"Alright then. Let's go back to the mountaintop to rest. The tents have already been set up," Ethan said gently. At the mention of more hiking, Chloe pouted and asked, "Ethan, are we really going to spend the night in the mountains?" "Yeah. I checked the astronomical forecast when Adeline told me that you guys were going on a trip this morning. There's going to be a meteor shower tonight, and you wouldn't want to miss it." With that, Ethan led the way to the camping area on the mountain top. "Adeline, you and Chloe can have some rest first. I'll call you both later when it's time," he said. Adeline nodded in agreement and entered one of the tents with Chloe. The sun was starting to set, and the moon glowed softly in the sky. There were many other tents on the camping site as well. It seemed that more people had come that night because of the meteor shower. Ethan fixed the barbecue grill stand that he had prepared on a flat surface, then he got
Adeline's shriek had startled Adrian. He only came to his senses after a long while, and he barked, "For God's sake, shut up! What are you yelling for?" Adeline was still trembling in fear. With a shaky voice, she asked, "Are y-you human? W-Why are you here?" "What kind of question is that? And why are you asking me why I'm here? You should know the best!" Adrian replied through gritted teeth. Hearing Adrian's words, Adeline vaguely recalled running into something as she fell down the slope. She didn't manage to avoid it, and so, she assumed that this person was what she had brought down here with her. "Oh Gosh, did I bump into you just now? I made you tumble down here with me, didn't I?" Adeline asked, still in shock. "That's right! Now that you know that, can you get off of me first?" Adrian fumed at her, who was still sitting on top of him. Only at that moment did Adeline realize that she had been using Adrian as a cushion. Hastily, she got up aga
Adrian, left behind by Adeline, mumbled to himself, "Adeline? Maybe Adele for short? That's a really beautiful name..." When he looked back up, he noticed that Adeline had walked quite a distance ahead of him. He hurriedly shouted after her, "Hey Adele, wait up!" All Adeline wanted to do was to leave this place as soon as possible. Ethan and Chloe should be worried sick by now if they noticed she had gone missing. With that in her mind, she couldn't help quickening her steps. This upset Adrian who was already having a hard time catching up to her. "Hey, Adele, slow down. Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Adrian asked in amusement. He really had a flickering mind, Adeline thought. Just a little while ago, she was sure that he had been thinking of strangling her to death. Yet the way he had just called her was as though they were close friends. Adrian hastened his steps and managed to cut in front of Adeline. With furrowed eyebrows, he said, "I th
"Adeline, where did you run off to? I almost died worrying over you!" Chloe protested with teary eyes. Adeline wasn't feeling exactly the best at the moment either. Chloe had reminded Adeline of how Ronald used to wait up for her outside their home whenever she returned home late. Adeline's heart was swollen at the sight of Chloe frantic with worry for her. "Chloe, now that we know that Adeline's fine, we should probably let her rest," Ethan said lightly. It was only then had Chloe noticed the unfamiliar jacket on Adeline. And she asked, "Adeline, whose jacket is this?" Adeline's eyebrows knitted in confusion. Soon, looking down at herself, she realized that she was still wearing Adrian's jacket. "Oh, this belongs to the man that fell down with me just now. I forgot to give it back to him..." Adeline bit her lower lips in dismay. Hearing that, Chloe merely nodded and didn't ask further. Instead, she urged, "You should go change. Ethan and I will gril
It was already almost noon when Adeline reached home. She headed upstairs to wash up and changed into a set of clean clothes before heading down to meet Vallerie. "Madam Adeline, Madam Vallerie asked for you," one of the maidservants informed her respectfully. Adeline smiled at the girl and replied, "Thank you. I'm on my way now." She then continued to head over to Vallerie's room. Vallerie was resting on a soft cushioned couch when Adeline knocked on her door. "Grandma, you were looking for me?" she called out. Hearing Adeline's voice, Vallerie opened her eyes, and her lips curled into a smile, "Yes. Are you busy at the moment?" "Oh, no, I'm not. I'll make time for you for as long as you want, Grandma," Adeline said endearingly. "Oh, you! You really do know how to sweet talk. Anyway, I heard you went on a trip with your friend and Ethan yesterday, right?" Vallerie asked with a bright smile. Adeline sat down next to Vallerie, and she replied, "
It was already three in the afternoon by the time Adeline finished all her classes for the day. Since it was still early, she asked Chloe to accompany her to return Adrian's jacket. Before heading off, Adeline had called Adrian to make sure of his location, and she promptly hung up after getting the address. By the time she ended the call, Adeline and Chloe had already walked to the main road, and they took a taxi to where Adrian was. "Adeline, I think we should begin to take in acting gigs," On their way there, Chloe suggested. She had been thinking about it for a long time. Quickly putting the task that Martha had given at the back of her mind, Adeline quickly agreed, "Sure, I don't mind. We can look for postings starting from tomorrow then?" Chloe nodded at that, and the two girls talked more about their future careers. Eventually, the taxi stopped in front of a tall office building. Adeline paid the fare and got out of the car. Chloe had already got o
Upon hearing Adeline's words, Adrian hurriedly straightened up and said, "Shy? Who? No, not me. I'm just feeling a little warm in this room." Adeline continued to make her way towards Adrian in unhurried steps, as if she didn't hear what he had said. Just when Adeline was going to close in on him, he squeezed his eyes shut and the grip he had on the edges of the vanity tightened. As if making a determined decision, he then loudly announced, "Fine! Come at me! I'm ready!" Adrian's nervousness seemed as though he was preparing for the worse. Adeline couldn't help finding it absolutely hilarious and wanted to burst out laughing at that moment. She was dying to know just what he thought she would do. Adeline found him cute and amusing. Holding back her laughter, she decided to further mess around with him. She leaned closer towards him and whispered, "Are you waiting for me to kiss you?" Adrian caught a whiff of Adeline's scent from her proximity.
