Chunxi Road is one of the busiest sections in Nancheng Center, with a large concentration of people. Naturally, the rent in this area is also very expensive, but the shops on this section aren’t easy to rent out, let alone a two-story loft one.
As the car came to a stop, Cen Jin instinctively unbuckled her seatbelt, ready to get out. However, before she could push open the door, an arm suddenly grabbed her firmly, followed by a cold, strong voice from behind: "Wait a moment, it’s raining outside."
As the last note fell, Jiang Baizhou picked up the soggy umbrella, pushed open the car door, and stepped out, still walking around the front of the car to the passenger side. He opened the door, raised the umbrella high, and looked down at Cen Jin in the car: "Come down."
Cen Jin looked up and met his gaze before stepping out of the car, standing very close to him. As he closed the car door and prepared to walk inside the shop, Cen Jin noticed his already-wet shoulder and suddenly remembered, grabbing his arm: "Hey, wait, didn’t you say you wanted to change clothes? You haven’t taken them yet."
Jiang Baizhou paused, looked at her delicate little face, and took a step back. At the same time, he moved the umbrella in his hand towards her, and Cen Jin, not wanting him to get wet because of her, moved with him. After all, it’s July, with unpredictable weather, and it’s easy to catch a cold.
Once inside the building, Jiang Baizhou turned on the lights for both the first and second floors, and Cen Jin asked, "When do you plan to start the renovation?"
"The renovation plan isn’t finalized yet. I’ll see." Jiang Baizhou replied calmly, clutching a paper bag, raising it slightly: "I’ll go change clothes, feel free to look around."
This store is quite large in size, and the overall layout looks pretty good. But with Jiang Baizhou’s picky eye, what he chooses must be decent.
After looking over the overall structure of the first floor, Cen Jin went directly to the second floor. But before she could clearly see what the second floor was like, with a ’pop’, the lights on both floors suddenly went out, giving Cen Jin a fright.
Her expression turned frantic in the darkness, not knowing what to do for a moment, standing there in a daze, not moving at all.
A slightly worried and urgent calling voice came from downstairs, causing Cen Jin to pause, her expression showing a hint of emotion. She turned towards the dark stairwell, and the deep voice from downstairs sounded again, noticeably louder than before: "Nie Cenjin?"
"I’m upstairs." Cen Jin responded as soon as she heard, speaking out.
Upon hearing her voice, Jiang Baizhou downstairs felt relieved. He regained his usual calm composure, took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the flashlight, and walked towards the stairs. Seeing her safe silhouette, the turmoil in his eyes completely settled.
Looking at Jiang Baizhou under the light, Cen Jin’s once-frantically beating heart inexplicably calmed down. Once he came upstairs, she asked, "What happened? Is this... a power outage?"
"It’s not officially renovated yet. The electrical circuits might still be unstable."
Cen Jin nodded: "So does that mean we won’t get electricity now?"
"Did you change your clothes?"
"Then let’s go! We can’t see anything with the power outage." Cen Jin deliberately looked at his clothes, noting that the once white T-shirt had been changed into a gray one, she said softly.