There was a sort of sensuality in the forbidden pleasure which she represented. His throat tightened.
He turned his head immediately and frowned at himself. What was wrong with him today?
Around this moment, Qiao Yiyi finished with tidying up the rooms. She looked at the man and asked, “May I go now?”
Lu Nanze nodded.
He walked to the door as Qiao Yiyi followed him.
Then she went to the car that had brought her here. However, Lu Nanze said, “We’re taking this other car.”
Qiao Yiyi: …
She turned around and saw that Lu Nanze had taken a sports car out of the garage.
Who was he trying to impress, driving a sports car in the middle of the night?
She silently laughed at the man but said aloud, “I think it’s better to take this one.”
Brother, please, can’t we just take this car?
My gemstone is still in it!
If she didn’t take it out of the car, how was she going to give back the object and complete her job?
But of course, she couldn’t say this aloud.
Lu Nanze did not utter another word and obstinately got into his sports car. He turned around and looked at her.
Qiao Yiyi: …
Qiao Yiyi looked around and made a mental note of the place.
Nevermind, at worst she would have to return another time to retrieve the gemstone.
She walked to his car and got in.
Cruising along in the sports car, Lu Nanze drove away from the suburbs. He asked her suddenly, “Where are you going?”
Qiao Yiyi: …
She had thought that the man would just find a spot to dump her, but now he was asking her where she was heading?
Was this really Lu Nanze?
Surely, she was imagining things.
But Qiao Yiyi immediately said, “To the city, just anywhere.”
Lu Nanze: …
He didn’t know what was wrong with himself. But when he looked at her frail figure, he felt that she needed to be protected. Yet he had forgotten that this skinny girl was not just anyone—she was Traceless.
She had a strong and resilient spirit and body.
He fell silent and didn’t speak another word.
The two of them arrived at the city very shortly. Qiao Yiyi pointed to a spot, indicating Lu Nanze to halt there.
He pulled the car to a stop and watched as Qiao Yiyi opened the door to leave.
He called her as a reflex reaction, “Hey.”
She turned around and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Although she was wearing a mask, her eyes were flashing like bright stars. She had a graceful bearing that made her completely different from Qiao Lian.
Lu Nanze was slightly entranced.
Then he turned around to avoid her eyes. He opened his mouth, but suddenly was at a loss for words.
He couldn’t even figure out why he had called her in the first place.
But in an obvious misunderstanding, Traceless replied, “Don’t worry, Mr. Lu, I will get you your 1000-year- old ginseng in five days.”
He paused for a moment and nodded. “Just be careful, stay safe.”
“Uh huh.”
Qiao Yiyi nodded. Then she jumped out of the car and shut the door, again with no trace of hesitation or longing. She strode away.
She was fast, almost suddenly melting into the dark night.
Lu Nanze looked away from the disappearing figure.
He loosened his neck-tie, suddenly feeling that perhaps, given how oddly he had been acting tonight, it was time for him to look for a woman.
At this thought, he shook his head, started the car and drove home.
Upon reaching the house, he went upstairs. When passed by Qiao Yiyi’s bedroom, he suddenly had a strange urge and pushed the door open. He walked into the room.
