Liu Shan doesn't look at the man standing next to him. Even without looking, he could see from the corner of his eyes that Xu Long was staring at him as if trying to read his thoughts.
He continues to remain unfazed and dries the dishes but deep down he couldn't help but recall what Gui Tian Lan had told him about what happened after their counter with Red Moon.
While everyone went home for the night, Qi Li, Gui Tian Lan, Gui Zhongmin, and Tang Zhonghui decided to follow Tao Meng and his men back to Red Moon. They had to make sure that no one from Red Moon thought about harming anyone from Fate.
Especially when they became aware that Tao Meng had taken interest in their boss and Xiao was the kind of person who holds grudges against those who humiliated him.
Luckily, they made the decision to follow because they overheard Xiao on the phone with someone. The man had thought out a plan with outsiders to destroy Fate to get back at Mad Reaper for not telling the others to back down.
Not only that, but it was also the perfect opportunity to get rid of the infamous Fate because the foundation of Fate was practically vacant with only Steward Yang residing there.
As Liu Shan's thoughts deepen, his eyes darken a shade darker. He truly regretted letting the bastards from Red Moon off too easily. If Xiao had the intentions to harm Fate, who knows what the others were thinking.
He swore inside, if Tao Meng or any of his men so close as to have any thoughts of touching his boss and Fate, he will make them wish they were never born.
Xu Long, who was completely unaware of the man's thoughts, tilts his head to the side. He was muddled as Liu Shan didn't answer his question. However, noticing the grave look on the man's face, he creased his brows.
"Liu Shan? Did you hear me?"
He calls out a few times to get the assistant's attention, but still received no response. His confusion turned into frustration as he wonders about what could have made Liu Shan's this angry.
His eyes unknowingly glance down and seeing how tight Liu Shan was gripping onto the bowl in hand, his eyes widen, and he panics.
"Bro you're going to break the bowl!"
Liu Shan's eyes that seemed to have lost their way quickly returns to normal when he heard Xu Long. He blinks a few times then lowers his head to look at the bowl he was drying.
He quickly loosens his grip but ended up dropping the bowl into the sink.
Liu Shan: "Uhh…"
Xu Long: "…"
Lin Hui: "What happened? What was that sound?"
As the two assistants stood in silence in the kitchen, Lin Hui's voice calls out from the living room. He (Lin Hui) was planning to take a quick nap from his food coma.
His eyes were already closed, and he was just about to drift to sleep but when heard the loud crash, he jolted awake.
Hearing no response from the other two, he looks in their direction from over the kitchen island. When he saw how neither person was moving, a sudden thought came to his mind.
Could it be that when he closed his eyes, someone had broken into the place? Did the person hear him?
Judging how the two assistants aren't moving from the sound, it must mean they are being held at gunpoint.
Trusting his own thoughts, he slowly slid down from the couch like a slug. He doesn't rush towards the kitchen but lays on his stomach on the floor. With carefulness, he engages his entire body and focuses his strength on his core and arm muscles.
In this position, he turns into a soldier and army crawls his way to the kitchen. He needed to stay low and quiet or else he might give away his position.
Making his way toward his target destination, his expression turns into rage and he mumbles angrily to himself.
"I swear I'm going to make this bastard pay for breaking in here."
His eyes search around his surrounding from ground level. Seeing no one in sight, he continues on with his crawl.
"Liu Shan, Xu Long, don't worry brothers. I am here and I will save you both."
Unaware of how foolish he was being, he crawls until he reached the kitchen. Like a soldier on a mission to rescue the hostage, his eyes narrow to locate the intruder. However, seeing no trace of anyone else inside Xu Long's penthouse, he furrowed his brows.
Could it be that he was overthinking the situation?
Could it all have been a dream?
"Dude, why are you on the floor?"
A voice sounds from above him, but deep in his own thoughts, he doesn't look up and answers with an absent mind.
"I'm trying to find the intruder."
"You're what?"
"I'm trying to…. Uh…"
He answers without any second thoughts. However, he was also thinking about why the voice sounded confused and like it belongs to Xu Long.
Just as he thought this, he realized it was Xu Long's voice and his entire body froze on the floor.
His head raises in slow motion and he stares at the assistant of the coldblooded Lu Tian.
"Heh, heh…"
He forces a smile with a sarcastic chuckle.
"I was um… Where is the intruder?"
Xu Long stares down at the man with a face full of confusion. He had good hearing so when he heard something shuffling behind him, he had walked over to see what it was.
Never did he think it was going to be Lin Hui. Not only that, seeing the man crawling was even more shocking. However, thinking about the man's weird answers and questions, he frowns.
"What are you talking about? What intruder?"
"…"
Lin Hui didn't know what to do at this moment. He kept a smile, but it was a frozen one. What in the world is going on? Was everything all his imagination? What about the loud crash he heard?
He averts his gaze from Xu Long and turns his head to look at the other assistant. To his surprise, Liu Shan was also looking at him, but the man was holding pieces of broken glass in his hand.
It was at that moment that Lin Hui put everything together.
There was no intruder or broken window, it was a broken bowl.
"I…"
He stutters out one word as both assistants were staring at him as if expecting an answer for what he was going on the floor.
However, he couldn't answer them quickly as his mind was a blank space.
After what felt like an eternity had gone by, he finally found an answer. He lowers his head and scratches the floor with one hand.
"Don't mind me, I notice that Xu Long's floors were a little dirty. I'm just cleaning it."
"…"
Liu Shan and Xu Long stare at the man in the same room as them. Neither were able to understand the man's way of thinking and doing things.
"Bro, I just mopped the floor this morning."
"…"
Xu Long pointed out as he looks at the floor that had no spec of dirt or dust. Due to his boss's cleanliness, it became a habit of his to clean until everything is spotless.
Without raising his head, Lin Hui continues to clean the floor despite what he heard. However, with his head lowered and face unable to be seen, he squeezes his eyes shut and sobs quietly to himself.
In all his years of living, he has never cleaned any floor with his bare hands. Even in his own home.
Xu Long shakes his head at the sight of a trembling Lin Hui. He doesn't pry into why the man was cleaning his floor and looks at Liu Shan.
He parted his lips to say something but glancing down at the broken pieces of glass in the assistant's hands, he says something else.
"Well, I suppose 'that' answer my question from earlier."
Liu Shan looks up from Lin Hui to Xu Long. He doesn't give a response right away but looks down at his hands.
"Sorry, I'll buy you a new bowl."
He walks away from the sink to where the trash bin is and throws the glass away. He stares at the broken pieces of glass without moving back.
"And the answer to your curiosity is, yes."
He closes the lid to the trash bin and turns his head to look at Xu Long.
"Red Moon is in a chaotic mess because they crossed the line."
