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As soon as we got back to the villa at home, Butler Spein was already waiting at the door. Although he was relieved to see us returning safely, the worry on his face did not decrease too much: "Miss, you are finally back, master I have been waiting for you for half a day."

"Dad? I see. Is he in the study?"

"Yes."

I nodded, looked back at Xia Ke, he smiled at me and said, "I've been out for so long today, and I'm a little tired, so I'll go to rest first."

"Well," I hesitated, but still said to him, "Xia Ke, thank you for going out with me today, I had a great time."

He slightly nodded and bowed: "It is my honor to go out with the beautiful young lady."

This guy, when he was alone with me in private, always deliberately said inconspicuous words to make me happy, and then he immediately acted like a dedicated and good servant as soon as he returned to the house, but it is undeniable that, In my heart, I can still feel happy to see a different side of Xia Ke in private.

I came to the study with brisk steps.

In fact, I have never liked this place very much. My father is a well-known collector in the industry, but he is different from the equally famous Miss Nion from the Nosra family. His collection is not only human organs, precious gems, rare Bugs, he can think of almost anything related to the word "rare".

My father will put all the treasures he got in the inner secret room of this study. Although there is a security door between this secret room and the study, I always feel that the study has a bloody and rotten smell.

Seeing that my father was still looking at the documents, I obediently stood aside and said, "Dad."

The father didn't raise his eyes and said, "You still know how to come back."

Hearing that the tone was not good, I took out the gift box and said, "I'm your daughter, why don't I come back? You see, this is the tie I specially picked for you. The style is very beautiful and it suits you very well Noble temperament..."

"Stop doing this," he interrupted me, "I ask you, why don't you bring a bodyguard when you go out today?"

"Ah? Er..." I hesitated, "But I didn't go out alone, I was accompanied by a knight."

"Warrior? What's the use of that kid? If he is in danger, can he take out the computer and smash the opponent to death or use his superb hacking skills to control the opponent?"

Hearing my father's unabashed mockery of the knight, I was somewhat displeased, but I didn't dare to express my dissatisfaction directly on the face: "No, Dad, in fact, the knight is very powerful, he and you invited him Those bodyguards can also read abilities, and today..."

After thinking about it, I adapted what happened just now: "Well, today we saw a little girl being bullied on the road, and the knight rushed forward and knocked those villains away. It's amazing. Bar?"

Unexpectedly, his father narrowed his eyes and said: "You said he can also read abilities?"

"That's right," I saw my father's expression changed, so I tried my best to say something nice for the knight, "He just showed it to me, saying it was 'hard', and this is his It's a good show."

After hearing what I said, a trace of disappointment flashed in my father's eyes: "Is it just 'hard'? In the end, it's just a low-class person... Okay, Linsa, you should pay more attention when you go out next time, don't It makes people worry about you."

"……Yes."

"I called you here this time because I have something else to tell you. There will be an underground auction next week. The scale is not small. Many people from famous families will be there, including the only son of the Case family. That child you I also met him at previous banquets, he looks very good, his family background and temperament are very good, I just met his father two days ago, and he seems to be full of praise for you."

The meaning of my father's words is already obvious. In the past two years, he has been trying to match me and Almenkes. When he kicked away the servant who was kneeling at his feet indifferently and seemed to be asking for something, my impression of this man fell to the bottom.

Bullying others, bullying the weak is the face of this kind of person.

Thinking of this, I didn't hesitate to hide my dislike for Yarman: "Dad, that guy is not a good person, I won't like him, so don't worry about it, okay?" ?”

Seeing the displeasure and disgust on my face, my father was slightly surprised: "Oh? Do you hate the Keith family's son so much? Come and tell Dad, how did that kid offend my little princess?"

After listening to my embellished narration, he sighed, pulled me to his side and smiled: "My silly daughter, you are good at everything but you are too kind. In this world, the winner is king and the strong is respected." , he just kicked his servant away, even if the servant has something to ask for, so what, he is not capable of getting the respect he deserves."

