She pursed her lips and stared at the dagger for a while with a fixed gaze.
But neither Xia Chujian nor the four people in front of her had any change in expression.
The middle-aged woman's expression changed slightly, becoming respectful: "Okay, I'll go ask the host right away."
She turned and went downstairs.
Ye Shijie and the other three followed him into the stairs.
Xia Chujian glanced at the black dog lying by the pool.
The black dog bared its teeth at her.
Xia Chujian withdrew his gaze and thought that the gap between dogs might be even greater than the gap between humans and dogs.
Her little Si Xi is still the cutest, they seem like different species.
She followed him into the stairwell.
There is an L-shaped staircase leading down.
After turning the L corner, she could see a door, which was the entrance to the second floor of the duplex of her neighbor opposite.
Continue down from the corner and you will reach the corridor on the top floor.
Xia Chujian's home is on the south side of this corridor.
Ye Shijie and his companions had been here before. They soon arrived at Xia Chujian's house and rang the doorbell.
Xia Yuanfang saw from the surveillance camera at the door that it was Xia Chujian and her "colleagues", and immediately came over to open the door.
The temperature in the corridor outside was very low, so as soon as the door opened, you could feel a wave of heat coming.
Ye Shijie, Li Fu, Song Mingqian, and Ping Qiong all said respectfully, "Happy New Year, Aunt Xia!"
Xia Yuanfang smiled and said, "Come in quickly. Don't be so polite. It's too awkward."
…
At almost the same time, Zong Ruoan returned to his top-floor duplex apartment in Mulan City.
He was too lazy to turn on the light, and the room was pitch black.
Walking to the sofa and sitting down, Zong Ruoan let out a long sigh.
At this time, he just wanted to be alone.
Not long after, his quantum optical computer began to sound a reminder.
He looked down and saw that it was a video call request from his mother, Tan Tai Jin Yu, the eldest princess who had the final say in the imperial royal family.
Zong Ruoan didn't want to answer the call at first, but thinking that today was New Year's Eve and he didn't plan to go home, he answered it anyway.
Tan Tai Jinyu's beautiful and mature face appeared before him.
She should be old, but she has taken very good care of herself and looks to be in her early thirties at most. No one can tell that she is almost sixty.
"Ruoan, are you really not going home for the New Year this year?" Tantai Jinyu asked distressedly, "You've lost weight. Have you been busy lately?"
Zong Ruoan cheered up and said with a smile, "I'm too busy. I have some unfinished business, so I won't be going back this year. I'll go home when my work here is finished."
He plans not to go back home during the entire New Year holiday.
Tan Tai Jin Yu carefully observed her son's expression. She had to admit that the child had grown up and she could no longer see his true thoughts.
You could only tell that he looked a little tired, but he seemed to be in a good mood and didn't look depressed or uneasy.
But Tan Tai Jin Yu absolutely didn't believe that Zong Ruoan didn't go home just because he was busy with work.
In the entire Beichen Empire, who would dare to let her son, Tan Tai Jin Yu, work overtime on New Year's Eve?!
That means he doesn't want to live anymore.
So there is only one reason, that is, her son does not want to go home for New Year's Eve or for the Chinese New Year.
Tantai Jinyu didn't reveal Zong Ruoan's true thoughts and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't come back. I've already asked someone to send you the New Year's Eve dinner. What time is it there now?"
Zong Ruoan was speechless, "...It's only three o'clock in the afternoon. Who would eat New Year's Eve dinner so early?"
"It's already so dark at three in the afternoon?" Tan Tai Jin Yu raised an eyebrow. "What kind of place is Guiyuan Star? The time there is very different from our Shaofu Star."
Zong Ruoan said, "The temperature on Guiyuan Star is abnormal this year, especially in Mulan City, which is several degrees colder than in previous years."
"How do you say it?"
"It's said that in the past, the highest temperature here in winter was -20 degrees Celsius. But now, a high of -20 degrees Celsius is considered good. As soon as the sun sets, the temperature plummets, possibly as low as -80 degrees Celsius. I heard that these past few days, the city and its surroundings are littered with frozen humans and humanoids."
Tantai Jinyu frowned and said, "Ruoan, it's New Year's Day, don't say such things, it's unlucky."
Zong Ruoan: “…”
He said softly, "I was wrong. I won't say anymore. By the way, Mom, who is sending me the New Year's Eve dinner? When will it arrive? Do you need me to pick it up?"
Tantai Jinyu smiled and shook her head: "Of course you don't have to take it. I said it was for you, and I mean it will be delivered to you."
Zong Ruoan: "...What delicious food are there? I'm alone, I don't need that much."
"Whether it's our clan or the royal family, there are rules for New Year's Eve dinners. Even if you can't finish it, you still have to serve it."
Tan Tai Jin Yu said, looking at the large New Year's Eve menu in front of her, "Eight cold dishes, eight hot dishes, eight steamed dishes, four soups, and four staple foods, a total of 32 dishes, which is already the most economical."
Zong Ruoan thought that with so many dishes, he wouldn't be able to finish them in a week.
However, his gaze drifted towards the low and dilapidated residential area outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
The lights there are bright and the decorations are quite nice.
The building with the most beautiful light show is the one where Xia Chujian lives.
Zong Ruoan suddenly didn't want to spend New Year's Eve alone.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com