"I want to know... just how dangerous was this situation for you?" Her cheeks felt a bit warm under his gaze, so she adjusted her line of sight and looked straight into the distance. This way, she wouldn’t feel nervous or blush.
Shi Aoju’s voice mingled with the evening breeze, sounding epheral and distant: "It’s nothing."
"Then can you tell about the scar on your shoulder?" she asked cautiously, "I accidentally saw it when you had an allergic reaction and I was applying dicinal alcohol for you."
Shi Aoju frowned and looked at her, a dangerous glint in his narrowed eyes. "Aren’t you afraid?"
"Afraid of what?" she asked, tilting her head in confusion.
He remained silent for a long while before speaking. "You should know Ciaos is called ’a nest of cri’ by outsiders. Robbing, killing, looting—these are not unfamiliar to . I received the strictest training from the Shi Family from a young age. My father hoped I would beco even stronger than him, so there are many things you can’t imagine."
"The less you know, the safer you’ll be."
"My mother doesn’t like such a complicated environnt, so she has lived abroad for many years. Therefore, when my father was young, he laid the comrcial foundations abroad for her. In the business world, war is inevitable."
"My younger brother Shi Tianjue also does business abroad. He’s called a prodigy by outsiders. The deals he negotiates are generally collaborations worth billions. But like , no one knows how many trials we went through as children to beco who we are today, no longer needing to watch others’ expressions."
Su Jiuyi pressed her lips together in silence.
She knew that in this world, no one is born with an easy life. Shi Aoju’s wealth might be said to be in the billions, yet he never stops striving.
She always felt fate had been unfair to her: giving her an imnsely happy family, only for natural disasters to take it inexplicably. But she hadn’t imagined the hardships Shi Aoju had endured over the years to reach his current position.
He must be very lonely too.
Facing such a family burden, he had been learning business knowledge day and night since childhood, honing his combat and firearm skills to protect himself, enduring who knows how much pain.
"I’m sorry," she said.
She didn’t know why she was apologizing, perhaps just feeling that on such a beautiful night, bringing up such heavy topics filled her with so guilt.
Looking at the bright, lively lights of the villa not far away, she felt an inexplicable pang in her heart.
Shi Aoju paused for a while, then suddenly changed the subject: "There’s a masquerade ball tomorrow night. Qi Jingren said she’s in charge of your outfit, so I’ll co to pick you up in the evening."
"A ball?" Su Jiuyi had attended a few balls before, but never danced. Even when soone invited her to dance, she didn’t have the courage to embarrass herself.
"The ball for the opening of the land in the west of the city," he explained.
Hearing this, she turned to look at him: "But I don’t know how to dance!"
Shi Aoju replied calmly: "Then just watch."
After he finished speaking, he left the garden without looking back.
Su Jiuyi frowned, feeling that she must open her laptop and brush up on videos about aristocratic dances once she got back to her room.
He takes her out to various gatherings every few days. She, like Cinderella dressed in a noble lady’s luxurious attire, lacks the right deanor and conversation skills; not embarrassing him was already a blessing.
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