She smiled, and all her unspoken words were summed up in one sentence: "Thank you."
"Silly child, why are you thanking me?"
Xing Minggao stood up from his chair: "You should rest well. Leave the company matters to your uncle."
"good."
………
Ji Zhinan was busy until after 5 p.m. before he got off work.
She picked up her phone and saw two missed calls and several unread WeChat messages. She pursed her lips and silently turned off the screen.
After failing to get through to her on two phone calls, Gu Yibei opted to send a text message, afraid of disturbing her.
Ji Zhinan finished packing and left the office, then entered the elevator.
Few employees knew about ZN's small door, and even those who did thought it was just an ordinary small door, unaware that it was Ji Zhinan's back door for entering and exiting the company.
There aren't many people around here normally.
Ji Zhinan had only taken two steps out of the small gate when someone suddenly grabbed his hand.
Before she could react, a force pushed her back two steps, and then she fell into a warm embrace.
Ji Zhinan tried to push him away, but an arm held her tightly.
Still angry?
A man's helpless yet indulgent voice came from above. Ji Zhinan paused for a moment, then resisted.
Gu Yibei placed his other hand on the back of her head, and no matter how much Ji Zhinan struggled, she remained firmly in his arms.
Unable to break free, Ji Zhinan simply chose to give up.
"Why are you here?" Her tone was muffled and somewhat stiff.
Seeing her sulking all by herself, Gu Yibei felt a little happy for some reason. He chuckled and used the hand that was holding the back of her head to pinch her cheek.
"How would I know my girl was so angry if I didn't come?"
It was fortunate that Mr. Gu, who was extremely busy, waited outside this small gate for most of the day in order to appease his angry girlfriend.
"..."
Ji Zhinan didn't know what was wrong with her. She, who was usually calm and collected when faced with problems, felt a tightness in her chest and a feeling of suffocation after leaving Jiujin Platinum Palace.
My mind was a complete mess all day, a tangled mess I couldn't untangle.
However, she wasn't sulking; she was just in a bad mood.
Are you really not angry?
Ji Zhinan began to suspect that he was covering up something...
"Why didn't you answer my calls?" Gu Yibei looked down at her. "Don't you want to hear my voice that much?"
As he said this, his dark eyes flickered, revealing obvious hurt, which softened Ji Zhinan's heart, who was about to say something harsh, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Although not many people pass by here, it doesn't mean no one passes by.
Ji Zhinan looked around and pushed against the man's chest, trying to escape from his embrace.
"Let me go first..."
"..." The man pursed his thin lips and remained silent. After a pause, he suddenly picked her up and put her in the passenger seat amidst Ji Zhinan's exclamation, fastening her seatbelt as well.
Then he strode into the driver's seat and locked the door before Ji Zhinan could open it.
Ji Zhinan couldn't open the car door, so she could only turn her head to look at him helplessly: "What are you going to do?"
"Return to the Nine Brocade Palace."
When the words "Jiujin Platinum Palace" were mentioned, Ji Zhinan's expression stiffened for a moment, but it was fleeting. She bit her lip and silently turned her head to look out the window.
"I'm not going."
Gu Yibei, however, did not allow her to refuse and started the car and drove away.
The journey of ten minutes or so wasn't far. Upon seeing Mr. Gu's car, the gates of Jiujin Platinum Palace opened, and the man's Maybach drove straight in.
The car stopped in an open space. Gu Yibei got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, and carried Ji Zhinan out of the car without even closing the door.
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