The Princess And The Lord



The next day Lory already had plans to go on a date with Lilly while Zhao Li Xin had an appointment with a new teacher. The new teacher was a man in his mid-thirties, with short light brown hair, brown skin, and dark gray eyes. He obtained a double degree in Linguistics and Political Science from one of the best universities and his name is Darius Weller.

Darius had just moved to the city of Eagle Rock because of family problems that forced him to leave his previous job, he actually ran out of money because the job he had gotten was delayed for some reason which had to be a common situation since the dark war ended.

Therefore, when he received an offer to be a private teacher for a week and was told that he would be given a high salary almost as much as his three months' salary from his previous job, without being said he accepted the job in a heartbeat, especially since this job comes from the famous Hamilton family  so how could he said no.

Currently, Darius sat restlessly in the luxurious living room of Hamilton Manor, The giant crystal chandelier hanging from the high ceiling, the antic painting, and the expensive furniture that he knew he wouldn't be able to afford even if he sold both his kidneys made him feel extremely uneasy, he felt out of place in this lavish rooms.

A moment later there was a sound of footsteps coming towards him, later on, a man in a black suit with sleek platinum blonde hair wearing thin black-rimmed glasses opened the glass door in a courteous manner. Immediately, Darius became nervous, he immediately got up from the sofa and adjusted his jacket.

Not long after, a charismatic old man entered the room, followed by a handsome young man wearing a long-sleeved black turtle neck and gray trousers.

Darius was a straight-married man with a beautiful wife and he had just been blessed with a cute little baby girl, but at this moment he couldn't help but be dazzled by the young man's extraordinary beauty, fortunately, it only took three seconds before he recovered from his daze.

They waited for Hugo to sit down before they all sat down, only Zhao Li Xin stood still behind the sofa, however, he didn't look humble or timid. The man stood with his back straight like a pole, he placed one hand behind his back and another above his stomach he looked domineering like an old King, he was distant and cold. 

Her cold, beautiful onyx eyes stared intently at Darius with an appraising gaze like a customer carefully assessing the object he was going to buy, but the strangest thing was that Darius didn't feel offended, instead, he felt anxious.

"Let me introduce sir, this man is Darius Weller, he has a double degree in linguistics and political science..." Allen summarized Darius's background to Hugo briefly and concisely.

Darius put his hands at his side tensely while smiling nervously while Hugo just nodded slowly without saying a word which only made Darius even more nervous, it was amazing how he managed to control his facial expression to remain calm by repeatedly reminding himself 'You need the money -You need the money -You need the money'

Luckily, Hugo started talking. "Oh, I heard that you were supposed to teach at Golden Eagle University but due to some problems your work was temporarily suspended, what happened?" 

"That...because the field I'm going to teach in still lacks students, and the university is still waiting to see if there will be more students registering for my class before they let me teach," Darius said frankly besides it is useless to lie to someone like Hugo Hamilton.

Hugo nodded in understanding, Actually, Hugo knew that the problem was not a lack of students but a lack of funds, so most likely after they accepted Darius' application they realized they were short of funds, then they planned to look for another teacher who was cheaper than Darius, of course with much lower quality and maybe they They have already found the prospective lecturer, but perhaps they have already given the contract to Darius, so they cannot terminate the contract without a clear reason, which will result in them getting a fine due to unethical behavior and violating the contract, therefore they deliberately stall for time until Darius gives up.

Sadly, many people abuse the loophole in the employment contract system, coupled with the lack of government supervision because the situation of many countries in the world is still unstable so no one is taking action against this situation, this is very unfortunate but that is the reality now.

"Never mind, Mr. Weller, I hope you can help me to teach my friend here, Mr. Zhao Li Xin to learn Harlandish, and If I'm not mistaken you also speak Astern, right?" Hugo ask.

Darius looked at Zhao Li Xin and then realized that he indeed had some characteristics similar to people from the Xiya country but what surprised Darius was how Hugo treated the young man in high esteem even though that man was much younger than Hugo, it seemed the young man identity is not simple, then again it was expected! 

Zhao Li Xin turned his gaze to Darius suddenly he felt compelled to show his credibility as a teacher [Yes, I can speak Astern, Harlandish, Turin, and Drovensia]

Zhao Li Xin looked at Darius with an unimpressed look or at least that's how it seemed from the outside.

Feeling panicked Darius immediately added [I...I also have a master's degree in Political Science!]

Zhao Li Xin narrowed his eyes he asked flatly [What is that?]

Darius was stunned Zao Li Xin didn't know but his intimidating gaze made Darius immediately explain [That's a...Um, Political science is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives. This includes understanding political ideas, ideologies, institutions, policies, processes, and behavior, as well as groups, classes, government, diplomacy, law, strategy, and war!] Darius gave long and extensive explanations like a good student to his teacher.

[Oh...] Zhao Li Xin answers half-heartedly as if he was bored.

If only Mong Ki and Mong Yi were here they would know this is how Zhao Li Xin shows her interest when Zhao Li Xin doesn't like something he will say 'Shut up' or 'Scram'

[Yes...] Darius stood awkwardly, cold sweat drenched his back he felt anxious like a student waiting for his teacher's assessment after a presentation.

Hugo and Allen simultaneously tilted their heads in the same direction, thinking 'There's something wrong with this scene.'

Zhao Li Xin stared for a long time, actually he only stared for five seconds but it felt like an eternity to Darius.

[When can you teach?] Zhao Li Xin asked but his expression showed he didn't want to wait.

[No...Now, I can do it today!] Darius quickly took his bag from the sofa.

Zhao Li Xin lowered his gaze toward Hugo [You will start teaching me from today] it was not a request but most like an order for Darius.

Hugo then chimed in, "Allen took Mr. Zhao and Mr. Weller to the library"

Allen lowered his head, "Yes, sir" then he stretched out his hand respectfully, "This way, Mr. Zhao"

Zhao Li Xin understood the signal so he followed Allen and behind him, Darius bowed quickly to Hugo and then quickened his pace to catch up with Zhao Li Xin.

Hugo observed Darius' demeanor with a hint of interest on his wrinkled face, the more he interacted with the young man the more convinced he was that Zhao Li Xin was not an ordinary man.

The young man had nobility embedded in his bones, he had a powerful presence that was no less than any powerful leader Hugo had ever met in his life, perhaps even more so. Lilly said that Zhao Li

Hugo rubbed his jaw as he remembered the beautiful red-haired girl. The woman was also not simple, Hugo had never seen someone without a hint of greed showing in his eyes when he was given the opportunity to enter the Hamilton family circle. With Zhao Li Xin he saw indifference towards wealth and fame but with the woman named Raven Jane, he felt nothing but serenity.

It was because of the couple's character that Hugo dared to offer cooperation with them, there was something about the mysterious couple that made Hugo's instincts say it wouldn't be wrong to trust them and his instincts had never been wrong before.