Chapter 861-870
If a camera started recording this scene, it would surely make for a romantic love story!
After enjoying a mouthful herself, Ang thought about Richard. He carried her on his back, plucked
white olives for her, and was even obliging enough to wash them for her. It would be far too selfish of
her if she did not offer him one of the white olives.
“Do you want one?” Ang tilted her head to the side and asked.
“No…” Richard was about to reject her offer when he found a white olive stuffed into his mouth.
“Have one. Don’t be shy. It tastes great!” Ang chuckled right beside his ear.
Her clear, melodious voice echoed in Richard’s ears. It sounded so mesmerizing that his mind went
nk for a few seconds. He forgot all about his initial rejection and began chewing instead.
He’s eating it!
Ang felt a peculiar sense of achievement, like she attained some kind of victory by breaking down
Richard’s cold and aloof exterior.
She also had a roguish sense of amusement as she made up her mind to tease him whenever she felt
bored in this ce. It seemed like something fun that would keep her in a good mood.
Richard piggybacked Ang back to the base’s main entrance. When Ang noticed the suggestive
gazes that everyone else was throwing at them, she began to feel a little embarrassed, but Richard
continued to carry her all the way to the infirmary.
The doctor checked Ang’s foot and concluded that she had twisted her ankle and sprained her
muscles. She would need to rest for a few days and stay lying down whenever she could.
Ang had no choice but to follow the doctor’s orders. It could not be helped.
After applying medication to Ang’s ankle, the doctor said, “Please wait here for a moment while I find
a wheelchair to take you back to your room.”
“Oh, don’t trouble yourself with that.” Ang waved him down and turned her eyes toward the man who
was currently standing on the side flipping through a medical book. “Captain Lloyd, could you carry me
back to my room?”
The doctor agreed with a smile. “That’s a good idea. It’d save me a trip to the warehouse. It would’ve
taken me quite a while to find a wheelchair there too.”
Richard snapped the book shut and ced it back on the shelf. His handsome face was neutral; there
were no signs of annoyance or reluctance. After bending down, his strong, muscr arms reached
under Ang’s knees and arms and he hoisted her up like she weighed nothing. Just like that, she was
safely tucked into his arms.
Ang instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. Right at that moment, she could sense that this
man was a hundred percent boyfriend material.
For some reason, whenever she stood beside him, she felt like she had the courage to stand against
the world.
Ang was in the right position to observe his features up close, and from her viewing angle, his sharp,
chiseled jaw looked particrly attractive.
She felt very secure in his arms too, with no shaking or wobbling at all. It was quite afortable ride.
It’s so boring to just lie in bed all day, she thought to herself, so she decided to make a request.
“Captain Lloyd, could I borrow your couch for a while? I want to lie in your room and read a book or two
instead. My room’s too small. I’d feel ustrophobic.”
Richard frowned and said, “No.”
“Why not? I promise that I’ll just lie on the couch and read a book. I won’t touch anything else. I
promise!” Ang raised her hand in all seriousness and beseeched him with pleading eyes.
Richard narrowed his eyes and fell silent for two seconds before turning down a different corridor that
led to his room instead.
Ang smirked. He looks all cold and stern, but he is quite agreeable after all!
In the end, Ang got what she wanted. Shey down on Richard’s couch and got him to bring the
book she was reading thest time over to her. After flipping through a few pages, Trevor and Jared
came over.
They quickly checked in on her condition, and she brushed it off with a smile, saying that she had
slipped out of carelessness.
“Miss Meyers, you should bring us along with you if you ever want to go somewhere next time. We’ll
protect you,” Trevor said.
“Sure.” Ang smiled gratefully.
“Why did I call you two over?” A deep voice could be heard all of a sudden.
Immediately, Jared turned serious. “Miss Meyers, we’ve decided to record a video of you and upload it
to your social media ounts. It’ll serve as a distraction and you’d be in less danger as a result. It’ll
also buy us some time to find the lipstick.”
“Oh, of course. I’ll do whatever you need me to.” Ang ran her fingers through her hair and pressed
her lips together before asking the two men in front of her, “Could I have a moment to put on some
makeup?”
“You look very beautiful even without makeup, Miss Meyers. I think you look great,” Trevor praised at
once.
Jared quickly followed suit. “Yes, you look great. You don’t need to put on any makeup at all.”
Angughed a little shyly. “Really? Okay then. How should I pose?”
“You can just sit on the couch with a book, and we’ll take a few photos of you. It’d be good if it’s a
simple post sharing your daily life.”
Ang picked her book up and struck a natural-looking pose before shing a serene smile at the
camera. Then, she took the cup from the table beside her and began to pose with it. Soon enough, she
was engrossed in an adorable, though slightly self-absorbed photoshoot.
