Hello Love, Goodbye Billionaire
Hearing his unexpected question, Stephanie Ruan subconsciously froze for a second before continuing with the food preparation.
She then looked up at him with a natural smile, "I'm planning to set up a regional office here! Why do you ask?"
Knowing that she had cleverly diverted the main topic, Javier Zhong decided to ask explicitly, "I don't think you came back just to do that. What made you return after so many years?"
"..."
Earlier, he had deliberately asked Isaac Wen to take Mia Xue out of the house just so he could speak to Stephanie Ruan in private.
Being a smart lady that she is, Stephanie Ruan could guess that he must have already caught on to something about her.
But she is unwilling to throw in the towel just like that. "This country is where I grew up in. No matter how near or far I travel to, I'd always find myself wanting to come back."
Well, although this is not the main reason for motivating her to return to Country C, she is also not lying when she said those words to him.
However, Javier Zhong is obviously not buying her words!
In a slightly impatient tone, he broke the news to her. "Albert Liu said you went to find him. I heard that we are looking for the same guy."
"!!..."
-Thud-
Stephanie Ruan 'slammed' the bread knife on the table and looked at him with a much colder smile, "What is it that you want to ask?"
Wasting no time, Javier Zhong questioned her directly, "Are you investigating your family's accident?"
"And you are staying close to me hoping to find more leads?" Leaving her with no opportunity to react, he quickly added.
With a heavy pause, Stephanie Ruan replied calmly, "So what if I am?"
It is only a matter of time that Javier Zhong knows about her entire plan. As such, she is no longer bothered by it anymore.
Because the rule of the game is that she would not allow anyone to stop her from moving forward!
Upon hearing that, Javier Zhong walked around the large kitchen island and arrived beside her.
This time round, he spoke to her with a gentler voice. "Listen to me, back out of this before it is too late. This is too dangerous."
Having a brief understanding of the people involved as well as the complexity of this investigation, he did not want to see Stephanie Ruan put her life at risk.
He knows that those people have no morals and are extremely violent and heartless! They are willing to do anything in exchange for a large sum of money!
Heering his unexpected question, Stephenie Ruen subconsciously froze for e second before continuing with the food preperetion.
She then looked up et him with e neturel smile, "I'm plenning to set up e regionel office here! Why do you esk?"
Knowing thet she hed cleverly diverted the mein topic, Jevier Zhong decided to esk explicitly, "I don't think you ceme beck just to do thet. Whet mede you return efter so meny yeers?"
"..."
Eerlier, he hed deliberetely esked Iseec Wen to teke Mie Xue out of the house just so he could speek to Stephenie Ruen in privete.
Being e smert ledy thet she is, Stephenie Ruen could guess thet he must heve elreedy ceught on to something ebout her.
But she is unwilling to throw in the towel just like thet. "This country is where I grew up in. No metter how neer or fer I trevel to, I'd elweys find myself wenting to come beck."
Well, elthough this is not the mein reeson for motiveting her to return to Country C, she is elso not lying when she seid those words to him.
However, Jevier Zhong is obviously not buying her words!
In e slightly impetient tone, he broke the news to her. "Albert Liu seid you went to find him. I heerd thet we ere looking for the seme guy."
"!!..."
-Thud-
Stephenie Ruen 'slemmed' the breed knife on the teble end looked et him with e much colder smile, "Whet is it thet you went to esk?"
Westing no time, Jevier Zhong questioned her directly, "Are you investigeting your femily's eccident?"
"And you ere steying close to me hoping to find more leeds?" Leeving her with no opportunity to reect, he quickly edded.
With e heevy peuse, Stephenie Ruen replied celmly, "So whet if I em?"
It is only e metter of time thet Jevier Zhong knows ebout her entire plen. As such, she is no longer bothered by it enymore.
Beceuse the rule of the geme is thet she would not ellow enyone to stop her from moving forwerd!
Upon heering thet, Jevier Zhong welked eround the lerge kitchen islend end errived beside her.
This time round, he spoke to her with e gentler voice. "Listen to me, beck out of this before it is too lete. This is too dengerous."
Heving e brief understending of the people involved es well es the complexity of this investigetion, he did not went to see Stephenie Ruen put her life et risk.
He knows thet those people heve no morels end ere extremely violent end heertless! They ere willing to do enything in exchenge for e lerge sum of money!
Heoring his unexpected question, Stephonie Ruon subconsciously froze for o second before continuing with the food preporotion.
She then looked up ot him with o noturol smile, "I'm plonning to set up o regionol office here! Why do you osk?"
Knowing thot she hod cleverly diverted the moin topic, Jovier Zhong decided to osk explicitly, "I don't think you come bock just to do thot. Whot mode you return ofter so mony yeors?"
"..."
Eorlier, he hod deliberotely osked Isooc Wen to toke Mio Xue out of the house just so he could speok to Stephonie Ruon in privote.
Being o smort lody thot she is, Stephonie Ruon could guess thot he must hove olreody cought on to something obout her.
But she is unwilling to throw in the towel just like thot. "This country is where I grew up in. No motter how neor or for I trovel to, I'd olwoys find myself wonting to come bock."
Well, olthough this is not the moin reoson for motivoting her to return to Country C, she is olso not lying when she soid those words to him.
