This guy! What did he take her for?
However, Su Xiaoqiang's original thought of revenge quietly turned into interest.
The Little Celestial Girl gracefully brushed her messy hair behind her ears, smiled at Luo Di, and said, "Why didn't Examiner Luo return to the U.S.? I thought you had already left."
Luo Di fell silent for a moment.
The exam exclusive to Lu Mingfei had ended more than a week ago.
It was amusing, really. It was merely the opening ceremony of a grand performance arranged by that old man, who had been charming for a century and still retained his style, simply because he couldn't stand a weak young man.
Everyone was an NPC, revolving around Lu Mingfei.
No matter how excellent you were, you could only be a foil for the protagonist to show off.
No matter how outstanding your grades were, even if you got full marks on IELTS and TOEFL, if he didn't want you, all your preparation would just be background noise.
A hapless kid goes through numerous trials—friendship, family, love—and ultimately sacrifices them all, embarking on a path that was pre-arranged for him.
How tragic.
...
"I'm on vacation, I didn't go back."
Hearing Luo Di's sudden cold words, Su Xiaoqiang was a little surprised, but looking at the man in front of her, drenched in rain, she remembered that Luo Di had been standing in the rain the whole time.
Su Xiaoqiang quickly moved back and opened the car door.
"Where are you going? Can I give you a ride?"
As the school's Little Celestial Girl, Su Xiaoqiang had good relationships with many boys, the kind that were very close.
For example, Lu Mingfei was willing to be her little brother. This invitation could have been more natural, but somehow, Su Xiaoqiang felt a little shy.
It seemed something was different.
Looking closely, Su Xiaoqiang thought of the former school heartthrob, Chu Zihang. Their temperaments were so similar... but how?
She couldn't quite put her finger on it...
It was as if they were both very lonely.
Luo Di was about to refuse when he heard a clap of thunder boom in the sky, illuminating the horizon, and the gentle drizzle suddenly intensified.
The butler, who had been silent in the front, turned his head, looked at Luo Di, then at his young mistress, and finally opened the passenger car door.
"It might be the typhoon 'Frigga' that was reported earlier making landfall. I'll take you back, sir."
Luo Di looked at the open passenger door and, being pragmatic, didn't refuse. He helped the Little Celestial Girl close the back door and got into the front passenger seat.
"Then I'll trouble you."
Chapter 20: Rain Night Thriller
Su Xiaoqiang
She was ranked first on the campus belle list, even above Xia Mi, and even Chen Wenwen could only rank below her.
Undoubtedly, from family background to personality, from appearance to figure, she belonged to the category of a pampered daughter of heaven.
But unexpectedly, her romantic path didn't seem to be smooth.
First, there was Chu Zihang, a ruthless person who didn't date, dedicated to finding and following his father.
Lu Mingfei's memory of her wasn't very deep either; he offended her completely with a single sentence on the first day of school when this idiot actually said she wasn't as pretty as Chen Wenwen.
Now she was being kept at a distance by Luo Di, who directly got into the passenger seat. If it weren't for the heavy rain, he probably wouldn't have even gotten into the car.
At this moment, even the confident Little Celestial Girl began to feel a bit dejected, with a sense of defeat growing in her heart. Where exactly did she fall short?
Although the long-haired girl with wine-red hair next to 'Examiner Luo' during the interview a few days ago was indeed very beautiful.
But she believed she wasn't bad either!
It's just a pity that this World, in the final analysis, values only one thing.
Named... Bloodline!
...
"Boom--!"
In an instant, lightning illuminated the night.
The increasingly heavy rain, under the command of an enraged deity, continuously pounded on the car roof, and outside the window, it was like driving into a waterfall.
Visibility was no more than twenty meters, even fifteen meters was a stretch.
Even with the wipers on full speed, they couldn't withstand the deluge of Water.
[It is predicted that this typhoon making landfall in Bin Hai City will reach an unprecedented Level 17. Please store supplies in time... The Bin Hai City government has issued a red disaster alert...]
A thin layer of frost had formed on the car windows, and because of this, the warm and comfortable light inside the car made one feel drowsy.
At this moment, Luo Di looked through the rearview mirror at Su Xiaoqiang, who looked hurt and dispirited.
He wanted to say something, even just to thank her.
But he, who usually could chat and joke with Fingel, go out for German pork knuckles in the middle of the night, skip classes to watch soccer games, and sit on the stairs just to see the beautiful moment when the wind lifted girls' skirts.
Now, he only felt tired, unwilling to speak or talk, just watching the blurry urban night scene outside the window receding, the lights turning into shimmering points of stars.
Only when he was alone did his true self emerge.
"Is sir a classmate of the young mistress?"