In the midst of it all, Ang could sense that Richard, who was sitting at his desk opposite her, was
staring at her too. Her face grew a little pink, which added a kittenish air to her.
Soon enough, Trevor and Jared were satisfied with the photos they had taken. Trevor was about to
stand up when he suddenly bent forward and said quietly, “Miss Meyers, if you need any sort of
medication and don’t feel like asking the infirmary for it, feel free toe and ask us for help!”
Ang squinted in confusion. She did not know what he was talking about.
“Medication? What medication?”
“Umm… just the… the one to treat that…” Trevor spluttered for a bit before shoving Jared. “You say it.”
Jared’s face was red as well. After looking into Ang’s curious eyes, he took a deep breath and
exined, “Here’s the thing, Miss Meyers. We’ve looked into Dexter Kavinsky’s medical records and
found out that he has a very critical sexually-transmitted disease. If you need that sort of medication,
feel free toe to us for help.”
“Yes, exactly. Don’t feel shy about approaching us. Your health’s more important,” Trevor quickly
added.
Ang had turned scarlet by now. Was Dexter’s medical condition the reason why he never tried to
sleep with her? He pretended to be someone innocent in love and even swore that she was his first
love, and that he had never liked anyone before her.
A piercing gazended on her as well. It came from the man behind the desk.
The very thought of that b*stard Dexter made Ang radiate pure hatred. When she felt the gaze that
came from the person at the desk, she instinctively looked over.
Richard swiftly averted his eyes, and his expression made it seem like he couldn’t care less about this.
He took his cup and sipped at his tea ever so elegantly.
Ang took a deep breath. “I don’t need any medication, but thank you both for your concern. Dexter
and I never went that far in our rtionship.”
Both Trevor and Jared werepletely red in the face. They had asked out of concern for her, but right
now, they felt like they had encroached on her personal space instead.
“That’s good to hear,” Trevor said with a smile as he tugged Jared by the arm. “Come, let’s get back to
work.”
Jared and Trevor dashed out of the room as quickly as possible and wisely closed the door behind
them.
The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward. Ang bit her lip and her senses seemed to have
momentarily taken leave of her as she asked Richard, “Do you believe what I just said?”
Richard nced at her. “It has nothing to do with me.”
Ang got a little frantic for some reason. “You don’t believe what I said?” She raised her hand to
swear, “I swear on my life that what I said earlier waspletely true. I’m in excellent health with no
sexually-transmitted diseases at all. Please believe me.”
Richard frowned. “You should be swearing about this to your future husband instead. Why are you
swearing it to me?”
Ang turned bright red yet again as she exined in embarrassment, “I’m worried you won’t let me
use your bathroom. That’s why I have to exin myself clearly to you.”
Richard checked his watch. “Stay here and don’t run around.”
He walked out of the room without further ado.
Ang hid her face in embarrassment. Why did I swear to him? How conceited of me!
That night, Ang could not head over for dinner herself, but someone was kind and thoughtful enough
to deliver her food to Richard’s room for her.
Although Ang had only stayed there for a day, she could already feel how genuine and sincere
everyone was, unlike the unforgiving people with a hidden agenda who used to surround her. Because
of that, she started to fall in love with the rxing environment.
While having her meal, she proceeded to read a book but soon felt sleepy while doing so. Thus, she
covered her face with it and unknowingly dozed off shortly after.
When it was 9.30PM at night, Richard opened the door and entered the room, thinking Ang must
have already returned to her room by then, only to see her sleeping on his couch. At the sight of that,
he couldn’t help but feel annoyed, finding thedy troublesome. The next second, he walked closer to
her and lifted the book that was covering her face, revealing her good looks in the illuminating light.
With her long hair right behind her head, her beautiful appearance, coupled with her smooth skin,
entuated her elegance.
Richard squinted, realizing it was his first time ever looking and admiring ady’s good looks so closely;
it was as if Ang’s face was a portrait on disy for his personal enjoyment. In the meantime, the
rosy cheeks and her thick eyshes, along with her high nasal bridge and full red lips, were especially
some of the most notable facial features on Ang’s face.
As Richard continued to keep his eyes on thedy’s face, he somehow began to feel suffocated, his
body tensing, especially at the sight of her red lips. Feeling a strange urge that was surging through
him on the inside, he then stood up and left the room immediately, as if Ang was some sort of
disease that was attacking his heart.
On the other hand, she remained asleep until a loud bang on the door woke her up. She then opened
her eyes and sat bolt upright irritably shortly before she wondered why she fell asleep in Richard’s
room. After that, she took a look at the time and realized it was almost 10.00PM, feeling bewildered
that he was still not back in his room at that hour.
