Livid Guardian's Endless Coddling

Aria held the boy's jacket and pulled him outside the school forcefully without caring about his glare or words. She left him only when she reached her father waiting for her, "Dad, can we help his mother? He has only his mother and she has cancer."

Oliver never said no to Aria and he agreed, "Sure, bunny." Then he held her near him and asked the boy, "Where is your mother? I will talk to her doctor first."

But the boy coldly said, "I don't want any donation." Then he turned to leave.

Aria grimly spoke, "Will you understand the value of mother after losing? Who said we will give money? There is a difference between help and donating money. I thought you are an introvert but no, you are disgusting."

Oliver held her shoulder shaking his head, "It's alright little bunny. He has the right to accept or reject the help."

She nodded and saw the boy's face puffing her cheeks in anger. She ignored his look and said, "Okay, I'm cycling home, Dad."

She had just taken a few steps, the boy spoke, "I'm sorry for my behavior."

She saw him bowing to her father who called her and they left for the boy's home to take his mother to her doctor. Then the rest took care by Oliver and the boy gradually got along with Aria.

-- Present --

"Do you remember me saying I saw your IQ scores in the school system after hacking?"

Alan nodded feeding her, Aria continued after gulping, "It was him who challenged me. His mother was at the fourth stage of cancer so by the end he lost his mother. That time I had given that moonstone to him. Dad had offered him to stay with us but he didn't want to. He attended his exam and vanished without a word. Dad had searched for him and even lodged a missing complaint. We got to know after three months that he left the country."

Then she turned to Xin and Xoan who were filled with dog food more than breakfast, "Senior Xin, you look different now."

Xin nodded without opening his lips and Aria understood he was still the same, no talk, no emotions.

Xoan spoke instead of him, "Good you remember that." He was really glad she didn't behave like she doesn't know or forgot Xin that would have really hurt Xin who remembers his every encounter with her.

"He had joined the same college as mine. After orientation class, I was running wild to cross the road when a car rushed towards me. He pulled me away but he lost his footing and fell front and the car hit his upper body damaging his face, hands severely. I admitted him to hospital, the treatment took long, and then to remove the ugly mark on the face, I shifted him forcefully to country E. Then we settled there for education."

Aria nodded in understanding and tried to make out the difference between real skin and the after surgery skin but didn't find that much difference at least by the look. Xin found it hard to maintain the emotionless face seeing her looking attentively.

Xoan's voice rang, "Why are you checking him out now?" He wanted to know if she likes him now.

Aria rolled her eyes, "My husband looks a lot better so keep your thoughts with you. And yeah, your stupidity brings nuisances to others but you still don't understand it. Do you?"

Xoan: "..."

Aria then asked Xin, "Senior Xin, why did you try to get into our company network?"

Xin spoke for the first time, "Your skills are good. Who is another one? Your husband?"

"Yep!" Then she flashed a bright smile at her talented husband.

Xoan: "..."

'When did they confirm?'

Aria realized he must be worried about her and he wouldn't speak about it so she didn't pressure him to speak. Alan too understood without a word and carried Aria back to the living hall.

Xoan looked at the couple and asked Xin, "Can't she walk? Why are they showing off?"

Xin rolled his eyes as he stood up and smacked his head for fooling him that they were meeting his friend.

Rubbing his head, Xoan asked them curiously, "If you two love each other so much, why did you run away from the wedding? Are you really married or in a relationship?"

Aria pointed at him and asked Alan, "Why is he so much interested in us?"

Alan would never tell her that Xoan wants her, he shook his head gently indicating he doesn't know. Aria said the truth, "Three years happily married." Then her tone turned sarcastic, "Anything else President West?"

Xoan glanced at Alan and looked away. He couldn't believe they were married for such a long time and still being lovey-dovey in front of two men.

Xin didn't react much. He just wants her to be happy and seeing Alan treat her better than her father, he didn't have anything to say or tell.

Both didn't sit and Xin spoke, "We will get going."

Aria nodded, "Aunty Sophia was very worried about you those days. If you have time, talk to her once..." She glanced at Xoan and continued, "If you had missed retrieving data, I have the backup in city B." Then her hand pointed to Xoan saying, "If he tries to play me or Alan, I will ruin his company before he could think to solve it."

Xin glanced at Xoan who burst out, "How dare you threaten me?"

Aria sweetly asked Alan who was glaring at Xoan, "Sweetheart, let's sell his company data. We can earn a few billion and he will be on-road without anything."

Xoan: 'I meant to say stop threatening me. President Devil.'

Xin spoke mildly, "I will take care of him. Bye."

Aria nodded at him and shot daggers at Xoan who was speechless. He only spoke after going out, "Are you even my friend?"

Xin relaxedly spoke, "They aren't called Goddess and Prince in school for nothing. They are talented unlike how we work hard. The solution I find thinking 10 seconds, you need in a minute, they get it in a second. Stay away from them. By the time you plot a game against them, they can destroy you sleekly."

Xoan: "..."

Momentarily at the loss of words, he spoke, "I thought you don't know how to talk in front of the little gi... bunny. How dare you look down on me?"

Shaking his head in resignation, Xin closed his eyes saying, "Wake me up at the airport."

"I hate your little bunny." He grunted loudly in frustration remembering her threat flirting with her husband.

Xin calmly said, "She is the same girl you fell in love without looking at the face."

Xoan: "..."

'I am not talking to anyone.' He felt the word ruthless called to him became a comedy after meeting the couple. 

He had thought he was only meeting Aria but didn't expect Alan to be there at all. If he knew, he wouldn't have stepped in to see the mocking look of Alan.