The next morning, Tao Tao was sweeping the floor when a maid came over and pulled her aside, mysteriously producing a newspaper.
"Sister Tao Tao, look at this."
The headline of the newspaper boldly proclaimed: To win a beauty’s smile, Shi Yu gifts a luxury car worth millions!
Below, there were several photos of Shen Cheng sitting in the car.
The figures in the photos were unedited, yet their beauty remained undiminished, their elegance intact.
Next to her, a stern man was casually leaning against the car, tilting his head to look at the woman in the car, the corners of his lips curling into a smile, extraordinarily handsome.
The maid sighed, "I never expected that the car was really bought by the young master to gift to the Young Madam..."
Tao Tao’s expression remained unchanged as she spoke indifferently, "Stop gossiping, quickly put the newspaper away. If Uncle Zhong sees it, he’ll dock your pay."
The maid nodded, hurriedly folded the newspaper, and stuffed it into her pocket.
"You go on with your work, Sister Tao Tao, I’m going to do mine now."
Just as the maid left, Tao Tao’s phone began to ring.
She set aside the broom, took out her phone, and walked aside to answer it.
"Cousin, it’s Anan. Where are you? I’ve come to Jiang City."
"Anan? You’re in Jiang City, for real?" Tao Tao sounded surprised.
"Why would I lie to you! I just got off the plane and am still at the airport waiting for a car. Can you come to pick me up? Take me to get my hair done, then I’ll treat you to a meal!"
"Right now...?" Tao Tao glanced at the time, 7:30. "Alright, let me see if I can take some time off, I’ll call you back later..."
After hanging up the phone, Tao Tao thoroughly swept the crushed stone path in the garden, then went to find Uncle Zhong.
She explained the situation to Uncle Zhong, who allowed her half a day off.
Changing her clothes and leaving the mansion, Tao Tao hailed a taxi, "Driver, to the airport."
Xia An’an, lugging her suitcase, walked out of the airport. After about ten minutes, Tao Tao arrived.
She paid the taxi fare, got out of the car, and Xia An’an approached her, calling out, "Cousin."
"Hey!" Tao Tao responded with a smile, went to help her with the luggage, and then looked suspiciously behind Xia An’an, asking, "What, your brother-in-law didn’t come with you? You flew all this distance alone, isn’t he worried?"
Linking arms with her, Xia An’an walked and talked, "He’s recently started a new company with some friends, super busy, couldn’t get away."
Tao Tao turned to look at her, somewhat shocked, "Started another company? Wasn’t he a shareholder in that other company? What happened, he quit?"
Upon hearing this, Xia An’an smiled, "How could he quit? These days, who doesn’t want to earn more money? We plan to get married in a couple of years, so we want to have enough money saved to live comfortably afterward."
"Anan, your cousin is really envious of you! To have found such a capable man," Tao Tao glanced at Xia An’an’s attire, then looked down at her own clothes, her expression slightly dulled, "Look at how exhausting my life is, married to a good-for-nothing husband, never even worn a designer outfit."
"Come on, cousin, first let’s find a hotel to drop off your luggage. Once you’ve freshened up, I’ll take you to a designer store, buy you a whole outfit!"
"Isn’t that inappropriate..."
"You’re my dear cousin, what’s inappropriate? By the way, how did you find the perfume I sent you, getting used to it?"
"Used to it, it smells particularly nice, I really like it."