Then, Ang stood up from the couch, feeling better in her ankle because it was now less painful,
much to her relief. So, she limped out of Richard’s room and made her way back to hers.
On the other hand, Richard was covered in sweat from head to toe, as he was ying basketball alone
on the court, putting more effort than usual into every shot without giving himself a break. As he
managed to score a three-point goal in several consecutive shots, his subordinate happened to run into
him.
“Why are you still, Richie?” Sean asked.
“I can’t sleep.” Richard aimed at the basket and took his shot urately, looking very much like a
professional basketball yer.
“Let’s y together.” Sean suggested that they yed a basketball match.
The same night, Ang was sound asleep, as she could finally have some peace of mind, thanks to
the forgiving people and environment there. However, she quickly sensed something strange in the
next three days when she noticed Richard’s absence both in the canteen, the field, and even his room.
Since his room wasn’t locked, she could go in and out of it freely but failed to find any signs of the man.
When she finally ran into Trevor, she asked, “Trevor, where is Richard?”
“He is away for the next few days.”
“When will he be back?”
“He didn’t mention that.”
After hearing that, Ang was annoyed with the fact that Richard didn’t tell her head before he left.
Without Richard around, she felt as if something was missing in her life, with less joy and more
boredom. Because of that, she would carry a book with her to the canteen every day and spend the
entire afternoon there. Soon, a week passed by without Ang realizing it by herself as she began to
get used to Richard’s absence, but even so, she would still asionally wonder when he would be
back.
One evening, she was strolling around thepound when her ankle was finally feeling a lot better. As
she sat at the parterre and read her book, she suddenly heard the sound of a helicopter and looked up
out of curiosity. The next moment, she noticed a chopper flying over her head toward the field, which
made her wonder whether it was the man who was back. Thrilled and excited, she carried her book
tightly in her arms and scurried toward the field.
As Ang’s hair was billowing in the strong wind and covering her face, she had to block the breeze
with her hand and squinted to see what was up ahead. When the wind finally stopped blowing, Richard
opened the door and stepped out of the cockpit, entering thedy’s view. Wearing a camo t-shirt, he
seemed even more like a strong, tough guy due to his intimidating aura.
With a bright smile on her face, Ang looked at Richard just as he gazed back at her with his luggage
in his hand. At that moment, the helicopter’s main rotor began to spin rapidly as it slowly levitated into
the air, generating a strong twirl of wind that blew at Ang’s hair and messed it up. However, she
quickly tried to fix her hair, tilting her head slightly to the side as she scampered toward the man with a
smile. “You’re finally back!”
Meanwhile, Richard felt his heart skipping a beat, staring at Ang’s smile in the illuminating evening
hue. Has she been waiting for my return all this while? As thedy was holding a book in her hand, the
evening sun was shining on her face, her long hair running all the way down to her waist. At the same
time, her smooth fair skin only served to make her look even more gorgeous and pretty.
The next moment, Richard nodded at her in response and directly moved on with his luggage in his
hand, as if he was reluctant to even greet her. Noticing the man’s indifferent reaction, Ang was
stunned to find how nonchnt he could be. I came all the way to receive him, but he didn’t seem to
have a problem leaving me here. Does he really hate me so much? At the thought of that, Ang was
reminded of the time she threw her lipsticks away not long before she imposed on him to bring her to
the ce she was now to take care of her. Considering the trouble she was putting him through, she
started to see the reason he hated her, which she no longer found surprising. Nevertheless, a thought
to sound Richard out crossed her mind as she fixed her gaze upon the man who was walking away.
Soon, she let out a painful moan. “Ouch!” She rubbed her ankle, pretending to look like she had just
sprained it.
Upon hearing her moan, Richard, who had already taken a dozen steps ahead, looked back at Ang
and noticed her crouching down on the ground. He then dropped his luggage and approached her,
standing before her while showing his concern. “Are you alright?”
“My ankle still hasn’t recovered… And I identally hurt it again when I stepped on a stone.” Ang bit
her lip, gazing at the man in a sympathetic manner. “Can you carry me back?”
As Richard stared at Ang for a few seconds, thedy’s face blushed bashfully. At the same time, she
was wondering whether the man had seen through her for her lie. Oops! I guess my acting was terrible.
He isn’t going to believe in me, is he? However, just when she was about to get up, the man suddenly
extended his arm and reached out to her, carrying her in his arms in the next second. At that moment,
Ang was seen with a pair of smiling eyes, surprised by Richard’s reaction to carry her because she
thought he had always hated her.
