Zavian--the has whose mere gaze was enough to strike fear into his enemies was now resting.
helplessly in a girl's lap like a defenseless child. The contract was so unreal that it almost felt impossible to believe.
As strange and funny as the scene already was, the girl in whose lap Zavian had fallen was none other than Alisha,
while Younshu stood right beside her. Seeing Zavian fall into a girl's lap was a massive shock for Sheyaan.
The moment Sheyaan and Fangxi saw Zavian in such a strange situation, both of them rushed toward him.
Without wasting even a second, Sheyaan pulled Zavian out of the girl's lap and asked worriedly:
"Hey! Are you..okay? You're not hurt... anywhere, right?!"
Fangxi was also concerned after seeing his condition. He quickly asked:
"Yeah, are you...alright?!"
Zavian, who was currently trapped between extreme embarrassment and irritation, fixed his coat with an annoyed expression. In his usual flat tone, he replied:
"Yeah... I'm fine."
However, Zavian, Fangxi, and Sheyaan still hadn't noticed Alisha and Younshu yet.
Their entire attention was stuck on Zavian because of this weird and funny situation.
Meanwhile, Fangxi's anger was quickly going out of control. Looking at the crowd and chaos around the ice-cream parlor, he shouted in a deep voice:
"This is a VIP mall, and this kind of nonsense is happening here?! Who's the owner of this place?!"
Seeing Fangxi this angry, Sheyaan immediately tried calming him down. She softly said:
"Auh... Fangxi, calm down. It's okay!"
Sheyaan, who had been worried after seeing Zavian's condition, suddenly became playful instead. Looking at him, she softly teased:
"Zayan... weren't these humans supposed to be...nothing in front of you? Then what happened.. now? You came back without even... getting the.. ice cream!"
Seeing her make fun of him only irritated Zavian even more. He glared at her angrily and replied in his usual cold yet annoyed voice:
"Yeah! These humans are nothing... but dust in front of me... and I don't know...how I lost my..balance! in this human world... everyone is a bunch of jerks!"
Hearing his bitter words, Sheyaan was left shocked. She stared at him in disbelief and said with slight annoyance:
"What are you even... saying? I live in this human... world too!"
Zavian immediately looked at her and cut her off irritably:
"I'm not talking.. about you! Got it?!"
Their pointless argument was still going on when suddenly, a girl's voice echoed from behind them:
"Hey! At least look at.. us too!"
The sudden voice made Fangxi, Sheyaan, and Zavian all turn around at the same time.
Their eyes widened in shock when they saw Alisha and Younshu standing right in front of them.
The moment Sheyaan saw Alisha standing before her, she froze briefly in surprise.
But the naxt instant a bright smile bloomed across her face unable to hide her excitement, she asked.
"Alisha! Younshu! What are you two....doing here?!"
Alisha replied in an excited tone:
"We've actually been standing...here watching all of you for... quite a while, but none of you were... paying attention to us! Anyway, I came here for...shopping. But what about you.. guys?!"
Cheerfully, Sheyaan replied:
"I also came here for..shopping and to..enjoy!"
Alisha smiled in surprise and said:
"Wow! What a.. coincidence!"
Then suddenly, her eyes shifted toward Zavian. Looking at him mischievously, she teased:
"Zayan... you didn't get.. hurt, right? You should be thankful I arrived at the right time... and saved you! Otherwise, you could've gotten... seriously hurt!"
After saying that, Alisha gave Sheyaan a playful wink.
Sheyaan immediately understood that Alisha was just teasing Zavian and making fun of him. A cute smile instantly appeared on her face too.
Meanwhile, Zavian listened to all of Alisha's words with his usual cold and stone-faced expression.
Zavian stared at Alisha with deep, icy eyes and said:
"Looks like you've lived... enough of your life.. already."
Hearing his terrifying reply, everyone standing there was left stunned. The atmosphere instantly fell silent.
Alisha's eyes widened in fear and shock. She became so nervous that she could barely stutter out:
"Wha...What are you... saying?! I... I was just joking!"
Zavian looked at her and gave a mysterious, cold smirk. In his heavy and emotionless voice, he said:
"But I... don't joke."
His flat tone sent chills through Alisha's entire body. Completely intimidated, she quietly said in fear:
"Okay... sorry."
Even then, Zavian kept the same cold attitude and said in a commanding tone:
"You came here for... shopping, right? Then do that. Stop talking... nonsense."
Not wanting the atmosphere to get worse, Sheyaan immediately decided to step in. Waving her hand between the two, she tried ending the argument:
"Okay... this conversation ends...here! Come on, let's go... shopping now!"
Sheyaan had barely finished speaking when she suddenly looked around and realized Fangxi and Younshu were missing. Worriedly, she said:
"Huh... where did Fangxi and Younshu go?!"
Hearing her, both Alisha and Zavian also started looking around.
Just then, Alisha noticed the ice-cream parlor in front of them where Fangxi and Younshu were walking back while holding two ice creams each.
Pointing toward them, Alisha quickly said:
"Sheyaan, look... there they are!"
After hearing her, both Zavian and Sheyaan turned in their direction.
Fangxi stepped forward and casually handed an ice cream toward Sheyaan while saying:
"Here, Sheyaan... your ice cream!"
The intent Sheyaan saw the ice-cream her expression brightened immediately. She quickly took it with a smile and asked excitedly
"So... there's no crowd... there anymore?!"
