Chapter 1118: 1118 Heather of the Other Shore Flower Sea (142)
She wanted to see how Mr. Nian would react.
Mr. Nian’s eyes flickered slightly, but overall, he remained calm. Lowering his gaze, he said, "That must have been a particularly terrifying dream. Don’t worry, dreams are often the opposite of reality. He’ll be fine."
"Hmm..." She nodded. "I’ll also make sure to protect Mr. Nian. I won’t let anything happen to you."
She didn’t want anything to happen to him... not at all.
Perhaps it was the fear of that frightening nightmare coming true, but at that mont, as Heather looked at Mr. Nian, she made up her mind: no matter the cost—even if it ant sacrificing her own life—she wouldn’t let Mr. Nian face any danger.
"Then I’ll be in your capable hands," he said after wiping the cold sweat off her forehead. "It’s all fine now, go back and rest."
After Heather closed the door, Mr. Nian didn’t return to his room.
He sat in the living room, contemplating her words, and then chuckled softly.
Little fool.
...
Ever since that nightmare in the middle of the night, Heather didn’t fall asleep again for a long ti.
She kept an ear out for sounds from the living room and noticed that Mr. Nian seed to sit there for quite a while. As for when he finally went back to his room, she wasn’t sure—by then, she had drifted off to sleep.
For so reason, she slept very peacefully.
The next morning, after freshening up, Heather put on the black won’s suit Yi Yang had bought her the day before.
As soon as she stepped out the door, she bumped straight into Qu Leqi, who happened to step out at the sa ti.
Of course, Heather remained calm, but poor Qu Leqi was so startled that she stumbled back a few steps, stamring, "Ha... Ha... Heather?!"
"Yes, I am Heather, Miss Qu," she said with a warm smile. "Not Ha-Ha-Ha-Heather."
But that clearly wasn’t the point at all!
"What are you doing here?!"
"Why can’t I be here?" Heather countered, raising an eyebrow. "Oh, you didn’t see
last night, did you? I was here then too."
"How did you get in?!"
"Hmm... If it wasn’t you, Miss Qu, who opened the door for , then what do you think? How do you suppose I got in?"
Such a simple question—did it even need asking?
Qu Leqi was evidently so shocked by Heather’s sudden appearance that she could hardly speak.
"I... I’ll just clarify—Tang Ming’s matter has nothing to do with !" Qu Leqi said nervously. Just as Heather happened to take several steps forward, Qu Leqi instinctively retreated to maintain a safe distance. "Really! It has nothing to do with ! I’ve already given a statent to the police. If you don’t believe , you should at least believe their evidence!"
Mr. Nian erged from inside, his deanor calm as he assessed the situation. "Looks like you two have already exchanged introductions. Good, saves
the trouble."
"...We’ve t..." Qu Leqi mumbled in a small voice. Seeing Mr. Nian appear, she quickly moved to stand by his side. "But Mr. Nian, why is Heather here?"
She seed to finally understand what others had felt before.
Just like how she used to call him Mr. Li all the ti, now hearing herself addressed similarly by Qu Leqi brought back certain mories.
Mr. Nian didn’t hesitate in answering her directly. "I’ve hired Heather to be my bodyguard."
"What?" Qu Leqi blurted out, completely unprepared, her expression betraying her shock.
Of course, Heather found her reaction understandable. After all, if it were her—a situation where she’d have to see soone she disliked every single day—it would also feel like a huge disaster.
"No, I didn’t an..." Qu Leqi, realizing her response had been a little too strong, quickly softened her tone. "What I ant was... why did you suddenly decide to hire Heather as a bodyguard?"
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