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Since the servant had said that dinner would be served soon, Pei Luoyi did not go too far. She walked out of the villa and saw a bench not far away. She then walked over and sat down.

As the twilight deepened, a few yellow ginkgo leaves would occasionally fall on his feet or shoulders. When the night wind blew over, it seemed to have become even more autumn.

She took out her cell phone from her pocket and switched it on. Not long after the screen lit up, several messages popped up. She was stunned for a moment before immediately clicking on it.

The first thing he saw was a text message.

Pei Luoyi looked at the name of the sender, and her pupils shook. She did not expect Tong Jia to contact her.

After hesitating for three seconds, she tapped it open with her finger and a text message popped up on the screen. Dense text filled the entire screen.

She looked at the contents and her gaze darkened.

[Sister Yi Yi, when you read this message, I was probably no longer in Cloud City. I wanted to say something to you face to face, but after some thought, I don't have the qualification to appear in front of you again. I know that even if I say that I'm sorry a thousand times over, I still wouldn't be able to make up for the harm I've done to you, so I won't beg for your forgiveness.

Pei Luoyi's fingertips moved as she continued reading, pulling up the finished text.

[Actually, I don't have any friends in the underground auction, because that person is me. When I signed the contract to work there for money, it was a contract no different from a contract to sell my life. From the moment I signed the contract, it was destined that I would only be able to contribute my life to that organization.

When Pei Luoyi read up to this point, she was unable to say what she was feeling. She had her own difficulties, but wasn't she innocent?

[After I returned to my country, something happened and I accidentally met Miss Su. She promised to give me a new identity and live in the country as long as I complete this task for them. She also promised to give me a sum of money so that I won't be found by those people. But in the days I spent with you, I became more and more impatient. You treated me very well and were a very good person, but for my freedom for the rest of my life, I still did not stop.

[A large portion of what I told you about the painting is true. Aside from lying to you, I can help you contact the buyer because my level is not high enough and the buyer's information is confidential. However, I noticed that the signature left behind when the buyer took away the painting was Mr. Byron, that's all I know. I don't ask you to forgive me, but I want to do something to make up for it. Hope... What I said helped you. Goodbye, Sister Yiyi.]

Her tears fell without warning onto the screen. Pei Luoyi snapped out of her daze and realized that she had been crying unknowingly.

After reading this long paragraph, her heart was actually very calm. Her heart was as calm as still water, but she still shed tears.

She didn't know why.

Maybe it was regret, maybe it was helplessness.

She raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face and refocused her gaze on the man called Mr. Signature of Byron, Byron...

It was just a surname and there was no way to find out more information about it. In the entire UK, Europe and America, there were many who used this surname. It was simply impossible to find out.

However, she still kept her eyes open. After all … Now this signature was the only clue to the painting.

When she turned it off, there were several caller ID numbers on the screen, all of which had come from intentional. It was around eleven o'clock in the morning.

Pei Luoyi recalled that at that time, she should have just returned to the villa. Furthermore, her phone seemed to have been turned off since last night. It was normal for her to not have received it.

She dialed back. She waited a long time, but no one answered.

She dialed two or three more times, all in the same situation, and then stopped.

Looking up, the night had already completely fallen and the lamps in the manor had all lit up.

Gong Yan still hadn't returned.

An almost imperceptible sense of loneliness seeped into her heart. Pei Luoyi rummaged through her phone and finally dialed Gong Yan's number.

Almost as soon as she put the phone to her ear, the call came through, and a familiar voice tapped her eardrums through the receiver.

"You're awake?"

Pei Luoyi bit her lips and wondered how he knew that she would call him when she woke up. Her gaze landed on a street lamp not far away, "Hmm …" Aren't you coming back for dinner tonight? "

He seemed to be getting busier and busier these days, and it was common not to come back for dinner. Sometimes it was not easy for him to come back before dawn, let alone for dinner.

After a moment of silence, Pei Luoyi keenly sensed that something was amiss. She then heard the man's reply, "I'm in Hong Kong now."

The expression on Pei Luoyi's face froze for a moment before his gaze dimmed down a bit.

He went back …

She pursed her lips, her soft voice not concealing the gloominess that was mixed within. "Oh …"

The man seemed to be amused by her "Oh." Hearing the disappointment in her tone, his heart softened. "What do you mean by" oh "?"

"What else could it mean …" Pei Luoyi pouted as she grumbled, "You've already gone back. Do you think I can make you come back?"

He left without saying a word.

She curled her lips and couldn't help but ask softly, "When will we be able to return?"

"If it's slow, it might take a few more days. Why? "Hmm?"

The man let out a low, hoarse laugh that came from the other end of the phone.

Pei Luoyi's earlobes were burning as she subconsciously denied his words, "No, you're thinking too much. I'm asking you when you'll be back, yet you can still think so much."

Gong Yan was already used to this little woman's duplicity, so he obviously expected her words. He chuckled again and was about to speak up when a woman's voice came from behind him.

"Yan, I've read most of these documents, there shouldn't be any problems. It's almost 6 o'clock, are you going to go eat?"

Pei Luoyi heard the strange woman's voice coming from the other end of the phone, causing her entire body to freeze.

The smile on her charming face quickly disappeared as she tightened her fingers around her mobile phone.

The words had clearly spilled over to his lips, yet he was completely speechless for a moment.

Yan.

If it was just the employees, calling the boss by his name was obviously not okay, not to mention … Even from such a distance, she could hear the familiarity in the woman's tone.

This form of address was too intimate.

The sixth sense that a woman was born with gave her a strange feeling.