Chapter 425 - Tell Me about You (2/2)

“Alright, since you said so, let’s go back then.” Xiao Luo said, raising his brows with a shrug.

“Wait, isn’t that Lei Shijian? What are they doing here?” Su Canye asked.

“They are here for supper, of course.”

Hypnotized, Su Canye had no recollection of the gruesome killings by the black-clad assassins. Xiao Luo felt a little guilty, but he thought it was for the best.

“What? I didn’t know that the Wild Wolf Mountain boys had such poor taste. I despise them already!” Su Canye responded.

Xiao Luo pursed his lips as he found it hard to continue making up stories. He decided that enough was enough and promptly walked back to his car and drove off.

Su Canye had become Xiao Luo’s shadow, and anywhere that Xiao Luo went, he was sure to follow.

As Xiao Luo drove off, he saw the Wild Wolf Mountain boys still sitting on the ground like their souls have been ripped away, looking at each other helplessly with no idea what to do next.

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Along the way, Xiao Luo wondered why he decided to erase those terrible memories from Su Canye’s head. He wasn’t too fond of him initially, but as Su Canye started to follow him around like a puppy, it grew on him. Seeing how traumatized Su Canye was, Xiao Luo felt compelled to act.

Hypnosis was a skill he had acquired from the system during the Sun Yu saga. It was useful for people without a strong will or catching people off guard, but its effect was not permanent unless the subject chose not to consciously recall such traumatic events. Xiao Luo was unsure if Su Canye would ever remember those memories, but he had to at least try something.

When he had returned to Crescent Bay Hotel, he found Su Li sitting on the sofa in his living room.

She looked trendy in an aqua blue suspender skirt, which contrasted nicely with her snow-white skin and complimented her long slender legs. Lush, wavy back hair framed her delicate features, which looked like they had been painted carefully with ink, endowing her with exquisite yet classical grace. A pair of shiny silver earrings completed the look, giving her the vibes of a western supermodel.

She oozed confidence, and her beauty was striking and breathtaking.

When Xiao Luo stepped through the door, Su Li closed the book she was reading— King Lear, the tragic Shakespearean play. She turned, looked at him with her sparkling eyes, and said, “You’re finally back.”

“I stopped for supper on the way back.”

Xiao Luo took off his jacket and hung it on the clothes rack next to the door. He then poured some tea for himself and Su Li and said, “Ms. Su, although this apartment belongs to you, I am its occupant now. So, would you mind asking me first before you barge in every time?”

“You can’t blame me for that, you didn’t change the passcode on the smart lock,” Su Li responded.

“And, that’s the reason you have for barging into my room?”

“Yes…”

Su Li replied matter-of-factly.

Xiao Luo smiled and shrugged; he did not want to further pursue the argument and changed to a pair of slippers before proceeding to his bathroom for a shower.

“Where are you going?” Su Li asked, suddenly getting to her feet.

“Can’t you tell? I’m off to shower,” Xiao Luo replied, pointing at the bathroom.

“Don’t you have anything to tell me?” Su Li said.

Xiao Luo cocked his brows. “Tell you what?” he asked.

“Tell me about your history at Jiangcheng and what you really do for a living,” Su Li responded, staring at Xiao Luo with a knowing look as if she could see through him, and she looked determined to get the answers.