"Find a few men to see what kind of goods she is..." The manager's mind kept repeating this sentence,
Mr. Han's voice was very low, so low that only he could hear it, yet it tormented him like an incurable obsession, circling and pounding in his head.
He stood up abruptly, his expression as usual, shaking his voice, "Mr. Han, today was our oversight, please..."
Han Luoli took a drag from his cigarette, waved his hand dismissively to stop the manager's next words, his voice cold as an ice cellar, "Get out."
"Yes, yes!" the manager hurriedly tried to appease and backed away.
Finally, the world returned to calm.
"Xiao Er..." He snuffed out the cigarette and embraced the dazed girl beside him, gently cradling her in his arms.
"Da Luoluo..." Gu Xiaoer's mouth was dry, her voice trembled, deeply buried in the broad, solid embrace, like a doll that had lost its soul.
The man's large hand fell gently on her back, as tender as water comforting a child.
After a long time, he heard the girl's muffled voice rise against his chest, "Da Luoluo, how bad can human nature really be..."
How bad?
To hurt you, to harm you, those are the simplest things.
They would pick your bones clean, slander and frame you, destroy everything you care about and cherish, obliterate your soul, devour all your hopes, and even completely sever your path of reincarnation...
"Xiao Er," Han Luoli's voice was hoarse, "You don't need to think about these problems, okay? With me, you will always have the space to be yourself." I will clear away all the bad, the unfavorable for you.
I only wish that you could be happy and kind and simple for your whole life.
"Don't be unhappy..." Seeing her unhappy made his heart clench too, the repressed tension made him feel like killing.
"Da Luoluo, I am not unhappy." She sniffled, her eyes reddened but refused to shed tears, her small face serious and composed, "I just can't accept that people without grievances can go to such lengths. I won't punish myself for others' mistakes, what others say is beyond my control, all I can do is to manage myself. But many times, even when I haven't done anything, I still inexplicably suffer slander. I don't understand, what do they gain from doing this? The human heart, it's really a complicated thing."
She knew she shouldn't be upset over these things, for she had Da Luoluo, the best man by her side.
Thinking of this, she still managed to crack a big smile.
"You, you!" Han Luoli breathed a sigh of relief, "Even the clueless fairy has begun to ponder over the human heart?" The man stretched out his long fingers and gently flicked her nose.
"But I just can't see through you..." Gu Xiaoer pouted, as if something suddenly came to her mind, she abruptly changed the subject and stared intently at Han Luoli without blinking.
"Why are they so afraid of you? Why...why are we sitting in such a nice place?" She stared hard, as if she wanted to see right through him. But after a long while, the man's eyes remained impenetrably deep, inscrutable to her.
"Xiao Er..." Han Luoli's voice was husky, "Actually... the person who organized this concert is an acquaintance of mine. That's why we could sit in such a good spot, why we received special treatment from the manager."
"Acquaintance?" That acquaintance must be very impressive.
"Bai Xiaoyu, you know Bai Xiaoyu, right?" Han Luoli said casually, avoiding the girl's eager gaze.
"Minister Bai? Shenghan's Minister Bai? You actually know him?!"