Gan Yuan shrank her neck and frowned, thinking hard.
The man lay on his side next to her, his fingers twirling a lock of her hair, waiting quietly.
After a while, she lifted her face, her dark eyes seriously gazing into his.
"Ajue... is that okay? I’m sorry, I really can’t think of anything else."
Actually, not many people had called him by his name throughout his life.
Apart from the elders calling him Xiaojue, others would respectfully address him as "Your Highness," "Duke," and the like. No one had ever addressed him in such a manner before.
The simple address, coming from her lips, was full of intimacy.
The man lifted the corner of his lips and nodded.
"From now on, call me that."
Seeing him so happy, she also naturally smiled.
In the pocket of his suit, his cell phone vibrated.
Huangfu Jue pulled out the phone, glanced at the number, answered the call, and listened for a moment.
"One minute!" He ended the call and rose on one elbow, "It’s late, you should rest early. I have some work to finish, and then I’ll come back to be with you."
He caressed her face affectionately, then stood up and walked toward the door.
Watching his retreating figure, Gan Yuan suddenly felt the urge to reveal everything to him.
He cared about her so much, yet she kept deceiving him time and time again—it was so unfair to him.
Perhaps, he might have a way?
The man turned his face, looking at her with confusion.
When she met his eyes, she lost her courage again.
It was impossible, Moses would never let her off, she knew him too well—that man would never accept anyone’s betrayal, and she wouldn’t be an exception.
"It’s nothing, I just wanted... to remind you to sleep early, don’t overwork yourself, your eyes are a bit red."
The man nodded to her with a smile and opened the door to leave.
At the other end of the corridor, Will was already waiting for him. As he saw him leave, he immediately came over, following Huangfu Jue into the study to present him with an urgent document.
"This is information we just received. Based on the documents, the assassin who tried to kill you is very likely connected to ’Red Flame’."
"Red Flame?" Huangfu Jue flipped through the material, "What’s that?"
"A black gang that’s been active in the past few years, involved in assassinations, drug trafficking... they do everything, and... there’s information indicating that they were involved in the recent M Country elections, too."
Huangfu Jue looked at the thin two pages in his hand, "Is this all we have?"
"That’s all, every informant we have gets killed." Will had a helpless expression, "Rumors outside say ’Red Flame’ never lets go. I am worried... they might target you again. The farm here is too unsafe, would you consider moving back to the Royal Palace?"
Huangfu Jue was exposed while the opponent was hidden, and no matter how tight security was, it couldn’t be completely foolproof. Given his status, he couldn’t afford any mistakes.
Huangfu Jue threw the information on the table, "No!"
"Strengthen the security of the manor." Huangfu Jue cut off Will’s attempt to persuade him, "Starting now, raise the protection for them to A-level."
If their intended target was him, it wouldn’t be difficult to discover that they were very important to him.
Those guys would stop at nothing to achieve their goals. He might be able to hide in the Royal Palace, but what about Gan Yuan and Xiaotang?