Chloe couldn't figure out why Adeline had to leave in such a hurry. It was unusual that Adeline hadn't breathed a word about leaving earlier. After the initial panic abated, Chloe realized that she could have just called Adeline and asked about it. She supposed that something had come up, and Adeline might have just forgotten to inform her because she was too eager to leave. Chloe really hoped that Adeline would pick up the call so that she knew that Adeline was safe. However, Chloe began to feel her anxiety escalate as after several continuous failed calls. No one picked up, only the crisp voice of the operator telling her that Adeline's phone was switched off, again and again. It was the first time Chloe experienced such a situation alone. She couldn't help but panic, and she didn't know what to do. Tears started to drop as she tried hard to think of someone who could help with her brain fog in anxiety. Meanwhile, Seth came to the mall to get something for Ad
"Xiaowan..." Christiano yelled at the top of the mountain. His sorrowful voice lingered around the valley for a long time... A year later... The Lockwood family in Caulford City was the wedding day of Sandrino and Gu Xiaobei's wedding. Almost all the influential people in the business world were present. The wedding was very lively. When Gu Xiaobei heard that her big belly was slowly showing up, Sandrino hurriedly went up to her and said, "Didn't I tell you to stay in your room? Why did you come out?" "Is it really boring to stay in the room? Besides, it's my wedding today. As a bride, of course, I should come out and have a look!" Looking at Gu Xiaobei, who was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, Lu Yangzhe's face was full of helplessness and love. A year ago, the trap of the Huya Mountain was destroyed. Adeline, Bai Qian'er, and Alice were all missing. Lu Yang was seriously ill. Bai Ye and all of Kaiser's followers were a
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing that no one was talking, Gu Xiaobei just looked at her stupidly. "Adele, your president is..." "It's my dad!" Before Bai Ziqi could finish her words, she was caught by Gu Xiaobei. "The reason why Brother Lu's case can be found out so quickly is also because of you?" "Not entirely. I just mentioned it to my father when I went back, but he said that it was a matter of your country. Because it didn't involve other countries, he couldn't show up. Just when I didn't know what to do, I suddenly sent an email, which was full of crimes committed by Queen Yea over the years. Because the crime committed by Queen Yea has seriously affected many countries, my father asked people to investigate it. What followed is what you saw." Gu Xiaobei's words were very relaxed. Bai Zixi sighed and said, "No wonder. I was wondering why the U.S. was so straightforward this time. It turned out that there was someone behind it." As he
Nan Xin looked at Xiaodong carefully and found that he was not uncomfortable, so he stopped asking. At this time, Adeline woke up. "What's wrong with me?" "You fainted just now. Maybe it's because of the poison barrier here. But now you have taken the herbs that specialize in treating the poison barrier. It's all right." "Sorry to have caused you so much trouble." As he struggled, Adeline saw Bai Ye and the European Emperor confronting each other with guns. "Bai Ye, you actually dared to secretly bring Su and the others here behind Queen Kaiser's back. Are you trying to steal those treasures for yourself?" Bai Ye sneered and looked at the Ou Emperor, saying, "Emperor Ou, since you found out, I'm not afraid of you knowing. What can you do to me if I want to monopolize those treasures, or are you willing to be a dog around her?" "Bai Ye, Queen Kaiser treats you well. Don't you think you're ungrateful?" Hearing this, Bai Ye laughed out loud.
