He stepped back half a step and raised one hand in an inviting gesture. Qian Xueying smiled as she spoke.
"This is not a place for conversation; shall we go inside and talk?"
Moses took a deep breath, glanced toward the direction where Gan Yuan had left, and raised his right hand to signal to the butler, "Go ahead."
The butler respectfully agreed, got into the car, and immediately the vehicle started moving, heading toward the outskirts. Moses then walked back up the steps and returned to the Duke Residence, surrounded by Qian Xueying and the others.
The black car drove through the tree-lined road and entered the farm gate.
As soon as the car stopped, Gan Yuan pushed the door open herself, got out of the car lifting her dress, and hurried up the stairs.
The turn of events was entirely within her expectations. She knew Moses would come, but she hadn’t expected him to arrive so quickly, and to meet him so soon, at that.
Given his nature, she believed it wouldn’t be long before he would come knocking. By then, things would inevitably spiral out of control. Before that happened, she had to leave this place.
Walking briskly into the living room in her high heels, she didn’t see Gan Tang. After inquiring with the servants, Gan Yuan quickly walked up to the second floor and arrived outside the room of the little one.
Just then, Sherry was tiptoeing out of the room. Seeing Gan Yuan, she immediately nodded politely.
Sherry smiled at her, "He just fell asleep."
Approaching, Gan Yuan peered through the slightly ajar door into the room.
Indeed, the little one was lying quietly on the pillow, sound asleep.
Her gaze lingered for a moment on his peaceful sleeping face, then Gan Yuan reached out to steady the door, hesitated for two seconds, and then stepped back.
She decided to pack her things first and let him sleep a little longer.
After thanking Sherry, Gan Yuan turned and returned to her own room.
She quickly slipped off her high heels and gown, put on a comfortable casual outfit, then she immediately took out her backpack and stuffed in her important documents and a change of clothes.
Her eyes inadvertently fell on the two pillows side by side on the large bed, and the image of her entanglement with Huangfu Jue the night before flashed before her eyes again, her brows furrowed tight.
If he came back and found she wasn’t there, he would surely be furious...
A pang of pain shot through her chest, and Gan Yuan shook her head vigorously as if trying to cast out all the ties from her mind.
Biting her lip, she grabbed her backpack and slung it over her shoulder.
From outside the window, came the sound of an airplane engine, and she was startled.
She put down the pack, rushed to the terrace, and looked up into the night sky.
Not far away in the sky, a helicopter was approaching the manor. The engine sound grew louder and clearer, indicating undoubtedly that their destination was the manor.
"I won’t let you harm them!"
She murmured, turned, and rushed to the door. Passing by the table, she grabbed the dagger she had put there earlier and clutched it in her palm, then quickly burst out the room door, down the stairs.
By now, the helicopter had circled around the main building and landed on a nearby lawn. The bright lights illuminated a good half of the farm.
The helicopter doors parted, and a tall figure stepped off the aircraft. He was backlit and his face was indistinct—only a tall silhouette could be seen.
Clenching the dagger, Gan Yuan stepped down the stairs, one step at a time.
At the same time, that tall figure was also walking straight toward her.
"I had thought you were already asleep," he said.
The pleasant baritone carried a hint of joy.