"Alright." Lin ngyao agreed to Xu Ke’s arrangent, and the two of them slowly walked behind Ariel, who was humming an unknown tune ahead, looking quite happy.
The two arrived at Arthur’s residence, and as they entered the living room, a surge of the sll of blood hit them, causing Lin ngyao to imdiately retract her foot that had just stepped over the threshold.
"Why are you still standing outside? Co in." Ariel, wearing fluffy white slippers with bunny ears, stepped on the dark carpet. The areas she stepped on sank in and red liquid seeped up, staining the edges of Ariel’s white slippers red.
Lin ngyao watched this scene, her eyes widening instantly, her stomach churning with nausea, while Xu Ke appeared calm and unruffled, much to Ariel’s liking.
"If you don’t like it, we can go back." Xu Ke whispered into Lin ngyao’s ear, his eyes filled with concern as he looked at her.
"No need, since we’re already here." Lin ngyao shook her head, holding onto Xu Ke’s arm.
"Don’t force yourself. If you don’t want to stay, I can still take you out of here." Xu Ke said, supporting Lin ngyao’s arm.
"Really, it’s alright, I can handle it." Lin ngyao’s face still looked a bit pale, and when she smiled at Xu Ke, there was an indescribable sense of fragility and pity. For a mont, Xu Ke wanted to take Lin ngyao away, but seeing her determined eyes, he stayed.
Lin ngyao changed into the slippers handed over by a servant and walked in with Xu Ke.
Upon entering the living room, one could imdiately see Ariel sitting like a little princess on the sofa, with an old man with thinning hair and weight issues beside her, a room full of tall, strong youths holding guns, and a man lying on the floor, his body covered in blood, and his arm severed from his torso.
Ariel behaved as if nothing was happening, picking at grapes from the fruit plate, and smiled as she welcod Xu Ke and Lin ngyao when they walked over.
"Why did you just co in? I’ve been waiting for you for a long ti. Co and taste our family’s grapes, they’re especially sweet." Ariel gestured for the two to sit down and pushed the fruit plate towards Xu Ke and Lin ngyao, inviting them to try.
Xu Ke calmly picked a grape, tasted it, found it nice, and then offered another to Lin ngyao, saying softly, "It’ll help mask the taste, you’ll feel much better."
After eating a grape, Lin ngyao indeed felt much better and gave Xu Ke a warm smile.
"Drag him away, but don’t kill him yet, we’ll question him another day. Don’t scare the young lady’s friends," the old man wiped his hands and said in a sowhat aging voice.
"Yes." The man collapsed on the ground like a dead dog was dragged away before he could react, and the well-trained servants began to clean up the living room, though the bloody sll lingered.
"Where did you find these people? Bringing them ho without notifying ; what if they’re frightened?" The old man didn’t even glance at Xu Ke and Lin ngyao, his eyes filled with indescribable affection for Ariel.
"Not this ti, this ti my friends are especially brave, didn’t you see they were just eating the grapes I gave them?" Ariel coquettishly clung to the old man’s arm.
"And you have the nerve to say, the servant washed a bowl of grapes and I didn’t touch a single one, waiting for you to co back to eat together. But you ate them yourself instead and then gave them to others, not even thinking of , truly breaking this old father’s heart." The old man looked at the two still eating grapes with a displeased gaze.
Feeling embarrassed by the old man’s comnt, Lin ngyao put down the grapes in her hand, but Xu Ke seed to hear nothing, not only eating another grape himself but also feeding one to Lin ngyao, causing the old man’s half-squinted eyes to widen in anger.
"Look at the kind of people you’ve brought, just trying to frustrate . Throw them out imdiately," the old man shouted loudly. Two n standing by the wall imdiately walked out, appearing ready to grab them. Lin ngyao nervously clutched her dress.
"What are you coming out for? Did dad call you? Get back," Ariel coldly told the two n who had stepped out.
The two bowed their heads and quickly retreated. Ariel then turned her head and snuggled into the man’s arms, cooing, "Daddy, don’t be mad. I really like them, and I want them to stay with . I never had friends growing up, and they’re the rare people I like. Could you let them stay, please?" Ariel’s voice turned soft and pleading.
In an instant, the man who was fiercely angry softened, reaching out to stroke Ariel’s golden hair, affectionately but helplessly saying, "Alright, if you want them to stay, then they can stay."
"Thank you, daddy, I knew you loved the most." Ariel happily gave the old man two loud kisses on the face, then enthusiastically instructed, "Tonight, let the kitchen make two servings of lamb chops, and if they’re not done well, I’ll turn them into lamb chops."
"You must try the lamb chops our chef makes tonight; they’re fantastic. By the way, I’ll have the servants arrange rooms for you, and tonight we can play gas together," Ariel clapped her hands happily as she spoke.
From beginning to end, no one asked for the two’s opinions. Decisions were made as if they were re puppets.
Lin ngyao disliked this feeling of being arbitrarily arranged, but seeing the entire villa protected by ard n, she could only suppress her discontent. In contrast, Xu Ke seed unperturbed by the father and daughter’s arrangents; in fact, even if Ariel hadn’t asked, he would have found a way to stay.
Before arriving, Xu Ke had a hint of uncertainty, but now, seeing everything with his own eyes, his suspicions were ninety percent confird. Whether he could withdraw from this city unscathed or even claim a share of it, this step was crucial.
Thinking of this, Xu Ke squinted slightly, hiding the burst of brightness in his eyes.
This ga was getting more interesting.
He wondered if they would regret choosing soone like him as their pawn when the ga’s outco was revealed. After all, the final victory would belong to him alone.
Xu Ke sighed deeply in his heart.
The corners of Xu Ke’s mouth turned up slightly.
"There’s nothing much in the living room. Let show you around my room. You can choose a nearby room to stay in, and I’ll have the servants prepare it. You can accompany at ho these days." Ariel said cheerfully, her smile pure and endearing.
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