Chapter 1168


    Chapter 1168 Her Ex


    Crystal’s POV:


    I was distracted by my ice cream, which I ate with gusto, when I suddenly felt a tug at my wrist.


    Rufus was already standing beside me, my hand still firmly in his. “We should go and look around,


    dear. We finally got the chance Io get out of the house. We shouldn’t spend the entire day on this


    bench.”


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    No sooner had I nodded than I was being dragged forward by the man.


    A booth caught my eye as we passed, and I stopped in my tracks, pulling Rufus to a halt as well I


    gestured at the booth “What do you suppose is going on over there? Why are there so many people?”


    Rufus took one nce at the booth and wordlessly led me there.


    As we got closer, I realized that the people were crowding around a ring toss game. The booth keeper


    stood beside a mound of plushies, countless thin hoops adorning one of his arms. He bent over to


    retrieve the ring that had been sessfully looped around one of the toys’ head, and then handed the


    plushie to the eager customer.


    It was a pretty simple and straightforward game, but everyone was inexplicable drawn to it.


    My greedy eyes fell upon the two giant teddy bears sitting in the middle of the toy stash Obviously, the


    booth keeper had pull them on full disy in order to attract more customers. Both Arron and Beryl


    were fond of huge toys like these, and they would be thrilled if I gave them one each.


    The other park goers seemed interested in the huge bears as well, seeing as how they repeatedly


    tossed their hoops at them Although several people just barely missed the bears’ ears, no one was


    lucky enough to secure the toys.


    I pursed my lips and grinned to myself, excitement already bubbling up inside me.


    Before I could speak to the booth keeper, however, I heard Rufus speak beside me. “Here, give me a


    few hoops Keep the change.”


    I turned just in time to see him give some money to the booth keeper. Seemingly noticing my gaze, he


    shed me a smile.


    “I’ll help you with this. Arron and Beryl will definitely love them.” Warmth blossomed in my heart He was


    actually thinking the same thing as me.


    The booth keeper happily pocketed the cash before pulling a tall stack of hoops out of his arm to give


    to Rufus. “Here you go, sir.”


    I cocked my head to the side and eyed Rufus. His shooting skills were excellent, and his sight had


    always been urate I wondered if that applied to a game of ring toss as well.


    I had barely finished the thought when he suddenly threw a couple of hoops at once. He didn’t even


    blink. Rufus seemed so se about it that I smirked I was just about to make fun of him for his


    overconfidence when I heard an exmation from the crowd.


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    I looked forward and saw a hoop spinning around thergest bear’s ear, twirling twice beforeing to


    a full stop.


    My eyes instinctively darted around in search of the second hoop, and sure enough, it rested on the ear


    of the other giant bear.


    “You’re amazing!” I blurted out, hugging Rufus without thinking. I felt him stiffen in my embrace, and it


    felt like a bucket of cold water sshing over my head. Snapping back to my senses, I hastily stepped


    away and acted like nothing happened.


    Thankfully, the se keeper chose that moment toe up to us with the carefully wrapped toys.


    They were about half a meter tall each. Rufus put down his remaining hoops and gathered the plushies


    in his arms. Then he nced at me and asked, “Would you like more?’ I took one of the bears and


    nuzzled against its furry face.


    When I looked up, I noticed the se keeper’s worried expression when he heard Rufus, so I just


    shook my head. “No, thanks. This is plenty enough. Thank you.”


    Rufus chuckled lightly, and then out of the blue, he asked, “How did you meet your ex, anyway? Did


    you two go to an amusement park, too?”


    To say that I waspletely caught off-guard by his question would be a gross understatement I


    paused as the realization hit me—I had never gone to an amusement park with Rufus before.


    I blinked at him in a daze and shook my head. “Why are you suddenly asking me that?’


    Instead of answering, however, Rufus pressed his palm over my eyes. “Stop looking at me like that.”


    I bristled at the unexpected darkness. I opened my mouth to protest, but as I was just about to utter a


    word, I felt his warm breath brush against my ear.


    “Stop looking at me as though we are lovers,” he whispered, his voice deep and thick with temptation. It


    sent a delicious shiver down my spine.


    I had a vague thought then, about love could never be truly concealed, no matter how hard one tried.


    Feeling a bit disheartened by this knowledge, I pushed him away and mustered a feeble smile. “You’re


    overthinking things. Weren’t we supposed to act like lovers? I was just doing my part.”


    “I see.” Rufus straightened and cast a somber nce at me. I bobbed my head and tried to affirm my


    words, only to find that I didn’t know what else to say.


    Thankfully, he changed the subject, saving us both from the awkwardness of the situation. “Come on,


    the freak show is about to start. Follow me, and make sure you don’t get lost.”