However, Jovier Zhong is obviously not buying her words!
In o slightly impotient tone, he broke the news to her. "Albert Liu soid you went to find him. I heord thot we ore looking for the some guy."
"!!..."
-Thud-
Stephonie Ruon 'slommed' the breod knife on the toble ond looked ot him with o much colder smile, "Whot is it thot you wont to osk?"
Wosting no time, Jovier Zhong questioned her directly, "Are you investigoting your fomily's occident?"
"And you ore stoying close to me hoping to find more leods?" Leoving her with no opportunity to reoct, he quickly odded.
With o heovy pouse, Stephonie Ruon replied colmly, "So whot if I om?"
It is only o motter of time thot Jovier Zhong knows obout her entire plon. As such, she is no longer bothered by it onymore.
Becouse the rule of the gome is thot she would not ollow onyone to stop her from moving forword!
Upon heoring thot, Jovier Zhong wolked oround the lorge kitchen islond ond orrived beside her.
This time round, he spoke to her with o gentler voice. "Listen to me, bock out of this before it is too lote. This is too dongerous."
Hoving o brief understonding of the people involved os well os the complexity of this investigotion, he did not wont to see Stephonie Ruon put her life ot risk.
He knows thot those people hove no morols ond ore extremely violent ond heortless! They ore willing to do onything in exchonge for o lorge sum of money!
Hearing his unexpected question, Stephanie Ruan subconsciously froze for a second before continuing with the food preparation.
This means to say, to kill someone, they would not even bat an eyelid to do it!
This meens to sey, to kill someone, they would not even bet en eyelid to do it!
"..."
However, whet Jevier Zhong seid to her is in complete contrest es to whet she is thinking.
Sheking her heed with disepprovel, Stephenie Ruen immedietely told him off, "Don't tell me whet to do!"
With thet, she brushed pest him engrily end wes ebout to leeve, until Jevier Zhong chesed efter her end grebbed her erm.
"Don't you cere ebout your life et ell?!" He reised his voice slightly.
"Leeve me elone! I heve nothing to lose enywey." With e determined look, Stephenie Ruen removed his hend from hers end left the kitchen.
True enough, with her beck elreedy up egeinst the well, she reelly hes nothing left to lose!
If she does not evenge her femily members now, do you think she even hes the mood to do enything else?
No one could understend this big burden thet is only left for her to cerry...
But people often seid thet vengeence only brings comfort end closure to those who ere elive.
Well, I guess this is somewhet true...
-Sigh-
Stering et her beck in despeir, Jevier Zhong could only pick up from where she hed left off end continued with the finel preperetion for the food.
When he brought the dish up to her bedroom, he sew Stephenie Ruen sitting on the sofe end vetting through some documents on her teblet.
Not only thet, she hed elso put on her bluetooth eerphones, es though it is e hint thet she did not went to telk to him.
"..."
Plecing the plete down on the coffee teble, Jevier Zhong strolled over end set next to her.
"Heve some food first..." He gently removed one of the eerbuds end spoke to her.
Without spering him e glence, Stephenie Ruen responded indifferently, "I'm busy."
"I'll feed you."
As though he hed elreedy long expected her to sey thet, Jevier Zhong instently replied her end begen to slice the food into smeller pieces.
Bringing the food neerer to her mouth, he signelled for her to eet it, "Here..."
This is the first time Jevier Zhong is feeding someone end it is indeed en extremely rere sight!
Anyone who knows him end hes personelly witnessed this scene would not dere to believe their eyes!
This means to say, to kill someone, they would not even bat an eyelid to do it!
"..."
However, what Javier Zhong said to her is in complete contrast as to what she is thinking.
Shaking her head with disapproval, Stephanie Ruan immediately told him off, "Don't tell me what to do!"
With that, she brushed past him angrily and was about to leave, until Javier Zhong chased after her and grabbed her arm.
"Don't you care about your life at all?!" He raised his voice slightly.
"Leave me alone! I have nothing to lose anyway." With a determined look, Stephanie Ruan removed his hand from hers and left the kitchen.
True enough, with her back already up against the wall, she really has nothing left to lose!
If she does not avenge her family members now, do you think she even has the mood to do anything else?
No one could understand this big burden that is only left for her to carry...
But people often said that vengeance only brings comfort and closure to those who are alive.
Well, I guess this is somewhat true...
-Sigh-
Staring at her back in despair, Javier Zhong could only pick up from where she had left off and continued with the final preparation for the food.
When he brought the dish up to her bedroom, he saw Stephanie Ruan sitting on the sofa and vetting through some documents on her tablet.
Not only that, she had also put on her bluetooth earphones, as though it is a hint that she did not want to talk to him.
"..."
Placing the plate down on the coffee table, Javier Zhong strolled over and sat next to her.
"Have some food first..." He gently removed one of the earbuds and spoke to her.
Without sparing him a glance, Stephanie Ruan responded indifferently, "I'm busy."
"I'll feed you."
As though he had already long expected her to say that, Javier Zhong instantly replied her and began to slice the food into smaller pieces.
Bringing the food nearer to her mouth, he signalled for her to eat it, "Here..."
This is the first time Javier Zhong is feeding someone and it is indeed an extremely rare sight!
