Plans

After taking a bath, Ai Sha was surprised by the clothes laid out on the bed for her, it was decent looking clothes, not too figure hugging yet does not make her look baggy. Once dressed, she exit her room, a servant girl was waiting outside ushered her to the dining area. The servant girl was surprised by the sight of the beautiful young lady. She was taken aback when she saw her master carrying a stinky and dishevelled lady when he walked in. This is the first time, she has ever seen her master treating a lady with much respect, as far she knew, according to the guards that she fooled around with, their master had always treated women as a play thing and never once he brought back those escort ladies.

She knew her place well and wanted to keep her life, she better not stick her nose into business she didn't belong. She just kept her head down and led the beautiful lady downstairs. Ken was seated at the table, looking dashing and appeared at ease. He looked up and gave her a warm smile different from the one he gave her at their first meeting. She smiled back a genuine smile.

As she sat down her first words were, "Thank you for getting me out." True tears swelled in her eyes but she held them in. Previously, she knew how to use her tears to move the opposite sex but this time, she held them in. She closed her eyes and that brief misty eyes disappeared.

"I did not do much, if the Ji Yu and Ru Ran did not intend to release you, I could not do much," he said as he shrugged indifferently. In his mind, he had a hunch he might go through the troubles of busting her out if they didn't agree but he kept that thought to himself instead.

She lowered her head and continued to eat silently, no matter how he tried to downplay the matter, it was still him that got her out. The man who professed to her he would swim the sea of fire for her, did not hesitate to abandon her once he knew she had nothing. Her two fathers were no difference.

"I have nothing to offer as gratitude. I have no intention to repay your kindness with my body...

"I have no intention in your body as well," he chided in.

Ai Sha blushed so hard that her cheeks and ears were red, when he said it that way, it sounded like she offered him her body and he has no interest in it. She quickly cleared her mind and spoke, "I wish to leave tomorrow if that is okay with you?"

She was nervous as she waited for his response.

"What do you plan to do or go?" he asked, not saying if he allowed her to leave or not.

"I plan to find a place to rent and a decent job as well," she replied.

"I can offer you a job and you can rent a room here," he said nonchalantly.

"All my life, I have been dependent on others, now that things have come to this stage, I want to see if I am really that useless. I need to build myself up, at this point, I find myself worthless, I have already troubled you I do not want to impose further on you. Once I have established myself, I'll come and look for you to treat you to a meal. At this moment, whatever money I have now, is just enough to start anew," she said solemnly.

She had thought long and hard during her bath earlier. She had made some calculations and she knew she have to downscale her lifestyle and her spending. She hopes she could have enough resolute and she is a spendthrift and a shopaholic.

"Alright then, it is a deal," Ken said and he added on, "Looking forward to hear from you, hope that you will succeed." Accompanied his words was his gesture to a toast.

Those words could not be better than what she hoped for. She had expected him to look down on her or scorn her but instead he had encouraged her. She steeled her heart not to be too excited with his treatment. At this point she only want to rely on herself plus she don't know if she could ever trust another man.

"Thank you. Em, are you still against Ji Yu?" she asked.

"What if I am and what if I don't?" he asked back in annoyance.

He just felt annoyed that she is still thinking about Ji Yu, knowing how she felt towards Ji Yu. He quickly suppressed the annoyance he felt. He was surprised by his own actions. He never thought there would come a day he lose his control over trifling matters. He blamed it on his weariness.

"It is not like what you are thinking, if you still do, then I wish you stay safe, if no, then I am glad as I don't wish any harm upon them, Ru Ran and Ji Yu. In my situation, I was the foolish one, I always assume that am irresistible and Ji Yu would fall for me, and I always saw him as someone I already own. I was truly foolish. My enmity with Ru Ran stemmed from the brainwashing I receive eversince I could understand human language. The period I was kept captive, initially I was still hating them to the core, I wanted them to suffer, as hope of getting release diminished little by little, I could see, despite me being in their hands, I was not exactly mistreated and I was even given chances to request for help and they opened my eyes to reality. Ha ha ha," she said in a sad tone.

Just thinking about how disappointing those people whom she consider fathers and the self proclaimed admirer acted made her beautiful face gloomy but it lasted only for a second before her eyes shine with brilliance. Since she had decided to put the past behind, she felt her shoulders lighter. She need not worry about acting perfect anymore nor does she need to plot.

Listening to her words, the know in Ken's heart undo, he was worried as well, that her future plans include revenge. Hearing her words now, he knows that she meant what she says. Since, she wants to find herself, he will allow it. He felt the itch to pat her head, but he refrained himself.

I need to visit spirit master myself, I think something is not right with me. He thought to himself.