Chapter 8

Shu Kori lowered his gaze on Lily. She was still sitting on the bench calmly and nonchalantly. Turns out he was simply wasting his effort in acting. Shu Kori looked at Lily intently and clenched his teeth, "Xia Lin said you left in anger. She's about to cry."

Lily lifted her head and stared at Shu Kori. What did he mean? When was she angry? How come she didn't know that she was angry?

It was the first time Lily showed another expression rather than her aloof one in front of him. Shu Kori couldn't help but study her carefully. It seems like she herself didn't know what was going on.

He found her to be quite interesting.

"It's finished, beautiful. Here's your painting."

The person in the painting resembled her, so Lily generously took out a wad of bill and gave it to the artist.

"You should quickly call Xia Lin. Let me give you her number." As Lily was about to walk away, Shu Kori hurriedly spoke up.

Lily shrugged. "No need, I don't have a phone."

Shu Kori scrutinized Lily up and down with curiosity. For the life of him, he couldn't understand why this girl with a weird fashion sense, who also drove an expensive convertible, did not have a cell-phone. It must be a joke.

On the other hand, Lily didn't care to explain. She didn't have anyone to call, so what was the use of a phone?

"Hey, I already dialed the number. You should talk to her in case she's going to say I saw you but kept it from her. I'm going to get in even more trouble," Shu Kori said, handing over his phone to Lily.

Lily took the phone and immediately heard Xia Lin's nagging. She was only able to identify herself, couldn't even speak another word and was interrupted by Xia Lin bursting into cries. Lily flinched and touched her ear. Goodness, this woman was truly something! She wasn't even dead yet. There was no need to break down into powerful sobs.

She endured it. After patiently listening, Lily suddenly wanted to punch someone. Xia Lin said she didn't want Lily to drive. Alright then, Lily gave her the car keys. Xia Lin said she wanted to sell the car. Okay then, Lily didn't care either. She could always buy another car, one that she liked. As it turns out, it wasn't what Xia Lin wanted at all. Lily had misunderstood her intentions. These days, it was so hard to please people.

Additionally, Lily came to the conclusion that she was going to have to kiss her dream of a delicious lunch meal goodbye. Xia Lin had been so worried looking for her that she had completely forgotten to prepare lunch. Why was mankind given so many emotions? Emotions and sentiments should be restricted.

The corners of Shu Kori's mouth twitched as Lily ended the call with a grimace. This girl could easily give up an expensive car without an ounce of sadness but the moment she heard there would be no food, her expression immediately changed for the worst. It was the first time he met someone like her.

"Today's lunch will be on me, as a way of saying thank you for helping my friends." Shu Kori faintly grinned when he noticed Lily still looked unhappy. It was just a simple meal. She didn't have to be so displeased.

Lily raised her brows and dismissed his suggestion with a wave of her hand. "No need." Saying so, she turned around and walked away. She didn't consider it as helping them out but a mere coincidence.

"Thief! Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"

Lily had only taken a few steps when she heard a noise. She stopped and stared at the scene. A red-haired guy was running at full speed towards her. In his hand was the purse. Behind him was a man and a woman—possibly a couple as they chased after him, screaming and yelling.

At the moment, there were a lot of tourists on the streets. However, they all pretended not to know what was going on. A particular person even coldly turned his head somewhere else, like what was happening had nothing to do with him.

Lily observed the thief. As he was running, the thief glared at all the nearby locals and tourists. His gaze was fierce and full of murderous intent, causing everyone to scoot back in fear. He dressed like ruffian and it was obvious that he was an amateur. Lily was already in a bad mood to begin with. Running into this amateur thief who made professional thieves like her looked bad, Lily narrowed her eyes and walked towards him.

Lily lifted her leg. The red-haired thief tripped over her leg and fell over onto the ground. Shu Kori laughed then he also lifted his leg and kicked the thief's back, causing him to lay flat on the ground. Lily stepped back and with a wicked chuckle, she stepped down on the thief's back—hard. Not to mention, today she was wearing high heels. The thief, having been attacked by two people simultaneously, couldn't even lift a finger off the ground.

"You're very brazen." Shu Kori smiled brightly at Lily. At a time when everyone was hiding and not wanting to lend a helping hand, she was brazen enough to catch the thief herself. People like her were definitely a rarity in society.

Lily glanced at Shu Kori. She pressed her heels down harder onto the thief's back then she squatted down next to the thief who was cussing in fury. She said, "You're a thief, not some bandit. A thief should have skills rather than going around glaring at people with murderous looks. Damn it, you're a thief, not an assassin! Even a thief should have professional ethics, understand?"