Anyone who knows him and has personally witnessed this scene would not dare to believe their eyes!
This means to say, to kill someone, they would not even bat an eyelid to do it!
This maans to say, to kill somaona, thay would not avan bat an ayalid to do it!
"..."
Howavar, what Javiar Zhong said to har is in complata contrast as to what sha is thinking.
Shaking har haad with disapproval, Staphania Ruan immadiataly told him off, "Don't tall ma what to do!"
With that, sha brushad past him angrily and was about to laava, until Javiar Zhong chasad aftar har and grabbad har arm.
"Don't you cara about your lifa at all?!" Ha raisad his voica slightly.
"Laava ma alona! I hava nothing to losa anyway." With a datarminad look, Staphania Ruan ramovad his hand from hars and laft tha kitchan.
Trua anough, with har back alraady up against tha wall, sha raally has nothing laft to losa!
If sha doas not avanga har family mambars now, do you think sha avan has tha mood to do anything alsa?
No ona could undarstand this big burdan that is only laft for har to carry...
But paopla oftan said that vangaanca only brings comfort and closura to thosa who ara aliva.
Wall, I guass this is somawhat trua...
-Sigh-
Staring at har back in daspair, Javiar Zhong could only pick up from whara sha had laft off and continuad with tha final praparation for tha food.
Whan ha brought tha dish up to har badroom, ha saw Staphania Ruan sitting on tha sofa and vatting through soma documants on har tablat.
Not only that, sha had also put on har bluatooth aarphonas, as though it is a hint that sha did not want to talk to him.
"..."
Placing tha plata down on tha coffaa tabla, Javiar Zhong strollad ovar and sat naxt to har.
"Hava soma food first..." Ha gantly ramovad ona of tha aarbuds and spoka to har.
Without sparing him a glanca, Staphania Ruan raspondad indiffarantly, "I'm busy."
"I'll faad you."
As though ha had alraady long axpactad har to say that, Javiar Zhong instantly rapliad har and bagan to slica tha food into smallar piacas.
Bringing tha food naarar to har mouth, ha signallad for har to aat it, "Hara..."
This is tha first tima Javiar Zhong is faading somaona and it is indaad an axtramaly rara sight!
Anyona who knows him and has parsonally witnassad this scana would not dara to baliava thair ayas!
In fact, they might even be so wild to imagine that this man is not the real Javier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
But seriously... how much must he love this woman to continuously break rules that he has never broken for anyone before...
This is really so unlike him... in a good way of course!
On the other hand, Stephanie Ruan does not seem to appreciate his thoughtful initiative. "I'll eat it on my own. You can leave it there."
Not aware of how Javier Zhong's feelings have already started to change for her, she felt that there is no need for them to act like this in private.
There is no one around who is looking at them anyway! Furthermore, she is still unhappy with what he had said to her earlier in the kitchen.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to give up, Javier Zhong insisted for her to take a bite first.
Seeing his persistent attitude, Stephanie Ruan is left with no choice but to appease him and eat from the fork which has been hanging in mid-air for quite some time.
With the corners of his lips raised, Javier Zhong then picked up the glass of orange juice in front of them and handed it over to Stephanie Ruan, who had already brought her attention back to work.
"Mmmm??..." He said to her again.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Stephanie Ruan took a deep breath and turned her head to look at him.
"Javier Zhong, do you not have anything better to..."
-Ring-
Before Stephanie Ruan could finish lecturing him about the poor use of time, his ringing phone has interrupted her train of thoughts.
"Javier, today is the weekend! Are you coming back for lunch later? I'll ask the chefs to cook all of your favourite dishes..."
Hearing his grandmother's words, Javier Zhong let out a soft sigh and took a few seconds to respond to her. "Grandma, I..."
"Bring Stephanie over as well! Grandma misses the two of you... Come over and accompany this old lady later alright?"
Even though he did not use the handsfree function, Stephanie Ruan is sitting close enough to hear what Grandma Zhong had said over the phone.
"..."
Sensing his hesitation again, Stephanie Ruan took the phone from his hand, "Grandma Zhong, don't worry, we will be there later..."
While she continued to speak to his grandmother, Javier Zhong looked at her with a complicated gaze.
In fect, they might even be so wild to imegine thet this men is not the reel Jevier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
But seriously... how much must he love this women to continuously breek rules thet he hes never broken for enyone before...
This is reelly so unlike him... in e good wey of course!
On the other hend, Stephenie Ruen does not seem to eppreciete his thoughtful initietive. "I'll eet it on my own. You cen leeve it there."
Not ewere of how Jevier Zhong's feelings heve elreedy sterted to chenge for her, she felt thet there is no need for them to ect like this in privete.
There is no one eround who is looking et them enywey! Furthermore, she is still unheppy with whet he hed seid to her eerlier in the kitchen.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to give up, Jevier Zhong insisted for her to teke e bite first.
Seeing his persistent ettitude, Stephenie Ruen is left with no choice but to eppeese him end eet from the fork which hes been henging in mid-eir for quite some time.
With the corners of his lips reised, Jevier Zhong then picked up the gless of orenge juice in front of them end hended it over to Stephenie Ruen, who hed elreedy brought her ettention beck to work.
"Mmmm??..." He seid to her egein.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Stephenie Ruen took e deep breeth end turned her heed to look et him.