Leaving his luggage behind, Richard carried Ang all the way to her room while drawing the attention
of many others along the way. Although Ang hid her face in the man’s embrace in an embarrassed
manner, the man ignored her expression and continued to carry her to the door before he finally put her
down. “Go back into your room.” The man told her and turned around, walking away.
“Thank you!” Ang said. Upon opening the door, she entered her roomcently, her face
blushing as she could only hear the buzzing in her head. She then looked down and thought about her
acting. Damn. Did I just nail it, or was I just lucky? It was my left ankle that was injuredst time, but I
was rubbing my right ankle when I was acting just now. How could Richard not notice that? If he had,
he would have seen through my acting. In that instant, a strong sense of embarrassment surged
through her because she believed Richard should have been able to notice what was wrong,
considering how shrewd he was. Why was he still willing to entertain me? He even agreed to carry me.
She buried her face in the nket while feeling an urge to confront Richard in his room about her
question, wanting to find out whether he saw through her acting.
Having contained her curiosity until after her dinner, Ang took advantage of the opportunity to return
Richard his book and knocked on his door. As soon as the door was open, the man was seen wearing
a casual outfit, hisptop on his desk, which indicated that he was in the middle of his work.
“Hi… I’m here to return the book.” Ang was a little too embarrassed to look Richard in the eye, even
struggling to speak in full sentences.
Richard stood aside and let Ang enter his room. She then walked to his shelf and put the book back
to where it was, only to take another book away. She then peeked at the man who was working in front
of hisptop for a few moments and took a deep breath, deciding to find out the answer to her
question. “Um. Richard, there is something I want to ask you. Why were you willing to carry me this
afternoon?” Ang asked, her eyes wide open.
“I thought you said your ankle was injured, didn’t you?” the man replied without even looking at her.
“Yeah, I did, but don’t you remember which of my ankles was hurtst time?” Ang asked guiltily.
Upon hearing thedy’s question, Richard curled his lips upward, his eyes filled with mischief and
yfulness. When Ang saw his ambiguous smile, she could only hear buzzing in her head. Just as I
expected, he knew I was just pretending. “If you knew I was pretending, why did you still go ahead and
carry me?” Ang decided that she might as well reveal everything, abandoning her pride.
“Consider this thest time of your mischief,” Richard replied calmly, implying that he didn’t want her to
pull a prank on him ever again.
Ang grunted and said, “You didn’t bother to talk to me this afternoon. I’d been waiting for you for a
week, but when I showed up to receive you, you didn’t bother to say anything to me.”
Richard, who was typing at that moment, paused and asked with a deep voice, “Why were you waiting
for me?”
“I was worried about you. After all, I’m wanted by many international crime syndicates, and I was afraid
for your safety.” Ang spoke her mind, revealing the moments in the past few days when she was
troubled by those disturbing thoughts. In fact, she even woke up to a nightmare in which Richard was
running amidst a shootout before an explosion happened. When she woke up from her sleep, she
found herself covered in cold sweats.
Soon, Richard closed hisptop and calmly said, “I am and will be fine, so you should worry about
yourself more instead.”
“I know I’ve been imposing on youtely, so I guess it’s not surprising for you to hate me.” Ang
resented herself out of nowhere.
As soon as Richard heard that, he turned his attention to Ang and wondered when he had ever said
that to her. “You should return to your room now,” he said, thinking it wasn’t appropriate for both of
them to stay in the room because it was gettingte. In the meantime, Ang had no choice but to
leave the man to it as she reluctantly embraced the usibly unpleasant truth that the man hated her.
The next morning, Ang tidied her room and went for a walk just when she ran into a man with an
approachable and cheerful aura—Sean. “Good morning, Miss Meyers!”
“Good morning!”
“Have you had your breakfast?” Sean asked.
“Nope, I haven’t.”
“Would you like to join me then?”
Ang pondered for a while, thinking it wasn’t that bad to have somepany since she found it
boring to have her breakfast alone. “Sure.” She smiled and walked to the canteen with the man.
As a man who was over six feet tall, Sean made a perfect match with Ang, thanks to his good looks.
Because of that, both of them turned many heads wherever they walked past. They look like a lovely
couple, don’t they?
After sitting down opposite Sean, Ang didn’t seem to have a good appetite when the food was
served because of her bad mood. Noticing how she was picking at her food, Sean said in surprise,
“You need to eat something, Miss Meyers. You need to get your strength up!”
“Let’s just drop the miss. Call me Ang instead. It’s not like I’m a daughter from some rich family,”
Ang said.
“Sure thing. I’m one year older than you are anyway, so Ang it is then! Come on! Have some eggs.
