At this moment, a tall young man walked in from outside the door, dressed in a well-tailored suit without any brand, but with exquisite craftsmanship and fine texture, clearly a custom piece by a famous designer.
The newcomer was Mr. Ramiro.
He bowed respectfully to everyone and said in somewhat stiff Atrarian, “Please follow me.”
His Atrarian was much worse than Tyrese’s, but the meaning was still clear.
Leo and the others stood up.
Seeing that Chloe had difficulty getting up due to her heavy Hanbok, Mr. Ramiro immediately extended his hand to help her up, his gaze becoming fervent as it fell on Chloe.
Because of the angle, Chloe couldn’t see Mr. Ramiro’s undisguised look, but Leo did.
Leo felt a slight anger in his heart, but considering Chloe’s appearance, any man would have such thoughts.
Chloe took Mr. Ramiro’s hand to stand up and whispered a thank you.
Mr. Ramiro quickly replied in Korean, looking so happy that he seemed to have forgotten about Davon, Leo, and Dakota.
Everyone followed Mr. Ramiro to a separate courtyard within the Ewha Institute.
From the outside, Ewha Institute didn’t seem large, but inside it was a different world.
In Seoul, where land is extremely valuable, having such a large traditional building showed the strength of Ewha Institute.
The courtyard had three rooms situated in the southeast, west directions, and another room at the northernmost position.
Chloe chose the innermost room, while Davon and Dakota sensibly chose the outer rooms, leaving the room closest to Chloe for Leo.
Mr. Ramiro bowed to everyone and left without any extra actions.
Leo entered his room and looked around. Although it was a traditional building, it had all modern amenities including water, electricity, gas, even a computer and a large LCD screen.
Leo had no luggage to unpack. After familiarizing himself with the environment, he was about to lie down and rest with his clothes on.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Leo got up and opened the door.
Chloe appeared in front of him, having changed into casual clothes with her long hair casually draped over her shoulders.
“Changed your clothes?” Leo asked casually.
“Yes.” Chloe nodded.
“Come in.” Leo stepped aside.
“No, accompany me for a walk.” Chloe said.
“Should we call Dakota?”
“Him? He went out long ago.” Chloe laughed.
“What about Davon?”
“Why? Don’t want to go out with me?” Chloe showed a slightly displeased expression.
“Of course not, let’s go.” Leo walked out of the room directly.
Outside Ewha Institute, they stood at the entrance. Leo asked, “Where do you want to go?”
Chloe frowned; she didn’t know where to go either. At this moment, a somewhat stiff voice sounded: “Miss Chloe, are you going out to play?”
Mr. Ramiro walked over with an enthusiastic smile on his face, looking only at Chloe.
“Yes, we want to go out but don’t know where to go.” Chloe replied.
“In that case, please wait a moment. I’ll call a car right away.”
“No need, we…” Before Chloe finished speaking, a BMW drove up from around the corner.
Chloe and Leo exchanged a glance, and Chloe got into the car.
When Leo was about to get in as well, Mr. Ramiro blocked him outside.
Mr. Ramiro still had that smile on his face but said, “Please sit in the front passenger seat.”
Leo felt a chill; he saw deep hostility in Mr. Ramiro’s eyes. It was only their second meeting; where did this hatred come from?
But thinking about Mr. Ramiro’s attentive attitude towards Chloe, it was likely over competing for a woman.
Chloe’s beauty wasn’t otherworldly but had a natural charm. In Goryeo, where artificial beauty was prevalent, she was like an exotic treasure. It was normal for Mr. Ramiro to be attracted to her.
Leo nodded and walked around the car but got in from the other side to sit next to Chloe.
Mr. Ramiro’s face changed; he didn’t expect this Atrarian to be so ungrateful.
Being older than Leo, he thought there should be some respect shown.
Anger rose in his heart but he couldn’t show it with Chloe present.
The back seat of the BMW was spacious enough for three people. Mr. Ramiro composed himself outside before getting in with his head lowered.
Mr. Ramiro put on a smile again and was about to give Chloe a dazzling smile to show his charm when he met Leo’s insincere smile instead.
“You… how…”
Mr. Ramiro exclaimed; he clearly remembered Chloe got in first and Leo entered from the other side. How did they end up sitting together?
Leo smiled and said, “Xinxue likes sitting by the window.”
Mr. Ramiro’s veins bulged on his forehead. The car started moving; he couldn’t switch seats now and could only look out the window with an iron face.
Leo felt bored and decided to tease Mr. Ramiro.
“Mr. Ramiro, what’s your full name?” Leo asked.
“Ramiro Serrano.” Mr. Ramiro replied coldly.
He had been looking for an opportunity to be alone with Chloe but was interrupted by this person.
“I’m Leo Bloomer, a special consultant for this exhibition. Nice to meet you.” Leo pretended to be enthusiastic and extended his hand.
Ramiro shook hands with him perfunctorily with a stern face.
“Mr. Ramiro, can you introduce Ewha Institute? We’re new here and not familiar with the place.” Leo continued.
Ramiro glanced at Leo disdainfully and cleared his throat loudly so that Chloe sitting by the window could hear him too.
“Ewha Institute was established by my grandfather in 1950 and has been managed by my father for 40 years now. It mainly deals with cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage operations; it’s Goryeo’s largest public welfare institution…”
Ramiro talked at length confidently about his family’s background which indeed explained his confidence in pursuing women.
Leo noticed that apart from being overly enthusiastic towards Chloe, Ramiro treated him coldly probably thinking he was just an ordinary staff member of the exhibition.
Before Ramiro finished speaking, Chloe who had been looking out of the window suddenly asked: “What’s that place?”
Ramiro craned his neck to look out and smiled: “That’s Prosperity Restaurant; it’s a famous restaurant here.”
“Miss Chloe, if you’re interested, we can get off here for some food; it’s not known by regular tourists.”
Ramiro only talked to Chloe as if forgetting about Leo entirely.
As soon as the car stopped, Chloe eagerly got off, pulling Leo along towards the restaurant and leaving Ramiro looking very displeased.