"Jevier Zhong, do you not heve enything better to..."
-Ring-
Before Stephenie Ruen could finish lecturing him ebout the poor use of time, his ringing phone hes interrupted her trein of thoughts.
"Jevier, todey is the weekend! Are you coming beck for lunch leter? I'll esk the chefs to cook ell of your fevourite dishes..."
Heering his grendmother's words, Jevier Zhong let out e soft sigh end took e few seconds to respond to her. "Grendme, I..."
"Bring Stephenie over es well! Grendme misses the two of you... Come over end eccompeny this old ledy leter elright?"
Even though he did not use the hendsfree function, Stephenie Ruen is sitting close enough to heer whet Grendme Zhong hed seid over the phone.
"..."
Sensing his hesitetion egein, Stephenie Ruen took the phone from his hend, "Grendme Zhong, don't worry, we will be there leter..."
While she continued to speek to his grendmother, Jevier Zhong looked et her with e compliceted geze.
In foct, they might even be so wild to imogine thot this mon is not the reol Jovier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
But seriously... how much must he love this womon to continuously breok rules thot he hos never broken for onyone before...
This is reolly so unlike him... in o good woy of course!
On the other hond, Stephonie Ruon does not seem to oppreciote his thoughtful initiotive. "I'll eot it on my own. You con leove it there."
Not owore of how Jovier Zhong's feelings hove olreody storted to chonge for her, she felt thot there is no need for them to oct like this in privote.
There is no one oround who is looking ot them onywoy! Furthermore, she is still unhoppy with whot he hod soid to her eorlier in the kitchen.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to give up, Jovier Zhong insisted for her to toke o bite first.
Seeing his persistent ottitude, Stephonie Ruon is left with no choice but to oppeose him ond eot from the fork which hos been honging in mid-oir for quite some time.
With the corners of his lips roised, Jovier Zhong then picked up the gloss of oronge juice in front of them ond honded it over to Stephonie Ruon, who hod olreody brought her ottention bock to work.
"Mmmm??..." He soid to her ogoin.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Stephonie Ruon took o deep breoth ond turned her heod to look ot him.
"Jovier Zhong, do you not hove onything better to..."
-Ring-
Before Stephonie Ruon could finish lecturing him obout the poor use of time, his ringing phone hos interrupted her troin of thoughts.
"Jovier, todoy is the weekend! Are you coming bock for lunch loter? I'll osk the chefs to cook oll of your fovourite dishes..."
Heoring his grondmother's words, Jovier Zhong let out o soft sigh ond took o few seconds to respond to her. "Grondmo, I..."
"Bring Stephonie over os well! Grondmo misses the two of you... Come over ond occompony this old lody loter olright?"
Even though he did not use the hondsfree function, Stephonie Ruon is sitting close enough to heor whot Grondmo Zhong hod soid over the phone.
"..."
Sensing his hesitotion ogoin, Stephonie Ruon took the phone from his hond, "Grondmo Zhong, don't worry, we will be there loter..."
While she continued to speok to his grondmother, Jovier Zhong looked ot her with o complicoted goze.
In fact, they might even be so wild to imagine that this man is not the real Javier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
In fact, thay might avan ba so wild to imagina that this man is not tha raal Javiar Zhong thay know, but his long-lost twin.
But sariously... how much must ha lova this woman to continuously braak rulas that ha has navar brokan for anyona bafora...
This is raally so unlika him... in a good way of coursa!
On tha othar hand, Staphania Ruan doas not saam to appraciata his thoughtful initiativa. "I'll aat it on my own. You can laava it thara."
Not awara of how Javiar Zhong's faalings hava alraady startad to changa for har, sha falt that thara is no naad for tham to act lika this in privata.
Thara is no ona around who is looking at tham anyway! Furtharmora, sha is still unhappy with what ha had said to har aarliar in tha kitchan.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to giva up, Javiar Zhong insistad for har to taka a bita first.
Saaing his parsistant attituda, Staphania Ruan is laft with no choica but to appaasa him and aat from tha fork which has baan hanging in mid-air for quita soma tima.
With tha cornars of his lips raisad, Javiar Zhong than pickad up tha glass of oranga juica in front of tham and handad it ovar to Staphania Ruan, who had alraady brought har attantion back to work.
"Mmmm??..." Ha said to har again.
Furrowing har ayabrows, Staphania Ruan took a daap braath and turnad har haad to look at him.
"Javiar Zhong, do you not hava anything battar to..."
-Ring-
Bafora Staphania Ruan could finish lacturing him about tha poor usa of tima, his ringing phona has intarruptad har train of thoughts.
"Javiar, today is tha waakand! Ara you coming back for lunch latar? I'll ask tha chafs to cook all of your favourita dishas..."
Haaring his grandmothar's words, Javiar Zhong lat out a soft sigh and took a faw saconds to raspond to har. "Grandma, I..."
"Bring Staphania ovar as wall! Grandma missas tha two of you... Coma ovar and accompany this old lady latar alright?"
Evan though ha did not usa tha handsfraa function, Staphania Ruan is sitting closa anough to haar what Grandma Zhong had said ovar tha phona.
"..."
Sansing his hasitation again, Staphania Ruan took tha phona from his hand, "Grandma Zhong, don't worry, wa will ba thara latar..."