They are a perfect choice for a healthy breakfast.” Sean proceeded to peel off the shell before giving
her the eggs.
Although Ang shook her head in refusal, Sean cordially went on to peel off half of the egg’s shell
before he gave the egg to her. “Come on. I peeled off the shell for you, so you’re going to have to eat it
now.”
Thinking it wasn’t appropriate for her to turn Sean down, Ang took the eggs in her hand and said,
“Thank you, Sean.”
Meanwhile, Jared and Trevor happened to see the intimate interaction between Ang and Sean,
thinking they would make a perfect couple. After their breakfast, Sean left for his work while Ang
decided to take a stroll outside to admire nature’s beauty. Having arrived in the meeting room, Sean
was seen humming with hisptop in his hand just when Trevor and Jared yfully winked at him.
“Look who it is! Sean seems to be in a good mood.” Jared pulled his friend’s leg.
“Well, he just had a sweet moment during breakfast with Miss Meyers. So, how did that not lift his
mood?”
“What are you guys talking about?!” Sean was annoyed.
“You two were chatting andughing with each other. Besides, you also peeled off the eggshell for Miss
Meyers, didn’t you? But don’t worry, we, as your friends, will be sure to help you win her heart,” Trevor
announced confidently.
“Exactly! We’ll be sure to offer you all the help you need, no matter what it takes.” Jared promised,
clenching his fists.
“Come on. Stop making fun of me!” Sean tried to dismiss his friends’ encouragement with a bashful
look on his face. “Miss Meyers isn’t going to even look at me.”
“But I saw the affectionate look on her face this morning when she looked at you.” Trevor expressed his
envy toward Sean.
On the other hand, Richard was standing at the door outside the meeting room, quietly listening to the
conversation among his subordinates, until he heard a curious voice from behind him. “Why didn’t you
go inside, Richard?” Willy asked.
It was then that Richard finally opened the door and startled the three of them, making them feel
annoyed about the unpredictable appearances that their superior always made.
“What were you guys talking about?” Willy asked out of curiosity. “Is there anything new about our
assignment?”
“Oh, nothing. We were just talking about Miss Meyers and Sean,” Jared blurted out.
It was then that Trevor quickly shifted his gaze to their boss as he noticed the nonchnt expression
on his face. Then, Richard turned around and wrote something on the whiteboard, revealing his
muscr back as he faced away from them. “You are only allowed to talk about work here. Nothing
else more, including personal matters.” The man wrote on the whiteboard and made his order heard.
In that instant, all four men kept their mouths shut, feeling helpless yet surprised that their boss
demanded them to keep their light-mindedness in check, even though that was what they had been
doing all the while. For that, they all proceeded to focus on their job without saying a single word more.
When it was Sean’s turn to present his job, he made a trivial mistake but was treated harshly by
Richard with some mean criticisms. Although Sean was upset about that, he kept his feelings to
himself, thinking his mistake wasn’t so severe that he deserved to be meanly criticized.
On the other hand, Ang was sitting beside a fountain while fiddling with the grass in a bored manner.
At the same time, she shifted her gaze everywhere, from the sky to the grass, until her eyes fell upon
the water where a little fish was swimming around her feet. At that instant, she was tempted to catch it
out of a whim, so she extended her arm to reach it. However, the fish looked as if it was trying to toy
with her, dodging Ang’s catch and forcing her to bend over for better reach.
Nevertheless, she suddenly lost her footing and identally plunged into the depths of the pond.
“Ah…” Thedy found herself drenched from head to toe in a disheveled manner. At the same time,
she lost interest in catching the fish, but when she looked back at it in the water, she felt as if she had
been tricked by the animal. This fish was trying to fool me. “Just wait and see. I’ll be back with a
next time,” Ang said in frustration and made her way toward the base’s entrance.
Since Ang was wet, she was desperate to get a shower. Nheless, when everyone saw her
state, they all asked her what had happened in a concerned manner, to which she exined that she
had just fallen into the water. While Angter returned to her room to get changed, one of Richard’s
subordinates entered the meeting room to deliver some documents and casually told the five men
about what he had just heard. “Miss Meyers fell into the water just now,” he stated casually.
“What? Is she hurt?”
“I’m not too sure, but she definitely looks wet from head to toe.”
The next second, Richard sprang up from his seat and opened the door, leaving the meeting room in a
hurry. In the meantime, his subordinates were left wondering where he was going as they exchanged
gazes with each other.
Ang went into Richard’s room with her clothes in her arms. She hurriedly turned on the shower
because she felt extremely cold as it was fall now.
Richard pushed the door to his room and heard the sound of watering from the bathroom. He
didn’t have to ask to guess who was inside, so he exited the room and continued back in the direction
of the conference room.
