C24

The next day.

Gong Yan stomped all the way down to Pei Luoyi's apartment building.

The rear window of the black Rolls-Royce parked by the side of the road had been cut in half, revealing the cold side of the man's face.

Gong Yan lowered his head and glanced at the luxurious and low-key watch on his wrist. The needle was indeed pointed at 9 o'clock sharp, but he still wasn't able to open the dark grey curtain.

His brow tightened again and again.

The secretary, who was sitting in the driver's seat, noticed the gloomy expression of his boss through the rearview mirror. He looked in the direction he was looking.

He then spoke formally and respectfully: "Head of the Palace, do you need me to go up and take a look?"

"No need."

With that, he took out his mobile phone from his black suit pocket, tapped the screen a few times with his slender and neat fingers, and then held it close to his ear.

The call went on for a few seconds, then was cut off.

The veins on the man's forehead throbbed, and his eyes, which were filled with thick black mist, were filled with unconcealable anger.

Resisting the rising anger in his chest, he replayed the number he had just dialed.

This time, the call rang for a second and then was answered.

"Hello …" "Who is it?"

The woman's thick nose voice carried a bit of dissatisfaction from being forcefully woken up.

Gong Yan's anger miraculously sank down. His gaze was still on the window, but his heart was only filled with a small flame that couldn't lift up the wind and waves.

"Pei Luoyi."

Gong Yan leaned back in his chair, his eyes never leaving them, "Did I not clarify enough yesterday to give you the courage to do whatever you want today? "Hmm?"

Inside the quiet bedroom, the morning sunlight was blocked off by the thick curtains.

Pei Luoyi had never liked being woken up by the blinding sunlight early in the morning, so when she moved into the apartment, she specially made curtains to block the light in order to ensure the quality of her sleep.

But that was usually why she overslept, though only occasionally, and most of the time she was used to getting up early and going to bed early.

At this moment, she was holding the soft pillow, her pale face buried in it. She held her phone in one hand as she listened to the cold voice coming from that side.

When the cold voice finished speaking, she shuddered for no reason.

After being stunned for a second, he abruptly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

She pushed back her messy hair and stared at the time number on her cell phone screen.

9: 15 PM.

9: 15 PM!

It had been 15 minutes since the 9 o'clock last night!

Pei Luoyi resisted the urge to beat her chest and stomp her feet. After taking a few deep breaths, she picked up the phone and said into the phone, "Mr Gong, I'm sorry. Can you wait for 15 minutes, I …" I'll be right there. "

"I'll give you ten minutes. I'll be downstairs."

Pei Luoyi, "…"

Downstairs?

Pulling open the curtains, he saw that there was an eye-catching Rolls-Royce parked on the road outside the residential complex. It would be difficult to not pay attention to it.

Even though they were quite a distance away, Pei Luoyi could clearly feel the icy gaze of a man.

He retracted his head and walked towards the bathroom.

"Oh …" "Then I'll do it as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, she used the fastest speed she could muster to wash her face and rinse her mouth. When she finally picked up her clothes and put them on, there were only two minutes left in the ten minutes she had promised.

She grabbed her bag, took out her shoes from the shoe closet, put them on with a single step, and ran into the elevator.

Inside the car, Gong Yan watched as the second hand moved to the twelfth position. He tapped the finger on his knee with the rhythm of the needle, and the moment he arrived, the car door opened as well.

"Hug …" Sorry, I did my best, I... Am I late? "

Pei Luoyi got into the man's seat and closed the door. She had not even managed to recover from her run, and her chest was heaving up and down.

"Miss Pei, you don't have to be in such a hurry. The head of the palace has always been a gentleman to ladies. If you delay it a little, he won't be angry with you."

Shen Cui subconsciously opened his mouth to speak when he saw how tired Pei Luoyi was. However, after saying it out, he felt that he had spoken too much. Seeing the man's cold gaze from the rearview mirror, he quickly shut his mouth, concentrated on starting the car and driving out.

He's not angry?

Pei Luoyi scoffed coldly. If this man's temper was good, then the mistreatment she had suffered a few days ago was just an illusion?

But on the surface, she didn't dare to show it. After all … Well, she had indeed overslept this morning. She would not deny her fault.

"Pei Luoyi, if there is a next time such a thing happens, I will immediately assume that you are intentionally provoking me."

A gentle yet vicious tone sounded, neither slow nor hurried.

Pei Luoyi had long since gotten used to a man's cold demeanor. Seeing that he seemed to be immune, she indifferently replied, "I understand."

Then, she took out a pancake box from her bag. Just as she opened it, she heard the man's voice, which was several degrees lower than before.

"What are you doing?"

She stopped when she was picking up the puff and her heart skipped a beat. Then she slowly turned her head and blinked at the man who was frowning. You don't want my face to be drained of color when we take the photo, do you? You know, when you take a photo, the light comes out a few degrees. "

"I don't like the smell, don't do it."

The man's gaze fell back to the document in his hand. He didn't have the slightest intention of discussing it.

Pei Luoyi's fingertips tightened and tightened around the pancake. Her eyebrows twitched uncontrollably as she snapped the pancake box shut.

"OK, then I won't be powdered. Can I at least put on some lipstick?"

As she spoke, she took out lipstick from her bag and opened the lid. She waved at the man and said with a smile, "Mr Gong, my lipstick doesn't have any taste. It shouldn't be able to irritate your sensitive taste system, right?"

Gong Yan shot her a glance, the disdain and impatience in his eyes was as obvious as it could be.

With a single glance, he lowered his head to look at his documents.

Pei Luoyi gnashed her teeth and told herself that she had to remain calm. It would be disgraceful to quarrel with a man with such a vile temper who was not at all a gentleman.

The car drove steadily along the wide road. In the quiet carriage, the man leaned against the seat, occasionally flipping through the paper industry to make some noise.

Pei Luoyi didn't wear the small mirror with her makeup on. Instead, she had her own mirror with her pancake case. However, when she opened the mirror, she could see how much a man despised her and how much he despised her.

Based on his experience, he smeared it on his lips.

Suddenly, the carriage lurched forward.

There was a screeching screech of brakes, and the rubber tires made black marks on the road.