At this point, I definitely can’t tell the truth, considering we’re not very familiar yet. If I start with such ambiguous words, this woman will probably just think I’m a pervert and add me to her blacklist, never interacting with me again.
That’s not what I want. There’s time for everything.
Silence returned to the car, and after five minutes, a pleasant male voice sounded again: "Which building?"
"Thanks for tonight. I’ll treat you to dinner another day."
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Then An Nan swiftly opened the car door and walked into the building without looking back.
Lin Mubai’s car didn’t leave immediately but waited until a light turned on in one of the dark windows upstairs before driving away.
On the way back, he felt happy, a kind of happiness he hadn’t felt in years.
In contrast to his happy mood, An Nan, who was already home, felt she was acting strange today, and that man was even stranger.
That night, the man’s handsome face appeared again in An Nan’s dreams. When she woke up in the morning, she sat dumbstruck on her bed for a long time, scolding herself: "An Nan, you’re crazy."
After scolding herself, An Nan pulled over the blanket and hid under it, continuing to sleep soundly.
When she woke again, it was already five in the afternoon.
Snuggled in the bed thinking for a while, she decided to deliver the cufflinks she bought yesterday to Xi Shaoqi. Otherwise, once she starts working, who knows when she’ll have time again.
She picked up her phone from the nightstand, unlocked the screen, found the contact list, and dialed one of the most familiar numbers from the few she had.
The call was answered after a few rings: "Hello, who is this?"
"It’s me." Hearing the familiar voice, Xi Shaoqi was initially surprised but quickly asked a female companion behind him to take over his card game, and he went aside to continue the call.
"Nannan, did you sleep well? Have you eaten?" These heartfelt concerns warmed the heart of the person on the other end.
"Not yet. Are you busy? Am I interrupting?" Many voices speaking could be heard through the phone, and An Nan realized he wasn’t alone. Words like ’fifty cents’, ’seven cards’, ’pong’ suggested they were playing cards.
She just didn’t understand. Isn’t it only five in the afternoon? If they’re going to relax, at least wait for it to get dark, right? She shook her head disdainfully, truly a bunch of wealthy second and third generations, taking advantage of their fortunes, relaxing all day without a care.
Xi Shaoqi was someone who could clearly understand what the person on the other end was thinking, even over the phone. Surely, she was critiquing them, these privileged heirs, wasting their lives during daylight, not doing anything worthwhile. But were they really doing anything wrong? They were just gathered together playing cards.
This was something he didn’t even know how to explain, so he chose to change the topic: "Nannan, did you need me for something?"
The person on the other end shrugged carelessly: "I was planning to give you your birthday present, but if it’s not convenient, forget it."
Xi Shaoqi thought for a moment and hurriedly said: "It’s not inconvenient; I just have a few friends over playing cards, so I can’t leave right now. If you can, bring it over, and we can have dinner together tonight."
Xi Shaoqi was merely making a casual suggestion without really holding his breath for it.