Before Fangxi could answer, Younshu replied right away,
"Nope, there's no crowd... there now!"
After saying that, Younshu peacefully started eating the two ice-creams he was holding.
Just then, Fangxi noticed there was still one more ice-cream left in his hand. He glanced at Alisha, who was innocently looking at Sheyaan.
Without hesitating, Fangxi held the ice-cream out toward Alisha and casually said:
"Alisha, here."
Hearing him, only a soft. Surprislee response came out of Alisha's mouth:
"Hmm..."
Alisha looked back and forth between the ice-cream and Fangxi's face in surprise. She wanted to say something, but all that came out was:
"Uh... this?!"
Fangxi slightly showed off his attitude and said,
"Don't think..too much... take it before it..melts."
Alisha quickly took the ice-cream and said with a beautiful smile:
"Thank you!"
Seeing her smile, even Fangxi's lips curved into a faint smile. But he immediately composed himself and said:
"Alright, let's go..shopping now..."
The moment they heard that, Alisha and Sheyaan grabbed each other's hands and excitedly walked ahead.
Seeing Sheyaan leave, Zavian followed behind her like a shadow.
Younshu was just about to walk after them too when Fangxi cleverly pulled the back of his collar with just one finger.
Younshu, who had been absentmindedly walking ahead while eating his ice-cream,
was suddenly pulled from behind so hard that his mouth remained hanging open in shock.
He stumbled backward unexpectedly and was forced to walk in reverse as Fangxi firmly held onto the back of his collar.
Younshu immediately stopped eating his ice-cream and looked at Fangxi with annoyed side glances before saying:
"What happened.., Boss? Why did you pull me..back like that?!"
Fangxi let go of his collar, but the same old authority and coldness still remained in his eyes. Staring directly at Younshu, he asked in an icy voice:
"Do you really.. not know... why I pulled you... back?"
The moment he heard that, Younshu instantly understood. Feeling guilty, he quietly said:
"I understand... what you're trying... to say..."
Then Younshu immediately started making excuses with a pitiful expression on his face:
"Wel...Well... the truth is, I didn't actually want to.. go meet my Dad. I just wanted to stay...home and rest for a... while, that's why I asked for... leave from work! But Alisha kept insisting on...shopping so much that I had no choice but..to come with her..."
Looking at Fangxi with complete innocence, he apologized softly:
"Please forgive me, Boss... I promise...this won't happen..again!"
After hearing Younshu's childish excuses, Fangxi let out a deep, tired sigh.
He looked around for a moment as if trying to swallow his anger, then turned toward Younshu with a serious expression.
In a heavy, commanding voice, he said:
"All the remaining...files in the office will be rechecked by you... so we can move our project..forward faster!"
After saying that, Fangxi started walking ahead without even looking back.
Younshu looked completely devastated. He immediately ran after Fangxi and pleaded softly:
"But Boss... there are way too... many files! How am I supposed to... handle all that work.. alone?!"
Fangxi didn't stop. Instead, while still walking, he looked back and coldly added:
"And one more thing... I want all those files submitted on my...office table by.. tomorrow at 10 o'clock sharp!"
Fangxi quickly walked away, leaving Younshu standing there in complete shock.
Younshu made a pitiful, almost tearful face and started blaming himself:
"I should never have... taken leave...! What was I even thinking..back then?!"
Burning in regret, Younshu resumed eating his ice-cream and stubbornly followed behind Fangxi.
Alisha and Sheyaan were happily walking through the mall, eating ice-creams while admiring the beautiful dresses hanging in different stores.
Meanwhile, Zavian followed right behind Sheyaan like a shadow.
Soon, after finishing their ice-creams, Sheyaan and Alisha stepped onto the mall's escalators. Zavian stepped onto them right after the two girls.
His sharp eyes were constantly scanning everything around him.
The escalator was crowded. Suddenly, from among the people, a mysterious man appeared dressed completely in black.
His face was covered with a black cloth, and he wore black gloves on his hands—he looked no less than a dangerous criminal.
The man was rushing downstairs in a hurry.
A heavy bag was hanging from his shoulder, and while going down, it slammed hard into Sheyaan.
The man didn't stop and quickly disappeared downstairs, but the impact made Sheyaan lose her balance and a small scream escaped her lips:
"Aaaahh!"
Her foot was just about to slip off the escalator.
Before any accident could happen, Zavian quickly rushed forward from behind and grabbed both of Sheyaan's shoulders.
Sheyaan's back collided against Zavian's chest. Catching her before she could fall, Zavian softly asked:
"Are you... okay?"
Panicked, Sheyaan quickly nodded her head:
"ye...yes... I'm okay!"
Zavian gently steadied her back onto her feet. Just then, Alisha held Sheyaan's hand and worriedly asked:
"Sheyaan, are you hurt... anywhere?"
Sheyaan quickly replied:
"No, I'm.. fine!"
At that moment, Alisha angrily glared at the stranger and said:
"These people seriously don't know...how to walk properly! What a rude... man!"
The moment Alisha finished speaking, Zavian angrily looked toward the mysterious man walking downstairs.
That was when his hawk-like eyes noticed something alarming—the man had a gun hidden behind his waist.
Seeing that, Zavian was completely shocked.
Without wasting to another second be quickly moved closer and took his place right beside Sheyaan on the.
" Escalator " by then already sensed it--something terrible was about to happen