y adjusted her posture, managed her expression, and even subtly

as or if he could recognize her inner beauty, so she

wind of late autumn was blowing in relentlessl

pulled her legs back, wrapped her coat tighter, took out her recorder, clear

his eyes, and without opening his mout

was about to fall

look that

"I'll record everything, and once the final

didn't respond, still keepi

en her notebook

peration, and the role of the US dollar in East Asia. First, I'd like to ask you, as a major commercial b

head slightly, resting his chin down,

that look meant, so she

cked eyes. Emily didn't know what expression to p

paring for this interview for a long time, so t

of something, and a barely audible sneer e

il

her intentions, I would have made sure yo

raised a hand and loosened his bow tie b

't regained her senses yet. She froze for a

e next. His answers were concise but full of information

, into tunnels, and around interchanges. Emily never once

her, with barely any time to think ab

e outline, the recorder showed that nearl

of an exam. She had to analyze what he said so she wouldn't accidentally repeat herself and make a fool

iden, noticing that his expression

dually fixed

light on his lashes. His expression was

suddenly turned his h

ped her gaze away,

ext s

ly,

r seemed eve

and turned her head down, flipping through her notes to

ted to feel a bit uneasy, and she sne

me, their

d his hand to adjust his tie, and h

the car slowly

y broke out i

iss

e just sta

A gust of cold wind blew in, an

s gaze, opened the car door, bent down to

ours a

ly,

y regained her senses after a moment of

ked up and glanced

horses grazing, and a patch of trees at the end that had turned yellow. The sk

?

the world

into the distance, seemingly for

the car windo

scream the word "indiff

iden turned back, lifted his eyel

il

e in the midd

sed to rid

t to leave, Emily hurriedly got o

ell, there's one

"How about we talk

d in his phone, no

ah

im and asked, "Do yo

or a moment as he turned

r motive. After all, many reporters ask such questi

resting at her side, had a

nward, studying her face

o speak, a male voice

id

d an elderly man in riding clot

Aiden's gaze, thinking the v

ce became clearer, Emily sud

knew this financi

chool, and in her first professional class,

throughout her university years, and later, in her career, h

arely appeared in public, his reputat

heard that Michael's great

in now must be Michael

ng crop, walked leisurely toward the

ear, Michael instinctively slowed h

, thinking a man and a woman showing up together wasn

ured to

orward and said, "Hello, Mr. Michael, I'm

I've read a few of your articles. Well-written, insight

tery to give Aiden face, Emi

at him. "You

to Aiden, cheerfully saying, "I thought you'd come alon

understood that she had come with Aiden, and he proba

rs gently stroking her sleeve, an

e Mic

Go

speak, the woman beside

azing at the horse track ahead with awe o

ng hair blowing in the wind, her eyes glea

ve girl completely en

skills were deserving

, and Aiden frowned, seemingly de

iately responded, eager to show off his prized

all

tation, and Michael, seeing through her, put

o, come

o lead the way, leaving

nd was always strong, howling

as silent, but Emily co

plained this playful interaction between the two of

a slow, torturous burn. Each

ling with everything. After a few seconds of waiting without

ely locked e

sion, as if to say, "Michael invited me,

merely flashed a faint, ambiguous smile, then turned aw

e ranch, Michael stood o

ing room, but before fully enterin

ids and said, "I'm

alm but carried

her voice sweet, "Oka

en,

ntering the changing room, leavin

with his status, would be the

long. After hearing their exchange, he probably had a rough id

casually chatting with Em

remarks, he suddenly asked, "

moment, then reali

ead, feeling a bi

t t

miled, patting the young horse in fr

hook he

d riding clothes are in there. If you don't mind, you ca

all

Aiden's presence, Emily was genuinely curious. So her excitement wasn'

the changing room was quite spacious,

the compartments, she glanced to the side and

s chest to his ankles, and Aiden t

lasses, his eyes

brightly lit, seemed to ma

his gaze, her eyes flickering,

ing her every move. She furrowed

, opened the door, and a fai

tons looked a little old, but the material was o

wife's build is similar t

inished speakin

room fell i

walked to one of the changing compart

view, so she couldn't see what was happening ove

noise for so long, he

and entered t

When she was just about to fasten the final button on

training to hear if the foo

tely, the

fainter, likely m

slammed shut, and a gust of wind

clearly in th

asten it, don't