When Xu Ke looked at someone with gentle eyes, that person simply couldn’t refuse any of his requests, especially someone like Lin Mengyao, who liked Xu Ke.
Lin Mengyao looked into Xu Ke’s eyes like that, dazedly nodding her head.
"What are those two doing now?" K sat in his study, exhaling smoke rings. The dim light added an inexplicable sense of oppression to the room.
"They haven’t come out of the room yet, not sure what they’re doing inside. Do you need me to plant a few little things there?" The man in the white suit looked at K and asked.
"No need. What’s the fun in knowing everything?" K said, half-closing his eyes.
"Such an interesting little thing. If he continues to amuse me, I’ll give him a quick end when he fails." K said with a laugh, as if he thought of something amusing.
Time flew, and soon the sky was bright again. The glaring sunlight woke up the two who were still asleep in bed.
Nobody came to call Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao for a meal. By the time the two got up after freshening up, it was long past mealtime, and there was no food left in the kitchen. The servants in the villa had no intention of cooking for them.
"Go to the dining room and wait for me. I’ll bring it to you in a while." Xu Ke kissed Lin Mengyao’s forehead and gently nudged her out.
There wasn’t much left in the kitchen. Xu Ke randomly fried some toast and bacon, fried two eggs, paired them with some milk, and brought them out.
At the dining table, which originally had only Lin Mengyao, appeared K with his colorful hair.
"Good afternoon you two. Waking up this late, you can’t waste all your time in bed. Don’t forget our agreement. While I admire you, I dislike those who don’t keep their word. If you don’t make your promise a reality, I’ll get angry. You wouldn’t want to see me when I’m angry, trust me." K propped his chin with his hands, said with a smile.
"You don’t need to worry about that. My words are never nonsense." Xu Ke calmly glanced at K and then focused all his attention on Lin Mengyao, casually wiping the egg yolk from the corner of her mouth.
"I like your arrogance. I hope you keep your word; after all, you’re an interesting person. I don’t want you to just die like that. If you die, I’ll lose a lot of fun, which I don’t want to see, you know that." K said, supporting his chin.
Swallowing the toast in his mouth, Xu Ke gave K a smile without any warmth, "Don’t worry, I’ll live a long life."
"What are your plans?" K showed a curious expression. He still wanted to know how the other would manage to kill the Knight of East District. As the Boss’s trusted subordinate in the East District, he was careful and always surrounded by people, leaving no chance. Otherwise, he would have been taken out by his own men already, and why would he still be flaunting around the East District?
"You don’t need to know that. Just wait and see the result. However, I do need your help with this. My wife and I are from the outside and are not familiar with the situation here. We don’t even know what the Knight Captain looks like. Therefore, I need all his information. I assume you would give me what I want, right?" Xu Ke raised an eyebrow, saying with a fearless expression.
K and Xu Ke locked eyes for a long time. Just when the tension was rising, and the intervals between Lin Mengyao’s bites grew longer, K finally withdrew his gaze, tilted his head, shrugged indifferently, and said, "Alright, I’ll have someone send those things to you a bit later."
"I’m taking my wife out later."
K nodded, his face nonchalant, yet he said, "Okay, but since you’re not familiar with the place, I’ll have someone guide you."
Xu Ke knew that the other party was obviously assigning someone to monitor him, but his heart remained calm and without resentment. After all, he hadn’t planned on escaping today.
"Thanks then, but it’d be best to send a few more people. We might end up buying a lot of stuff."
"No problem." Hearing Xu Ke’s words, K sincerely smiled, looking at Xu Ke with sparkling eyes like little stars. Someone who didn’t know might think K had fallen for him, but Xu Ke knew the other was just interested in his plans, treating him like an entertaining toy.
But it’s hard to say who’s playing whom. Xu Ke’s lips curled slightly, his whole demeanor like a breeze from the mountains, exuding an indescribable comfort.
After Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao finished eating, accompanied by three ordinary-looking people in ordinary clothes, they took the car arranged by K and headed to the largest mall as per Xu Ke’s direction.
"With so many people following us, how are we supposed to escape?" Perhaps it was Xu Ke’s earlier words, but faced with the situation, Lin Mengyao felt more excited than uneasy.
"Who said we were going to escape?" Xu Ke tapped Lin Mengyao’s nose with a smile. His lips brushed against her ear, speaking so softly it looked like he was kissing her ear.
"Even if we need to escape, it’s not now. We don’t know anything about this place. If we tried now, we’d surely get caught and brought back. We should only flee once we have a thorough understanding and complete certainty. Besides, if luck’s on our side, we might not need to run at all." Xu Ke said deeply.
Lin Mengyao wasn’t dumb. Hearing Xu Ke’s words, she understood fully, but that understanding made her think Xu Ke was insane, "You’re not planning to?" Lin Mengyao didn’t finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.
In Lin Mengyao’s shocked gaze, Xu Ke nodded.
Lin Mengyao’s jaw dropped, unsure of what to say; it was simply too crazy.
"The Xu Family’s development in China has reached its peak. I don’t want to be a caretaker. Xu Family needs better growth, and America is a good choice." Xu Ke said, winking playfully at Lin Mengyao.
"But, your idea is so crazy. It’s just the two of us, and I can’t help you much. The two of us together aren’t even stronger than two individuals; it feels like we’re less than one. In these circumstances, your decision is too risky." Lin Mengyao’s eyes showed undeniable worry.
"Don’t overthink it. Just staying by my side is the biggest help you can give me." Xu Ke left a gentle kiss on Lin Mengyao’s hair, saying.
The sticky sweet atmosphere between the two made the bodyguards blink a few times before they turned their gaze elsewhere.
Single dogs and all... it’s just too cruel.