The clock inside the luxury vehicle slowly ticked closer to ten in the evening, casting a heavy, quiet silence over the deserted commercial streets.
Teng lazily leaned back against the leather interior of his black Mercedes, his dark, calculating eyes completely locked onto his smartphone screen as his private driver navigated the quiet road.
Suddenly, the driver pulled the car smoothly to the side of the street, gesturing toward a brightly lit commercial grocery shop across the road.
“Teng sir, the night shift is almost ending, should I step out and fetch some quick meals for you?” the driver asked politely, checking the rearview mirror.
Teng didn’t glance up from his phone, his handsome features completely frozen into his trademark arrogant calmness as he gave a cold wave of his hand.
“Go fetch it, and make sure you return quickly,” Teng commanded smoothly, his voice dropping into a low hiss that cut through the silent interior of the luxury car.The moment the heavy car door clicked shut, Teng lazily tilted his head toward the window, his predatory gaze carelessly drifting across the deserted street.
However, the exact second his dark eyes locked onto the large, transparent glass display of the commercial shop, his entire massive ego suffered a violent, paralyzing shock.
Inside, bathed completely under the soft, breathtakingly beautiful warm amber lights of the counter, Jow was standing elegantly behind cash register number three.
The radiant, golden glow illuminated his pale porcelain skin and his long, delicate eyelashes with a translucent perfection that made him look effortlessly beautiful, far away from the bruises of the academy.
Teng’s jaw clenched tightly, a dangerous wave of toxic possessiveness and dark fury flaring deep within his mind as his brain instantly connected the dots.
Jow had skipped school today to hide inside this paradise, completely tricking his absolute authority beneath his nose.Within minutes, the driver hurried back to the vehicle, holding a neatly packed food tray with a warm, genuine smile of pure admiration on his face.
“Sir, please take a look, that young boy inside the shop is incredibly kind and polite,” the driver praised softly as he handed over the items, thoroughly fascinated by his humble manners.
“Even though the store is completely reaching its official closing time, he patiently stayed back just to arrange these fresh groceries for us.” Teng didn’t glance at the food tray, his predatory eyes still locked onto Jow’s pale profile with a piercing fixation, his handsome features tightening into a terrifying, sinister calmness.
He lazily pushed open the luxury car door, his tall frame emitting a freezing, dark aura that chilled the quiet night air.
“You sit inside,” Teng growled smoothly, his voice dropping into a chilling, dark whisper.
“I am coming down myself.”Jow was completely focused on cleaning his counter workspace, his slender fingers moving gracefully as he neatly sorted the remaining receipt logs into the cash register drawer.
He heard the heavy glass door creak open and the distinct click of expensive leather boots against the floor, assuming the previous polite customer had returned to pick up a forgotten item.
Without raising his bright eyes, Jow bent down beneath the low wooden desk to lift a heavy storage carton, his voice dropping into his trademark humble, polite manners as his long eyelashes cast gentle shadows.
“Please wait for just a small moment, sir,” Jow whispered softly, his clear tone slicing through the quiet air of the shop.
“Let me just pick this carton up from the floor…” However, the exact second Jow lifted his head and stood completely straight, his breath completely caught in his throat, and his ghost-white face turned entirely devoid of color as gaze locked onto the tall, imposing figure standing right before his counter.Teng was standing perfectly motionless beneath the single dim light bulb, his handsome features twisted into a slow, sinister smirk that delivered an unwritten, terrifying madness into the suffocating silence.
His dark, possessive eyes drilled directly into Jow’s trembling, paralyzed frame, thoroughly enjoying the complete destruction of the transfer student’s beautiful peace.
Jow’s small hands tightened against his apron, his voice dropping into a heavily shaking, breathless whisper as his body shivered in absolute, raw panic.
“T…
Teng…
you…
what are you doing here…?” Jow stammered brokenly, his innocent eyes widening with an absolute loathing as his hidden paradise officially fractured before his eyes.
Teng slowly leaned closer across the counter desk, his cold breath brushing past Jow’s freezing ear as his voice dropped into a smooth, dark hiss.
“I just came down here myself to witness your sanctuary, Jow,” Teng growled chillingly, a slow chuckle escaping his lips.
“I just came down here…
to watch you.””You didn’t bother to tell me that you work in a pathetic place like this, did you, Jow?” Teng whispered in a smooth, low growl, his dark, possessive eyes narrowing down as he leaned closer across the counter, thoroughly enjoying the violent shock freezing the boy’s porcelain skin.
Jow tightly clenched his slender fingers against the fabric of his employee apron, forcing his trembling voice to maintain a cold, unyielding wall of stone-cold defiance.
He stared directly back into the predator’s gaze, his clear, innocent eyes carrying a deep, unspoken disgust.
“Why would I ever tell you anything?” Jow whispered back in a remarkably steady, quiet tone that sliced through the heavy silence of the shop.
“My private life has absolutely nothing to do with your customized living hell.” Teng let out a slow, dark chuckle that echoed chillingly under the dim light bulb, his handsome features twisting into a smug expression of supreme absolute dominance.
“Well, it doesn’t matter anyway,”Teng growled smoothly, a sick thrill of excitement flaring deep within his massive ego.
“Because it honestly feels so good to catch you hiding inside this commercial paradise tonight.
I am thoroughly glad I witnessed this.”Teng’s predatory smirk instantly hardened into a freezing, chilling madness, his fingers reaching down to trace the wooden counter desk with a slow, possessive friction.
He leaned down until his cold breath brushed directly against Jow’s freezing ear, his voice dropping into a smooth, sinister whisper.
“You want to know why, Jow?” Teng growled chillingly, a dangerous wave of toxic fury flaring deep within his mind.
“Because until today, I have seen so many people under my sky.
Every single one of them always gets down on their knees, begs for my absolute mercy, and continuously weeps and cries before my face.
But you…
you are officially the very first person who dared to break my rules.”Teng stared at Jow’s weeping features with a chilling smirk as the countdown reached zero, completely blind to the reality that beneath the heavy night, the invisible strings of his control were already spinning completely away from his absolute expectations.