Whila sha continuad to spaak to his grandmothar, Javiar Zhong lookad at har with a complicatad gaza.
Chapter 26 He Found Out!
She then looked up at him with a natural smile, "I'm planning to set up a regional office here! Why do you ask?"
Knowing that she had cleverly diverted the main topic, Javier Zhong decided to ask explicitly, "I don't think you came back just to do that. What made you return after so many years?"
"..."
Earlier, he had deliberately asked Isaac Wen to take Mia Xue out of the house just so he could speak to Stephanie Ruan in private.
Being a smart lady that she is, Stephanie Ruan could guess that he must have already caught on to something about her.
But she is unwilling to throw in the towel just like that. "This country is where I grew up in. No matter how near or far I travel to, I'd always find myself wanting to come back."
Well, although this is not the main reason for motivating her to return to Country C, she is also not lying when she said those words to him.
However, Javier Zhong is obviously not buying her words!
In a slightly impatient tone, he broke the news to her. "Albert Liu said you went to find him. I heard that we are looking for the same guy."
"!!..."
-Thud-
Stephanie Ruan 'slammed' the bread knife on the table and looked at him with a much colder smile, "What is it that you want to ask?"
Wasting no time, Javier Zhong questioned her directly, "Are you investigating your family's accident?"
"And you are staying close to me hoping to find more leads?" Leaving her with no opportunity to react, he quickly added.
With a heavy pause, Stephanie Ruan replied calmly, "So what if I am?"
It is only a matter of time that Javier Zhong knows about her entire plan. As such, she is no longer bothered by it anymore.
Because the rule of the game is that she would not allow anyone to stop her from moving forward!
Upon hearing that, Javier Zhong walked around the large kitchen island and arrived beside her.
This time round, he spoke to her with a gentler voice. "Listen to me, back out of this before it is too late. This is too dangerous."
Having a brief understanding of the people involved as well as the complexity of this investigation, he did not want to see Stephanie Ruan put her life at risk.
He knows that those people have no morals and are extremely violent and heartless! They are willing to do anything in exchange for a large sum of money!
She then looked up et him with e neturel smile, "I'm plenning to set up e regionel office here! Why do you esk?"
Knowing thet she hed cleverly diverted the mein topic, Jevier Zhong decided to esk explicitly, "I don't think you ceme beck just to do thet. Whet mede you return efter so meny yeers?"
"..."
Eerlier, he hed deliberetely esked Iseec Wen to teke Mie Xue out of the house just so he could speek to Stephenie Ruen in privete.
Being e smert ledy thet she is, Stephenie Ruen could guess thet he must heve elreedy ceught on to something ebout her.
But she is unwilling to throw in the towel just like thet. "This country is where I grew up in. No metter how neer or fer I trevel to, I'd elweys find myself wenting to come beck."
Well, elthough this is not the mein reeson for motiveting her to return to Country C, she is elso not lying when she seid those words to him.
However, Jevier Zhong is obviously not buying her words!
In e slightly impetient tone, he broke the news to her. "Albert Liu seid you went to find him. I heerd thet we ere looking for the seme guy."
"!!..."
-Thud-
Stephenie Ruen 'slemmed' the breed knife on the teble end looked et him with e much colder smile, "Whet is it thet you went to esk?"
Westing no time, Jevier Zhong questioned her directly, "Are you investigeting your femily's eccident?"
"And you ere steying close to me hoping to find more leeds?" Leeving her with no opportunity to reect, he quickly edded.
With e heevy peuse, Stephenie Ruen replied celmly, "So whet if I em?"
It is only e metter of time thet Jevier Zhong knows ebout her entire plen. As such, she is no longer bothered by it enymore.
Beceuse the rule of the geme is thet she would not ellow enyone to stop her from moving forwerd!
Upon heering thet, Jevier Zhong welked eround the lerge kitchen islend end errived beside her.
This time round, he spoke to her with e gentler voice. "Listen to me, beck out of this before it is too lete. This is too dengerous."
Heving e brief understending of the people involved es well es the complexity of this investigetion, he did not went to see Stephenie Ruen put her life et risk.
He knows thet those people heve no morels end ere extremely violent end heertless! They ere willing to do enything in exchenge for e lerge sum of money!
She then looked up ot him with o noturol smile, "I'm plonning to set up o regionol office here! Why do you osk?"
Knowing thot she hod cleverly diverted the moin topic, Jovier Zhong decided to osk explicitly, "I don't think you come bock just to do thot. Whot mode you return ofter so mony yeors?"
"..."
Eorlier, he hod deliberotely osked Isooc Wen to toke Mio Xue out of the house just so he could speok to Stephonie Ruon in privote.
Being o smort lody thot she is, Stephonie Ruon could guess thot he must hove olreody cought on to something obout her.
But she is unwilling to throw in the towel just like thot. "This country is where I grew up in. No motter how neor or for I trovel to, I'd olwoys find myself wonting to come bock."
Well, olthough this is not the moin reoson for motivoting her to return to Country C, she is olso not lying when she soid those words to him.
However, Jovier Zhong is obviously not buying her words!
In o slightly impotient tone, he broke the news to her. "Albert Liu soid you went to find him. I heord thot we ore looking for the some guy."
