Chapter 2863

Suddenly, he asked her in a low voice,’Pei Pei, do you have a phone? I was in a hurry to get my takeaway, so I didn’t bring it down. ”

“Cell phone? Wait, I’ll look for it!” To be honest, she was afraid of the dark. It reminded her of the dark and cold days in her small house in Namibia.

After fumbling around for a while, she finally found her bag on the stool and hurriedly took out her phone.

After turning on the flashlight, he finally found a glimmer of light in the dark office.”President Ji, we’ve found it. Where should we go to check the route?”

Under the dim light, she fumbled her way to Ji Ziming’s side and saw that he was looking at the ceiling, not knowing where to start checking the circuits.

“Uh-huh … I’m looking at it, but I’m not sure about the lines in the design department. How about this, I’ll take your phone and call Ailin, and ask her to contact the engineers on duty to handle it. There’s a power outage, and the company’s landline phones can’t be used. It’s really a delay!” The man rambled on.

In her opinion, the man’s decisiveness was befitting of a CEO.

Thus, she hurriedly passed her phone to him.””Mr. Ji, do you remember Aileen’s phone number? I don’t have it saved in my phone, but I remember the number on her desk upstairs. Also, I’m sorry to tell you that my phone only has one bar of battery left, so you have to hurry up. ” She looked at her phone’s battery and dejectedly passed it to him.

“Alright, we’ll have to see how lucky we are then. If it really doesn’t work, let’s take the stairs down to the first floor and go home directly. ” He took the phone from her and quickly dialed her number.

The first notification showed that the number was not in service, and the second notification showed that no one was picking up …

When it was the third call, the call was finally connected, and it was Aileen’s voice!

Ji Ziming seemed to have seen the light of hope as he excitedly said,””Hello, Aileen. This is Ji Ziming …”

Unfortunately, just as he said the name, the phone screen went black.

“President Ji, is your phone out of battery?” PEI GE asked suspiciously when she saw that the man had gone silent after saying his name.

In the darkness, she could not see his expression, but she could hear his sigh and his deep, magnetic voice.””En, yes, but the call was cut off before I could say anything. It seems like we can only take the stairs down. As for the first draft, we’ll continue tomorrow. ”

Stairs … The 32-story staircase … She still felt that she should not go down with him, especially when the staircase was so dark and tall. If he wanted to do something to her again, she would not even have the chance to resist.

“CEO Ji, the stairs are so high up. Why don’t I go down first to get feedback from the security Department? you can go down after the engineers fix the electrical circuit and the elevator.” She timidly suggested.

“It’s fine. I’m a man. A 32-floor flight of stairs is nothing to me. Let’s go, we’ll go out together. You just have to follow me closely. ” With that, he began to feel his way to the open office lobby of the design department.

After taking two difficult steps and not hearing her footsteps, he asked in a deep voice,””Pei Pei, what’s wrong? Why aren’t you following us?”

“Oh, I … I’ll be right there, but CEO Ji, please wait for me. I’m going to grab my bag and jacket!” She thought for a moment and decided to follow him down the stairs, but since there was a pepper spray in her bag, she decided to take it with her just in case it would come in handy.

However, she had only taken a few steps when she accidentally tripped over a corner of a chair. The things in her bag and coat spilled all over the floor as she did not zip them up properly.

“Ah!” She fell to the ground.

Ji Ziming hurriedly asked,’Pei Pei! Are you alright?”

“Aiya, my calf … It hurts!” The piercing pain quickly spread throughout her body, and she could not help but cover her legs and wail.

“You just sit on the ground and don’t move. I’ll be right there!” He said in a deep voice. Under the dim light, he reached out his hands and quickly groped in the direction she had fallen.

The entire office was so quiet that only Ji Ziming’s panting could be heard. When he heard that she had fallen to the ground, his heart thumped non-stop, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The anxiety he felt was akin to a countdown for a sprint.

It was such a short distance, but because it was so dark that one could not see his fingers, it seemed to take him a century to reach her.

When he squatted down and heard her moans o he quickly asked,””Pei Pei, I’m here. What do you think?”

“I … I don’t think it’s a big deal, but I just feel that my calves and ankles hurt a lot! I wonder if you twisted your foot?” Her tone sounded aggrieved, as if she was trying not to appear too weak in front of him.

Without another word, he reached out for her calf, and the moment he touched her smooth skin, she reflexively retracted her hand.

“Hey … You … What are you doing?” Even though he could not see the expression on her face, he could guess that her tone was filled with resistance.

“Pei Pei, take a look at me. If it’s serious and you can’t walk, I’ll immediately carry you to the hospital!” He said in a deep voice.

“No… There’s no need for you to look. I can stand up and walk down on my own!” She said stubbornly as she tried to stand up by herself.

However, before he could stand firmly, he staggered and almost fell down again. Just as she was about to land on the ground, she felt a strong force on her waist as the man’s large hand caught her waist.””Hey, Pei Pei!”

“Ah!” She clenched her fists tightly and closed her eyes in fear. Just as she thought that she was going to fall flat on the ground again, she let out a cry of surprise and the man caught her steadily.

“Look at you, you’re so stubborn that you’ll be covered in injuries later. Stop dawdling, it’s getting late. If you don’t go downstairs to check on your injuries and see if you need to go to the hospital, I don’t think you and I can sleep tonight!” Without further hesitation, he lifted her in his arms and walked toward the door.