Chapter 1568: Missed (2)
Ah Li was stunned for a moment. He had no choice but to stop talking and stare at him worriedly.
“You only know these things on the surface. I can understand her mindset naturally, but…” When Lan Xiu said that, he did not continue anymore but lowered his head in silence and continued to eat his porridge instead.
After hearing that, Ah Li took back his words and waited quietly at the side.
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The sun was not very hot in the afternoon, but the summer sun gleamed a large swath of scorching hot rays into the blue sky. There was a faint breeze in the air as clouds pa.s.sed by occasionally, making it a rare overcast day. In general , the heat was not as unbearable as it had been a few days earlier.
It was almost 3 pm in the office of the president of Tai Yu Corporation.
Qi Lei had just closed the doc.u.ment in his hands. He glanced at the clock on the opposite wall subconsciously and straightened up slightly. He then raised his hand and rubbed his glabella before he took the cooled tea on the side with one hand. After finis.h.i.+ng it in a few mouthfuls, he grabbed the car key on the other side and stood up nimbly.
He loosened his cufflinks gracefully and strode out of the office through the door.
“Master Qi!” Just as he was walking out of the door, he ran into Yang Sheng, who was about to come in with some doc.u.ments in his hands.
“Pack them up if they’re urgent doc.u.ments. Then, send them directly to my car. Let’s get off work earlier today,” Qi Lei said without stopping his pace.
“Master Qi, do you want to leave work early? Miss Han asked you out for dinner last week and I’ve made an appointment for you. Now, she should…”
“Then, you can accompany her to dinner by yourself.” Qi Lei squinted at him and walked ahead.
“Master Qi…Master Qi, but she…” Yang Sheng was a little puzzled right now. He had mentioned something that he should not have! Their master now had a wife!
Miss Dongfang!
Yes, the legendary woman was now their young lady. Come to think about it, the two of them must be a good match, were they not?
Yang Sheng could not help but think about a scene in which Qi Lei and Dongfang Liuyun were together. Such a scene was just so beautiful no matter how he looked at it!
Unexpectedly, Master Qi’s skills at picking up girls had not diminished at all, and they had become more and more proficient instead. However, Dongfang Liuyun did not seem to be a simple person. Although he had asked some parties to investigate her, there was no news about the progression so far. The Dongfang family was not as simple as they seemed to be.
He just did not know how Master Qi…
At this moment, Yang Sheng could not help but worry about Qi Lei because he was very aware of his overwhelming pressure. He had experienced too many tragedies before this, and he was now going to be dragged into all these turmoils again.
Thinking of this, Yang Sheng could not help but sigh. However, Qi Lei naturally did not know the details that bothered Yang Sheng, so he disappeared in the aisle ahead before the latter could even react.
After a while, Qi Lei had left Tai Yu Corporation in his car and headed straight for the airport.
Tai Yu Corporation was very far from the airport, hence it would take an hour to arrive even if one avoided the traffic, not to mention if there was a traffic jam, especially the one on the Northern Ring Freeway.
Ten minutes had pa.s.sed, and the car had hardly moved. Qi Lei could not help but feel helpless in the car. Stealing a glimpse at the time, he noticed that it was almost 4 p.m. soon. He called her, but her phone was still turned off.
However, at this exact moment, at the airport exit, a white luxury sedan slowly pulled over at the arrivals gate, and the door was quickly opened.
Ah Li, who was in the front pa.s.senger seat, quickly got out of the car and came over to open the door for the person in the rear seat.
Lan Xiu got out of the car swiftly to stand steadily, taking a quick look around. Then, he glanced down at the watch on his wrist and walked towards the arrival gate. Ah Li grabbed a large bouquet of purple hyacinths on the back seat of the car, placed it in his arms, and caught up with him.
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The plane landed on time.
Dongfang Liuyun did not have much luggage apart from the black backpack which she carried on her shoulder.
Wearing a pair of black trousers and a blouse, all her hair was hidden under a black cap. She also had a large pair of black sungla.s.ses on her face, which made her delicate and alluring features even more mysterious.
She did not make more stopovers after the plane had stopped at the ap.r.o.n. She just took her backpack and got off the plane while taking out the cell phone in her pocket. Then, she turned it on and called Qi Lei. However, what surprised her was that the phone prompted her that the phone number was temporarily unavailable.
After trying several times in a row, she could not help but wonder why Qi Lei had blown it at such a critical time.
She did not think too much as she lifted the backpack on the shoulders, accelerated her pace, and walked out.
‘Let’s go outside and wait and see,’ she thought deep down.
“Miss Dongfang!”
As she walked out of the arrival gate, a familiar voice pierced through the crowd and reached her. She immediately raised her gaze and looked in the direction of the voice. Soon, she found Lan Xiu and his a.s.sistant, Ah Li, in the crowd ahead.
Her eyebrows were knitted while she walked directly over.
“Why are you here?” Dongfang Liuyun was naturally a little surprised.
“Just take it as my honor. I’ve come here to pick you up specially. Are you tired?” Lan Xiu gazed deeply at her. With a chuckle, he took a tissue out from his pocket and handed it to her.
Dongfang Liuyun raised her eyebrows, but she grabbed it naturally to wipe her hands and handed the backpack on her shoulder to Ah Li, who was on the side. “Are you here to know more about the project, or is there any other purpose?”
“Do you remember what day it is today?” Lan Xiu asked with a smile.
Dongfang Liuyun shrugged while taking out a brocade box from her pocket and handing it to him. “I know it’s your birthday, and I’ve prepared a gift for you, but I’ve been very poor recently, so just put up with it.”
“It’s okay, all your gifts are priceless. You must be hungry. I’ve already reserved a spot at Xiang She Er, so let’s go there and eat something first. Some big guns will come over later, and you should have a chat with them since it’ll benefit you when you enter the Dongfang Group in the future.”
As he spoke, Lan Xiu turned his body slightly, standing side by side with her, and motioned her to go first.
However, Dongfang Liuyun was taken aback for a while. She then turned her head subconsciously and searched around for a while, but she did not see Qi Lei’s figure. Therefore, she raised her hand and rubbed the s.p.a.ce in between her brows in desperation. Then, with a nod, she walked forward.
“Let’s go.”
A smile flicked across Lan Xiu’s face and he caught up with her.
The car was stopped just outside the airport, and Ah Li quickly stepped forward to open the door for the two of them.
As soon as he got into the car, Lan Xiu handed Dongfang Liuyun the bouquet of hyacinths.
“Take it. It’s for you.”
Stunned, Dongfang Liuyun stared at the beautiful bouquet in front of her in surprise. She did not take it after a long time…