Kiara stared at the candied hawthorn in Alex's hand, her eyes sparkling with desire.
Alex smiled and said, "You can have this one too."
"Really?" Kiara was delighted at his words, but immediately felt embarrassed. She pouted and said, "I don't want it. I can't even finish one, it's too sweet."
"See? Mine is a candied grape one; it's even better than yours," Alex tempted her.
Kiara stared at the candied hawthorn in his hand again, swallowed, and revealed a look of longing like a young beast, but she was too embarrassed to ask him for it.
"Just take it. I don't like eating this; I bought it all for you." Alex stopped teasing her and stuffed it directly into her hand.
Kiara smiled shyly, turned around, and licked the candied grape. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt this one was indeed sweeter.
"Let's go. I'll take you somewhere."
Suddenly, her arm was grabbed, and she was dragged forward uncontrollably. Kiara was stunned and stammered, "W-where are you taking me?"
She saw passersby looking at them, her little face flushed, but she also felt a sense of novelty. The looks from those people were filled with envy and jealousy, as if they had misunderstood her relationship with Alex.
"A fun place," Alex replied.
Before long, they arrived at a park and stopped at the bumper car area.
Alex paid thirty yuan and got two bumper cars; they could play for ten minutes.
"We're playing this." He smiled and patted Kiara on the shoulder.
Kiara: "(⊙_⊙)"
"Don't just stand there, get on." Alex pushed her onto the car without giving her a choice.
Kiara sat in the car, looking at him at a loss. She was holding a candied hawthorn in each hand, looking adorably dazed.
When she suddenly reacted and wanted to say something to Alex, the candied hawthorn in her left hand was taken away. Alex held it horizontally to her mouth and ordered, "Hold it tight."
Kiara subconsciously clamped down on the stick of the candied hawthorn. Only after biting it did she suddenly realize she was being treated like a little puppy. Her cheeks puffed up immediately, and she glared at Alex angrily.
"Bite it tight, don't let go." Alex smiled and pinched her cheek lightly; he felt it was exceptionally smooth. He retracted his hand calmly, took the candied hawthorn from Kiara's other hand, then turned and got into another bumper car.
He held a candied hawthorn in one hand and steered the car with the other, turning the bumper car to face Kiara.
Kiara realized what was happening, huffed in anger, and instinctively gripped the steering wheel with both hands. She stepped on the gas and rushed over, then... she was sent flying by Alex.
Dazed from the collision, Kiara hadn't even reacted before the bumper car spun 180 degrees. From the side came Alex's mischievous laughter.
After finally stopping, Kiara shook her head, her nose crooked with anger. Ahhh, this hateful Alex, he was just too hateful.
She angrily stepped on the gas and charged at Alex, but by then, Alex had already fled.
"Hateful! You're not allowed to move!" Kiara shouted, chasing after him, ignoring her image.
Ten minutes ended quickly. Kiara only realized it when she saw Alex get off the car. She sat in the bumper car, gripping the steering wheel, lost in thought.
Alex walked over and teased, "What, still want to play? The kids next to us are waiting anxiously."
Business for the bumper cars was quite good; there were people lining up now. Several children were looking over eagerly, while their parents watched with smiles from the side.
Kiara pouted, "No way. You kept running away; it wasn't fun at all."
She got up and stepped out of the bumper car. The moment her feet touched the ground, she suddenly felt the world spinning. Her body collapsed straight forward, only to be caught in a sturdy, powerful embrace.
Alex's gentle voice came from beside her ear, "Silly girl, you've spun yourself dizzy."
Having been scolded, Kiara's cheeks puffed out slightly, and she fainted.
...
Around 8:30 PM.
An Suling noticed a figure wearing a "Bao Le Ba" delivery uniform wandering near Freya's villa.
In fact, this wasn't the first time An Suling had noticed this unusual delivery person. She had already seen this delivery person delivering food near Freya's residence an hour ago.
This delivery person was actually the "target" discovered by the organization An Suling belonged to—a member of a hostile force.
He had moved into the neighborhood a few days ago and subsequently started working at the "Bao Le Ba" company. His work area was about five kilometers, which happened to include this villa district.
It seemed the other party wanted to contact Freya by delivering food, but the hostile force's intelligence work had a small error: Freya did not eat takeout. She generally only ordered fresh ingredients and cooked at home herself, because she wanted Alex to be able to eat the meals she made by hand every day.
The target clearly knew of this small error but didn't rush to change jobs. Perhaps out of caution, he continued to deliver food every day while secretly hunting for an opportunity.
Since this evening, residents in the villa district had suddenly started ordering more takeout. After seeing the target appear, An Suling realized this was the other party's doing. She didn't know what method they used, but they had made the nearby residents order takeout, and the target seized the opportunity to appear near Freya.
Why was this happening? Was the target impatient and planning to make a move tonight?
As An Suling's heart tightened, her eyes turned completely cold. Although she knew that once she acted, Freya's existence would no longer be hidden, if she didn't stop him, they would lose Freya.
In any case, Feiyan must be safe. An Suling made up her mind.
Suddenly, she saw the delivery person disguised as the target stop when he reached the side of Freya's villa. He looked up, which was a window on the second floor of the villa.
The target put down the fast food in his hand, looked around twice, and then pulled a hook rope from his body. The target gripped the end with the hook and swung it gently. The rope flew up, hooked onto the edge of the window, and made a slight sound.
The lights in this room were not on, and the owner was not there, so the sound didn't attract any attention.
The target grabbed the rope and pulled, his feet stepping against the wall in the air, climbing up bit by bit.
A ghost-like figure appeared silently behind the target. A flash of a blade cut through the darkness, and the sharp knife stabbed at the target's back neck.
Just as An Suling thought she was about to succeed, the target, suspended in mid-air, seemed to have eyes on his back. He kicked the wall hard with both feet, did a somersault in the air, and landed behind An Suling.
An Suling was shocked. Her body tilted, and a fist carrying immense force flew past her head.
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