Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

Located in the city's core business district, AEON Mall.

The beautiful young woman came in full of enthusiasm, but after less than an hour, she lost interest and became absent-minded.

"Madam, would you like to take a look at the cosmetics section?" La Gu, who was following her, suggested, noticing her listless demeanor.

The group descended to the first floor in a grand procession. Although the bodyguards behind her were dressed in civilian clothes, they all had cold and stern faces and sharp, wolf-like eyes. People in the mall avoided them and lost all interest in shopping.

However, Hong Jin had already warned her that the lesson from the animal park was enough, and she dared not provoke that scoundrel again anytime soon.

I randomly picked out some face masks and skincare products, then moved on to the lipstick counter.

Although she doesn't usually wear lipstick, no girl can escape the obsession of collecting lipstick colors.

"This one, this one, this one," she pointed to a few colors at random, "I don't want these, pack up the rest!"

The counter clerk, whose Chinese wasn't very good, thought she had misheard and looked at Hong Jie standing next to her with a puzzled expression.

"Are you deaf? Afraid I won't pay?" Hong Jie said to the counter lady with a roguish tone.

After Yao Gongyue finished choosing, she took La Gu to browse other counters, leaving Hong Jie to pay. The man took out the card Hong Jin had given him, then, as if possessed, put it in his wallet and took out his own card to pay.

There was a gold jewelry counter on the first floor. Yao Gongyue, who always couldn't resist gold, finally became interested.

"Lagu, is this pretty?" She pointed to a Thai-style gold bracelet in the center of the counter.

"You look beautiful! Madam is so pretty, with such fair skin. You look even better in gold jewelry, and it would look even better with our traditional Khmer-style dress!" Lagu said with a kind smile.

She was Hong Jin's maid since he was a child, and having watched him grow up, she could naturally tell that the young master genuinely liked his young mistress. She just didn't know about Madam Mo's side...

"Buy it if you like it, you can even buy the whole store!" Hong Jie had somehow caught up with them, his rough voice coming from behind them.

"Hey, Young Master Jie!" Yao Gongyue turned her head and stared at Hong Jie with disdain. "It's not like you're spending your money on relationships. You really don't know how to be frugal, do you? You're like a foolish son of a rich family. How big of a family fortune could withstand your squandering like this!"

"As long as you're willing!" The man's dark eyes were fixed intently on her. "You can spend my money! Don't worry, at the very least, you could spend it all in three lifetimes!"

"Hehe!" The girl's lips twitched. "How arrogant! You don't know my style!"

Hong Jie closed his eyes, shook his head, and smiled wryly. His tall figure approached from above, and he ruffled her hair. "I've already experienced it today! Just so-so!"

Yao Gongyue tilted her head and glared at him, "What are you doing? Don't try to take advantage of me!"

Not far away, around the elevator corner, a man wearing a baseball cap watched the commotion and whispered to his weasel-faced companion, "See that? That woman must be Hong Jie's darling. If we grab her, Hong Jie will release the boss. When the boss comes out, we'll kill Hong Jie!"

"Brother Kun, I heard that after the old prince died, the company got a new boss. He's not very good-tempered, and none of us brothers know what he's up to. Will we cause trouble if we act on our own?"

"No way! Boss was arrested because of the company. There are only a few people in the whole company who have the ability to transport goods from northern Myanmar to Thailand. If we can rescue Boss, the big boss might even credit us two for the credit!"

"Alright, then we'll listen to Brother Kun! But Hong Jie is always by that woman's side, with so many bodyguards, I'm afraid there's no chance!"

"Stay calm, you'll find your chance eventually!"

……

After leaving the shopping mall, La Gu noticed that it was almost time for Hong Jin to return, so she reminded Yao Gongyue to go back.

But she refused, clinging to her aunt and begging, stubbornly refusing to get on the bus.

"How about we go explore the night market again?" Hong Jie quietly circled around to her side and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Yao Gongyue's eyes widened instantly, and she looked excitedly at the man beside her. When did Hong Jie become so handsome?

