While Zoe was speaking, Xu Tingchuan saw Ni Sitian not far away and walked towards her.

Upon hearing Xu Tingchuan's voice, Ni Sitian immediately looked up at him.

Xu Tingchuan stopped in front of her, glanced at the bag she was carrying, and then at Xiang Zhilan. "Looks like you've got quite a haul."

"Yeah, Zhi Lan and I shopped for ages," Ni Sitian said obediently. Seeing Zoe walking towards them, she said, "You're working, right? Zhi Lan and I will be going now."

"It's nothing serious." Xu Tingchuan took Ni Sitian's hand and said softly, "If you're not tired, stay and keep me company."

Ni Sitian was stunned for a moment. Xiang Zhilan realized that Xu Tingchuan wanted to keep Ni Sitian, so she pushed her and Xu Tingchuan together and said, "Then I'll return your wife to you. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

Xiang Zhilan waved to them, then turned and walked away gracefully.

Ni Sitian didn't expect her to be so disloyal. She was the one who insisted on dragging her here, but now she's left alone. And judging from Xu Tingchuan's calm attitude, they are obviously really talking about business.

"Well, actually I just remembered I have something else to do..." Ni Sitian felt it was inappropriate for her to bother him in this situation, as if she didn't trust him and was spying on him.

"Hello, Mrs. Xu." Zoe approached and greeted her in awkward Chinese.

"Hello." Ni Sitian was a little unsure how to handle this type of person, so she nodded in response.

Then Ni Sitian saw Zoe smile and say something in French to Xu Tingchuan, which left her completely bewildered.

Xu Tingchuan suddenly put his arm around her shoulder and replied to Zoe in French.

Watching the two of them communicate without any barriers, while she stood there blankly, she felt as if she couldn't enter their world.

Fortunately, after a brief exchange, both teams arrived, and the mall manager came over and politely led them to the elevator.

Hearing their conversation, Ni Sitian turned to look at Xu Tingchuan and lowered her voice, asking, "Are you going to acquire this shopping mall?"

Xu Tingchuan chuckled and shook his head, but then said, "However, if you want it, I can consider it."

Ni Sitian's eyes widened in surprise. She had just been agonizing over buying a scarf, and now he was so casually telling her that he was going to buy her the whole mall.

"I was just kidding." Xu Tingchuan couldn't help but chuckle softly when he saw that she had taken it seriously.

Acquiring such a large shopping mall is no simple matter; various assessments and analyses must be conducted beforehand, which can take at least one or two months.

"You're just lying to me." Ni Sitian secretly squeezed his hand that was holding hers and pouted.

"So you really want it? It's not impossible, but it might be after the new year." Xu Tingchuan became serious.

When Ni Sitian saw that he was serious, she immediately shook her head: "What would I need a shopping mall for? I don't know anything about business."

"As long as you know how to shop and buy things, that's enough," Xu Tingchuan said with a faint smile.

Secretary Lin, who was not far behind them, overheard their intimate whispers and heard Xu Tingchuan's indulgence of Ni Sitian.

She was consumed by jealousy; how she wished she were the woman standing beside him, whispering in his ear like that.

Ni Sitian felt a gaze on her and immediately turned around, only to see Secretary Lin carrying a briefcase, looking down at her, not paying any attention to her.

She turned her head back in confusion. Lately, she seemed to be getting more and more paranoid, always feeling like someone was watching her and following her.