She still hadn't figured it out, why did it turn into her inviting him to dinner?

"Young master..." She just opened her mouth, but before she could finish her sentence, the frontman suddenly ordered: "Hold on to my waist."


An order was given, and the first reaction in her mind was to obey.

Ashley didn't have time to think, and immediately reached out, tightly hugging Elliot's strong waist.

A moment passed...


"Just now... what happened?"

"Oh, just now, I don't know which bastard threw a water bottle on the street, I was afraid you would fall."


"Is that so, thank you, Elliot."

"Um, it's okay, I just raised my hand and took credit."

Elliot's clear voice, seemingly not paying too much attention, said a sentence. His thin lips, in a place that Ashley couldn't see, slightly curled up.

Ashley thought that after finishing eating, everything would be over.

But clearly, someone didn't think so.

 Ashley's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness: "Elliot, you've already eaten beef noodles. Moreover, you've eaten three bowls."

"Um, um, the beef noodles are delicious."

"..." Are they talking about beef noodles?

"Elliot, can you stop following me?" Why is this person so shameless?

"Elliot, I told you, if you have money, bring it to Club Paradise, I will not disappoint you. Whatever you want."

A strange smile appeared on Elliot's lips, and he softly "Oh". "Whatever I want?"

Someone started digging for gold.

"Yes, you have money, bring money to Club Paradise, you are a customer, customers are the best."

"Oh..." He made another long "oh", with deep meaning, only Ashley couldn't hear it at this time: "This is what you said, see you tonight."

After speaking, he turned around and pushed the bicycle away.

 Ashley kept touching her head, somewhat not understanding Elliot's personality. However, she still breathed a sigh of relief... Because this person had left anyway.

The sarcastic words continued from below her dormitory... Ashley cautiously looked around at the people looking at her.

"That girl, the one just now, is he your boyfriend?" An aunt ran over.

"No."

"Oh, so he's your colleague?"

Ashley shook her head again.

"Oh my, no matter who it is, girl, that's my third sister-in-law's niece, she just graduated this year and still doesn't have a boyfriend. Girl, help me put in a good word for her."

The aunt held her arm tightly, with this enthusiasm, Ashley felt a little uncomfortable. She looked at the other aunt shyly again... She couldn't tell her that Elliot was her "playboy", right?

 'Oh my god, you just casually asked a girl in the building like that, what if that man is this girl's boyfriend?"

'Oh my god, no way, I saw that man, he has good conditions, with this girl… Oh my god, girl, I don't mean to say that you are not worthy of that man, it's just, it's just… Oh my god. I won't explain anymore. Girl, don't be angry anymore."

Ashley nodded perfunctorily, her expression was a little uncomfortable, and she hurriedly went upstairs.

Behind her, she could still hear the voices of those aunts: 'You talk about someone else's girl like that, aren't you afraid that she will feel hurt."

'This, I'm just saying it straight, I'm straightforward, you know, at first, this girl and that man didn't seem to be compatible at all. They were miles apart.

Moreover, this girl, I know her, I live near her house, I don't know where she works, but she always comes home late at night..."

Ashley unconsciously walked faster.

When she got home, her face was pale.

The words of those aunts, which seemed to come from indifference, were heard by Ashley.

She had no way to accept Elliot's feelings, the way he looked at her was so serious and determined, but the more she did, the more she felt that she was dirty.

Entering the bathroom, after washing her face, she put her hand on the sink, raised her head, looked at herself in the mirror, lifted her hair, and carefully observed her scar, her eyes followed the scar down, and saw a face without any pigmentation.

Her hand, slowly placed behind her waist... The empty feeling reminded her more: She was not a perfect person, normally without flaws.

The surrounding space was very quiet, so quiet that she could hear her heart beating, so she raised her hand, and slowly placed it on her chest.

The heart in the left chamber was beating thump, thump…

Apart from the heartbeat, what else did she have? Her eyes were determined, even more determined, if she was not worthy, she would forever be unworthy.

But it seemed that this matter was not something Ashley could say.

—

At the moment when the night was about to fall, under the bright lights, there was a lonely soul, under the lights of the city, in different hidden corners, searching for the so-called 'soul" and 'happiness".

'Ashley, room 602, calling your name." A waiter knocked on the bathroom door, conveying a message to Ashley.

Ashley hurriedly stood up, followed the waiter, and went to the 6th floor.

'Young master, Ashley is here."

The waiter knocked on the door, then turned and left.

Leaving Ashley standing in front of the door of her private room.

 The hand just reached out and immediately stopped in mid-air, the door was opened from the inside, and Ashley stopped there. 

Elliot stood in the middle of the private room door, smiling brightly, revealing white teeth, his eyes shining, 'Ashley, your playboy is here." 

Ashley had a slight headache, then she felt a little like crying… He had just finished speaking and came. 

Letting go, she lifted her foot and walked into the private room, 'It's boring in the private room." Before she could enter the private room, Elliot stopped her: 'Go, I'll take you out to play." 

'I'm on duty." 

Elliot said. 'I'm your client, didn't you say, the client is king? Didn't you say, I'll bring money to Paradise Club tonight, won't you disappoint me?"  

Elliot's lips revealed a meaningful smile, suddenly bent down, that black hair leaned towards Ashley's ear, the thin lips seemed to be stuck to Ashley's earlobe, said unusually: "Didn't you say, what can I do?"

A sly smile appeared in his eyes, he deliberately leaned close to Ashley's ear and exhaled a hot breath: "Oh... Are you deliberately teasing me? Ashley, you're not gentle."

Ashley's ears were a little sensitive, she immediately blushed and hurriedly dodged, her waist was blocked by a steel-like arm, stubborn, Elliot moved his head a little closer, and his warm thin lips brushed her ear: "Let's go, let's go out and play, it's too stuffy in the private room. If you don't go, it's disrespectful to God.  If you don't go... I'll wait for you downstairs tomorrow."

Is that... it?

Ashley's expression kept changing.

She gritted her teeth: "Elliot, I'm on duty." She deliberately emphasized her voice.

To remind him of this.

"I know, I know the rules of Paradise Club better than you, if I take you out, I just need to register, then pay according to the time. If it still doesn't work, I'll ask for leave for you, how about it?"

He took out another stack of money: "Here", and placed it in front of Ashley: "Just think of it as work, look at the money. I promise I'll only take you out for supper. Uncle Kai said, if I go out for supper without bringing my girlfriend, he won't let me eat... Ashley, Ashley, Ashley..."

'Don't call anymore." The more he called, the more annoyed she felt.

"Okay, let's go out for a late-night snack."

Ashley looked at Elliot, he seemed determined not to stop, her temple hurt a little, and she rubbed it: "Just a late-night snack?"

"Yes. It's just a late-night snack." Strange...

"Okay... okay."

Leaving Paradise Club, after a late-night snack.

In the night market, she let Elliot hold her hand, walking through the bustling crowd.

All around were still strange looks, then pointing.

"Where are we going again?" This road was not the way back to Paradise Club.

Elliot drove his Maserati into another road.

"You'll know when we get there."

"Didn't you say it was just a late-night snack?"

"After a late-night snack, of course, we have to take a walk."

Those who believed in such words were naive.

Elliot thought so in his heart.

The car went up the bridge, Ashley's heart was uneasy: "Where are we going?"

"Let me get out of the car."

Anyway, Ashley saw it, Elliot didn't want to say it at first, so she asked again, but she couldn't find it.

Turn back again, looking at the scenery outside the car window.

"Hey, we're here."