Chapter 55: Followed by Someone

The laughter was low and warm like the strings of a cello being strummed gently, and it was filled with a mesmerizing charm.

He Xi scolded in her heart. A true pervert. She did not notice that Qing Long, watching from the side, was almost shocked until his eyeballs dropped out.

He… he had never seen his master laughing so freely before with a pure entertained smile and not the usual nonchalant smile or cold smile.

Just that, the reason why his master was so happy was because of a good-looking youngster. Besides, the scene of him holding the youngster’s chin flirtatiously was too weird.

Qing Long was very conflicted: perhaps the reason why his master had never approached women was not that he did not like them; it was because the gender was not right.

He Xi looked up to see the man laughing freely. She saw his handsome, picture-like face; elegant mannerism; and eyes that seemed to glow when he laughed—causing her to be unable to move her gaze away in a short time.

Once the man lowered his head, he met with He Xi’s slightly stunned gaze. Through the interaction of their eyes, there was a flash of happiness in his heart that he himself did not notice. He said slowly, “I’m Nan Gongyu.”

He Xi was taken aback; for some reason, she was flustered by his fiery gaze and low, hoarse voice.

She moved back a step and said coldly, “What has your name got to do with me?”

Nan Gongyu did not answer her but sat back down beside the window, pointed at the opposite seat, and smiled, “Xi’er, why are you so cold? No matter what, we had once spent the night together.”

What nonsense! Who spent the night with you? Also, when are you going to stop calling me ‘Xi’er’? It’s disgusting!

He Xi’s lips twitched a few more times. She clenched her teeth and said, “We’re not close. Please call me by my current name, Xi Yue; thank you.”

Nan Gongyu raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully. “Oh, so it’s Mr. Xi Yue, long time, no see.”

He Xi felt that she had seen teasing in the man’s eyes. Her face was black, but she still walked towards the seat opposite Nan Gongyu and sat down.

When she was just about to speak, Nan Gongyu suddenly leaned forward and took the hairpin tying her hair.

“What are you doing?” He Xi was shocked. Luckily, Wet Nurse Chen had tied her hair in a masculine style very well; even without the hairpin, the hair did not totally come loose.

Nan Gongyu looked at the hairpin casually and said in a seemingly laughing manner, “What a silly kid, you didn’t even know that someone was following you.”

There was a whir in He Xi’s heart. She did not even bother about him calling her a ‘silly kid’. “You said that I’m being followed? What does that mean?”

Nan Gongyu’s gaze swept outside and landed on a remote corner at the side. There was a flash of harshness in his eyes.

At the next moment, a moan sounded from the empty corner. Soon after, an average-looking man in black staggered backward and out of the corner. In the end, he plopped onto the floor. Looking down from the second floor, He Xi could clearly see the man spurting our blood. His eyes were white and filled with terror; he had actually stopped breathing in the blink of an eye.

He Xi’s gaze slowly landed on Nan Gongyu. There was a pang in her heart as she saw a light smile on his handsome face as if he was harmless towards all beings.

However, who could imagine that this man could silently kill someone in between his light smiles. What kind of horrifying abilities did this King of Hades in front of her have?

He Xi recovered her senses, but her heart was still traumatized. If Nan Gongyu did not help her, she would have no clue that someone was following her the entire way.