Chapter 16 Enlightened Love Of Guardian

When Marilyn looked at the strange number on her phone and heard the care from the other end of the line, the memory that they were in the corridor, and the night that he was drugged flashed through her mind. The panting of Ethan seemed to be really circling in her ears. She had the most intimate contact with Ethan Lan, but they seemed to be very far away. He was like a dream that she couldn’t tell whether it was true or not. She didn’t know what Ethan was trying to do with the call. For a moment, she was vulnerable in her heart, which warmed her broken heart. She was even afraid. She felt that she was too easily moved, just like the friendship between her and Vivian Li. She was too emotional and too easy to be betrayed. Thinking of this, she still felt that she had to keep a distance from this man called Ethan. "If you don’t have anything else to say, I’m hanging up." She hung up the phone immediately without even saying goodbye. She didn’t know if they would meet again or if she wanted to see him again. She was extremely confused by the things that had happened recently. She knew she had something more important to deal with. Ethan was probably just an episode in her life. She didn’t want herself to show too much emotion or even love to him. The first task for her was to get a divorce with Leon Lin and take back her father’s heritage. On the other side of the phone, when it was suddenly hung up by Marilyn, Ethan was a bit confused. He had hesitated before calling her. ’Would she refuse to answer the phone? Would she hang up the phone as soon as she hear that it is from me? If she don’t hang up, what would she say? Would she pester me to say something about life as other girls do?’ With anxiety, he dialed the number. He had never thought that his heart would tremble when he heard her voice. He knew that it was a omen, or a danger omen. The training and education he received since he was a child told him to keep calm so that he could make the objective analysis of everything and choose the best solution. It gave him a feeling of losing control for a woman. He didn’t like this feeling, but he couldn’t control the feeling for Marilyn. Sometimes, he also enjoyed it. Just as he had expected, he lived a regular and orderly life. He was indifferent to everything around him without much emotion fluctuation. The appearance of Marilyn was undoubtedly a challenge to his years of life habits. For him, encountering with Marilyn was a beautiful accident. He was willing to be involved in this accident. He was also curious about what would happen to him and Marilyn in the future. He looked forward to it. Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Ethan was confused and bewildered, which was noticed by his friend, Charles Zhong. Charles was in Ethan’s office. Sometimes he went to the bookshelf and picked up a few pages and put them down. Sometimes he was playing with the antique vases in Ethan’s office. Driven by sheer boredom, he observed the dull colors of the vase and the pattern in the vase. In his mind, he was amused by his own analysis of the pieces of antiques. Even so, he didn’t miss any piece of the reaction of Ethan. ’When he was on the phone just now, he looked very cautious. Sometimes he frowned, and sometimes he seemed a little nervous.’ Ethan’s expressions had all fallen the eyes of Charles, and he felt very funny. ’The girl who can make Mr. Lan have so many expressions on the face is not an ordinary person.’ Seeing that Ethan was still reluctant to leave after hanging up the phone, Charles put down the antique vase in his hand and walked to Ethan’s desk. Like a gentleman, he sat down, crossed his legs, picked up a cup of tea on the table and took a sip of it. "The white tea they brought from Yunnan province is really special," said Charles, squinting at Ethan, "Same as the one on the other end of your phone." Ethan raised his eyes and glanced at Charles. Seeing that Ethan did not respond, Charles smiled and continued, "Well, tell me the truth. Is it the tough and cute kitten we met last time? It seems that she has made our Mr. Lan so absent-minded? You’ve already hung up the phone. Are you still thinking about her?" said Charles, trying to get some information from him. It was obvious that Ethan didn’t want to talk about it anymore. "Mind your own business!" said Ethan in a cold voice. However, Charles became more energetic. He changed his posture and put down the tea in his hand. Then he leaned his body in front of Ethan, with a look of probing, "Tell me about her. I’ve never seen you like this before. If someone takes a photo of you and send it to the group, they’ll see your poker face. Maybe they’ll be shocked." Ethan didn’t