"Look who do we have here?", Blood Rose came close to the boy who leaned on his motorbike, arms folded.

"Well, isn't it nice to see you again"

"We didn't talk about where'll we meet, so I just tried my luck and came here", Devil Rider said, considering they're at the place where he caught up and pinned her at the wall.

"Right, I was gonna tell you about our meeting spot but then you rode off so quickly. I almost thought you didn't want this painting anymore"

"Well I clearly do, now give it to me", he extended his arm towards the painting, but she stepped back and tilted her head, signalling him to elaborate.

"The bidder wants us to meet tonight for the exchange"

"At where?"

"Some abandoned building, and he's strict with them so the painting-"

"Aren't you ridin' your bike though? How can you ride it while holding this big ass of a painting. Unless...", There was that tone again, the tone he hated so much.

"No, you are not following me"

"Come on! Aren't we partners?"

"No we're not. We're just two criminals that are forced to work together. Or more like one of them is forced to work together with the other person", He expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Hmph, you're no fun! But think about it, even with the protective case it doesn't ensure that the painting wouldn't fall off. So..."

"Ugh!", he grunted. "Fine. Only because I'm going to be late for the exchange. Now get on"

Blood Rose jumped in happiness and immediately climbed on. He started the bike, but didn't move yet as he felt an arm encircling his waist.

"What are you doing?", He questioned.

"Don't you ride off super fast? I might fly off if I don't hold onto something"

"As if I care whether you bump on the road and die", He mumbled aggressively which was loud enough for her to hear, but she pretended to not notice.

"Whatever, hold on tight unless you have a death wish", Devil Rider started his bike again and accelerated at a high speed across the road towards the specific abandoned building.

After probably only five minutes, "We're here. Give me the painting, and also no. You're not following me inside", Blood Rose pouted at his words, although the pout couldn't be seen of course.

"But-"

"No buts", He sharply exclaimed. Taking the painting from her hands, he got off and walked into the building leaving the girl behind.

"What is he so mean for...", She crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks but made no attempts to follow him.

"So you're the famous Devil Rider, I heard", A man in his 40s turned around at the sound of footsteps, a valuable suitcase in his hand. Two bodyguards were at his side, ready for action if anyone started acting against their master.

"Here's the painting", Chenle shoved it into his hands. "Now"

"The money? Ah yes of course. Two billion, as I had bidded", the man gave him the suitcase, which he took and immediately opened to count the money.

"I say, you're kinda known for your crimes. What a miracle, you still haven't been caught. So I was thinking, do you want to work with me? I'm not a good man, pretty corrupted but I could hardly care. Plus, the money I give could be what you want", Chenle closed the suitcase after counting and took it by the handle before turning to face the man.

"Thanks for the offer, but I work for no one. Have a good life, sir", He turned to walk away but halted in his steps at the words that spilled out of the man's mouth.

"You seem very familiar, have we met before?"

Giving a glance over his shoulder, he let his dark eyes pierce through the man. "No, I believe we hadn't", He said before walking out of the building, leaving the man with his bodyguards alone.

"Oh good, you're back! It was getting boring, I almost thought about running away with this bike", Blood Rose joked but let out a "oof" when Devil Rider threw the suitcase at her.

"Wow, heavy"

"It's 2 billion, what did you expect?"