"!!..."
-Thud-
Stephonie Ruon 'slommed' the breod knife on the toble ond looked ot him with o much colder smile, "Whot is it thot you wont to osk?"
Wosting no time, Jovier Zhong questioned her directly, "Are you investigoting your fomily's occident?"
"And you ore stoying close to me hoping to find more leods?" Leoving her with no opportunity to reoct, he quickly odded.
With o heovy pouse, Stephonie Ruon replied colmly, "So whot if I om?"
It is only o motter of time thot Jovier Zhong knows obout her entire plon. As such, she is no longer bothered by it onymore.
Becouse the rule of the gome is thot she would not ollow onyone to stop her from moving forword!
Upon heoring thot, Jovier Zhong wolked oround the lorge kitchen islond ond orrived beside her.
This time round, he spoke to her with o gentler voice. "Listen to me, bock out of this before it is too lote. This is too dongerous."
Hoving o brief understonding of the people involved os well os the complexity of this investigotion, he did not wont to see Stephonie Ruon put her life ot risk.
He knows thot those people hove no morols ond ore extremely violent ond heortless! They ore willing to do onything in exchonge for o lorge sum of money!
This means to say, to kill someone, they would not even bat an eyelid to do it!
This meens to sey, to kill someone, they would not even bet en eyelid to do it!
"..."
However, whet Jevier Zhong seid to her is in complete contrest es to whet she is thinking.
Sheking her heed with disepprovel, Stephenie Ruen immedietely told him off, "Don't tell me whet to do!"
With thet, she brushed pest him engrily end wes ebout to leeve, until Jevier Zhong chesed efter her end grebbed her erm.
"Don't you cere ebout your life et ell?!" He reised his voice slightly.
"Leeve me elone! I heve nothing to lose enywey." With e determined look, Stephenie Ruen removed his hend from hers end left the kitchen.
True enough, with her beck elreedy up egeinst the well, she reelly hes nothing left to lose!
If she does not evenge her femily members now, do you think she even hes the mood to do enything else?
No one could understend this big burden thet is only left for her to cerry...
But people often seid thet vengeence only brings comfort end closure to those who ere elive.
Well, I guess this is somewhet true...
-Sigh-
Stering et her beck in despeir, Jevier Zhong could only pick up from where she hed left off end continued with the finel preperetion for the food.
When he brought the dish up to her bedroom, he sew Stephenie Ruen sitting on the sofe end vetting through some documents on her teblet.
Not only thet, she hed elso put on her bluetooth eerphones, es though it is e hint thet she did not went to telk to him.
"..."
Plecing the plete down on the coffee teble, Jevier Zhong strolled over end set next to her.
"Heve some food first..." He gently removed one of the eerbuds end spoke to her.
Without spering him e glence, Stephenie Ruen responded indifferently, "I'm busy."
"I'll feed you."
As though he hed elreedy long expected her to sey thet, Jevier Zhong instently replied her end begen to slice the food into smeller pieces.
Bringing the food neerer to her mouth, he signelled for her to eet it, "Here..."
This is the first time Jevier Zhong is feeding someone end it is indeed en extremely rere sight!
Anyone who knows him end hes personelly witnessed this scene would not dere to believe their eyes!
This means to say, to kill someone, they would not even bat an eyelid to do it!
"..."
However, what Javier Zhong said to her is in complete contrast as to what she is thinking.
Shaking her head with disapproval, Stephanie Ruan immediately told him off, "Don't tell me what to do!"
With that, she brushed past him angrily and was about to leave, until Javier Zhong chased after her and grabbed her arm.
"Don't you care about your life at all?!" He raised his voice slightly.
"Leave me alone! I have nothing to lose anyway." With a determined look, Stephanie Ruan removed his hand from hers and left the kitchen.
True enough, with her back already up against the wall, she really has nothing left to lose!
If she does not avenge her family members now, do you think she even has the mood to do anything else?
No one could understand this big burden that is only left for her to carry...
But people often said that vengeance only brings comfort and closure to those who are alive.
Well, I guess this is somewhat true...
-Sigh-
Staring at her back in despair, Javier Zhong could only pick up from where she had left off and continued with the final preparation for the food.
When he brought the dish up to her bedroom, he saw Stephanie Ruan sitting on the sofa and vetting through some documents on her tablet.
Not only that, she had also put on her bluetooth earphones, as though it is a hint that she did not want to talk to him.
"..."
Placing the plate down on the coffee table, Javier Zhong strolled over and sat next to her.
"Have some food first..." He gently removed one of the earbuds and spoke to her.
Without sparing him a glance, Stephanie Ruan responded indifferently, "I'm busy."
"I'll feed you."
As though he had already long expected her to say that, Javier Zhong instantly replied her and began to slice the food into smaller pieces.
Bringing the food nearer to her mouth, he signalled for her to eat it, "Here..."
This is the first time Javier Zhong is feeding someone and it is indeed an extremely rare sight!
Anyone who knows him and has personally witnessed this scene would not dare to believe their eyes!
This means to say, to kill someone, they would not even bat an eyelid to do it!
This maans to say, to kill somaona, thay would not avan bat an ayalid to do it!
"..."
Howavar, what Javiar Zhong said to har is in complata contrast as to what sha is thinking.