take what his friend said seriously. When he thought of how popular Charles was to girls, he wondered if he should ask him. But he remembered that Charles was a hasty man, so he was entangled with this problem. Hence, Charles asked again "In fact, I can guess it even if you don’t tell me. Men come and go for nothing but money and women." Hearing the words, Ethan glanced at Charles again. He began to play with the tea cup a bit unnaturally. As a veteran who knew Ethan, Charles confirmed his guess, "You’re really worrying for a woman. Then I’m curious. Since you were little, you have been surrounded by a lot of women. I’ve never seen you pay attention to anyone. Even your fiancee, you seems to be indifferent to her. Why the little kitten could enlighten you love?" In Ethan’s mind, the look of Marilyn appeared. He answered slowly, "Yes, we just knew each other." His friend’s quick response cheered Charles up, "In fact, I think that woman is a little bit fierce. But look at you, Mr. Lan, is there still a woman you can’t get even if you use a honey trap?" I think it’s a good idea that send a woman a bouquet of roses or a car. If you really have no choice, just tie her up and have sex with her right on the spot. As far as I know, you are as good as me," Charles said. He took a look at Ethan on purpose and then smiled ambiguously. "If you can make her satisfied, she will be loyal to you. What do you think? How about I help you prepare for the kidnapping?" What Charles said reminded Ethan of his two previous encounters with Marilyn. "Mind your own business. What bad idea did you come up with?" Ethan stood up immediately and pushed Charles out of the door. "You are a bad man. You couldn’t think of a good idea. You should go," as he said, he closed the door. Charles moaned, "I gave you an idea, and you pushed me out. You don’t know how to thank people." Charles didn’t stay for long. He had to make up his mind to tell the gossips that Ethan loved a fierce girl. At the thought of the terrible look on Ethan’s face, Charles chuckled in his heart. He thought to himself, ’Ethan, if you fall in love with a woman, you’ll suffer a lot.’ Hearing no sound from the door, Ethan knew that Charles had left. All of a sudden, the office was quiet again. He sat down in front of the computer and pressed the mouse. Then he opened a folder where there were a lot of photos. That was Marilyn’s. A tender expression appeared on Ethan’s face. In the photos, Marilyn was walking, eating... Then he saw several photos in which the girl were bullied. His sharp eyes stared at the people who were bullying Marilyn. He frowned and looked at them with a sense of danger, as if he was going to tear them pieces. ’Nobody can bully her. I’ll be her guardian.’ That’s what in his mind at that moment. After hanging up the phone, Marilyn walked on the street. Although it was early summer in May, she still felt cold as a gust of wind blew on her body. She put her arms around her thin body, hoping to resist the cold a little bit. But even she couldn’t tell whether she felt cold because of the wind or because of what she had suffered. The wind didn’t seem to have any tender heart for a woman. It blew more and more fiercely. She looked up at the sky, as dark clouds were gathering. No wonder the wind blew. It was going to rain. Just as she had this thought, it rained. Marilyn panicked and hid a shop on the street without thinking too much. Not getting wet through the rain, Marilyn was relieved when she heard a voice. "Excuse me, miss. Do you want to live here?" Following the sound, Marilyn saw a woman with a false smile asked her politely. She thought that there must be a place to stay for the night, so she nodded. When she was about to reach for the money in her pocket, she realized that she couldn’t found her wallet. It must be taken out when she was argued with the Lin family. She knew that she could not enter Lin family now, not to mention get away her own ID card. She gave an apologetic look at the waitress on the counter and said, "I’m sorry. My money was lost. Can you..." Before she could finish her sentence, the waitress on the counter snapped her. It seemed that the waitress wore a brighter smile, but everyone could see that it was a smile of mockery and disdain. "I’m sorry, miss. We are here to open our door to do business, not for a charity. You pay the bill, and we will provide you the room. If you don’t have money, we can’t help you either. After all, we can’t sponsor a beggar just because she comes." The harsh words of the waitress reached her ears. She curled up, feeling the loss of her self-esteem. The waitress continued, "Miss, if you don’t have a place to stay, please go out and don’t interfere with our business."