Seeing that Jiang Yi agreed to stay, Alice's tears stopped, and she personally went to the kitchen to have the chef prepare Jiang Yi's favorite dishes.
Afterward, Alice returned to the living room to keep Jiang Yi company.
Jiang Yi knew that Alice liked him, but he had no feelings for her and only regarded her as a younger sister.
Jiang Yi planned to make things clear to Alice during dinner.
"Have you ever liked me?" Alice asked.
Hearing this question, Jiang Yi felt a headache coming on.
It seemed he couldn't wait until dinner to talk to her; he had to make things clear now, or she would continue to harbor fantasies.
This was not good for either of them.
"I hope you'll tell me the truth!"
Alice looked at Jiang Yi with anticipation.
"I have never liked you. I told you, I only see you as a sister. You are so beautiful, you will surely find someone better. I believe in you!" Jiang Yi said.
Alice's face was full of disappointment upon hearing this.
In fact, Alice had already known this in her heart, but she was unwilling to accept it and wanted to hear it from Jiang Yi himself.
"The kind of liking you have for me is not the liking between a man and a woman. You are just relying on me as your older brother. This is sibling affection. When you meet someone you truly like in the future, you will understand," Jiang Yi said.
"That's not true!"
Alice quickly said, "It's not like what you said. I truly like you. I want to marry you and be with you."
Alice kept explaining, wanting Jiang Yi to understand her feelings.
The only thing Jiang Yi could do was play dumb.
Although this would make Alice very sad, Jiang Yi couldn't think of any other way and had to do this.
"I suddenly remembered something I need to go back and deal with. We can talk about dinner another time! I'll be in Eagle Country for a while, and we'll have plenty of opportunities to have meals together in the future. Let's skip it today."
Jiang Yi found an excuse and prepared to leave.
He hoped that Alice would understand after he had said so much.
"I won't give up!"
Alice said resolutely.
Jiang Yi was helpless!
"I will wait for you!" Alice said.
Jiang Yi prepared to persuade Alice, but he swallowed the words back.
No matter what he said now, Alice wouldn't listen. It would be a waste of words. He would have to persuade her slowly after she calmed down.
Jiang Yi said nothing more and turned to leave the living room.
Alice chased after him and stood at the entrance of the living room, watching Jiang Yi leave the castle.
Just then, a servant helped Stephen downstairs.
"Alice, are you alright!"
Stephen asked Alice with concern.
"Jiang Yi just said he never liked me!"
Alice collapsed into Stephen's arms and began to cry.
"Don't be sad!"
Stephen comforted her, "I'll find time to talk to Jiang Yi another day. You and Jiang Yi were childhood sweethearts. He couldn't possibly be so heartless!"
Hearing this, Alice stopped crying.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yi had already arrived outside the castle.
After leaving Stephen's castle, Jiang Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. The matter with Alice gave him a headache. He had already told her he didn't like her, but she just wouldn't listen.
This stubbornness was exactly like Stephen's.
They never gave up easily on anything.
Jiang Yi started the car, preparing to leave.
As the car drove onto the street, Jiang Yi noticed several cars following him as he turned.
These cars were some distance away, making them difficult to spot if one wasn't careful.
Jiang Yi let out a cold laugh.
Apart from his uncle, he had no enemies in Eagle Country.
Therefore, those following him must be from that assassin organization.
His uncle had bribed that assassin organization, and they would surely try their best to kill Jiang Yi. Thus, only people from that organization would be tailing him.
Jiang Yi didn't rush back to the castle but drove towards a nearby forest.
Soon, Jiang Yi arrived in the forest.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Yi took off his jacket, stretched his neck, and got ready to fight.
As expected, a moment later, those cars followed him into the forest.
The car doors opened, and more than a dozen assassins got out.
Each assassin held a sharp dagger in their hand, their eyes fixed on Jiang Yi.
At the forefront was a bearded man, his fierce gaze filled with killing intent.
"Are you Chinese?"
Jiang Yi asked the bearded man.
"No!"
The bearded man replied coldly, "I am from the Land of the Rising Sun. It seems your skills are nothing special if you can't even tell what country I'm from!"
Upon hearing that the bearded man was from the Land of the Rising Sun, Jiang Yi's brows furrowed slightly.
Assassins from the Land of the Rising Sun were far more despicable than those from Eagle Country. They were not only greedy but also fought like mad dogs.
Once they set their sights on their prey, they would never let go unless one of them fell.
However, Jiang Yi felt that assassins from the Land of the Rising Sun were more like cockroaches that couldn't be killed.
"Kid, you're dead today!"
The bearded man stared at Jiang Yi with a grim expression.
Hearing this, Jiang Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What are you laughing at?" the bearded man asked in a deep voice.
"It's not certain who will die!"
Jiang Yi smiled slightly, "I've known you've been following me for a while. If I didn't have absolute confidence, I wouldn't have led you into the forest. I brought you here precisely to deal with all you stinking cockroaches, so you wouldn't keep haunting me!"
"Kid, you're too arrogant!" the bearded man sneered.
"This isn't arrogance, it's confidence!" Jiang Yi said.
"Hmph!"
The bearded man snorted and then said to the assassins behind him, "None of you move. Let me handle this kid myself. I want to see what he's really capable of."
The assassins heard this and stepped back.
The bearded man gripped his dagger tightly and quickly ran towards Jiang Yi.
As he got close, he lunged with his dagger straight for Jiang Yi's throat, his movements swift and cunning.
The bearded man could be considered a top-tier assassin.
But his luck was truly terrible, encountering Jiang Yi, he had no chance of winning.
Jiang Yi swiftly dodged the bearded man's attack and then kicked him in the stomach.
The bearded man was sent staggering backward.
Jiang Yi gave him no chance to react and punched him squarely in the head.
The bearded man fell to the ground.