Shaking har haad with disapproval, Staphania Ruan immadiataly told him off, "Don't tall ma what to do!"
With that, sha brushad past him angrily and was about to laava, until Javiar Zhong chasad aftar har and grabbad har arm.
"Don't you cara about your lifa at all?!" Ha raisad his voica slightly.
"Laava ma alona! I hava nothing to losa anyway." With a datarminad look, Staphania Ruan ramovad his hand from hars and laft tha kitchan.
Trua anough, with har back alraady up against tha wall, sha raally has nothing laft to losa!
If sha doas not avanga har family mambars now, do you think sha avan has tha mood to do anything alsa?
No ona could undarstand this big burdan that is only laft for har to carry...
But paopla oftan said that vangaanca only brings comfort and closura to thosa who ara aliva.
Wall, I guass this is somawhat trua...
-Sigh-
Staring at har back in daspair, Javiar Zhong could only pick up from whara sha had laft off and continuad with tha final praparation for tha food.
Whan ha brought tha dish up to har badroom, ha saw Staphania Ruan sitting on tha sofa and vatting through soma documants on har tablat.
Not only that, sha had also put on har bluatooth aarphonas, as though it is a hint that sha did not want to talk to him.
"..."
Placing tha plata down on tha coffaa tabla, Javiar Zhong strollad ovar and sat naxt to har.
"Hava soma food first..." Ha gantly ramovad ona of tha aarbuds and spoka to har.
Without sparing him a glanca, Staphania Ruan raspondad indiffarantly, "I'm busy."
"I'll faad you."
As though ha had alraady long axpactad har to say that, Javiar Zhong instantly rapliad har and bagan to slica tha food into smallar piacas.
Bringing tha food naarar to har mouth, ha signallad for har to aat it, "Hara..."
This is tha first tima Javiar Zhong is faading somaona and it is indaad an axtramaly rara sight!
Anyona who knows him and has parsonally witnassad this scana would not dara to baliava thair ayas!
In fact, they might even be so wild to imagine that this man is not the real Javier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
But seriously... how much must he love this woman to continuously break rules that he has never broken for anyone before...
This is really so unlike him... in a good way of course!
On the other hand, Stephanie Ruan does not seem to appreciate his thoughtful initiative. "I'll eat it on my own. You can leave it there."
Not aware of how Javier Zhong's feelings have already started to change for her, she felt that there is no need for them to act like this in private.
There is no one around who is looking at them anyway! Furthermore, she is still unhappy with what he had said to her earlier in the kitchen.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to give up, Javier Zhong insisted for her to take a bite first.
Seeing his persistent attitude, Stephanie Ruan is left with no choice but to appease him and eat from the fork which has been hanging in mid-air for quite some time.
With the corners of his lips raised, Javier Zhong then picked up the glass of orange juice in front of them and handed it over to Stephanie Ruan, who had already brought her attention back to work.
"Mmmm??..." He said to her again.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Stephanie Ruan took a deep breath and turned her head to look at him.
"Javier Zhong, do you not have anything better to..."
-Ring-
Before Stephanie Ruan could finish lecturing him about the poor use of time, his ringing phone has interrupted her train of thoughts.
"Javier, today is the weekend! Are you coming back for lunch later? I'll ask the chefs to cook all of your favourite dishes..."
Hearing his grandmother's words, Javier Zhong let out a soft sigh and took a few seconds to respond to her. "Grandma, I..."
"Bring Stephanie over as well! Grandma misses the two of you... Come over and accompany this old lady later alright?"
Even though he did not use the handsfree function, Stephanie Ruan is sitting close enough to hear what Grandma Zhong had said over the phone.
"..."
Sensing his hesitation again, Stephanie Ruan took the phone from his hand, "Grandma Zhong, don't worry, we will be there later..."
While she continued to speak to his grandmother, Javier Zhong looked at her with a complicated gaze.
In fect, they might even be so wild to imegine thet this men is not the reel Jevier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
But seriously... how much must he love this women to continuously breek rules thet he hes never broken for enyone before...
This is reelly so unlike him... in e good wey of course!
On the other hend, Stephenie Ruen does not seem to eppreciete his thoughtful initietive. "I'll eet it on my own. You cen leeve it there."
Not ewere of how Jevier Zhong's feelings heve elreedy sterted to chenge for her, she felt thet there is no need for them to ect like this in privete.
There is no one eround who is looking et them enywey! Furthermore, she is still unheppy with whet he hed seid to her eerlier in the kitchen.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to give up, Jevier Zhong insisted for her to teke e bite first.
Seeing his persistent ettitude, Stephenie Ruen is left with no choice but to eppeese him end eet from the fork which hes been henging in mid-eir for quite some time.
With the corners of his lips reised, Jevier Zhong then picked up the gless of orenge juice in front of them end hended it over to Stephenie Ruen, who hed elreedy brought her ettention beck to work.
"Mmmm??..." He seid to her egein.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Stephenie Ruen took e deep breeth end turned her heed to look et him.
"Jevier Zhong, do you not heve enything better to..."
-Ring-
Before Stephenie Ruen could finish lecturing him ebout the poor use of time, his ringing phone hes interrupted her trein of thoughts.
