Her hand was grabbed by Brian, and it hurt very much when she moved. She had to relax and look at the man in front of her.

Even though his handsome face was expressionless, his eyes showed dissatisfaction. He lowered his head, and as he saw her delicate neck and exposed clavicle, his displeasure deepened.

"What's the matter with you?"

He didn't speak. So Ivy had to ask him first. Her voice sounded obedient.

He was still silent. He just lowered his head and slowly approached her neck. When he wanted to gave her a large love bite, Ivy suddenly said, "Don't leave a mark on my neck. I'll go to the celebration later."

Her voice was very soft, with some obedient flattery and supplication.

He smiled. His action still didn't stop, but it was changed to kiss.

When the slight tingling feeling came, Ivy's eyebrows immediately frowned and couldn't help humming.

Just in time, a voice suddenly came from outside the compartment, "Did you just see the man under the stage?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"Brian Smith! The general manager of Smith Group!"

The voice of strange women made the man smile softly and let go of Ivy's hands.

"Oh, really? I wasn't even aware. Is he alone?"

- after leaving his love bite on Ivy's neck, the man straightened up with satisfaction.

"No, there's a young woman with him, Maybe his girlfriend. There's a little girl as well and she went backstage. I heard she is the niece of that young woman."

-- Women outside were still discussing, but the man in front of Ivy suddenly turned around. Ivy's expression changed suddenly as she saw him about to open the door and go out, and her hands grabbed him without even thinking!

Brian raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

Ivy's brows furrowed tightly, and her slender fingers gripped his wrist.

"Oh, I thought he came for Ivy Hill."

-- Ivy didn't expect her name to show up this way. She was stunned.

"Ivy Hill? Does she have something to do with Brian?"

"I'm not sure, but I've heard the head say before that she seems to live in his house. Her mother is a servant of Smith or something."

"I see." The woman snorted coldly, "Seeing her arrogant appearance, I thought she was from a good family. Unexpectedly, she was a nanny's daughter."

-- her hands that pinched him trembled slightly.

"Most men like the type of her now. Kevin sent her flowers just before, and I heard they've been getting close recently."

"I knew it! It must be Kevin's help that she got promoted to Principal Cellist right after graduation."

"Their relationship is ambiguous. This kind of woman is arrogant on the surface but very coquettish on the inside..."

Women's voices gradually faded away, and the hands holding Brian were also released.

But Brian didn't hurry and left, just looking at her expressionless.

Ivy knew what he was angry about and quickly said, "they're talking nonsense. There's nothing between Kevin and me, really."

Brian narrowed his eyes.

Ivy knew that no matter how much she explained at this time, it was just futile. She stopped talking and looked at him sincerely.

After a while, he finally said, "Fine, I trust you."

She finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't go to the celebration party in the evening. I'll take you to another place."

He turned and opened the door of the compartment. "I'll pick you up. Don't run around, understood?"

"But..."

Ivy wanted to say something else, but the man's eyes suddenly became sharp. She had to swallow her words, "Understood."

When Flora took Kate back to the parking lot, the cigarette on the man's finger was half-lit.

After seeing them, he quickly put out the smoke and smiled, "Did you give her the bouquet?"

Flora smiled and nodded. Brian didn't say more. He stretched out his hand to help them to open the door and put it on the roof of the car to avoid her being hurt.

Flora whispered her thanks and went to the back seat with Kate with a red face.

When Brian was backing up, Flora said, "Did I waste your time today? I can bring Kate here myself. You are so busy after all..."

"It doesn't matter, and the concert was not bad."

In the rear-view mirror, he always kept a smile on his handsome face.

Flora couldn't help blushing. She couldn't help secretly turning back to see him after turning her eyes away.

Kate said mischievously, "Aunt Flora, why are you keep peeking at uncle Brian?"

Her words made Flora's face red immediately, "What are you talking about?"

"I'm not talking nonsense, aunt Flora. You're peeking at him!"

The child's honesty embarrassed adults. After biting her lips, Flora couldn't help looking at the driver in front of her.

His face was still with an unperturbed smile, as if he had not been affected by Kate's words at all.

Flora was a little more embarrassed. When she was about to teach Kate a lesson, Kate said, "Aunt Flora, you don't have to be shy. Uncle Brian is so handsome so it's normal that you like to look at him."

"I said I didn't look at him..."

"I also like to look at handsome boys and beautiful girls. Such as Miss Ivy, I like looking at her so much. Well, and Kevin too. But he's acts like you, always likes to look at the person he likes secretly."

The smile on Brian's face suddenly faded, and he suddenly asked, "who's Kevin?"

"It's Ivy's boyfriend! It's the guy who played the piano tonight. I saw him pick up Ivy several times before. Students in the training class said they were..."

