"Anything is fine for dinner. You decide what to make. I'll probably be back around six, maybe a little after seven."
「Lanjing.」
Chen Yuan was on a video call with Jiangg Yao from inside an ordinary taxi.
"In that case... I'll make crab roe tofu. I spent a long ti learning how last night, so I'm sure it'll be a success this ti! I'll also go buy a roast duck, just in case the tofu is too disgusting."
"Sounds good. Go ahead."
Chen Yuan looked at Jiangg Yao's confident face on the screen, a faint smile gracing his lips.
The warmth from his girlfriend briefly washed away his worries.
...
It had been a few days since they returned from Sanya. The seaside trip had greatly deepened their relationship, and now all the awkwardness between them was gone.
They had grown accustod to each other's presence.
After building sandcastles on the beach that day, they visited the famous Nanshan Sea Guanyin in the afternoon. The next day, they saw the Yanoda Rainforest and stayed in Houhai Village until evening.
The sky was azure, their steps light.
On their last day, with no desire left for sightseeing, the two of them played video gas all day, even eating their als at the computer desk.
The carefree ti flew by in the blink of an eye. Before they knew it, it was ti to leave.
Luggage in hand, carrying the precious souvenirs gifted by the hotel, the two rushed to catch an afternoon flight back to Lanjing.
「After getting ho.」
They washed off the dust of their journey.
They slept from evening until the next morning, sleeping like the dead.
When they woke up and checked the ti on their phones, they couldn't even tell if it was morning or afternoon.
After returning to Lanjing, their days were exceptionally peaceful. With the end of the year approaching, Chen Yuan only had a few days left before he had to return to his hotown for New Year's Eve, and he obviously couldn't take Jiangg Yao with him.
In these last few days before the New Year, the two were inseparable.
Jiangg Yao diligently practiced her cooking every day, while Chen Yuan was busy reading and studying.
It had the strange, harmonious rhythm of married life.
They would play gas together at night, watch ani while they ate, and when they were bored, they'd go out for a stroll, visit a cat cafe, or wander through a food street.
On the surface, everything seed placid.
But in reality, both of them carried an unspoken sorrow in their hearts.
Jiangg Yao was constantly worried about her sister's situation. Strangely, there was no news, and when Jiangg Ning replied, she did so with only a few cryptic words, telling her not to worry.
But how could Yaoyao not be worried?
She could only maintain a calm facade, but thankfully, Chen Yuan's company brought her a great deal of warmth.
Chen Yuan, on the other hand, was troubled by his girlfriend's ntal state. He had spoken with Jiang Zhengfeng while in Sanya and heard that a doctor had been found. He couldn't stop thinking about it at night when he went to sleep these past few days.
Finally, the day of the appointnt arrived.
He hastily made an excuse and left.
...
Chen Yuan ntally rehearsed what he would say, thinking that he needed to explain his girlfriend's specific symptoms clearly and concisely. At the sa ti, the taxi he was in pulled up to the west entrance of Central Realm Mansion.
"That'll be 21 yuan, young man. You can just scan the code."
"Sent. Drive safe, sir."
"Alrighty!"
THUD—
Closing the car door, Chen Yuan walked away with quick steps.
Jiang Zhengfeng had told him to et in the office at the very back of the 20th floor. He had also offered to pick him up, but Chen Yuan had directly refused.
It wasn't a long way, and he really wasn't so pampered young master.
He could just take a taxi himself.
Chen Yuan reached the entrance and was about to push open the glass door when his gaze fell upon several n in sharp suits standing to the side.
The n were standing nervously by the entrance, having found a spot in the shade. Their leather shoes were polished to a mirror shine, and their oiled hair was ticulously combed.
They looked like they were waiting for soone.
The one who appeared to be the leader kept staring at his watch and glancing toward the street corner from ti to ti.
The youngest of them had to be at least a dozen years older than Chen Yuan.
'They must be employees from this building?' Chen Yuan thought silently as he stepped through the door.
He looked up at the high-dod lobby inside the mansion. A massive chandelier hung directly overhead. To both the left and right were arcing rings that slanted upwards, and several escalators overhead were designed with the sa wave-like pattern as the do.
It had a very aesthetic feel.
Cloud-patterned porcelain tiles covered the entire hall, perfectly complenting the surrounding gray tones.
It exuded a sense of modern sophistication.
Interestingly, the company wasn't bustling with people coming and going. The space was so empty it felt almost deserted.
Only a single, exceptionally beautiful receptionist was sitting at the front desk, an employee badge hanging from a lanyard around her neck.
"Hello, I'm looking for soone. Where are the elevators?" Chen Yuan approached and asked politely.
The receptionist had the demure beauty of a girl-next-door. Hearing his voice, she abruptly looked up.
When she saw it was a young man, not much older than a boy.
Her expression was one of slight surprise, and her tense look relaxed. After a mont's pause, she smiled and replied, "May I ask who you're looking for, sir? Do you have an appointnt?"
"No."
"I'm sorry, but you can't go upstairs without an appointnt."
"Huh?"
Chen Yuan froze.
'Didn't he say everything was already arranged?'
'How can I not even get upstairs?'
'Could I have gone to the wrong place?'
"This is the west entrance of Central Realm Mansion, right?"
"That's right, sir. To be precise, we are Bauhinia Investnt Company, located in Central Realm Mansion."
"Uh, I'm looking for Jiang Zhengfeng."
"I'm sorry, I don't know anyone by that na," the receptionist said, shaking her head.
Chen Yuan frowned. He took out his phone and glanced at the ti. It was nearly four-thirty in the afternoon.
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