"No buts... It's professor Xi, but since big brother loves you a lot you can call me Professor Ali.
In addition to that, report to me every day and also don't hang out with that woman. Little one, you can do better."
Allen rubbed her head gently coaxing her not to hangout with her temptress friend.
The root of all this ruckus was that woman and since he wanted keep her under his surveillance, it would be better if she reported to him every day.
Ella didn't understand much. She just nodded her head lost in the gentle warmth of Allen.
As if Allen remembered something, he reminded her of his visit to his second uncles' home.
"Also tell uncle I will be visiting him soon... nothing serious."
Ella stiffened when she heard Allen visiting her family but relaxed when he said it was nothing serious.
Allen tried to ease her off since he wasn't really meeting his uncle for Ella but she might misunderstand so he tried to explain to her. After all Ella was only twenty years old while Allen was thirty two, to Allen, Ella was a baby chick who needs protection, a child who just left her teenage years.
Though, Allen didn't realise that his single act of kind gesture was creating ripples in Ella's heart.
Ella looked at her cousin, her cold and indifferent cousin who actually cares; he cares enough to explain to her so she wouldn't worry.
He used to be so indifferent and cowardly but now he was spreading warmth, somehow she wanted to be stuck with him all day.
Unfortunately, sometimes people were just born amazing and live a life filled with fortune. God really favoured them a lot.
And she really means a lot. Whilst, she had lessons to go to, Allen was THE professor Xi, who has lessons to teach.
Ella felt her mood dropping to the bottom of the pit, life was truly unfair she was only two years younger than him, while she was still a student, he become a professor.
But something did excite her, she was looking forward to having a professor X student affair.
'OMG how good would that be' Ella's heart started beating rapidly when she thought of it. Her face started to slowly heat up, she really was a pervert.
But, who cares? She was going to work hard and ask her mom to let her marry him.
"Tha...Thank you, I will do" She stuttered when replying to Allen, feeling embarrassed due to her lousy reply, she ran off to her lesson.
She didn't have enough courage to look at him anymore if she did she might expose herself. Allen shook his head while laughing.
He felt she was too naive and cute.
However, if he knew what was going inside her airheaded brain, he would have run to her and look at her with pleading eyes while speaking aggravatingly.
"little cus I have no intention to be tied down".
He loved flirting, which was one of the bad habits he picked up from his previous life; however there was no harm to it, which was completely different.
As for marriage, it was an investment he wasn't willing to invest on since he knew it didn't make enough profits.
It was a complete loss; he would be bankrupt before he knew it. Regrettably, since Allen didn't know what his little naive cousin was thinking, he just shook his head walking to the staff room.
He was really dense when it came to attraction between men and women. After all, he married someone who only imprisoned him and used him like a sex toy.
There was no love but lust; force sex without consent was not love but a rape. And he was victim of such heinous act.
There was a saying 'to love was something, but to be loved was everything'.
Since Allen had none nor had the chance to, he was still naive at heart when it came to love or attraction.
Hence, Allen was ignorant when it came to meaningful relationship between men and women. The last three years of his life, he wasted playing around.
There was nothing serious, even if there was, that man wasn't his to begin with.
For someone who was imprisoned for so long, to actually not lose his sanity was way beyond comprehension.
Yet the only difference between Allen and Ella was that Allen's years of bitter experience sharpened his insights and realised how cruel reality was as he knew this so called planet earth was a world of dog eats dog.
Maybe this time it will be different, everything takes time.
While he was walking to the he staff room, he didn't realize there was young man same age to Ella glaring at him, while complaining internally.
'Why was he here?'
He wanted to be the hero saving his Princess. He was so delighted when people told him their outstanding professor Xi retired.
What bullshit!
This guy was back with even more charm. His biggest love rival was this man, Allen Xi.
And that stupid girl looked at him like a lovesick fool as if that man was god. He was so mad despite his anger, he was also very grateful to Allen.
He liked the girl a lot, but he didn't believe he would have as much effect as Allen had on people saving his Princess.
Though, he wasn't going to thank that b****.
Humph.
He walked off feeling grumpy thinking of the face of his beautiful princess running away from the devil like a young maiden in love.
Ah! what does she see in him?
Unbeknownst to Allen or the young lad, there were influential people who were observing everything, especially Allen, like hawks and they were curious.
Who was this flirtatious devil with such long paw, his every look hinted an Enchanter, but what came out of his mouth was poison, to think he would send a woman to hospital with just words.
To be honest, Allen's intention was just to mess around with the woman but what others saw was differently.
They saw a devil dressed like a flirtatious prince charming saving a damsel in distress. They felt girls would be easily manipulated by him; he could seduce a woman just with his smile.
The young man who came little later the Allen, they all felt little sorry for him to have such a strong love rival.
All they can do was cheer for him silently. They also lit a candle for the soon to be fallen soldier in advance. Amen.
Same goes for the young man, who is at most twenty five years old, standing beside two youngsters similar age to him and three older men.
He has an aura of an Emperor, he was even more charming and devilish than Allen, his looks could evoke dreamy desires.
As a matter of fact, he had more impact than these people around him. And how he appears didn't really express his true intentions.
Seeing the intrigued looked on his face, the elderly man beside him chuckled. He asked him with an amused tone.
"Interested?"