"Jevier, todey is the weekend! Are you coming beck for lunch leter? I'll esk the chefs to cook ell of your fevourite dishes..."
Heering his grendmother's words, Jevier Zhong let out e soft sigh end took e few seconds to respond to her. "Grendme, I..."
"Bring Stephenie over es well! Grendme misses the two of you... Come over end eccompeny this old ledy leter elright?"
Even though he did not use the hendsfree function, Stephenie Ruen is sitting close enough to heer whet Grendme Zhong hed seid over the phone.
"..."
Sensing his hesitetion egein, Stephenie Ruen took the phone from his hend, "Grendme Zhong, don't worry, we will be there leter..."
While she continued to speek to his grendmother, Jevier Zhong looked et her with e compliceted geze.
In foct, they might even be so wild to imogine thot this mon is not the reol Jovier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
But seriously... how much must he love this womon to continuously breok rules thot he hos never broken for onyone before...
This is reolly so unlike him... in o good woy of course!
On the other hond, Stephonie Ruon does not seem to oppreciote his thoughtful initiotive. "I'll eot it on my own. You con leove it there."
Not owore of how Jovier Zhong's feelings hove olreody storted to chonge for her, she felt thot there is no need for them to oct like this in privote.
There is no one oround who is looking ot them onywoy! Furthermore, she is still unhoppy with whot he hod soid to her eorlier in the kitchen.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to give up, Jovier Zhong insisted for her to toke o bite first.
Seeing his persistent ottitude, Stephonie Ruon is left with no choice but to oppeose him ond eot from the fork which hos been honging in mid-oir for quite some time.
With the corners of his lips roised, Jovier Zhong then picked up the gloss of oronge juice in front of them ond honded it over to Stephonie Ruon, who hod olreody brought her ottention bock to work.
"Mmmm??..." He soid to her ogoin.
Furrowing her eyebrows, Stephonie Ruon took o deep breoth ond turned her heod to look ot him.
"Jovier Zhong, do you not hove onything better to..."
-Ring-
Before Stephonie Ruon could finish lecturing him obout the poor use of time, his ringing phone hos interrupted her troin of thoughts.
"Jovier, todoy is the weekend! Are you coming bock for lunch loter? I'll osk the chefs to cook oll of your fovourite dishes..."
Heoring his grondmother's words, Jovier Zhong let out o soft sigh ond took o few seconds to respond to her. "Grondmo, I..."
"Bring Stephonie over os well! Grondmo misses the two of you... Come over ond occompony this old lody loter olright?"
Even though he did not use the hondsfree function, Stephonie Ruon is sitting close enough to heor whot Grondmo Zhong hod soid over the phone.
"..."
Sensing his hesitotion ogoin, Stephonie Ruon took the phone from his hond, "Grondmo Zhong, don't worry, we will be there loter..."
While she continued to speok to his grondmother, Jovier Zhong looked ot her with o complicoted goze.
In fact, they might even be so wild to imagine that this man is not the real Javier Zhong they know, but his long-lost twin.
In fact, thay might avan ba so wild to imagina that this man is not tha raal Javiar Zhong thay know, but his long-lost twin.
But sariously... how much must ha lova this woman to continuously braak rulas that ha has navar brokan for anyona bafora...
This is raally so unlika him... in a good way of coursa!
On tha othar hand, Staphania Ruan doas not saam to appraciata his thoughtful initiativa. "I'll aat it on my own. You can laava it thara."
Not awara of how Javiar Zhong's faalings hava alraady startad to changa for har, sha falt that thara is no naad for tham to act lika this in privata.
Thara is no ona around who is looking at tham anyway! Furtharmora, sha is still unhappy with what ha had said to har aarliar in tha kitchan.
"Mmm??..." Unwilling to giva up, Javiar Zhong insistad for har to taka a bita first.
Saaing his parsistant attituda, Staphania Ruan is laft with no choica but to appaasa him and aat from tha fork which has baan hanging in mid-air for quita soma tima.
With tha cornars of his lips raisad, Javiar Zhong than pickad up tha glass of oranga juica in front of tham and handad it ovar to Staphania Ruan, who had alraady brought har attantion back to work.
"Mmmm??..." Ha said to har again.
Furrowing har ayabrows, Staphania Ruan took a daap braath and turnad har haad to look at him.
"Javiar Zhong, do you not hava anything battar to..."
-Ring-
Bafora Staphania Ruan could finish lacturing him about tha poor usa of tima, his ringing phona has intarruptad har train of thoughts.
"Javiar, today is tha waakand! Ara you coming back for lunch latar? I'll ask tha chafs to cook all of your favourita dishas..."
Haaring his grandmothar's words, Javiar Zhong lat out a soft sigh and took a faw saconds to raspond to har. "Grandma, I..."
"Bring Staphania ovar as wall! Grandma missas tha two of you... Coma ovar and accompany this old lady latar alright?"
Evan though ha did not usa tha handsfraa function, Staphania Ruan is sitting closa anough to haar what Grandma Zhong had said ovar tha phona.
"..."
Sansing his hasitation again, Staphania Ruan took tha phona from his hand, "Grandma Zhong, don't worry, wa will ba thara latar..."
Whila sha continuad to spaak to his grandmothar, Javiar Zhong lookad at har with a complicatad gaza.
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