Early the next morning, Adeline and the others were woken up by the sound of gunshots. "What happened?" Alice opened the zipper of the tent and walked out. They saw that their tent had already been surrounded by Bai Ye's men. Soon, they knew what was going on. However, soon after, the gunshots came to an abrupt end. Adeline didn't seem to mind at all, only tightly holding Little Dong in his arms. "It seems that some people can't wait to start." "Xiaowan, do you think Ling Yu and Tang Qi will be discovered by them?" There was a strong smell of blood in the air. Luo Luo said with some fear. Compared with Alice, he was calmer. He comforted her and said, "Don't worry. Since they know our purpose, they won't act on their own." "Luoluo, you have to trust Ling Yu." "Yes." At this time, Xie San's voice came from outside the tent. "Xiaowan, get ready. It's time to go." Xie San's voice was low and deep, very pleasant to listen to.
"Since he is leading the way, let's take him with us!" Adeline pulled the child to his side and glared at the two men with an ugly expression. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Simpson." "Time to go!" Looking at their backs, the man next to Bai Ye said unhappily, "Why is Old Master so partial to her?" "Whether we can find the treasure or not depends on them. Let's follow them for the time being." How could someone who had accomplished great things care about these trivial matters? "Sister, I want to go home." As soon as the little boy got rid of the men's hands, he cried loudly. Adeline knew that Bai Ye would never agree to let him go. The reason why she took him to her side was that she hoped that she could take more care of him along the way. "I'm sorry, little brother. This sister helped you temporarily, because she was caught by them just like you." "Don't worry. Staying with us is better than staying with those p
Taoping Town was an ancient town. It was surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery. Perhaps because of the natural environment, all the people here lived a particularly happy life. Young people would go out to adventure, and some old people would stay in the estate left by the ancestors of the guardian. Perhaps it was because of the special environment here, and there were often grave robbers here. However, the appearance of so many people this time made the people of Tanping Town a little scared. Everyone would stand at the door of their own houses and look at those people. "Grandpa, what are these people doing here?" A little boy looked up at the old man standing beside him and asked in a low voice. "No matter what they are doing, it has nothing to do with us anyway. Let's go inside." "Are they here for the baby tiger?" As soon as he finished speaking, the old man covered his mouth in a hurry, and his face changed slightly. He scolded angrily,
Three days later, Adeline followed Bai Ye to Yaoping Town, but he didn't see Bai Lang. At this time, Tang Qi and the others, who had been waiting for Adeline in Tanping Town, had already received the news that Adeline had come in. "What should we do now?" After confirming the location of Adeline's residence, Tang Qi and the others gathered together to discuss how to rescue him. Suddenly, an uninvited guest came from outside the door. "Seventh Young Master, long time no see?" She walked in slowly with graceful steps and greeted Tang Qi with a faint smile. "Rumor has it that Young Master Rong isn't feeling well all year round and has been resting at home. I wonder what brought you here?" "Of course it's you." Hearing this, Tang Qi suddenly smiled. Two people came forward and hugged each other tightly, causing everyone present to be stunned. Especially Tang Qi, an inexplicable anger came from the bottom of her heart. She stepped forwar
"In the past few days, you might be able to appease the employees of the company. You don't need to keep those who want to resign too much. What our Lu Enterprises needs is people who can fight to the death with the company, not people who run away when they are in trouble." "But big brother, there have been too many things happening in the past two years. If we do this again, won't it cause public disgust?" "In the end, Lu Yangzhe was still a little worried. After all, the power of public opinion is too great. It's okay for the country to be affected, but it'll be more difficult for foreign subsidiary companies and famous brands to rise again once they are seriously injured." "You have to remember that the reputation of a company is very important, but his quality is even more important. If everyone only likes this brand instead of the quality of our product, then it doesn't matter if you don't want such a customer." He, Christiano, wanted to do the best work.
"Baby, can you understand the English on it?" Xu Lu came forward and asked, looking at the number that was quickly rolling on the screen. "Auntie, you don't know yet, do you? Zi Yao has the ability to see all kinds of things, and his English is better than mine." Jiaqi, who was standing by the side, seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness she had just had. She saw Lu Ziyan sitting in front of the computer table, looking particularly handsome. Her beautiful eyes were full of pride. It was as if she was the only one who had done it. "Do you all know each other?" Obviously, Bai Ziqi's words shocked both Bai Ziqi and Xu Ran so much that they couldn't even say a word. Was this still a three-year-old child? Why did they have a feeling that the sky was about to change? After making sure that Lu Ziming was fine, Bai Ziqi and Xu Lulu left the room, ready to inquire about Christiano's situation. "What did you say?" "One minute ago, we receiv