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!

With a ferocious smile, he clenched his teeth. "Normal?" he asked. "Tell me, is it normal for him to come to the training class to look at you all the time? And you two always flirt with each other on the stage, is it normal?"

When Brian thought of the scene where they were looking at each other just now, he wanted to dig out Kevin's eyes!

He was just a fool!

Who gave him the right to touch his girl? How dare him?

Just a clown he didn't even want to look twice!

Thinking of this, Brian's eyes fell on Ivy's wrist.

-- that was where Kevin touched just now.

With a sneer, Brian loosened his hand.

Ivy immediately noticed his eyes, so she took out the disinfection paper towel from the car and wiped her wrist.

She did it hard, and the skin was soon rubbed red by her, but she seemed to feel nothing. She used several paper towels and almost wiped off that part of the skin before she looked at Brian.

"Quit this band tomorrow. I can help you if you want to do something big in playing the cello."

At first, Ivy looked at him with a flattering face, but when she heard his words, the expression on her face vanished.

"No."

Her voice was very light but very firm.

"What are you talking about?" He said with an unplesant voice.

"I won't quit the band." Ivy clenched her teeth and said, "there's nothing between Kevin and me, and... I don't need your help."

After her words, the hands of the man around her immediately clenched the steering wheel!

The protruding veins on the back of his hand made Ivy's heart jump, and her body leaned quietly towards the door. After biting the lips, she continued, "Master, you said before you wouldn't interfere with my work."

"I think I gave you too much freedom." Brian suddenly released the steering wheel and smiled at her, "You think you're strong enough to talk back, right?"

"Without me and the Smith clan, where else do you think you and your mom can go? Have you forgotten how your brother died?"

His words made the expression on Ivy's face disappear in an instant!

After Brian smiled with satisfaction, he leisurely pulled out his cigarette and bit, "It's been a while since I went to his cemetery. I wonder if he feels lonely?"

Ivy's tears suddenly fell, and her body trembled more and more.

She wanted to say something but found her throat choked and couldn't say a word.

He quickly cleaned her face with his palm, wiped away her tears heavily, and said, "Cherry, I said I'd protect you, and only I can protect you in this world. Do you truly want to put yourself and your mom in danger just for him?"

"No..." Ivy shook her head constantly, "I really have nothing with him..."

"Well, I believe you." Brian bowed his head and kissed the tears on her face, "But I don't like Kevin. Don't contact him again in the future, ok?"

Ivy could only agree.

Brian kissed her lips in a rewarding way, then directly put her seat flat and put his body on hers, "Time is too late. We'll go back when we're done."

The temperature in the car got higher and higher, then the phone vibrated suddenly.

Seeing the name displayed on the phone, Ivy's expression suddenly changed. When she was about to push him away, Brian pinched her waist. Then, under Ivy's shocked eyes, he directly picked up the phone.

"Hello."

"Brian, it's me."

Flora's voice was clear in the car. Ivy's face became paler and paler. When she was struggling to get up, Brian took a bite directly into her neck socket, and there was an obvious warning in his eyes!

Ivy could only bite her lips tightly and dare not make a sound.

Maybe Flora hadn't received a response for too long. She asked curiously, "Brian?"

"Well, I'm listening."

The man's voice was low and hoarse. He pulled off his tie and tied Ivy's hands.

"Oh... I felt that you were very nervous just now. What happened?"

After considering for a long time, Flora finally asked tentatively.

"It's just a company matter."

"Ok then..."

"Mmmm."

Brian was not in a hurry to hang up the phone. He answered carelessly and looked down at the girl under him.

Her lips were bleeding and her eyes were wet with tears. Her pitiful look made him horny.

"Don't..."

Ivy rubbed her tearful eyes and finally couldn't help humming.

He turned on the microphone, so the sound was clear to Flora.

Flora was obviously silent for a while. After a long time, she asked uncertainly, "Is there anyone around you?"

Brian didn't deny, "Yeah."

A girl?

What were they doing so late?

Did his sudden change of mood have something to do with this girl?

Countless questions came up. Flora wanted to ask, but in the end, she only smiled, "Then I'll leave you to it, Bye."

"Good night."

His voice was still gentle, but he quickly hung up the phone.

Then he leaned down, "Cherry, is it fun?"

Ivy didn't want to answer, she just closed her eyes tightly.

He was not annoyed, just kissed the tears on her cheek, "Do you like it? Why don't you talk?"

Ivy's eyes immediately opened, and then she arched her body directly and bit him on the shoulder!

She didn't dare to do it too hard. She just wanted to vent her anger, but the man on her seemed to worry that she wouldn't bite badly, so he put his shoulder right on her.

"Is it enough? It's my turn now."

He said.

Ivy was so frightened that she immediately loosened her teeth. And He directly bowed his head and bit her lips without hesitation!

　　……

The mark on the neck could be covered with a scarf, but the wound on the lips couldn't be covered up.

To avoid being seen by her mother, Ivy got up early the next day and wanted to leave the house before she saw herself, but Sarah got up earlier than usual as well. After finishing her work, she just met Ivy who was going out.

"Why do you got up so early today?"

Sarah had been working for the Smith for ten years, so she was used to bowing her waist when talking. And she saw the wound on Ivy's lips because of this habit.

"What happened to your mouth?"

Ivy tried to cover it up, but her hand was soon pulled off.

"It's just an accident." She could only answer in this way.

This clumsy lie was not enough to convince Sarah, but she didn't expose it directly. She just asked, "You've got a boyfriend, haven't you?"

"No." She answered immediately.

Her flustered tone made Sarah smile, "Why are you so nervous? You're 22 and it's normal to have a boyfriend, but you should know him clearly and don't be like me...Do you understand all this?"

Ivy stopped talking, and her fingers unconsciously fastened the strap of the instrument box.

"Would you like something to eat?" She asked her softly again.

Ivy quickly shook her head, "I'm going to rehearse, bye."

After saying that, she pushed Sarah's hand away and walked forward.

She arrived early today. She was the only one in the orchestra's rehearsal room, but when she just finished adjusting the strings, the door opened.

It was Kevin.

When their eyes met, Kevin smiled contemptuously and asked, "Ivy Hill, How much money you could get for one night?"