Unexpected Second Chance at Love

Hours pass by as the two men inside one of Gloryʼs private rooms catch up with life. Kira lowers his head to look at the time on his phone and seeing how late it had gotten, he tells Liu Shan he is leaving.

As he stood up and walks over to the door, his head turns to look at the assistant.

”Youʼre not leaving?”

The assistant did not move from his seat. He was already pouring himself another glass of hard liquor. When he heard the samurai looking manʼs question, he looks at the person and grin from ear to ear.

”Uh… No, you go ahead. I still have some things to do here.”

Kira stares at Liu Shan with one arched brow. They were currently in Glory. An underworld hangout spot for dark meetings. What could he (Liu Shan) possibly have to do here?

However, the longer he stares at Liu Shan, he could only see the calmness in the manʼs eyes. He wasnʼt able to see what Liu Shan is thinking about at all.

He shrugs his shoulders without another thought and opens the door to leave the private room.

”Guess Iʼll be seeing you then.”

Liu Shan answers back with an ʼmmʼ and goes back to pouring himself a drink. He couldnʼt leave even if he wanted to because he needed to confirm something first.

When he and Kira first arrived inside Glory, he had spotted someone very familiar to enter one of the private rooms in the back. He needed to stay and make sure that his eyes did not play a trick on him.

As Kira exit the room and closed the door, he abruptly stops in his steps. If it werenʼt for his fast reflexes, he would have bumped into the person who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

”S-Sorry. I wasnʼt paying attention to where I was going.”

He apologizes as his sight landed on a woman with long black hair. From a glance, he could tell that she is one of the service girls under Glory, but there was something different about her.

Instead of a revealing dress like the other women, this woman wore a simple soft pink bodycon dress that had another layer wrapped around her waist. Her makeup was applied lightly and gave her an innocent appearance.

He stares at the woman with a straight face, but he was quite taken back by surprise inside. Why is a woman like this working at Glory?

The woman noticed Kiraʼs handsome being and how his eyes were glued on her. She almost mistook him for a model, but despite his good looks, since he is here in Glory, it can only mean his hands tainted like everyone else.

She stares up at him for another second then glance to the door he was blocking. A faint, yet polite smile curls on her lip and she looks back at the man.

”Did Mr. Liu leave already?”

Kira arched a brow at her words. He was a member of Faith and has a long line of fans, but to see a beautiful woman like this show no reaction upon seeing him, he is even more amused by her.

He stares at the woman like he is observing her. However, it was only for a quick second. He takes a step away from the door and smiles.

”Heʼs still inside.”

Without giving her another glance, he strides away. She may have caught his interest, but not in a romantic way. It was more like the interest one gets when they learned something intriguing.

He places both his hands in his pockets and a faint smile curls on his straight face.

”So that why Shan isnʼt leaving. Interesting.”

Just when he was about to take his fifth step, he stops and turns back to look at the woman.

”Oh right, heʼs a little flustered, so do take care of him.”

The door to the private room Liu Shan is in opens and he lifts his head to look at the person. He thought it was Kira, but when he saw who it is, he grins a wide and bright smile.

”Yuanyuan, youʼre here.”

Yuanyuan returns a smile as she closes the door. She was confused at first about the long hair manʼs words, but now she understood.

She glances down at the many empty bottles of hard liquor on the table and she sighs a frown. Walking over to Liu Shan, she places both her hands on her hip.

”Thatʼs more than enough for you.”

Before Liu Shan could take another sip of his drink, she snatches the glass cup from him and strides around the table to sit in the seat Kira was sitting on.

”You said youʼre here for business, but judging from all the alcohol youʼve drunk, it looks like youʼre here to have some fun.”

Liu Shan hung his head low and stares at his empty hands. He held a blank expression for a long minute before he heaves a long sigh.

”Youʼre the second person in the world I can never fool…”

He murmurs incoherently before he looks up at Yuanyuan. However, the second he lifted his head, his neck turned weak and caused his head to flung back as he stares up at the ceiling.

The light above shines down onto his face and allows one to see how red he is due to the alcohol. Even his eyes could barely stay open at this moment.

Yuanyuan was struck dumbfounded by the man across from her. She scoffs in disbelief and massages her forehead like a frustrated mother.

”Aish…”

She gestures a distraught hissing sound and slams the glass cup on the table that separated her and Liu Shan.

”How in the world does Yue Ling deal with you?”

Standing up, she walks over to him with her arms folded in front of her chest. Her entire being changes from a refined woman with manner into that of a gangsterʼs boss.

”Liu Shan, I am talking to you. Are you listening?”

The assistant did not make another sound. He remained seated with his head tilted back like he was admiring the ceiling.

However, the moment Yuanyuan stopped at his side, she was more dumbfounded than ever.

”Waaa….”

She scoffs a sarcastic chuckle and rolls her eyes at the sight of him. She swore this man is always throwing surprises her way.

Slightly leaning closer to him, she places one hand on her hip and her other reach to poke his forehead.

”Shan? Liu Shan? Are you still alive? Hello?”

Despite her constant poking, Liu Shan did not answer. His head leans forward before falling back and all that could be heard from him was his snoring.

”…”

Yuanyuan sighs aloud and shook her head at the sight of him.

”Really, how can you drink so much when you know you canʼt even hold your liquor?”

She places both her palms on one of the chairʼs arms and she leans closer to him. Her head slightly tilts to the side and she stares at him with a tint of softness in her eyes.

After so many years, she still finds him as handsome as ever.

Subconsciously, she raises one hand and wanted to stroke his hair away from his face, but he stops herself.

The image of Liu Shanʼs hurt expression from the last time they met floated inside her. He looked so heartbroken and hurt like he didnʼt care if the world were to end.

She sighs inside and straightens her posture. Her eyes never left him, and she sounds a faint chuckle.

”Yuanyuan ah Yuanyuan. What are you expecting?”

Her hand near his face lowers, but unexpectedly, Liu Shan grabs hold of her wrist. Her eyes tremble as they widen and before she could gather herself together, she was pulled onto his lap.

”Why…?”

Liu Shan mumbles incoherently with his eyes closed as Yuanyuan who was now sitting on his lap was frozen stiff.