Chapter 502 - Gold against Silver

He was a golden bachelor whom many ladies sought after, but he unbelievably met this kind of setback from a mere woman.

Also, there seemed to be an inexplicable draw that was compelling Guan Gao Huan to want to get Xiong Zhi's heart.

Perhaps, it was because of that butler who challenged him many times. Or perhaps, because he wanted to get the most difficult trophy as his achievement.

Guan Gao Huan's thoughts were deep but his long legs began to follow after Xiong Zhi once more.

He had to get the answer out of her.

Why was she avoiding him like a plague, to the point of finding him repulsive?

He did not believe her answer at all.

The ladies who were waiting for a chance to talk to Guan Gao Huan approached him, but he politely excused himself.

He did not understand it himself, he just wanted to follow her.

But a question popped up.

Then what?

The woman was clearly guarded against him and did not want his existence near him.

The familiar bitter and unwilling feeling once again rose in Guan Gao Huan's heart.

He was no longer an orphaned kid in the slums. Yet, that woman dared to look down on him and treat him like a disgusting fly.

This very pride of the Xiong's heiress made him covet this young miss even more.

He wanted to get hold of her, then break her wings slowly.

His lashes lowered, covering the eerie light within his golden eyes.

…

Xiong Zhi had been stopped by other guests many times.

Many were gentlemen who wanted to strike a conversation with the intention of warming personal relationsh.i.p.s on the table. She was getting fed up. She was rejecting the Nth man's invitation when in the corner of her eyes, she saw the hateful beast coming to her direction again.

The woman's black phoenix eyes narrowed.

Xiong Zhi immediately excused herself from the person in front of her and walked away to find another group to talk to.

The brown-haired man's strides also speeded up.

Xiong Zhi felt her anxiety rise again.

She did not like this feeling at all, as if she was a prey being watched by the beast, as if he would be pouncing on her at any moment, tearing her to shreds.

Was this man still trying to approach her?

What now?

Xiong Zhi did not want to get near him nor talk to him.

She felt that when she was alone with him, or in a closer distance to him, she would be knocked out anytime and locked into a room for him to torture. While evading the nearby guests, she glanced behind once more.

He was looking straight at her.

Xiong Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

The familiar terror was slowly awakening.

'Linfeng...'

She turned sharply and strode forward, but at that moment, she suddenly bumped onto someone's back.

"Oh?"

A familiar voice sounded in front of her.

Lu Yin Ze's silver hair glistened under the warm lights as he turned around in confusion.

What he saw was Xiong Zhi's pale face.

"Xiong Zhi," he frowned worriedly. "Are you alright? You look pale."

Xiong Zhi's mind was still on the chase.

She turned and glanced behind once more.

Guan Gao Huan frowned while looking at their direction. His strides slowed down, but he was still clearly walking towards them.

"Xiong Zhi?" Lu Yin Ze whispered softly as he patted her arm worriedly.

Xiong Zhi flinched and looked up. She finally recognized the person before her.

"Lu Yin Ze."

Lu Yin Ze looked at the direction she was looking moments ago and saw Guan Gao Huan.

Golden eyes met silver-blue ones.

Guan Gao Huan was just a few meters away from them.

Lu YinZe looked down at Xiong Zhi.

He saw cold sweat on her white forehead.

Lu Yin Ze had known Xiong Zhi enough to understand her. Right now, he knew that she was frightened.

Was she scared off by Guan Gao Huan?

His brows frowned imperceptibly before smoothing out.

He stepped forward, hid Xiong Zhi behind him, and faced Guan Gao Huan with a smile.

"Young Master Gao Huan. It has been a while since we last saw each other."

Guan Gao Huan's eyes became slightly cold before his face shifted into a polite smile.

"Yin Ze, so you attended as well."

As he said that, he glanced at the woman standing behind Lu Yin Ze.

Lu Yin Ze shifted to block his sight.

The golden eyes fell on the silver-haired man once more.

Lu Yin Ze acted as if he had not noticed anything.

"Yes, it's the five kings' party after all. Grandfather told me that this event was for our generation, so he let me attend in his behalf. How about you? Did you come with brother Gu Ri and elder brother Xi Xin?"

Xiong Zhi glanced at Lu Yin Ze's wide back, feeling a bit moved.

She knew that Lu Yin Ze was stalling Guan Gao Huan for her, without even understanding why she was hiding.

This was the first time that she felt defended by a friend, although she had almost… broken ties with this friend. Biting her lips, she whispered softly so that only the two of them could hear.

"Thank you."

She started to walk away, however, she only took a couple of steps before another wave of gentlemen blocked her.

Guan Gao Huan took a step to follow her, but Lu Yin Ze blocked his way.

"You didn't come with them?"

The silvery blue eyes curved up gently.

Guan Gao Huan narrowed his eyes dangerously.

He naturally knew what Lu Yin Ze was doing.

However, why was he stopping him?

It was not like he would do something bad to Xiong Zhi at this moment.

Why was she even running?

But Guan Gao Huan recovered his manners and smiled back.

"They didn't come. Both of my brothers are busy with helping out in the family business. I still have some things I need to attend to, if you'll excuse me."

He stepped aside and came forward quickly.

Lu Yin Ze also shifted his steps.

Their chests collided.

They both froze.

However, none moved away.