Gan Yuan replied politely and strode toward Moses’s room door.
Qian Xueying slowly entered the elevator, stretched out a finger to press the button for the first floor, and watched Gan Yuan’s figure recede through the elevator doors, a mysterious smile curling at the corners of her lips.
At the end of the hallway, the assistant was already waiting outside the door as per Moses’s instructions.
Seeing Gan Yuan, he bowed respectfully and helped her push open the door.
"Sir is inside waiting for you."
Gan Yuan nodded slightly and stepped into Moses’s guest room.
There was no one in the living room. She glanced around and saw Moses leaning over the railing on the balcony, his back to her.
She walked leisurely onto the balcony and stopped beside him.
"I remember you always liked high places!"
"I suppose it was thrilling back then!" Gan Yuan also leaned her arms on the railing, reminiscing about the times they had spent drinking on rooftops, and spoke softly, "How have you been these past few years?"
Time after time of self-blame, searching for her, returning disappointed...
"Very peaceful," Gan Yuan watched the distant sky, "getting up, going to work every day, taking Xiaotang to amusement parks, parks on weekends... We travel during holidays, he likes places with the sea..."
Moses frowned slightly, picturing her and Gan Tang running on the beach together.
"That child looks a lot like you."
"He told me." Gan Yuan withdrew her gaze to look at him, "He saw you today."
Moses’s tone remained as calm as ever, "You promised to bring him to see me. Since you didn’t, I had to go myself."
Taking a deep breath, Gan Yuan straightened up and turned to face Moses directly.
"What will it take for you to let me go?"
Moses’s brow twitched profoundly as he slowly stood up straight, turned his head slightly and squinted at her.
"Name your terms, I will strive to satisfy them, as long as you agree not to harass Xiaotang any longer, not to interfere with my life, I will do anything for you."
The hand Moses had on the railing clenched little by little, the veins on his fingers bulging from the force.
He had thought she would come to talk about where she had been these years, why she had left in the first place, or maybe just reminisce about the past.
The man before her was slowly becoming more sinister.
Feeling his danger, Gan Yuan’s body tensed gradually.
"I know I owe you, and I will repay!"
Moses turned away to look at the distant sky.
"So, you want to repay? The year you were seven, I broke my leg for you; at ten, I took a knife for you; when you were fifteen and got hurt, I was the one who carried you out of the jungle..." Moses suddenly spun around, grabbing her collar, "Your life is mine, how can you repay it?! You know my rules. You should also know, in Red Flame, no one leaves unless they are dead!"
"I’m sorry, I can’t repay that. If you need, I will come to help you anytime. But..." Gan Yuan’s lips trembled, and she finally spoke softly, "Please... stay away from Xiaotang."
The fingers grasping her clothes tightened instantly as Moses pulled her face-to-face with him, his dark pupils locking onto her eyes intensely.
"Are you threatening me?"