The two people seemed to be on the verge of hitting each other to death.
Even Ji Yan got anxious. But when he looked at Adrian for help, he realized that the man was watching the scene in a daze.
Almost like he was standing right there, but his mind was in some other place.
Ella hated men who made remarks on her weight or her clothes unless she asked them for their opinion, like any other woman.
She could be a fatty and she could be a plump panda but who were they to complain as if they were raising her?
When she almost planned to give the man a big kick, her hands were suddenly grabbed and she was pulled back.
Two strong arms wrapped around her as Adrian hugged her from behind.
The shadows of one tall and one short person intertwined.
’’You are not fat at all,’’ Adrian whispered in his ear, before planting his cool lips in the crook of her neck.
As she panted from the overexerting argument, Ella shivered at his touch.
The warmth of his hug for some reason had a very comforting effect.
He released her and turned her around.
Before Ella could recover her senses, the man tilted her chin with two of his fingers and pressed his lips on hers.
It was a light graze, a fleeting touch of his lips, not a passionate kiss.
The touch disappeared just as fast as it had come, as if he was marking her.
Just as he retreated, Ella suddenly said, ’’One more thing, please take care of Riri in my absence. I would have taken him to university with me but they don’t allow pets in the dorms!’’ she patted the puppy who was peeking at her from the open door, ’’Don’t worry. Mommy will come to see you often.’’
She then turned to Adrian, ’’I will also visit the Eve Mansion constantly to check the progress of the library. And baby, when you miss me, make sure to text me... Don’t keep it all bottled up okay...’’ she smiled brightly.
Don’t keep it all bottled up and absolutely don’t suddenly decide that you have had enough before dragging me back here!
Watching the mysterious black sedan disappear from her view, Ella finally heaved a sigh of relief that she did not realize she had been holding.
’’Not pretending anymore, are we?" A mocking voice entered her ears.
She shot Ronan a scathing look but remained quiet.
She had taken a risk of angering Adrian by bringing up this matter of moving to university abruptly. But the man’s mood was unpredictable.
Whenever he went to the main mansion, he did not come back for days. And she was afraid that when he came back this time, he would change his mind and not let her out of his sight.
So, she had to act quickly!
It was a good thing that everything played out well.
But still, she had a nagging feeling in her chest that she couldn’t seem to avoid.
’’Second Master, don’t you think Miss Yu has transformed into a completely different person?" Ji Yan kept his gaze on the road as he drove but still peeked at the man sitting in the backseat, looking content.
Adrian had his legs crossed, eyes disinterested in mortal affairs as he leaned back on the seat lazily.
At the mention of Ella, a glint flickered across his eyes, ’’She is still the same.’’
’’Only her tactics have changed.’’
Ji Yan blinked as the understanding dawned upon him. Since she saw that hard ways did not work on their second master, she has decided to exercise control and switch to soft tactics.
"But, if you already know that, why are you willing to play along? What if she hasn’t gotten over Maxwell Hill and she is merely pretending...? What if he tries to separate you and brainwashes her again?"
’’A mere Maxwell Hill has no place between us.’’
"_" Second Master, you say it like your relationship is really strong.
How come I didn’t see you this confident and secure a month ago when the mere mention of Max’s name was enough to tick you off and set you off in a rage fest?
’’She has indeed changed in some ways,’’ Adrian spoke up suddenly.
Thinking back to her words, his eyes narrowed a bit.
’The main mansion is far away. You will be leaving for urgent matters and I don’t know when you will be coming back...’
He remembered it word by word.
As a person who has never been to the main mansion before, how did she know whether it was far or near?
An indecipherable light crossed Adrian’s eyes.
Ji Yan was intrigued. Just now, the Second Master said she is still the same but now he is saying that she has changed in some ways. In what ways?
But after a long time, Adrian no longer spoke and Ji Yan understood that he did not have access to this mystery.
He scratched the itch in his heart and eyed the puppy who was curled up on the further opposite of the backseat as he comfortably munched on his food, ’’Second Master, what about Ri... this puppy...?" He couldn’t malign the second master’s noble name.
Were they really going to raise it in Miss Yu’s absence?
Adrian paused and glanced at the little brown creature.
After a moment, he extended his hand towards the puppy, ’’Come to Daddy.’’
The car swerved left and right, moving in a zig-zag manner for two seconds before Ji Yan exclaimed in a panic, ’’A fly! A fly blocked my vision, I swear!’’
Back in the Eve Mansion.
Ella excitedly fluttered about her room for an hour before she was finally done with her packing.
She then slumped on the King-sized bed and panted like a dog.
However, despite the exhaustion consuming her body, her eyes glinted with a spark as she glanced at the ceiling.
’Finally... I will also be going to university in this life...’