Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 204 - 197: Uninvited Guests
In the morning, when Bai Yiran woke up, Leng Yichen had already left. The messy bed still retained traces of the previous night, and Bai Yiran could even feel Leng Yichen’s body heat.
She sat up weakly and looked at the time. She was definitely going to be late for work, so she simply called Yao Zhiqing to take half a day off.
On the phone, Yao Zhiqing asked her about the situation with Ming Kai last night. Bai Yiran evaded the question with vague answers; she wasn’t in the mood to deal with anything else at the moment.
Moreover, knowing that Leng Yichen had learned about Ming Kai’s existence, she believed that with his capabilities, he must have already investigated Ming Kai thoroughly. To avoid causing Ming Kai any trouble, Bai Yiran thought it was necessary for them to keep their distance.
Bai Yiran got up and fixed herself something to eat; she was extremely hungry and urgently needed food to fill her empty stomach.
Ding dong!
The doorbell rang, and instinctively, Bai Yiran thought of the previous night, her body involuntarily trembling.
The doorbell rang only once before the voice of Old Zheng, the landlord, came from outside: "Little Bai, are you home?"
Bai Yiran hurried to open the door. "Yes, Uncle Zheng."
Old Zheng worriedly looked Bai Yiran up and down, and seeing she was alright, his expression relaxed slightly.
"Uncle Zheng, is there something you need?"
Old Zheng nodded. "Were you alright last night? My wife and I heard loud noises from your room."
Last night?
Bai Yiran’s face suddenly turned unnatural. "I’m fine."
It was just being forced by her ex-husband, Bai Yiran thought helplessly to herself.
"In the morning, when I returned from the morning market, I saw a man coming out of your place." Old Zheng’s expression was somewhat severe. Before renting his house to Bai Yiran, he had clearly stated that the house was only for girls to rent because he intended to leave it to his daughter, and he didn’t want any traces of men in his daughter’s house.
Feeling a bit awkward, Bai Yiran apologized to Old Zheng, "Uncle Zheng, that man is my ex-husband..."
"You were married?" Old Zheng was evidently surprised that Bai Yiran, who looked so young, was actually already divorced. His eyes turned a bit complex; a young woman divorced and still unclear with her ex-husband made Old Zheng somewhat regret renting the place to Bai Yiran.
Old Zheng’s genuine expression was caught by Bai Yiran, and yet she couldn’t say anything. What could she say? Promise that Leng Yichen wouldn’t appear again? Even thinking about it wasn’t realistic for Bai Yiran unless she moved out and found somewhere else. But with Leng Yichen’s abilities, finding her was only a matter of time. Besides, Bai Yiran really liked this place.
In the end, Old Zheng said nothing else, but his gaze towards Bai Yiran was no longer as kind as before.
In the afternoon, Bai Yiran composed herself and went to the company. Xiao Zhang spotted her and greeted her warmly, "Yiran, I saw the boss from the downstairs company again today!"
Bai Yiran thought for a moment, "The one you said was very manly?"
"Yes, yes!" Xiao Zhang’s eyes sparkled, "I saw him today when I went out for lunch. We took the same elevator! Last time I only saw him from afar, but this time it was up close! He even kindly asked me which floor I was going to; his voice was simply wonderful!"
Seeing Xiao Zhang’s infatuated look, Bai Yiran also felt a little curious about the boss from the downstairs company. Speaking of which, Miss Zhang was usually quite reserved and proud, so who exactly was this boss that could charm Miss Zhang to this extent?
Near the end of work, Bai Yiran received a call from Ming Kai. She was a bit surprised; they hadn’t exchanged contact information, had they? 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Yao Zhiqing walked past Bai Yiran’s office and gestured a phone call signal to her as she was on the phone. Bai Yiran felt a bit helpless; it turned out Yao Zhiqing had given her information to Ming Kai.
"Let’s meet up tonight."
"I have plans with my sister to see a movie tonight. We were supposed to go last night." The implication being she had already canceled on her sister once to meet him, so how could he be so brazen today?
To her surprise, Ming Kai just calmly said, "Come down, I’m outside your office building."
Bai Yiran felt a little embarrassed; were all men so presumptuous these days?