After Ang showered, she felt that her whole body was warm, and she simply sat in Richard’s room
and read a book as if his room was hers.
At noon, she went to the dining hall. After she had prepared her meal, she sat down at the table where
Trevor and the others were sitting. Richard also sat down right across from Ang.
“Miss Ang, I heard that you fell into the water this morning. What happened?” Trevor asked
curiously.
“Ugh, let’s not talk about it. I fell into the spring behind the mountain.” After Ang finished speaking,
she nced at the man sitting directly opposite her.
“How did you fall? Did you slip?”
“No, there was such a big fish in that spring. I wanted to catch it, but I slipped and fell instead. Boohoo!”
Ang recounted the events with a depressed expression.
Jared almost burst intoughter from the side, but fortunately, he controlled it.
“Sean, do you have time in the afternoon? Let’s find a fishing. We’ll go and get that fish back, shall
we?” Ang asked Sean.
Sean nodded almost without hesitation. “Okay! Let’s do it.”
Seeing that he readily agreed, Ang smiled happily. “Well, it’s settled.”
Trevor and Jared looked at each other. Sure enough, Ang was interested in Sean. At this moment,
the man opposite Ang said, “My subordinates don’t have time to apany you to fool around.”
“Boss, I do—” Before Sean finished speaking, he met a pair of seriously cold eyes, and his words were
forced back into his throat.
Ang blinked. “I am only borrowing them for half an hour.”
“It’s not a matter of time; they can’t lose their discipline, and they shouldn’t spend their time on things
outside of work.” Richard’s eyes were cold; he looked like he would not be easy to deal with.
The other three felt that there was something wrong with the boss’ emotions.
Ang couldn’t help but choke, after which she had no choice but to turn to Sean. “Sean, can you find
me a fishing after this? I’ll go by myself.”
“No problem. I remember there is one in the tool room.” Sean was very happy to help her.
“Ang, is it fine for you to go alone?”
“Of course, there’s no problem! Don’t underestimate me. I swear to bring that fish back to make soup.”
Ang was determined to get the fish.
This time, Jared couldn’t hold back hisughter. Trevor quickly tugged on Jared’s clothes to stop him.
Ang alsoughed. “Just wait and see! I will definitely get it back.”
“Miss Ang, we believe in your ability,” Trevor hurriedly chimed in.
After the meal, Sean found her a light and functioning fishing in no time. Ang decided to set off
after taking a break.
After the meal, everyone on the base performed their duties. Ang was the most leisurely person
among them. She changed into sports attire, picked up the fishing, and went out. The scenery
along the way was picturesque, with gold and orange leaves carpeting the ground. Fall was, beyond a
doubt, a perfect time for outdoor activities.
In the conference room, there were four people who were working obediently.
Trevor suddenly had a whim and nced at Jared and Sean. “The boss isn’t here, so should we sneak
out to help her with the fish?”
Jared was the most yful and was the first to raise his hand in approval. “Okay, okay! I like doing this
kind of thing the most.”
Sean also felt that he could bezy today. “Okay, let’s go!”
Only Willy was sticking to his post. He told them, “Make it quick, alright? I’ll cover for you all in the
meantime.”
“Okay, Willy. You’re my best pal!” Trevor patted Willy on the shoulder, and the three of them hurriedly
opened the door of the conference room.
Next to the small mountain spring, the water was clean and clear. There was a fish the size of one’s
palm swimming there. It was very eye-catching as it turned over and rolled leisurely in the spring.
Ang squatted down with a smug smile like a hidden hunter. “You can’t run away now!”
After speaking, Ang stretched out her hand and put the fish into the water, and then stared at the
fish so intently that she didn’t notice when someone approached her from behind.
The man wrapped his arms around himself and quietly watched her clumsily fishing for the fish. Ang
had gotten a lot of leaves in her. When she was about to stand up to clear it, a male voice suddenly
came from behind. “Do you need help?”
“Ah!” Ang turned around in fright. There was a lot of moss under her feet, so her body lost bnce,
and she suddenly lurched toward the spring.
Before it was toote, a long arm grabbed one of her arms and pulled her up quickly.
Ang’s whole body mmed into the man’s well-built chest. Other than the pain in her nose, her head
was dizzy from the impact, so she raised her head suddenly in anger.
The man was worried about whether he had hit her with too much force, so he lowered his head.
Their two faces were almost pressed together as their noses tips faced each other. Moreover, their
breathing came close together, and their eyes were looking at each other.
It was as if the air had frozen at this moment.
Ang’s face flushed red to the roots of her ears. She was about to take a step back, but her feet were
still slippery. Hence, she hurriedly grabbed the shirt on the man’s chest as her body leaned into his.
