Chapter 740 - The Curse (15) (1/2)

When Zhao Ming came downstairs, wearing a casual flower print pastel blue dress that reached by her knees, and walked to the dining table where Xie Ming was placing dishes on the table while Yu Mei was helping her.

Liwei was also sitting there and was sipping on his coffee while reading the newspaper. She glanced at Ji Cheng who was silently sitting at the table, looking like a lonely kid. She pursed her lips and watched Xie Ming who took a seat beside Liwei. She looked at Ji Cheng to see his reaction, but he didn't look at Xie Ming and just stared at the rice bowl in front of him.

She sighed and was wondering where to sit when Ji Cheng looked up at her and said, ” Why are you standing there? Sit.”

”....”

She stared at him in surprise and hesitantly took a seat beside him, wondering why he asked her to sit beside him. Didn't he want her to keep distance between them and act like strangers? Well, since they're in her world now, they can't possibly act like strangers. She doubts other than her, someone else will help him.

But there is no need for them to be overly friendly either. She couldn't help but steal glances at him while eating, he looked extremely handsome in the white shirt which hung to his muscular body perfectly.

” So, will you tell us now how you guys came here? I mean, I am sure you won't come here from a magical door or airplane right?” Liwei asked while placing his newspaper to the side and looked at Zhao Ming, who was caught off guard with his question.

She was busy looking at Ji Cheng from the side that she didn't catch on to what Liwei just said.

”What..you said something?” She asked while wiping the corner of her lips using the tissue.

Xie Ming looked at Zhao Ming and asked calmly, ” Did something happen before you came here?”

Zhao Ming pursed her lips and glanced at Ji Cheng who was looking at her curiously as well. He also doesn't know what happened before he reached the lakeside where Lu shi was lying injured and Zhao Ming was drowning in the water.

Zhao Ming let out a breath before speaking, ” Well, I went out of the palace without any guards with Lu shi and went quite far from the palace. I don't know what place it was that but there was a lake where Lu shi and I went to rest and wash our feet after walking all day long.”

Xie Ming raised her brows and glanced at Ji Cheng in surprise. She never went out of the palace with maids and guards, let alone going alone. But she was quite surprised that Zhao Ming was daring enough to leave the palace without any guards.

” We were about to leave when two men whose faces were covered with black cloth appeared out of nowhere. They also had knives with them,” she said while remembering how they appeared out of nowhere, scaring her.

” What did they say? Did they attack you guys for money?” Ji Cheng asked with his brows knitted in worry.

Zhao Ming looked at him in surprise and shook her head, ” No. I told them I have no money and let us go but they were not there for the money.”

” Then why did they attack you?” Xie Ming while looking at her worriedly.

Zhao Ming pursed her lips and hesitated before speaking, ” Actually, they said that...they want to take me with them.”