With just one glance, the man saw through her thoughts and grinned wickedly, "Say a few nice words, and I'll help you shake off Aunt La and the guards!"

"Little Jie Jie! You look so handsome today! You're absolutely dashing, charming, and irresistible. Everyone loves you, flowers bloom for you, young ladies blush when they see you, and young widows want to take you right here and now..."

"Stop!" Hong Jie glared at her with his narrow eyes. "Are you kidding me? What do you mean by 'young widow'—" Hong Jie was too angry to finish his sentence, so he raised his hand and flicked her forehead. "The deal is off!"

"Little Jie Jie!" The little imp quickly grabbed the man's strong arm and explained in a childish voice, "I misspoke, I misspoke, please forgive me, I'll say it again, I'll say it again, okay?"

"No need!" Hong Jie's sharp eyebrows shot up. "Just call me 'brother'!"

"Are you pushing your luck?" The girl shook off his arm, pushed her sunglasses up her head, and glared at him with her beautiful eyes.

"You don't have to call me, I didn't force you!"

"I'll tell Hong Jin on you and whisper in his ear, saying you took advantage of me!" Yao Gongyue raised an eyebrow with a sly smile.

Hong Jie was instantly furious, gritting his teeth, "You're ruthless!"

She didn't know how Hong Jie had tricked La Gu and the guards back, and she didn't care. She followed Hong Jie to the most bustling night market in Phnom Penh.

The streets were brightly lit and bustling with people. On both sides of the road, vendors stood behind their carts, smiling broadly as they hawked unknown snacks to tourists.

There were too many people, and Hongjie was afraid she would get separated from them, so he kept telling her, "Stay close to me, don't wander off, you can only play for half an hour, if you get lost I'll get shot!"

Yao Gongyue was so captivated by the long-lost aroma of cooking that she couldn't hear a word he was saying, nodding repeatedly, "I know, I know!"

"Hongjie, what is this?" She saw a stall selling something that looked like Chinese grilled squid, but the grilled stuff was black and didn't look like squid.

"Roasted rat, want some?" Hong Jie picked up a skewer and handed it to her.

"Ugh!" The girl's stomach churned instantly, and she almost couldn't suppress the nausea. "Take it away, take it away, take it away now, it's disgusting!"

Hong Jie laughed in a roguish way, "What's disgusting about it? It's delicious!"

Yao Gongyue ignored her and walked forward on her own.

"Yueyue, slow down!" Hong Jie caught up with her in two steps and pulled her closer to him.

Yao Gongyue didn't really like men being so intimate, but then she thought that there were many people around, so it was normal for him to be nervous. As for how he addressed her, male classmates in her class had called her that before. She smiled helplessly, realizing that she was just being overly sensitive, like someone who had been bitten once and was now afraid of everything. Hong Jie treated her as a friend, so she shouldn't be suspicious of him.

The night market quickly came to an end. Yao Gongyue hadn't been this happy in a long time, and she felt a little reluctant to leave. Wearing the flower wreath she had just bought and holding two bracelets made of local white flowers, she was filled with playful energy.

"Hong Jie!" She turned to the man standing beside her. "Lower your head!"

Hong Jie smiled faintly, knowing she wouldn't stay quiet for more than a few minutes, and reluctantly bent down.

Yao Gongyue hung the flower wreath that should have been on her wrist on the man's ear, and seeing his stiff, red face, she burst into laughter, "Hong Jie, you're like Lu Zhishen wearing flowers, a tough guy blushing! How hilarious!"

She laughed wildly and unrestrainedly, the man's ears turned red, and he scratched his resolute short hair with his large hand, mesmerized by her gaze.

"Huh!" The girl turned her head away and bit her finger in confusion. Was she seeing things? What was Hong Jin doing here, and with a woman by his side?

Looking up, she saw the neon lights of the luxurious building flashing. She didn't recognize the local script on it, but the Chinese characters "八方娱乐博彩" (Bafang Entertainment and Gambling) below were enough for her to understand where she was.

"Hongjie, I need to go there!"