Lin Xiao went downstairs and found Chen Moli watching TV in the living room, and explained the situation to her.
Chen Moli quickly got up, pressed the pause button, and said with a soft smile, "President Lan has already asked Lao Yang to buy you a change of clothes since you might be staying overnight tonight."
"I've already washed it in the washing machine, and dried and ironed it."
"It's already in the guest room. I'll take you up to see it now."
Lin Xiao nodded, "Thank you for your trouble."
Indeed, not only were his pajamas, underwear, and slippers prepared for tonight, but even his clothes for going out tomorrow were ready.
Not to mention daily necessities like electric toothbrushes and razors.
Lin Xiao said he felt touched.
He quickly took a shower, put on a dark blue silk nightgown, and came out of the bathroom, drying his wet hair with a towel.
He remembered that he had promised Xixi that he would pick her up from school next Friday.
He was worried that if Ji Ran booked the slot first again, he would have to break his promise.
He checked his phone to see if there were any new appointments.
But they found that it was indeed there.
Upon checking the professional simp app, I discovered that it was actually Ji Ran who placed the order.
The time slot is from 5 pm to 7 pm next Friday.
Lin Xiao frowned, not expecting that Ji Ran, that madman, would act so quickly!
Wasn't she asleep?
Or is she pretending to be asleep?
Ji Ran is awake, so let's call her and discuss it.
The phone was answered after only one ring.
Ji Ran's gentle and vulnerable voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hey, Lin Xiao, what's wrong?"
Lin Xiao suppressed his inner irritation, rubbed his temples, and said gently, "I'm sorry to bother you, Professor Ji."
"That's right. I've already promised another client that I'd like to meet her next Friday from 5 to 7 pm, and I don't want to disappoint her."
"Would you be willing to reschedule for a different time slot?"
Damn it, if she doesn't agree and insists on causing this mess, I'm not taking her orders anymore.
There was no response on the other end of the phone.
At this moment, inside an underground parking lot.
Ji Ran had already taken off her burgundy off-shoulder silk dress and red high heels.
She changed back into the white silk shirt, black wide-leg pants, and thin beige trench coat she wore to work during the day, along with soft white flats.
She bit her fingernails, her eyes filled with grievance and resentment.
For the first time, she clearly realized that Lin Xiao did not belong to her alone.
That's fine.
He didn't say anything, and she didn't ask; they simply pretended not to know.
But now he's asking her to back down for the sake of another woman?
On what grounds?
Is Ji Ran really that unimportant in Lin Xiao's eyes?
That's so hurtful to my pride!
Her eyes glistened with tears, but she thought of Lin Xiao's resolute decision when he blocked her, and the tenderness he had shown her tonight.
She was both afraid and greedy!
She was afraid that if she refused directly, she would anger Lin Xiao and he would never take her orders again.
So she took a breath, suppressed all her emotions, and said calmly, "But, Lin Xiao, I don't have that much money to book your time slot in the evening."
All her money was in the hands of her mother, Ji Jinhe.
She only had one stock account with 5 million yuan in it. Her mother was unaware of it. However, the stock market has been performing poorly recently, and she has lost a significant amount of money in it.
The house in the Rose Garden was also secretly purchased by her without her mother's knowledge.
Returning home late every Friday, before 10 p.m., was the only bit of freedom she managed to steal from her mother.
It was supposed to end at 7 p.m., but she didn't go home immediately. Instead, she sat on the living room carpet, savoring the feeling of being held in Lin Xiao's arms.
Some even exceeded the time limit.
This caused her to be a bit flustered when she went out.
It was already 10:18 p.m.
He would respond to his mother Ji Jinhe's relentless calls, no matter how late.
Lin Xiao, unaware of Ji Ran's situation, assumed she was still in the Rose Garden and suggested, "Professor Ji, how about we change it to the same time on Saturday? Would that be appropriate?"
Of course it's not appropriate!
Her mother would keep a close watch on her on Saturdays.
As Ji Ran watched her mother's persistent phone calls, she bit her lower lip, took a deep breath, and tried her best to sound calm.
"Sorry, Lin Xiao. I just got a call. I'll take it right away. Please don't hang up yet, okay?"
Lin Xiao was taken aback.
Considering that his request was indeed a bit excessive, he agreed.
"Um."
While waiting, Lin Xiao subconsciously observed the layout of the guest room, his gaze lingering for a moment on the sunflower oil painting on the wall.
The colors are bright and the painting is exquisite.
He wanted to imprint this painting deeply into his mind with his eyes.
But what he didn't know was—
Just moments before, Wei Ruolan opened her eyes.
She was not asleep.
She just wanted to soberly experience the comfort and warmth of being held in Lin Xiao's arms one last time.
Lin Xiao went downstairs to find Chen Moli, while Wei Ruolan quietly slipped into the study.
There is a desktop computer in the study, which displays surveillance footage from all over the Wei residence.
Including the room where Lin Xiao will stay tonight.
Initially, the purpose of installing surveillance cameras in each room was to facilitate locating XiXi and Puff.
But at this moment, Wei Ruolan wanted to look at Lin Xiao a little longer; she was reluctant to go to sleep.
She overheard Lin Xiao making a phone call to Ji Ran.
She originally wanted to back out, after all, eavesdropping on other people's phone calls is not a good habit.
However, when she heard Lin Xiao making a phone call to a client who had taken over her scheduled time slot that evening, she paused in her act of leaving.
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