CHAPTER 392: CHAPTER 392: ONE AFTER ANOTHER

If any other man were standing in front of Izy today, even if he didn’t like her, he definitely wouldn’t feel any aversion, and would certainly speak pleasantly to her, never refusing any of her requests. But now, standing before her is Xu Ke, the one man who, besides Lin Mengyao, doesn’t care for any woman’s nonsense.

"No." Xu Ke coldly dropped the word, then pulled Lin Mengyao away.

Inside Lin Mengyao’s heart, a mix of sour and sweet feelings surged up. She couldn’t focus on the games; her heart felt both bitter and sweet, bitter from the fact that there’s always some woman trying to snag Xu Ke from her, and sweet because no matter what kind of woman it is, Xu Ke’s first choice is always her, never giving other women a second glance.

Compared to Lin Mengyao’s distracted manner, Ariel was thoroughly focused on playing, like a child who hasn’t grown up, refusing to stop until she had fun with everything, especially enjoying the more thrilling games, the more exciting, the more they delighted her.

By the time they had thoroughly enjoyed all the games in the amusement park, it had already grown dark. Apart from breakfast, the three of them hadn’t eaten anything else, and by now they were ravenously hungry, even Lin Mengyao, who usually paid the most attention to her image, had her stomach grumble a few times.

Lin Mengyao’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment, while Xu Ke reached out and gently rubbed her now pink earlobe.

"Let’s go eat." Xu Ke suggested.

"Eat, eat, I’m literally starving after playing all day! But this amusement park is really well revamped, I definitely want to come back more often. Oh, right, someday you guys should come bungee jumping with me, I bet that’s super fun and I really want to try it." Ariel clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she spoke.

Beneath their calm exteriors, both Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao were restless souls too; one just covered it well, and the other hadn’t yet discovered this trait of theirs. Therefore, they had no objections to Ariel’s arrangement, and seeing her proposal being accepted by her friends, Ariel appeared extremely happy.

"Let’s go to the hot springs, we’ve been tired all day and we’re sweaty and filthy, let’s soak in the hot springs and grab something to eat. When we get home tonight, I’ll have the family cook make something nice for you." Ariel said.

"We’re not familiar with this area, so we’ll go with your lead." Xu Ke had no objections to Ariel’s suggestion, and Lin Mengyao nodded in agreement.

With great enthusiasm, Ariel led the two out of the amusement park towards the place she mentioned.

In the West District, K was holding a glass of red wine and watching a voluptuous blonde pole dancer performing one enticing pose after another with a neutral expression, giving no indication of his mood.

"So, they spent the whole day at the amusement park with that little witch from the East District?" K swirled the wine in his hand, looking at the deep red liquid within as he asked.

"Yes." A man in a white suit bowed and responded.

"How did the little witch behave?"

"They reportedly got along well; the little witch was in a pretty good mood all day. Even when some troublemakers popped up midway, she didn’t kill them, she let them go." The man in the white suit recalled the reports from his underlings and explained.

"I must have underestimated them; keeping that little devil happy is a skill itself. Tell our people to stick to monitoring their side and not to do anything extra. That old man cares about his daughter the most; he won’t let people get so close to her for long. We’ll just wait and see the show." A bizarre smile spread across K’s face, making one’s scalp tingle, and causing the dancer who inadvertently saw the smile to falter in rhythm.

K’s eyebrow twitched ever so slightly, "Take her out and dispose of her, but don’t make it too gory. She is quite pretty after all." K sipped from his wine while the plea for mercy from the woman, realizing her fate, filled the air before disappearing completely once K cast a disdainful glance her way.

"Finally some peace and quiet. Get me someone new by tomorrow." K ordered the man in the white suit by his side, who responded without hesitation, "Yes."

The three of them entered separate hot springs for men and women. When it was time to part, Xu Ke looked at Lin Mengyao, then Ariel, and said in a gentle tone, "Yaoyao, I’ll leave her to you, don’t let anyone bully her."

"Helping you isn’t free, what can you do for me?" Ariel slowly rubbed her chin with her slender fingers, adopting a mysterious expression.

"It’s fine, we’re just soaking in hot springs, who could bully me? Plus, I can protect myself, don’t worry." Lin Mengyao reached out, wrapping her arms around Xu Ke’s, swaying coquettishly.

Ariel, witnessing this scene, showed a mischievous smile, "Don’t be so scared, I was only joking, why are you both taking it seriously? Relax, with me here, no one can bully us." Ariel waved her little pink fists, saying.

"Alright, quit chattering, let’s go soak in the hot springs, and you hurry, too." Lin Mengyao, noticing the women passing by casting glances at Xu Ke’s exposed abs and sexy mermaid line, felt a twinge of jealousy, wanting to keep this side of Xu Ke unseen by others.

With Lin Mengyao’s urging, Xu Ke obediently went into the men’s hot spring, while Ariel and Lin Mengyao went into the women’s.

"You two are really inseparable. He’s already out of sight, stop thinking about him and just enjoy." Ariel found a small, unattended hot spring spot and dragged Lin Mengyao into it.

"Why did you think of coming here? I thought you’d take us to a private hot spring." Lin Mengyao splashed the warm water onto her exposed skin, sighing comfortably.

"I got bored of private spots. This place is lively, while private places are too quiet; if I die there, no one would know." Ariel leaned her back against the wall and closed her eyes contentedly.

Meanwhile, having separated from the two women, Xu Ke drew attention the moment he lifted the curtain.

Xu Ke’s Eastern features combined with his sculpted physique easily drew attention from others. Even though they were all men, appreciation for beauty is universal, and everyone has an innate pursuit of beauty; these gazes ranged from pure admiration to sinister. As Xu Ke found an unoccupied hot spring and closed his eyes to soak in, a silhouette blocked all the light in front of him, followed by a second, and then a third.

Xu Ke opened his eyes to find himself met with four bare bodies, utterly lacking in aesthetic appeal and quite an eyesore.

"What do you want?" Xu Ke glanced at their bodies and quickly diverted his gaze, not wanting to torment his eyes.

"Nothing, we just saw you alone and thought we’d come over for a chat." The overweight man ogled Xu Ke with his beady eyes, the first to slip into the hot spring. Once one took the plunge, the others followed, filling the already crowded pool and making Xu Ke frown in displeasure.