“Can’t you make some noise next time? You’ll scare me to death,” Ang said angrily.
Richard took her hand, and they came to the tter ground on the side. “Fishing is not suitable for
girls.”
“Then you help me! Say that earlier next time!” Ang smiled happily.
At this moment, hiding behind a big tree 30 feet away were the three others. Their three pairs of eyes
widened in disbelief as they exchanged nces.
The suggestive scene just now naturally did not escape them. It seemed that their presence was
pointless; their boss had taken the lead in helping the damsel in distress. Moreover, just now, they had
hugged each other so tightly.
“Let’s leave.” Trevor waved his hand, and the other two walked away in the direction of the way they
came.
Sean asked, “Does the boss like Ang?”
“Duh! Anyone who can see knows that,” Trevor said with some annoyance. “The boss is too selfish. He
doesn’t allow us to help because he is saving the chance for himself!”
Sean suddenly understood the scolding he got in the conference room in the morning. Sigh! I can’t be
too enthusiastic about Ang in the future, or I’ll be taught a lesson.
“The boss has good taste, and Miss Ang is a good match for him.” Jared was happy he witnessed
what happened.
“To be honest, it’s time for the boss to get married at his age. I used to worry that he wouldn’t pursue
any woman at all, but now it seems that I’m worrying too much! The boss is full of skills!” Trevor said
with admiration.
“Then we can assist him well in the future and let them be together. This way, we can make Miss
Ang ourrade.” Jared smiled.
“That is a must.”
The three of them went back while chatting, and next to the spring, Ang looked at the man squatting
there fishing for fish. He looked like he had removed his cold and inhuman side for the time being and
became a little warmer.
Her heart fluttered for no reason.
She didn’t care about the fish that caused her to fall into the water at the moment but began to think
about why Richard suddenly appeared there.
Did hee for me? Was he worried about me?
At this moment, the fishing appeared before her, and the fish that was caught in the jumped
around, looking panicked.
“Wow! You caught it.” Ang was overjoyed and then looked at the fish. She thought that it looked
rather pitiful out of the water, so she put the into the water.
The fish wanted to break through the several times, so Ang sighed and said to it, “Since you look
so pitiful, I’ll let you go!”
After speaking, Ang turned the fishing over and let the fish go directly while the man beside her
looked at her speechlessly. Soon, she fluffed her long hair as she exined, “I forgive it. I won’t catch it
and make soup with it.”
Richard’s gaze deepened a little; a girl exuding kindness was the most mesmerizing.
Ang stood up, and suddenly there was a sh of light in her eyes. She hurriedly looked over at what
was shining in the middle of the spring.
“What is that?” Ang asked, pointing to the shiny object.
Richard turned his head to look at it. Inside a gray-white stone, there was a translucent, shiny object,
but it was stuck in the rock and only revealed a small edge.
“Wait here.” After Richard finished speaking, he took off his shoes and socks and went into the water to
get it for her. Ang couldn’t help but be moved. Is he retrieving the shiny thing for me?
Richard took the object out of the water, and it turned out to be a small, natural white crystal.
“Wow! It’s a crystal!” Ang happily took it over, blinking her beautiful and brilliant eyes.
The man’s gaze was directly attracted to her. In his eyes, this woman’s eyes were clearer and more
beautiful than the crystal.
“I got something good!” Ang happily held the crystal but was quickly reminded of something. “If we
can turn it into nes, how about we make one for each of us?” she asked the man.
“I don’t wear things like that.” Richard refused.
“But you got it out of there!” Ang was looking forward to sharing it with him.
“Keep it for yourself.” After Richard finished speaking, he sat aside and put on his shoes and socks.
Ang looked at him, her gaze shining. The more he didn’t want it, the more she wanted to give it to
him.
I’ll see if he dares to throw it away! She couldn’t help but feel a sense of dominance in her heart.
“Captain Lloyd, why are you suddenly kind enough toe to help me?” Ang sat on a rock, holding
the crystal in her hand.
“I promised your parents to protect you,” Richard exined lightly.
Ang’s eyes shed with disappointment. It turned out that he didn’te because of her at all!
Moreover, everything he did for her now was just his duty.
“I’m not that pampered. You don’t need to protect me in everything.” Ang resisted him like a
rebellious child, and after she finished speaking, she stood up and pointed to the mountain road before
them. “I’m going to climb the mountain. You don’t need toe with me. ”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Let’s go back.” Richard stood up and ordered.
“I’m not your subordinate, and I’m not required to listen to your orders.” Ang finished speaking and
decided to climb the mountain.
