I spotted him among the crowd when roaming about during Lantern Festival.
I was impressed with his talent in solving all the riddles.
I was in a spell, chasing after him and failing over and over again, but wouldn't give up.
What happened today had played out many times before on different occasions, just slightly different scenarios.
He never cared about me, and only had eyes for Ruby.
I shook my head, trying to put the unpleasantness behind me.
Suddenly I remembered what Ruby told me.
"Mr. Jeffreys prefers weak girls. On your way back, you can set up a robbery scene and let him play the hero. Men love their damsel in distress, he'll definitely fall for you."
There were two voices arguing in my head.
One said that this was a bad idea, that feelings couldn't be manipulated like that.
Another said, wouldn't hurt to try, if you succeeded, you'd get what you want.
For some unknown reason, I agreed with Ruby's idea.
On the way back, I checked around carefully.
I didn't know where Ruby would stage the scene.
As the sky gradually darkened, suddenly a group of masked robbers rushed out from both sides of the road.
They came straight towards me without saying a word.