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Linking arms with Shi Yao, she walked slowly through the center of the parted crowd.

“… Sorry.”

As she passed Chen Zhen, the word reached her ears.

She paused, turning her head slightly to look at him. “Hmm?”

Chen Zhen met her gaze, his eyes fierce yet awkward, his voice stiff. “I said….. rieka… I’m sorry. Please… don’t hold my earlier words against me.”

rieka drew out a soft, deliberate “Oh.” Then she smiled. “That depends entirely on my mood.”

The smiles on Chen Zhen and the others‘ faces froze slightly.

Having delivered this crisp, decisive line, rieka tightened her hold on Shi Yao’s arm and strode purposefully towards the Argent’s vi.

The courtyard of the Argent’s vi was enormous, so rieka and Shi Yao had to walk for quite a while in it before they reached the entrance to the luxury mansion.

Shi Yao looked around and whispered, “How many years did you live here?”

rieka said softly, “Four or five years. I moved out not long after.”

Shi Yao was silent for a moment. “Did you move out?”

rieka understood what he meant and suddenlyughed. “Alright, I

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was kicked out. It’s embarrassing, so don’t ask.”

Shi Yao didn’t say anything again.

ricka shook her head with a smile and pointed at the swing under

the tree.

“There wasn’t a swing here before. I remember when I lived at the Argent’s vi, this tree wasn’t so tall. There used to be a stone table and chairs under it. Sometimes I would study here.”

Shi Yao said, “Really? What else?”

ricka smiled and told Shi Yao a few more stories from her past.

She picked and chose some things that were eptable to talk about.

Shi Yao listened in silence for a long while. “What about you and Kieran? Can’t you tell me about that?”

ricka’s eyes dimmed slightly: “There’s nothing worth saying between him and me. But if you want to hear it, I can tell you.”

“But…”

Shi Yao pressed: “But what?”

rieka pursed her lips into a smile: “Are you sure you want to listen?”

Shi Yao’s tone deepened: “It’s all in the past anyway. It’s over. Fine, I’ll listen.”

rieka leaned closer to study his face, frowning: “You say you want to hear it, so why that sour look?”

Shi Yao turned his face away: “Not sour.”

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rieka muffled augh: “Stop scowling. When Kieran gets here, if you keep that face, he’ll look handsomer than you.”

Shi Yao whipped his head around, ring: “What’s that supposed to mean? Saying I’m not as good–looking as Kieran?”

rieka shrugged, amused: “I never said that. You’re twisting my words.”

Shi Yao stared intently, scrutinizing her expression: “You’d better not have meant it.”

rieka chuckled: “Really didn’t. You’re handsome, the handsomest, the most gorgeous man alive, happy now?”

Shi Yao snorted and readjusted his tie.

rieka shook her head,ughing softly.

She scanned theyout of the Argent’s vi.

Even after all these years, she could still recall events that happened in each corner.

Suddenly her gaze froze.

Up on the vi’s second floor, Kieran stood on a balcony, backlit, looking down at her with unreadable dark eyes.

No telling how long he’d been watching.

Caught off–guard by his stare, the smile faded from rieka’s lips.

Shi Yao noticed her shift and followed her line of sight.

Instantly, his eyes narrowed.

ricka quickly looked away, her tone now tter than when

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reminiscing with Shi Yao.

“Let’s go.”

Eager to avoid the man rieka once loved, Shi Yao agreed instantly.

rieka looped her arm through his as they entered.

Only when they vanished from view did Kieran slowly withdraw his gaze, slipping one hand into his pocket.

Chapter440

Linking arms with Shi Yao, she walked slowly through the center of the parted crowd.

“… Sorry.”

As she passed Chen Zhen, the word reached her ears.

She paused, turning her head slightly to look at him. “Hmm?”

Chen Zhen met her gaze, his eyes fierce yet awkward, his voice stiff. “I said….. rieka… I’m sorry. Please… don’t hold my earlier words against me.”

rieka drew out a soft, deliberate “Oh.” Then she smiled. “That depends entirely on my mood.”

The smiles on Chen Zhen and the others‘ faces froze slightly.

Having delivered this crisp, decisive line, rieka tightened her hold on Shi Yao’s arm and strode purposefully towards the Argent’s vi.

The courtyard of the Argent’s vi was enormous, so rieka and Shi Yao had to walk for quite a while in it before they reached the entrance to the luxury mansion.

Shi Yao looked around and whispered, “How many years did you live here?”

rieka said softly, “Four or five years. I moved out not long after.”

Shi Yao was silent for a moment. “Did you move out?”

rieka understood what he meant and suddenlyughed. “Alright, I

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was kicked out. It’s embarrassing, so don’t ask.”

Shi Yao didn’t say anything again.

ricka shook her head with a smile and pointed at the swing under

the tree.

“There wasn’t a swing here before. I remember when I lived at the Argent’s vi, this tree wasn’t so tall. There used to be a stone table and chairs under it. Sometimes I would study here.”

Shi Yao said, “Really? What else?”

ricka smiled and told Shi Yao a few more stories from her past.

She picked and chose some things that were eptable to talk about.

Shi Yao listened in silence for a long while. “What about you and Kieran? Can’t you tell me about that?”

ricka’s eyes dimmed slightly: “There’s nothing worth saying between him and me. But if you want to hear it, I can tell you.”

“But…”

Shi Yao pressed: “But what?”

rieka pursed her lips into a smile: “Are you sure you want to listen?”

Shi Yao’s tone deepened: “It’s all in the past anyway. It’s over. Fine, I’ll listen.”

rieka leaned closer to study his face, frowning: “You say you want to hear it, so why that sour look?”

Shi Yao turned his face away: “Not sour.”

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rieka muffled augh: “Stop scowling. When Kieran gets here, if you keep that face, he’ll look handsomer than you.”

Shi Yao whipped his head around, ring: “What’s that supposed to mean? Saying I’m not as good–looking as Kieran?”

rieka shrugged, amused: “I never said that. You’re twisting my words.”

Shi Yao stared intently, scrutinizing her expression: “You’d better not have meant it.”

rieka chuckled: “Really didn’t. You’re handsome, the handsomest, the most gorgeous man alive, happy now?”

Shi Yao snorted and readjusted his tie.

rieka shook her head,ughing softly.

She scanned theyout of the Argent’s vi.

Even after all these years, she could still recall events that happened in each corner.

Suddenly her gaze froze.

Up on the vi’s second floor, Kieran stood on a balcony, backlit, looking down at her with unreadable dark eyes.

No telling how long he’d been watching.

Caught off–guard by his stare, the smile faded from rieka’s lips.

Shi Yao noticed her shift and followed her line of sight.

Instantly, his eyes narrowed.

ricka quickly looked away, her tone now tter than when

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reminiscing with Shi Yao.

“Let’s go.”

Eager to avoid the man rieka once loved, Shi Yao agreed instantly.

rieka looped her arm through his as they entered.

Only when they vanished from view did Kieran slowly withdraw his gaze, slipping one hand into his pocket.

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