Richard’s patience was limited, and he didn’t like others disobeying his orders. He stepped forward,
and when Ang had just walked forward a few steps, he grabbed her hand and led her down the
mountain.
“Hey! Richard, let me go! You can’t be so bossy.” Resentment welled up in Ang as she pushed away
his hand.
Seeing that she was about to get away, in the next second, the man lifted her legs and carried her on
his shoulder. Ang felt that she was turned upside down and was taken aback.
“Richard, let me go!” Ang was so angry that she kicked her legs, but the man ignored her struggle
and carried her to the gate of the base, attracting everyone’s attention.
At this moment, the three people who were standing nearby drinking water looked at this scene in
shock.
Jared patted Trevor on the shoulder. “You said what you said just now a little too early. The captain
doesn’t know how to pursue girls properly.”
“How can the captain treat Ang like this? He’s not being gentle!” Sean also sighed.
Ang was carried by Richard all the way to the door of her room before he put her down. She flushed
with anger, but the man turned and left as if nothing had happened.
“Hey, Richard! I hate you,” Ang blurted out angrily.
Richard’s footsteps stopped suddenly. He paused in ce for a few seconds, and then he turned his
head slightly. “I don’t need you to like me.”
Ang had just regretted her impulsive words, but seeing the man’s reaction, she suddenly became
angry again. “Don’t worry. I will never like you in this life.”
Richard frowned and walked away.
Ang took a few deep breaths as she was so angry. I’ve never met a man as difficult as him.
At this time, Trevor and Jared came over and saw Ang standing at the door, holding it with her face
flushed and resentful. So, they smiled and came tofort her.
“Miss Ang, are you alright?”
“Did our captain hurt you?”
Ang smiled gratefully at them. “I’m okay, but thank you.”
“Our captain is usually a very nice guy. He’s like a brother to us. Maybe he’s been among men for too
long, so he doesn’t know how to be gentle with girls. Don’t me him.” Trevor tried to say good things
about Richard.
Ang waved her hand generously. “I didn’t take it to heart; I’ll just have to see him less in the future.”
At 9.00PM, Ang felt a little itchy, so she wanted to take a bath. But thinking of her rtionship with
Richard, she didn’t want to go to his room to shower. She would rather go to the public bathroom.
Hence, Ang took her pajamas and towel, then went to the public bathroom. She found one that was
empty and started to shower.
When she came out wearing her conservative pajamas after showering, she suddenly bumped into
Jared and Trevor ahead. They were only wearing bath towels around their waists.
Oh my God!
Instead, it was the two of them who were shocked. They hurriedly tried to cover themselves.
“Miss Ang, why are you taking a shower here?” Trevor asked in surprise with his back turned.
“Yeah! Ady like you shouldn’t be here.”
Ang looked at them openly. She was not embarrassed at all. “What do you mean? I can shower
anywhere. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll get some rest.”
After speaking, Ang left, leaving Trevor and Jared blushing.
After the two showered, they went straight to Richard’s room. Having knocked on the door, Trevor
instantly reported to Richard.
“Captain, we saw Miss Ang taking a bath in the public bathroom just now…”
After Trevor finished speaking, he immediately covered his mouth and corrected himself. “No, no. We
saw Miss Ang going there to take a bath, and she ran into us.”
“Yes, we almost came out in our underwear,” Jared added.
“Fortunately, we wrapped ourselves in bath towels; otherwise, we would be embarrassed to death.”
Richard calmly listened to their exnation, but his face was still a little ugly.
What the hell is this woman angry about? I only disallowed her to climb the mountain! With her
physique, even if she can climb up, she definitely won’t be able toe down.
Now, at this time, she went to the public bathroom to take a bath. There were so many men there, yet
she was not afraid at all.
“Captain, go and admit your mistake to Miss Ang and let her go back to your room to take a shower!
She really scared us to death,” Trevor said.
“Go back to your room and rest,” Richard said to them, turning around and closing the door.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds but had no choice but to go back to the room. It
seemed that they had thought too much. The captain doesn’t care about Miss Ang at all!
Richard returned to the sofa and picked up the book he was reading just now, but he suddenly had no
interest. He took a deep breath and dropped the book. Ang’s appearance after her bath involuntarily
appeared in his mind. He had to admit that her flushed face had a special kind of charm.
Does she want all the men in the base to appreciate her freshly showered appearance?
Richard let out an irritated sigh, got up, and pushed the door to go out.
Ang had just taken a shower and was about to go to bed when there was a knock on her door.
She felt a little odd. It was sote, so who was looking for her? She got up and opened the door, only to
see a tall figure with an oppressive aura outside the door, blocking the light outside.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.