Chapter 98 - A Night That Brought Them Closer (6) (1/2)
Yunru's expression turned somber as he remembered the last conversation he had with Shuang. They hadn't sorted out their argument yet. It was as if a cold war was going on.
Zizi, too, mirrored his same serious gaze. She felt confused for no reason as she mentioned his girlfriend. A weird feeling pricked her chest as she thought of her and she found it annoying.
She coughed. ”I mean just what you were doing!? I wanted to tell you that he had planned to kill you but your number was coming as busy!”
Yunru sighed. ”I am really sorry about that.”
She was dumbfounded. ”You are apologizing to me?”
”Why does this sound so strange to you? Normal people apologize for their mistakes.”
Zizi flared. ”What do you mean! That I am abnormal!?”
”Oh you caught it quick,” he beamed.
She gnashed her teeth. ”Soo. Yunru!”
Yunru said, ”I was on a call with my team. We were coordinating our plan. We knew the thugs were gonna be on this floor but we couldn't confirm the room number where the deal would take place.”
She frowned. ”What deal?”
”Drug deal. They were drug peddlers.”
Zizi widened her eyes. ”So the packet they were saying…”
”Drugs. White powder. They sell in the black market.”
”Oh…”
”But when I saw your message, we finally got the room number. I chose a room that could give me a full view of the corridor but luckily their room was just beside mine. Honestly, I was shocked to read your message that you followed them and saw them enter the room. That's when I heard them catching you.”
Then he touched his chin and curiously asked, ”But honestly. Why did you do this? You were right. You should have escaped. You are a civilian after all. Things would have gotten dangerous.”
Zizi bit her lower lip.
When she heard that goon was talking about Yunru's death, she couldn't help but not ignore it and just run away. Something stopped her from doing so. Something tugged her to warn Yunru. Something made her feel afraid of losing him. She was unsure herself what it was.
”It was just payback for helping me in the mall. T-that's it….” She mumbled. ”You saved me that time so I just helped you in return. Now we are equal!”
”Hooo…”
Zizi proudly smiled. ”So you should thank me. You caught them with my help after all. Hah. You were so helpless.” She had no qualms in exaggerating the situation.
But Yunru didn't mind. ”It was an unexpected help but thank you. Thank you very much.”
His sudden sincerity shook her.
”Even if it was easy for you to run away, you still stepped up to warn me of the danger. I know how scary these things could get.”
Her trembling figure and tears were still fresh in his mind.
”Princess Han Zizi, you were really brave. Hmm. You really changed my opinion of you,” he smiled as his eyes twinkled.
Zizi felt spellbound. This was the first time that he complimented her and strangely, she felt really happy.
So he can say things like that too...
But Zizi acted as if she wasn't affected at all. ”O-of course. I was always this awesome. You realized it too late,” she snorted.
Yunru chuckled. ”My bad. Come with me. Let me drop you home.”
”Of course you will!”
Downstairs at the dance floor, Zizi saw many couples having fun dancing and grooving together. Seeing them having so much fun gave her an urge to join in too. She automatically peeked at Yunru. He caught her glancing at him, and she straightened up, feeling nervous.
”What is it, Princess?”
”No-nothing…” she fiddled with her fingers. She cleared her throat and probed. ”A lowly man like you wouldn't know how to dance, right?”
Yunru blinked his eyes. ”You think I cannot dance?”
She snorted. ”Of course you cannot. Poor people like you don't learn this classy stuff, do you? Mindlessly moving your hands and legs is not called dancing.”
Zizi proudly smiled. ”I can teach you a step or two. Since the stage is already set, I don't mind. At least you will build something useful in your poor repertoire.”
Then she turned a little fidgety. ”So w-will you dance with me?”