Chapter 98: 098 Is it okay for couples to have the same number?
Her self-founded company, which seemed simple on the surface, was not so easy to fully grasp, especially considering that these industries were worlds apart from Yan Shixiu’s own enterprises.
Moreover, Yan Shixiu, who was likely dealing with projects worth hundreds of millions every day, had eagerly followed her to T City, begging her for a chance to be together amidst the desert sands.
It seemed this was the simple life he should have had, but it was she who had drawn him into that world interwoven with money and material desires.
Shi Lan shut down her computer and set it aside. Looking at Yan Shixiu, who was sleeping soundly, his long hands casually resting on his thighs, his head leaning against the backrest. In the darkness, Shi Lan could only make out the contour of his profile, as most of his face was hidden under his hat, but she could feel his exhaustion.
Yan Shixiu, who should have been sipping the world’s most expensive coffee in a luxuriously lavish office, commanding the life and death of thousands of employees—was all this worth it?
Suddenly, Shi Lan remembered his words in the desert, “I don’t care about these.”
What do you care about, then?
Two hours later, the flight announcement informed them that the plane was about to land, and the cabin’s window shades were opened.
Yan Shixiu woke up, startled by the bright light, looked down, and saw the computer quietly lying on Shi Lan’s lap while she leaned on his shoulder, still deep asleep.
This reassured Yan Shixiu because Shi Lan never had trouble sleeping when he was around.
He was her sleeping pill.
At 7:30 in the morning, it was pouring rain in Yancheng. After the plane had stopped at the airport, raindrops pattered on the window, trickling down in streaks.
Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu turned on their phones simultaneously, at which point Tang Ze bombarded them with countless WeChats: “Where are you? Have you run off?”
“Miss, did you forget? You still have a task to complete. Weren’t you supposed to gather some material for me?”
“I hope Yan Shixiu isn’t the second Gu Chengyu.”
Reading this message and looking at Yan Shixiu, Shi Lan, seizing the opportunity before deboarding, called Tang Ze back: “Don’t compare them.”
“Got it, Sun Ling and I just arrived at the airport too, when will you release the material?”
“Depends on your mood,” Shi Lan said nonchalantly.
“Waiting for a good show.”
Upon hearing ‘Don’t compare them’, Yan Shixiu’s heart blossomed with joy. When it came to defending her own, the Miss never disappointed. To date, aside from Shi Lan’s assets, Yan Shixiu was the only living ‘entity’ she marked as her turf.
Five minutes later, Shi Lan and Yan Shixiu left the airport through the VIP passage, where Yan Shixiu’s assistant had a business car ready to smoothly pick them up.
“First, take An Lan to the hotel.”
An Lan, still yawning and obliviously leaning against Yan Shixiu, continued her sleep as they got into the car.
Yan Shixiu’s assistant, noticing the rapid progress in their relationship, sat in the front seat, not daring to turn around…
Yan Shixiu thoroughly enjoyed Shi Lan’s initiative, holding her all the way until they reached the hotel door, where he gently shook her awake, “We’re here, want me to walk you up?”
Shi Lan straightened up, then somewhat irritably looked at Yan Shixiu and said, “I’ve said it before, work is work, private is private, don’t mix them up. There’s no need to make our romantic life public knowledge, isn’t it enough that we understand each other?”
“I understand, I’ll sort out the new number for you soon.”
“Mhm,” Shi Lan nodded.
“Couple’s number is okay?” Yan Shixiu pushed further.
The female tycoon coolly left two words, then pushed open the car door, took her suitcase from the driver, and left Yan Shixiu with a back view that showed she loved no one.