250 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind Him (2/2)

”Found anything interesting?” Yeo Ri asked the man who was scrutinising the outside so intently. He had insisted upon entering her home out of the blue, and after listening to his excuse, she decided it was okay for him to intrude.

”There's a suspicious fellow tailing us,” Secretary Kwon answered honestly.

”I think he's trying to break in. I noticed that he's been following you since earlier, but he seems to be the stupid kind, and is unrelated to Ji Yeong Gi and the organisation behind him.” His methods were too unsophisticated and obvious, he thought; like an amateur who didn't know how to hide his trails. Though, the fact that he was able to find out where they were was impressive enough.

”Ha.” Yeo Ri let out a laugh at his direct insult. ”How are you going to deal with him? I don't want my brother to find out about this, or he'll worry.”

”Shall I hand him over to the police or should I send our men to get rid of him?”

Yeo Ri seemed entertained by his suggestions, pondering what he meant by 'get rid of him'. Judging by his previous methods, it definitely wasn't something as dark as 'permanently erasing his existence from the face of the earth', but it was probably enough to make sure the shady guy wouldn't approach her anymore, like those guys who tried to kidnap her previously.

”Hm, I don't know.” The girl laid down comfortably on the sofa, swinging her legs indolently. ”Is he worth the effort?” Yeo Ri wondered if it would be more fun to leave him be. Perhaps play around for a bit? Her fingers twitched, and the urge to let 'something' out began coursing through her veins. Would it be possible for her to deal with him herself? She was in need of a nice little punching bag.

”He's stalking me for some reason. If he's not on Ji Yeong Gi's side, then why would he go after me? Secretary Kwon, do you know?”

Kwon Tae Yang paused to mull over his answer. ”Perhaps it is related to a certain message I received on your social media account.” He briefly went over the incident, recounting the messages that led to a certain netizen's abrupt hate towards the girl. ”I'm not sure if this stalker is the same guy, but it doesn't hurt to be more careful.”

”You didn't think of telling me this earlier?” Yeo Ri frowned. She didn't even notice a single thing since he already deleted the messages from her logs.

”I'm sorry, miss. I didn't think he'd go so far, and I didn't want to burden you since your work is already stressful enough,” he sincerely apologised.

”So you wanted to help me reduce my stress?” she asked wistfully.

”Yes.”

”Hm...” the girl hummed as she closed her eyes.

Yeo Ri opened her eyes and turned to look at the man. She spoke to him with a soft and inviting tone, ”Then, will you do anything to help me?”

Despite her affectionate act, Kwon Tae Yang could not help but feel chilled after looking at her mien. Something dark was brewing within her amused, glittering eyes and sugary smile.

But still, he found himself going along with her request.

”Yes,” he affirmed with a determined nod.

Anything for the little lady, he mused.