Before Kate could finished her words, the front man suddenly turned the steering wheel and the car stopped!

It made Flora and Kate shake forward, and Kate even screamed!

"What's the matter?"

After holding Kate in her arms, Flora looked at the man in front of her with some shock.

The smile had completely disappeared from his face, and his expressionless face was still handsome and gentle, but Flora didn't know why, her heart couldn't help pounding when she was looking at his eyes!

But soon, a smile spread out on his face again, as if his ferocious face at that moment was just her illusion.

"Sorry, it suddenly occurred to me that I have something else to do so I can't send you two back."

After an indifferent explanation, Brian called someone directly.

"Come to the Flower Road and send Miss Brown back."

"Brian......"

Flora wanted to say something, but at that time, Brian had directly opened the gate and got off. After stopping a taxi, he left directly.

he didn't even turn around to look at her during the whole process.

　　……

As the chief cellist, she couldn't be absent from the celebration banquet.

So Ivy could only send Brian a sincere message, "Our head asked everyone in the band to participate, so I must get there. I promise I will leave there as soon as possible."

After sending this, Ivy thought for a while and added, "I'm sorry, don't be angry, OK?"

The man there didn't reply.

When Ivy was staring at her mobile phone with biting her fingernails, a voice came from the side, "Ivy, who's call are you waiting for? Your boyfriend?"

Ivy raised her head, and Kevin was smiling at her.

Maybe it because of the gossip she heard in the bathroom just now, Ivy just calmly retreated to the side and replied, "No, it's my family."

"I see. Aren't you feeling hot? Why are you still wearing a scarf when you're indoors?"

"I'm afraid of the cold."

Ivy smiled awkwardly, tucking the scarf back around her neck.

She covered Brian's love bite mark on her neck with her hand, when she went backstage just now. It was too obvious. However, Flora saw this when she met her, and she looked at her as a strange sight immediately.

Despite knowing Flora wouldn't find out about her relationship with Brian, Ivy still felt her face burn, as well as her dignity and shame.

"I have something to tell you. Let's go out?"

As Ivy's thoughts were drifting, Kevin spoke suddenly.

"What do you wanna say?" Ivy said blankly.

Kevin just smiled and then went out directly.

Ivy saw around and made sure that no one noticed them. Then she went out with Kevin.

The corridor was quiet. Kevin stood and rested his arms on the railing and wait for her.

Ivy measured the distance and stopped two meters away from him. "Do you have something to say?"

Kevin grinned. "I'm not a terrifying beast, why are you so defensive about me?"

"Sorry, I... I'm just afraid of misunderstanding."

Ivy's words were enough to show her attitude.

Kevin understood and sighed, "Don't worry, I just want to talk to you about studying in the USA. I heard you got an offer letter?"

"Yeah, but now I can't get started."

“Why? Tuition isn't affordable for you, is it?"

After a pause, she nodded.

Indeed, she's got a lot of trouble paying tuition.

"I can help you if you need."

"No, but thanks for your kindness."

After saying that, Ivy turned and was about to leave, but the next moment, Kevin suddenly stepped forward and clasped her wrist!

She was startled by his action and immediately wanted to take out her hand!

Kevin seemed to have made up his mind and just held her hand. "Do you know why I joined the band? I received an offer from a college at USA when we graduated two years ago, but I just wanted to wait for you, I like..."

Suddenly, a sound of a lighter turning on interrupted Kevin's talk.

Others might have no feelings about this, but Ivy did. She shuddered, and when she turned her head, she met the expressionless face of the man.

Her face turned pale instantly, and her hand pulled out from Kevin's hand with force!

Because his love confession was interrupted, Kevin frowned with some displeasure. As he was about to take Ivy to another place, he saw the man slowly spit out a smoke ring and yelled, "Cherry, come here."

Ivy was very shy when she was young, and her face was always red like a cherry, so her mom gave her a nickname, Cherry.

Only Brian and her mom knew this childhood nickname of her.

When there were only Ivy and Brian, he would call her this childhood nickname.

And it was the first time he had called her nickname in front of others.

　　……

Ivy was extremely nervous to the limit when the car gate locked.

Brian was not in a hurry to drive, his slender fingers gently put on the steering wheel, and his eyes calmly looked ahead.

It took a long time, and then he asked, "So, you want to go abroad with Kevin, don't you?"

Ivy quickly denied, "No, I didn't know he was going abroad. It's just a coincidence!"

"Coincidence?" Brian smiled and turned to look at her, said sarcastically. "The same country and the same college, what a coincidence."

"That college is everyone's dream school, so... It's normal."

Ivy explained, but her voice was getting smaller and smaller, and her eyes didn't dare to look at him anymore. When she dropped her head slowly, he suddenly reached out and clasped her chin!