Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
For some reason, Ji Ziming’s strides became faster and his expression grew dimmer after their encounter with Qiao Xiuqi.
Pei Ge, who could not fathom the reason behind his frosty expression, muttered inside, Looks like his temper is acting up again.
In moments like this, she really did not want to be near him, lest he should vent his anger on her. Unfortunately for her, she was not wearing her usual flats today but was, instead, wearing ten-centimeter tall stilettos. She already had a hard time balancing in these shoes and could only amble forward at a slow pace, so when he suddenly increased his walking speed, she was no longer able to bear the strain.
“CEO Ji, can you walk a little slower?” She stared at the man resentfully as she thought regretfully inside, I shouldn’t have switched on my phone today! Shouldn’t have switched it on! If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t be suffering this kind of torture!
When he heard her request, he immediately halted his footsteps.
She was not expecting the man to listen to her request ‘obediently’, so she was still walking onward when he stopped, and—
“Ah!” With her arm still wound around his, she could not stop her body in time and bumped into his back. The force of their collision caused her to stumble and lose her footing.
Luckily for her, he was there to catch her falling body and right her footing by pulling her into his safe embrace.
“You are so stupid.”
He held her tightly in his arms. The way Pei Ge, who was wearing a furry marten overcoat, leaned into his embrace greatly resembled a huge cat resting into its owner’s arms. Ji Ziming’s mood instantly brightened at this.
He completely forgot about how the woman in his embrace had ‘flirted’ with another man just then.
“It’s your fault for stopping so suddenly. If not, I wouldn’t have lost my footing.” She shot him an indignant glare, full of grievances.
His lips merely curled up at her angry pout, not wanting to let her out of his embrace.
As he thought of that, he stood still in the same spot and did not release his grip on her.
“Okay, I’m fine now; you can let go of me.” Sensing Ji Ziming’s eyes on her, she turned away and mumbled this abashedly.
He slightly loosened his grip when she said this and gently held her forearm, instead.
“Let’s go,” he lightly said. His fast-paced walk was nowhere to be seen as he resumed his slow and gentle strides from before.
“Oh.” She blinked at the man, who seemed to have returned to normal, and muttered inside, Is he no longer angry? Anyway, why did he even get mad just then? Could it be that that Qiao Xiuqi fellow is his sworn enemy?
With such a huge question in mind, she walked abreast with Ji Ziming and quickly reached a golden door with intricate carvings.
The door’s extravagant appearance gave her a shock. They even put effort into making a mere door look this magnificent.
The areas with gold markings seemed to actually be made of real gold and the resplendent, crystal-like items that came in different colors, which were attached to the door and reflecting the lights, seemed to be actual jewels.
All these… can’t be real ones, right? She stretched her arm toward the door as this thought flashed through her mind.
However, before she could touch it, the door was pulled open from within.
A middle-aged man wearing a tailcoat walked out to greet them.
“CEO Ji, Madam.” The man respectfully bowed and called two pleasant-looking young ladies to help Ji Ziming and Pei Ge with their coats.
“It’s fine. I can do it myself.” She quickly removed her overcoat, feeling slightly embarrassed inside.
Only after the young lady had left with her coat and the handbag given by Lily to match her evening gown did Pei Ge realize that her hand phone was still inside her handbag!
She opened her mouth to call the young lady who had taken her handbag, but when she noted the somber atmosphere within, she deemed that it would be inappropriate to shout and could only depressingly hold onto Ji Ziming’s arm and continue to proceed toward the banquet hall.
The two threaded on the red carpet toward the area with human voices under the melodious violin music.
As the indistinct voices became clearer, the pathway in front also grew brighter. The brightness of the pathway did not seem to come from artificial lights but from natural lighting, instead.
With her arm hooked through his, the pair quickly passed through an archway. In the next instant, she was struck dumb.
Bright sunlight entered her sight the moment they passed through the archway. Besides the wall covered with golden wallpaper behind them, all the other walls, including the ceiling, were made of glass.
The sunlight streaming through the clear glass illuminated every corner of the room and made everything look shimmery, warm, and beautiful.
The Mediterranean-themed decorations and furnishings and the dome ceiling with green vines and colorful flowers running across it made the banquet hall look enchanting.
Although it was a place for eating food, the surrounding flora gave everyone the impression that it was a garden for relaxation.
A flowery fragrance wafted in the air. Elegantly dressed and graceful-looking guests were having lively conversations with one another by the bushes. Long buffet tables were placed at designated spots across the room.
If not for these tables, Pei Ge would really think that this was not a banquet hall.
She, for a moment, felt out of place because of the sight. This was especially the case when she saw that the women around would demurely cover their mouths as they laughed. She fidgeted in discomfort as she felt like a total misfit in this gathering.
“Don’t do what you did just then in here,” he lowered his head to her and said this softly.
Pei Ge’s eyebrows twitched. She was speechless. Just what did I do? Did I commit a breach of etiquette? What is it even?
Although she felt exasperated inside, she did not waste her breath voicing it out. Her main focus right now was to find a secluded area to start pigging out! She would eat until the banquet ended!
Alas, dreams were beautiful, but reality always differed.
She had only taken a few steps forward, with her arm hooked through Ji Ziming’s, when everyone’s gazes shifted in their direction.
At this moment, the sunlight, which was covered by partial clouds, slowly shone through.
A resplendent stream of sunlight shone through the glass pane above Pei Ge and showered her in golden gleam.
The black gown instantly shimmered with silvery lights, making her look beautiful and extremely alluring…
