The two of them walked out of the dormitory building, the cool breeze gently blowing outside.
Shi Qing thought of An Yin’s weak constitution and hesitated before asking, "Are you cold?" If so, Shi Qing was thinking of accompanying her back to the dormitory to get another layer.
"No need, this down jacket I’m wearing is quite warm." Her cold hands tucked inside her pockets felt very cozy.
This jacket, bought by Ms. An, felt snug and warm.
Shi Qing glanced at An Yin, seeing her serious expression, and was montarily speechless.
The two walked across the campus, a long way, almost reaching the school gate when Shi Qing suggested, "Let’s take a cab!" She was about to hail a ride on her phone.
"No need, soone is picking us up!" An Yin reminded her.
Shi Qing paused for a mont, but quickly understood, not questioning who the driver was!
Shi Qing thought the car would be waiting at the school gate until An Yin led her to the corner next to the school.
A showy Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked by the roadside, and for so reason, Shi Qing’s first instinct was that this was their ride.
An Yin also saw the familiar car.
At the sa ti, Assistant Lin got out of the car, his eyes darting between the two of them for a mont. He nodded, "Miss An, you can get in first!" With that, he opened the rear door.
An Yin was montarily stunned, then nodded. As she bent down to get into the car, she was t with a pair of deep, cold eyes.
Her movent froze, her delicate lips parting slightly as she exclaid, "Bao Shaojin!" She hadn’t expected the man to also be inside the car.
Bao Shaojin’s legs were long, his sitting posture casual. Upon hearing her voice, he didn’t even lift an eyelid.
Seeing this, An Yin obediently sat down.
Shi Qing was also placed in the front passenger seat by Assistant Lin. As the car started, the atmosphere inside was rather eerie.
When Shi Qing got into the car, her eyes accidentally glanced at the backseat, where the man exuded an aura of nobility and aloofness, intimidating others, despite the distance between them. His imposing presence was stifling.
With just one glance, Shi Qing realized this man was extraordinary!
The air seed to have solidified, and Shi Qing, usually calm, dared not initiate a greeting.
Just as Shi Qing was caught up in her thoughts, An Yin behind her spoke up.
"This is my roommate." An Yin turned around, her eyes carrying a hint of nervousness as she stared unblinkingly at Bao Shaojin.
In the front seat, Shi Qing responded, "Hello, I’m Shi Qing!"
As An Yin anxiously watched, the silent man finally spoke, "Bao Shaojin."
Bao Shaojin?
Shi Qing’s body stiffened as if sothing was triggered in her mind, though she was sowhat uncertain!
Over the years working in bars, if there was one na among the affluent young heirs often discussed, it was Bao Shaojin, the head of the Bao family...
In T City, there aren’t many people called "Bao Shaojin"!
After so deliberation, Shi Qing was unnerved.
The man in front of her, residing atop Qin Land with a private suite, was most likely the head of Bao Corporation.
Even though Shi Qing hadn’t yet stepped into society and her understanding of the elite and powerful was shallow, she was certain that the man behind her was undoubtedly influential in T City.
But she didn’t know exactly what kind of relationship An Yin had with him! An Yin pondered carefully.
Assistant Lin, beside her, had yet to recover from his shock. Earlier, Mr. Bao had formally introduced himself, and the other party was rely Miss An’s roommate; this was surely a sign of caring for her indirectly!
The people inside the car each had their own thoughts.
When Bao Shaojin’s car drove into "Qin Land," a valet cart imdiately approached, and two rows of attendants were lined up.
"Mr. Bao!" they all said in unison.
The leading man’s expression was solemn. An Yin originally intended to stay close to Shi Qing, but as they walked, Shi Qing intentionally kept pace with Assistant Lin, leaving An Yin to uncertainly follow beside Bao Shaojin.
They entered a private elevator together.
Shi Qing’s serene eyes occasionally surveyed the surroundings.
An Yin couldn’t help but ask, "Shi Qing, are you here to see soone?" An Yin could only think of this possibility. After all, she had done sothing similar before when she ca alone to find Su Yifeng and was stopped outside, only to be brought in by Bao Shaojin. Her thoughts drifted further, rembering how much the man had helped her.
When Shi Qing heard this, she nodded slightly, "Sothing like that."
Shi Qing’s answer was ambiguous, leaving An Yin puzzled as she looked at the other, "Do you want to go with you?"
"No need." Shi Qing swiftly declined.
"Alright then." An Yin didn’t insist.
In the end, Shi Qing pressed any random floor, and as the elevator opened, she left.
An Yin watched her departing figure, "Call when you’re done, and we’ll head back to school together!"
She spoke, but the elevator doors closed before Shi Qing could reply.
The elevator ascended.
An Yin’s mood was sowhat complex.
Following Bao Shaojin, the two of them went to his suite while Assistant Lin, understandingly, didn’t follow them inside.
Once inside, Bao Shaojin changed his shoes first and then placed a pair of won’s cotton slippers at An Yin’s feet, "Put them on!"
An Yin obediently complied.
They went to the living room, where An Yin saw fresh fruit on the coffee table, the grapes still glistening with water droplets as if just washed.
"Sit!"
Bao Shaojin noticed the girl’s gaze on the fruit, frowning, "Just taste a little, you can’t eat too much." He hadn’t forgotten the ti she’d ended up with gastritis from eating too much fruit and had to be hospitalized.
Rembering the gastritis incident, An Yin reddened with embarrassnt and pouted, "I won’t eat!"
Bao Shaojin tilted his face, his sharp eyes like a blade penetrating the girl’s heart!
Feeling his gaze, An Yin hurried to the sofa, trying to ignore the man.
Whenever she was with him, An Yin’s heart couldn’t help but be filled with worry and fear.
Just as An Yin sat flustered, her phone buzzed from inside her bag.
She quickly took out her phone, saw an unfamiliar number, and without thinking, hung up. Turning her head to glimpse at the man, she found Bao Shaojin had already left at so point.
Looking at the corner of the hallway, she wondered if he had returned to the room.
In the study.
The ashtray was filled with cigarette butts, wisps of smoke lingering in the air, curling around Bao Shaojin’s face. His eyes flickered with a dark light as he stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the twinkling lights below.
Outside, the sunset and night exchanged places, the sky turned faintly bright, and the street lamps lit early, forming a dazzling visual spectacle.
Just then, the phone on the desk rang.
It seed like he didn’t hear it, his body remained motionless.
"Buzzz..."
The phone continued to vibrate without pause.
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