CH 75.2

“… My birthday is coming up soon,” said Bai Zhou all of a sudden.

“I know.” There was no way Ji Fanyin wouldn’t know the birthday of her number one client. 

“21st birthday,” he emphasized.

“I know,” Ji Fanyin also responded with an emphatic voice. 

Back in Greece, that was the day she had promised Bai Zhou to give him a response.

“You’d better not have forgotten about it.” Bai Zhou let out a cold harrumph. He eyed her clothes and impatiently urged, “Hurry up and hail your cab.”

“I’m not heading home yet.” Ji Fanyin glanced at her watch. “I still have matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first.”

Bai Zhou subconsciously stopped her.” Where are you heading to? Who are you meeting with?”

Ji Fanyin tapped on her watch and reminded Bai Zhou, “It’s my private time.”

She walked out of the coffee shop, leaving Bai Zhou behind. She really did have matters to attend to—she was rushing to the cinema to catch the latest movie that hit the silver screen.

There was a real risk that she might get spoiled on her Weibo if she were to be late. 

There were still twenty minutes before the screening, so she decided to make a call to report on the progress of her work first. 

I guess there’s time to make two. 

The first call was to Mr. Bai’s mistress. She roughly reported her recent meetings with Bai Zhou to her, making sure to properly relay the charges.

The mistress was satisfied with the progress. “Bai Zhou didn’t return home over the holidays, choosing to stay in Lakeside City all alone. His father was infuriated. He grumbled quite a bit about it to me.”

Ji Fanyin could hear the smirk in her voice, as if the latter was boasting that she was the one Mr. Bai truly cared for. She raised her eyebrows and asked, “Does that mean that you’re satisfied with my performance?” 

“I’ve already said that you’re a smart child. A smart person can only succeed after choosing the right path…” The mistress paused for a moment before asking, “It looks like you sold the apartment I’ve given you?”

Her surveillance work is quite thorough. It looks like the Bai Family is very fond of engaging the services of private investigators. 

“It’s too big. It would be uncomfortable to live there,” replied Ji Fanyin.

“You’re still young, that’s why you don’t understand why bigger houses are better,” the mistress said with a chuckle. “I’ve already given the apartment to you, so you’re free to do whatever you want with it. Bai Zhou will be in his third year of university soon. His father will soon call him home to intern in the company so as to prepare him for succession. All you have to do now is make him stay in Lakeside City and not return home. It should be easy for you. You just have to meet up with him more.”

Ji Fanyin agreed to the request.

After receiving the mistress’ bank transfer, she dialed another number on her phone—Mrs. Bai.

“I didn’t return during the Chinese New Year period either,” Mrs. Bai replied placidly. “Did he spend the New Year with you?”

“He wished me Happy Chinese New Year.”

There was a moment of silence before Mrs. Bai replied, “Is that so? It has been many years since I received such messages from him.”

“Have you ever sent one to him?” asked Ji Fanyin.

“There’s no need for that.” Mrs. Bai thought nothing about it. “I understand the current situation. I’ll send you the money by tomorrow. I heard that your younger sister is back in the country. Do take note of it.”

Ji Fanyin seriously doubted whether Ji Xinxin would have the energy to bother with Bai Zhou during this period of time, but there was no need for her to explain that to Mrs. Bai.

Mrs. Bai hung up the call.

After making those two calls, it was already about time for the movie to start soon, so she quickly made her way to the cinema. Along the way, she noticed two neoprint machines, the source of the little photos in Bai Zhou’s wallet. 

She subconsciously glanced at the lower floors and noticed that she could still see the sign of the cafe they were in earlier. 

Could this be the place where Bai Zhou wanted to bring me to?

Ji Fanyin had seen plenty of people who courted their own death, but this was the first time she was seeing someone who insisted on torturing themself on top of that.

As long as you don’t do things that prick at your conscience, you won’t regret it in the future. It’s such simple logic, but why is it that so few people in the world understood it?

Ji Fanyin nonchalantly walked up to the concession stand and made her order, “Single Combo Set B. Thanks.”