As Severo had been on a business trip to Sky City for some time, a lot of work had accumulated on the Cloud City side.
For the rest of the day, Severo was busy with business.
Allyce had been ordered not to run around because of the injury to her arm.
Running around?
Allyce pondered the meaning of those two words.
I don’t think it’s called being capricious if you’re in business, is it?
Right now, for example, Xabat was on the phone begging her: “Madam, come and watch me for a while, I have something very important to do …”.
“What’s so important?” To be sure, Allyce decided to ask what was so important to him.
“Just …” said Xabat with a somewhat dry cough, “a matter of life”.
Allyce teased him with a smile as she thought about what had happened that day at Kimdis. “Are you dating Princess Eka?
“…”
Xabat did not know what to say for a moment.
Princess Eka, his goddess!
It was impossible not to be impressed.
Not to mention that the goddess had offered to flirt with him!
“OK, I understand.
Allyce thought that Xabat used to work a lot and had no holidays, and that he rarely made such a request.
“Thank you! Just for a little while, two hours.
“Well, don’t worry about going”.
…
Allyce thought there was nothing else to do anyway, helping Xabat for two hours was no big deal.
But then it occurred to him that Severo had obviously left Princess Eka with Xabat on purpose, and Xabat should be able to simply ask Severo for time off if he wanted to go on a date.
Although he thought this, Allyce did not call Severo to ask him about it.
After all, Xabat had called her because he didn’t want Severo to know.
I felt I could trust Xabat.
He went to the Kimdis and two hours later he saw Xabat returning with a big smile on his face.
Before he could ask Xabat how he was, he received a call from Severo.
Severo simply gave him a terse message: “Get ready and join me for dinner tonight.
“What dinner?” He asked for clarification so that he could also prepare properly.
“It’s not a big dinner, just a simple, casual preparation”.
Although Severo said casual, Allyce knew it couldn’t be casual for a dinner Severo was also going to.
When Severo came to pick Allyce up in the evening, she was already dressed.
Severo’s dark eyes lit up and then he frowned slightly: “Actually, it’s a normal dinner.
With her arm still injured, putting on this kind of dress was the most effortful thing she had to do.
“Is that so? So you don’t get a long face. Allyce smoothed her dress and gave him a look of contempt.
Severo looked with fervour and said: “I think …”.
Mid-sentence, he stopped abruptly.
Allyce stepped forward and reached for his arm: “What?
As a result, Severo smiled and said: “It looks better without it.
Allyce’s breath caught and the arm she was about to grab quickly withdrew, grunting as she opened the car door and climbed in.
Then, from the car window, he shouted to Severo: “Come and drive!
Severo stifled a laugh and walked over, taking her to dinner.
…
As Severo said, it was indeed a normal dinner.
Once inside, many people came to greet Severo.
Severo was aloof, nodding when he met with those who had business.
He was careful to protect Allyce’s arm in case anyone touched it.
Seeing Severo’s cold and lazy behaviour, the crowd dispersed.
They took Allyce to a corner and sat down before Severo brought her a large pile of food to eat.
Allyce looked at Severo strangely: “You brought me to a party to eat specifically?
It was not like him to do that.
“Doesn’t it bore you to stay at home these days?” asked Severo.
So what?
Bring her to a party as boring as this one, where the two of them sit together and eat and eat and eat?
Allyce really wanted to crack Severo’s head open and see what was going on in Severo’s head.
It would be better to spend your time at such a boring party than at home watching TV.
Seeing a hint of displeasure in Allyce’s expression, Severo also sensed that she didn’t like it here very much.
“Let’s play the game then.” Severo said, and pulled out his phone.
The company’s new game was to be released recently.
“Huh”.
Allyce looked at Severo with a leathery smile, “You think I can play with my hands?”
Severo seemed to think for a moment before saying, “Then watch me play”.
Sick.
Allyce tilted her head to one side.
Naturally, Severo was just teasing her, not really asking her to watch him play the game.
The two left after a while because Allyce was bored.
The two had just left the hotel when they bumped into two acquaintances walking towards them arm in arm.
“Xabat, Princess Eka?”
Allyce looked at the two men with some surprise.
When they heard Allyce’s voice, they bounced away as if they had been electrocuted.
These two … were still really …
Although she thought Westerners were free-spirited, she had not expected to arrive in a room so soon.
“Boss! Ma’am!” Xabat approached first, smiling a little uncomfortably.
Princess Eka, on the other hand, was much more generous, finding no embarrassment on her face at being caught in a room with a man she had just met a few days earlier, instead calling out to Allyce in a natural and affectionate way.
“Allyce, you look beautiful today.”
Princess Eka’s standard Mandarin voice always gave Allyce the illusion that someone had dubbed her.
“Thank you, you guys go to … inside first, we’ll be right back. Allyce deliberated for a moment before retracting the words “go to the room”.
“It’s still early, let’s play together.” Eka approached affectionately.
-Together?
Play?
Severo took half a step back with Allyce in his arms, as if he hated the idea of Princess Eka touching Allyce.
Allyce didn’t notice Severo’s small gesture, but asked him aloud, “What’s the game?
Princess Eka said with a look of excitement: “Mahjong, Xabat taught me a few times and I got it”.
Allyce opened her mouth and spoke uncertainly: “So, have you been playing mahjong for the past few days?
He turned his head to look at Severo.
Thinking about Severo’s strange look that day, he then realised that he had misunderstood Severo.
This stinking man was probably laughing at her in his mind!
Severo seemed to know what was going through her mind and reached out, patting her on the head as if to smooth her hair, but his words were directed at Eka.
“Let’s go then, together.
After saying that, he added: “Go to Kimdis”.