Chapter 57
Before he could act on his knot of emotions, Pei Yusheng’s voice came out subtly nuanced, though not harsh. Seeing […]
Before he could act on his knot of emotions, Pei Yusheng’s voice came out subtly nuanced, though not harsh. Seeing […]
Before He Xiu’s group departed, Pei Yusheng spoke first. “No need to trouble yourselves. This is for my family—getting a
Under all those watchful eyes, the boy in He Xiu’s arms grew increasingly embarrassed. He Xiu finally bent down, setting
Putting the old phone back in his pocket, Qi Ji finally caught the soft, tentative sound of Xia Jing asking
“Sorry, did the item fall?” Qi Ji’s throat itched, and he cleared it with a cough before finishing, “I wasn’t
Qi Ji felt dazed. His thoughts were in disarray—so many things surged at once, yet nothing seemed to make sense.
Growing up with a mother he rarely saw, Qi Ji had little experience interacting with gentle, composed female elders. Coupled
Qi Ji certainly looked good in that outfit. Zong Lin cast another glance at the young man and couldn’t help
It was already early winter, and the night air carried a sharper chill. When Qi Ji stepped through the automatic
A thick stack of hundred-dollar bills sat before him, the impact utterly overwhelming. Qi Ji, both shocked and puzzled, finally
The car’s heater was on, and the warm air brushed gently against Qi Ji’s cheeks, yet it did little to
The muscles at the back of Qi Ji’s neck tightened. The instant he met those eyes, he hurriedly looked away,
A low, muffled sound slipped through the narrow seam of his tightly bitten lips, tinged with a faint, fragile nasal
As soon as those words were spoken, the room fell silent again. Because the new president had rarely shown his
The two of them headed back into the city from the coast, and Qi Ji was dropped off at the
However, compared with Qi Ji’s reaction, the injured party himself was far calmer. “It’s just a minor injury. Perfectly normal.”
The words were delivered with ruthless finality, edged with a deathly air of someone at the end of their road—enough
To be fair, if Qi Ji looked purely at the clothes in front of him, he actually liked them quite
Needing the sound of a heartbeat to fall asleep, to confirm he wasn’t alone… perhaps even the seemingly unshakable Mr.
Qi Ji had not expected at all that the visitor would be Pei Yusheng’s mother. For one, the phone had