Alice cracked her knuckles and suddenly looked up. Her expression was firm, as if sheâd made a great decision. âSince you canât bear to part with Youyou,â she said with determination, âIâll come over and stay with Hua Jin, if he doesnât mind. On the one hand, I can take care of Natalia and observe her. On the other hand, Iâll be able to monitor Youyouâs condition. That way, mother and son wonât be separated. What do you think?â
Hua Jin and Yun Shishi listened in disbelief. Yun Shishi, in particular, found it hard to believe that Alice would leave everything in Hurricane behind, and come here to take care of Natalia.
âWhat ⦠what about your work at Hurricane? What will happen to it?â
âWhat else can we do? Iâll have to run things on both sides. Otherwise, I donât feel at ease with Nataliaâs and Youyouâs situation. This is the only thing I can do.â Alice said it casually.
Yun Shishi had learned from her brother, Alice was young, but she had achievements that far surpassed most people of her age. As a result, she had a rather onerous portfolio in Hurricane. Would she be willing to drop everything to take care of Natalia and Youyou?
!!
Yun Shishi felt a twinge of guilt.
The actor hesitated. âAre you sure? I hear youâve got a busy job. You canât go back and forth all the time, can you?â
âItâs okay.â Alice let out a long sigh. âActually, I can understand Shishi. After all, she has been traumatized by my hypnotism work. Sheâs afraid to take the risk, and I understand that. And while I also understand you, Iâm still surprised. Youâve developed a strong bond with Natalia in a relatively short time.â
The actor smiled sheepishly at that. He said helplessly, âI just⦠felt sorry for her, thatâs all. I wanted to give her a good childhood. At least, she should not be spending all her time in a hospital.â
A hint of warmth developed in Aliceâs expression when she heard that, but she couldnât help teasing, âDid Gong Jie threaten you? Is that why youâre so cautious? Youâre afraid Gong Jie will blame you if you donât take good care of Natalia.â
âUhâ¦â The actor hesitated for a long moment before admitting, âWell⦠thereâs that reason. Gong Jie said heâd kill me if I didnât take good care of Natalia.â
Whooshâ¦
It was as if a chilling wind had blown past. Alice and Yun Shishi looked at each other for a long, awkward moment.
They were almost moved by the father-daughter relationship between Hua Jin and Natalia. Now it seemed⦠Gong Jieâs threat worked better!
It was obvious that to the actor, Gong Jie was like a demon king. Despite the fear he had, he treated Gong Jieâs words as imperial edicts.
Alice resisted the urge to laugh. âAre you⦠so afraid of him?â she asked curiously.
âEr⦠not exactly afraid.â The actor spoke cautiously.
âWhat is it then?â
She and Alice spoke almost in unison.
The actorâs response was a well-considered one. âWell⦠I suppose itâs respect!â
Respectâ¦
The word almost made Yun Shishi burst into uncontrollable giggles.
It was too funny to use the word ârespectâ!
Alice tried not to laugh. âHeâs⦠a bit bossy, but heâs been like that since he was a kid,â she said helplessly. âStill, you donât have to be so scared, do you?! Heâs not a tiger. He wonât eat you. Hmm?â