I retorted in a low voice: "Giving respect to others should be a basic courtesy, how can you judge based on whether you have the ability or not."

My father looked at me for a long time and shook his head: "Forget it, you don't have to understand the intrigues in the family business, you just need to be the apple of your eye. But Linsha, you can't be too kind. , you will give all the money you have to the beggars you pass by. Once, if Elisa didn’t pull you, you might even give the jewelry on your body to the little beggar. Your sister's composure is on par."

After so many years, we have been able to mention Eliza's name freely now. I still feel a little guilty when I mention this. I was only five years old at the time. The girl looked about my age but was too thin. Besides, her amber eyes are obviously very clean, but there is a sense of indifference that sees through the coldness of the world. As soon as I felt distressed, I secretly took off the sterling silver bracelet on Elisa's hand and gave it to her while Elisa was not paying attention. I don't know how she is now.

"Okay, if you really don't like Arman, we'll talk about it later, but let's go to the auction, maybe there will be something you like," the father said. The list was handed to me, and then he said casually as if joking, "I said daughter, you resist Yarman so much, you must be someone you like?"

The knight's face flashed in my mind, and then I said embarrassingly duplicity: "I don't have anyone I like, really, Dad, I'm leaving first, so don't stay up too late."

When I got back to my room and took a shower, I took the list and went through it carefully. In fact, I didn't have much feeling for this kind of collection, but this time something caught my eye.

It was a round gemstone. To be precise, it was originally an eyeball. The eyeballs of subskeletal dragons are known as the purest color in the world, so pure that they are almost transparent, but their survival is extremely rare and each head The eyeballs of the surviving subskeletal dragons have different colors, and once their eyeballs are dug out and exposed to the air, they will immediately turn into the most perfect gems.

But this time, the gemstone presented in the introduction of the list is emerald green, which is exactly the same emerald green glaze color as the knight's eyes.

...I really want it.

After making up my mind, I trotted all the way to the door of the knight's room with my wet long hair and knocked on the door.

He opened the door with a look of surprise: "Xiaosha?"

I took a breath and said, "Hey, knight, there will be an underground auction next week, you can go with me then."

A strange light flashed in his eyes: "You want me to attend the auction with you?"

"Ok!"

"But I'm just a hacker..."

I interrupted him: "Oh, anyway, you will read the ability, right? Then you will attend together in the name of the bodyguard of the Stola family."

Seeing that there was still hesitation on his face, I took his hand and shook it from side to side: "Well, just treat it as if you were with me, just like shopping today, just treat it as if you were with me .”

"...You don't have to come here just because of this." He reached out and brushed a lock of my wet hair around his fingertips, "Of course I will agree to you. Come in, I'll blow dry your hair Dry."

"what?"

Now, instead of me being hesitant, an unmarried woman just enters a man's room and lets him blow his hair. Besides, I'm also the lady of the Stola family, but... the thought of making a knight I was looking forward to drying my hair again.

Seeming to see my entanglement, Xia Ke showed his signature cute smile, and he directly stretched out his hand and pulled me into the room: "It's okay, it will be fine in a few minutes, if your hair is loose like this, if the cold wind blows and you get a headache, I will But it will hurt."

Why do you feel distressed... I blushed slightly, and sat down obediently.

While he was going to get the hair dryer, I took a look at his room. It was very clean and tidy, and there was nothing superfluous except for the necessary daily necessities. Just like the impression he left on people, he was polite and calm.

While he was drying my hair, in order to divert my attention from the hands that had been gliding through my hair, I also borrowed the strange mobile phone he had asked me to fiddle with earlier.

"Xia Ke, is this the phone you assembled yourself?"

"Well, yes oh."

"Wow, it's amazing, can you help me assemble one if you have time?"

"That can't be done." He replied solemnly, "You don't know how to use things that are too advanced, Xiaosha."

I puffed up my face and was about to refute him, when the mobile phone of the knight in my hand suddenly started to vibrate, and the caller ID——

Head.

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