Ning Yitao felt a jolt run through her body when she heard him suddenly change the way he addressed her. She felt out of sorts all over, but couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.
If she forced him to change his address, he would be unhappy, and the golden aura around him would fade. For now, she had to go along with him.
Ning Yitao decided to give up on the idea of making him change his address.
Duan Qinghuai had just been testing the waters to see if Ning Yitao would ask him to change his address. Knowing the answer, he was secretly delighted. Maybe he was still special in Ning Yitao's heart.
However, hearing his obviously teasing tone, Ning Yitao raised an eyebrow and pretended to seriously examine his features. Her expression grew solemn, and she even frowned slightly.
Seeing Ning Yitao suddenly change her expression, Duan Qinghuai got a bit nervous. He touched his face and asked, "Ah? Do I have the classic look of a heart - breaker? No, Taotao, listen to my explanation. I was just joking."
Duan Qinghuai was scared. What if Ning Yitao misunderstood him as a heart - breaker?
Seeing him fall for it, Ning Yitao couldn't help but purse her lips and smile. The smile gently rippled on her lips, showing a hint of playfulness, gradually spreading across her young and radiant face. She said, "You should be confident. How could the face of a person blessed with great fortune be bad?"
The smile lingered in the corners of Ning Yitao's eyes and brows.
Seeing her smile, Duan Qinghuai realized that she had been pretending to be serious. He wasn't angry about being tricked. Looking at Ning Yitao's smile, he also laughed.
Maybe this was youth. When she was happy, he was happy too. The driver thought silently.
The two chatted and laughed all the way to the Duan Group.
The car came to a stop.
In sight were towering buildings and criss - crossing overpasses. The lights were like glowing liquid, seeping into every corner of the city.
The traffic was like a school of fish, constantly moving through.
The buildings on both sides loomed over them. The dense windows were like diamond facets, shining with a cold and hard light.
The building in front was brightly lit. Looking up, hidden by the night, it seemed to have no end.
Someone had been waiting by the road to greet Duan Qinghuai for a long time.
Getting out of the car, Ning Yitao followed Duan Qinghuai into this magnificent building that was truly astonishing.
Passing through the main entrance, the first thing that caught the eye was an extremely luxurious lobby. The elaborate lighting fixtures emitted a cold light.
Looking up, each floor was hollowed out, and one could clearly see what people were doing. But when looking up, the reflected light made it hard to see the people above the third floor.
Almost every workstation was occupied by white - collar workers typing on their computer keyboards. Some were holding phone receivers and scribbling down notes in a hurry. Several stylish urban women were running back and forth between the desks, passing on some information.
The employees were all dressed in formal attire, discussing problems. The whiteboards on the walls were covered with sticky notes, work schedules, and memos. The public long tables beside were piled high with documents.
Busy but orderly, no one was disturbing anyone else. Everyone was immersed in their own world.
The person in charge led Duan Qinghuai into the elevator exclusive to the president.
Duan Qinghuai led Ning Yitao into his office. Right in front was a huge floor - to - ceiling mirror. From the high altitude, one could see the bustling traffic below. The crowded crowd looked like ants from above.
Standing here and looking down, one couldn't help but feel a sense of superiority.
The whole room was simple but the decoration and layout were extremely meticulous.
Duan Qinghuai led Ning Yitao to the sofa and said to her, "Wait for me here. I'm going to a meeting."
Ning Yitao obediently nodded and watched him leave the room.
She was left alone to observe the room. Even the randomly placed antiques clearly showed their spirituality and profound heritage at a glance.
Caicai, who had been sleeping in her pocket, suddenly smelled something and woke up. The groggy Caicai staggered towards a certain place.
Ning Yitao curiously followed Caicai with her eyes.
Caicai was completely attracted by something. It was still half - asleep but wanted to go there.
It seemed to have a built - in navigation in this huge space and headed straight for the target. Caicai came to a large blue - and - white porcelain antique vase placed in the corner.
Ning Yitao tilted her head and looked at Caicai, which had stopped moving. Its eyes were closed. It was clearly still sleeping.
"Is it sleepwalking?" Ning Yitao frowned in confusion.
This blue - and - white porcelain antique was about half a person's height.
Ning Yitao touched the vase and quietly felt the energy fluctuations that had been accumulated over its long history.
One could only say that it was truly a good item, a good item that could attract wealth.
"Caicai isn't even that fond of money. Why is it attracted to this?" Ning Yitao was puzzled. She gently kicked Caicai to wake it up.
As soon as it woke up, it saw Ning Yitao's magnified face suddenly approaching.
Caicai nervously leaned back: "What, what do you want? I was sleeping, wasn't I? Don't tell me you were still ordering me around while I was sleeping."
Ning Yitao reached out and picked it up, placing it on the edge of the vase: "What were you thinking? First, tell me what you were up to. You came to this vase in the middle of your sleep."
The startled Caicai looked at the vase beneath it and hesitantly asked, "What do you mean? I was attracted to this?"
Ning Yitao nodded affirmatively.
Caicai wasn't paying attention and lost control of its body, falling to the bottom of the vase.
"Aaaaaaah." Caicai's scream echoed inside the vase.
Ning Yitao didn't intend to rescue it. She just leaned over the vase and peeked into the dark opening, but of course, she couldn't see anything.
Ning Yitao stood aside, waiting for Caicai to come out and explain itself.
After a while, there was no movement. Ning Yitao knocked on the vase. The knocking sound echoed, but Caicai still didn't make a sound.
Ning Yitao pouted. She knew that Caicai was fine. The contract connecting them showed no fluctuations. It seemed that it just simply didn't want to talk to her.
Ning Yitao took out her phone and skillfully turned on the flashlight. She had thoroughly studied this little device since she got here.
She shone the flashlight into the vase and noticed something strange: "! Strange. Where did Caicai go?"
The narrow vase was completely illuminated by the small amount of light, but there was no sign of Caicai.
As the one who had signed a contract with Ning Yitao, she could naturally sense Caicai's current state. It was definitely not in danger. If her senses were correct, it was even a bit happy?!
Ning Yitao found the comic that Caicai usually loved the most. Yes, the Teng Snake, one of the ten great fierce beasts, was actually captivated by modern comics.
Ning Yitao expressionlessly lit this comic book. The thin wisp of smoke from the burning comic book drifted into the vase.
As the comic book was completely burned, Ning Yitao, who had been standing there, also disappeared along with it.
When she opened her eyes again, Ning Yitao saw Caicai's back as it was busily "working".
Her voice floated lightly behind Caicai, full of resentment: "Leaving me alone and secretly enjoying this all by yourself. Is it delicious?"
Caicai was greatly startled by Ning Yitao's sudden appearance and stopped what it was doing.
It had even transformed into a human form to make it easier to eat, just so it could better grab the mountain of resentment in front of it.
But now, Ning Yitao behind it was full of even more resentment.
Caicai immediately put on an obsequious smile as it turned around: "Taotao, listen to my explanation. It's not what you think."