smirked and lip-curled, "But... if mom hears she’s got herself a grandson and is promoted to grandmother, she’d probably be over the moon. Maybe I should let her know right now!"
Huangfu Jue narrowed his eyes.
Right now he hadn’t figured things out with Gan Yuan yet, and if their parents found out, it could complicate matters even further.
Caught a cold, didn’t get up, just posting two Chapters for now, the rest will be a bit later.
Huangfu Qi: I’ve made my appearance, won’t you folks vote and show some support?!