Ling Shen, who was busy looking at various documents, suddenly paused.
He stopped, holding the documents in his hand, without even picking up his phone, and placed it on the table. He looked up at the mural on the opposite wall.
I was just looking at documents with black and white text, and now I suddenly see brightly colored murals. It's as if the world has suddenly brightened up.
He suddenly fell silent, and Lu Jiayan thought he hadn't heard him, so he repeated, "I just ran into Miss Qian Sui. She asked me to tell you that she misses you."
Ling Shen understood what Qian Sui meant by missing him.
The thousand-year-old's mind is as pure as a child's, and the longing he speaks of is also very pure.
But this kind of longing, untainted by any other ambiguity, actually conveys a deeper meaning: her longing is genuine.
Ling Shen's tense emotions, which had been running all day, suddenly relaxed in an instant.
He put down the documents in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and his usually straight back suddenly felt tired.
He leaned back casually and lazily in his chair, picked up his phone and held it to his ear, while raising his other hand to rub his temples.
Where did you meet her?
Ling Shen asked.
He was indeed curious about this. Logically speaking, since he had taken Qian Sui away before and Qian Ci had found out, Qian Ci should have taken even closer care of Qian Sui, given her usual behavior.
Ling Shen knew Lu Jiayan's work plan for today, so he was genuinely curious about where Lu Jiayan had met Qian Sui.
Besides, even if they did meet, there would likely be members of the Chi family around Chisui as his "accomplices," and they would absolutely not allow him to get close to Chisui.
Or did Chitose sneak out again?
In this case, Ling Shen was a little troubled. Qian Sui was very easy to fool. If he wasn't there and she was fooled by someone else, wouldn't his life lose a bit of fun?
Lu Jiayan knew that Ling Shen would be curious about this, so he cleared his throat and said mysteriously, "You would never guess this, would you? I came to the school today to discuss work, and I saw a familiar figure from afar, so I followed. I didn't expect it to be Miss Qian Sui."
School?
Ling Shen frowned in thought. Could it be that the Qian family sent Qian Sui to school?
He had been to that school before, and he knew what kind of people there were. Based on his understanding of Chitose, Chitose definitely wouldn't be able to stand it there.
Lu Jiayan ignored Ling Shen's contemplation and continued, "The Qian family sent Miss Qiansui to this school. Today is her first day of school, but Miss Qiansui doesn't seem to be getting along very well with her classmates. She packed some food to feed the kittens in the abandoned building. However, she is still in a good mood. After all, although Miss Qiansui is simple-minded, she is not the type to let herself suffer."
Ling Shen hummed in agreement, his hand unconsciously rubbing his temples.
He came on a business trip suddenly, and the situation was really difficult to handle.
It could be said that the appearance of Chisei was one of the more reassuring things he had heard so far.
Ling Shen thought for a moment, then asked, "You'll be going to school tomorrow, right?"
Lu Jiayan hummed in agreement and replied, "The project with the school hasn't been finalized yet. I'll probably be going to the school a lot in the next few days. What are you thinking, Mr. Ling?"
Ling Shen didn't hide anything and said directly, "You can delegate some unimportant tasks to others, and you should take better care of her."
If Lu Jiayan had previously given Qian Sui the address of Ling Shen's secret base based on his own speculation that Ling Shen's feelings for Qian Sui were different, then Ling Shen's current words confirm his speculation.
Ling Shen treats Qian Sui very differently.
Lu Jiayan agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Ling Shen put down his phone and remained lost in thought for a long time.
He stood up and went to the floor-to-ceiling window. He preferred a quiet, dark environment. In order to concentrate on his work, he drew all the curtains as soon as he entered the presidential suite of this five-star hotel. In the huge, luxurious room, only a table lamp was turned on.
He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, picked up the room's remote control, and opened the curtains.
The heavy blackout curtains slowly opened, and the outside environment gradually came into view.
His room was located on a high floor of a skyscraper. It was evening, and the sky was ablaze with fiery clouds. From his room, he could see the entire city.
As night slowly falls, the city's neon lights begin to illuminate the scene, and the bustling city nightlife, with its vibrant lights and lively atmosphere, quietly unfolds.
But amidst the myriad lights and bustling crowds in the distance, Ling Shen felt that not a single light was lit for him.
Ling Shen suddenly felt his heart tighten, and some fragmented memories surfaced in his mind.
The sight of his parents dying before his eyes, a bloody scene, caused the young boy to break down. His uncles and aunts, who had always lived in harmony with his family, revealed their true colors after his parents' death, opening their bloody mouths to devour his family property, and making a scene in front of him who was already traumatized by his parents' death.
He could only curl up and desperately cover his ears, as if that would protect him from the malice.
For a long time, he became withdrawn because he couldn't process those things.
His grandfather took him back to the old house where he was autistic and allowed him to recuperate for eight years. During those eight years, he lived in darkness. The entire old house was covered with heavy curtains, and not an inch of sunlight could get in.
He was extremely insecure and withdrawn, and felt that only in that kind of environment could he protect himself.
But he remembered that even in his eight years of darkness, sunlight had shone through.
It was precisely because of that ray of sunlight that he was not crushed by the darkness.
Even though the period when he encountered sunshine was insignificant compared to the long eight years, it was precisely because of that ray of sunshine that he had hope for the difficult days that followed.
Looking at the myriad lights of the city, Ling Shen's face, which had been as indifferent as a glacier, suddenly softened.
On the huge billboard of the building across the street, there were advertisements for top female stars. But as Ling Shen looked at them, the faces of the female stars in the advertisements, who had exquisite makeup and whose photos were so heavily photoshopped that even their pores were invisible, suddenly turned into those of a thousand-year-old woman.
Qian Sui's eyes were as pure as lake water, with a captivating beauty mark beneath them.
It's wonderful that in this chaotic and complicated world, there exists such a pure existence.
Although I don't know why the Chi family hid Chisei away and only let her out when she turned eighteen, her situation was somewhat similar to his back then. Both of them were hidden away by their families and unknown to the world until they came out as adults.
Regardless, Ling Shen wanted to know more about Qian Sui.
Even if Qianci would hold a grudge against him for attacking Qiansui, he would continue his investigation.
Lu Jiayan guessed correctly.
He truly cares about the young master.
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