The butler driving next to him, though over fifty, didn't show his age. His back was ramrod straight as he softly broke the silence in the car.
"Hmm? Oh no, I'm a student, a freshman at Kassel, not a sophomore. I'm here to accompany the team leader for recruitment," Luo Di said politely.
At this, the butler also glanced at his young mistress through the rearview mirror.
Su Xiaoqiang seemed distracted and didn't pay attention to what they were saying.
The butler remembered that his young mistress seemed to have interviewed at Kassel University a while ago, and came back so angry she didn't even eat dinner.
Perhaps it was related to this young man?
Thinking this, the butler's brows subtly furrowed.
Regarding Su Xiaoqiang's romantic problems, not to mention informing the boss.
Just the butler himself, having watched Su Xiaoqiang grow up little by little over so many years, couldn't help but murmur when he found a boy who seemed to be involved with her, and his words began to probe Luo Di for information.
"Oh, so sir isn't a local, then?"
"Just call me Luo Di. No, I'm not from Bin Hai City."
Luo Di quietly glanced at the butler and said calmly.
But the butler didn't feel so relaxed. For a moment, he saw a hint of impatience on Luo Di's face, as if he had overstepped his bounds!
And... if he wasn't mistaken, a golden glint had flashed in the young man's eyes just now.
But it was too quick, the duration too brief, making the butler wonder if he had seen it wrong.
In a daze,
The butler forgot what he should say and simply fell silent, but his vigilance towards Luo Di was raised to the highest level, resolved to inform the boss once they returned.
This young man was not simple...
Meanwhile, the Little Celestial Girl leaned blankly against the car window. From her angle, she could see the perfect curve of Luo Di's profile.
She felt...
She seemed to have seen such a curve once before and remembered it for a long time.
But now, when she tried to recall, she couldn't remember the specific details.
She just felt that she and Luo Di seemed not to be meeting for the second time.
That subconscious feeling of having lost something, but being unable to recall it no matter how hard she tried, the more she thought, the more her head hurt, throwing Su Xiaoqiang into a state of irritation.
Just like this,
The car fell silent again, with only the sound of rain drumming on the roof.
Luo Di also felt a hint of weariness. He leaned back in the comfortable seat and closed his eyes to rest.
In a daze... he felt something was not quite right.
Why was their car the only one on the street?
No other vehicles had passed for such a long time, and did it really take this long from the mall to his hotel?
Even if the butler drove slowly, it should have been more than half an hour, right?
Thinking this, Luo Di couldn't help but pull out his phone to check. Sure enough... it was already past 7:40.
Because of the heavy rain and the night, the road conditions outside the window were blurry, and he hadn't constantly paid attention to their location.
Thinking this, Luo Di couldn't help but frown, his bad premonition growing stronger.
He was about to ask the butler if he knew where they were.
But he saw a perplexed expression on the butler's face.
Just then!
The blinding headlights of the car suddenly illuminated a Shadow...
The butler had noticed the road problem even before Luo Di. He initially thought he had taken a wrong turn and was about to find an intersection to turn around and check.
His thoughts were somewhat scattered when suddenly a human figure appeared in front, a pair of golden eyes staring intently at him. He was startled and slammed on the brakes!
"Whoosh--!"
In an instant, inertia struck. Luo Di, wearing his seatbelt, only lurched forward, but Su Xiaoqiang, sitting in the back seat, lost her balance and tumbled forward.
"Look out!"
Luo Di reached out in time to grab the Little Celestial Girl. Fortunately, the car wasn't going fast, otherwise she might have been thrown out.
But the moment he pulled the Little Celestial Girl, a cold killing intent locked onto him.
It made his hair stand on end!
"Sure enough, there's something dirty!"
Luo Di's eyes narrowed slightly. He exerted force and pulled the still-dazed Su Xiaoqiang into his embrace.
"Ah!"
Su Xiaoqiang gasped, feeling herself pulled into a warm embrace. Luo Di's previously wet clothes had long since dried.
Su Xiaoqiang was pressed intimately against Luo Di's chest, in a rather ambiguous position, even able to hear the strong beat of his heart.
'He... what is he doing?!'
'C-could it be that he's interested in me?'
Before Su Xiaoqiang could blush, she heard Luo Di suddenly say:
"Head down!"
"Huh?" Su Xiaoqiang was confused, but Luo Di pressed her back into his embrace.
"Mmm~!"
At the same time, a clear ringing of a blade sounded in her ears.
"Whoosh--! Boom!"
Su Xiaoqiang only felt a chill slice past her side, followed by the grating sound of twisting steel being cut.
The next moment!
This expensive luxury car was directly split in half by a single strike from the middle, slowly tearing apart.
Undoubtedly...
They had been attacked!