Miao Ying explained something.
"How much?"
Zhou Wang walked forward, circling the car, nodding with satisfaction, and then asked.
"It should be just over 3 million... Sorry, I can’t remember the exact number."
"The exact number isn’t important."
Zhou Wang waved his hand.
Three million means it must be the top configuration.
"Boss, do you want to try it yourself?"
At this moment, Miao Ying handed over the car key.
Zhou Wang took the car key and suddenly realized why Miao Ying insisted on picking him up.
Perhaps another reason was the thought of delivering the new car to him immediately for him to experience it.
Is this a clumsy expression of affection?
Zhou Wang looked again at Miao Ying, who still had her head slightly lowered, and sighed inwardly.
He weighed the car key in his hand, then opened the driver’s door, but Zhou Wang didn’t get in. He hesitated for a moment and waved at Xiao Wang not far away.
"Mr. Zhou?"
Xiao Wang quickly walked over.
"You drive the car, I want to walk back."
"Okay."
Although puzzled, Xiao Wang nodded immediately, took the car key Zhou Wang tossed over, and sat in the driver’s seat.
Zhou Wang didn’t pay attention to Gao Xing; he just walked over to Miao Ying’s side and said, "Let’s walk."
"Hmm?"
Miao Ying was visibly puzzled, slightly raising her head to look at Zhou Wang, her pretty amber eyes looking not very intelligent, filled with a naive charm.
Zhou Wang suddenly laughed, shaking his head, and directly took Miao Ying’s hand, leading her forward without allowing any objection.
Miao Ying was initially a bit stunned but followed Zhou Wang instinctively. It took a few steps before she realized they were holding hands tightly.
This scene also left Miao Ying a bit dazed.
She remembered that day in Beidou when Zhou Wang also held her hand, walking for a long... long time.
Those lighthearted gestures Miao Ying didn’t remember, only that the feeling was beautiful.
Well... perhaps it’s no longer a memory, because at this moment she felt it clearly again.
The sun blazing ahead, Miao Ying instinctively squinted her eyes.
She couldn’t discern the direction at the moment, simply following Zhou Wang, but... this feeling of not needing to know the way was truly delightful.
Not sure how long they walked, until an ice cream from Haagen-Dazs was placed in her palm, Miao Ying snapped back to reality.
"Eat it. Do you want a candied hawthorn?"
In the bustling pedestrian street, Zhou Wang looked at her tenderly and pointed to another vendor not far away.
Miao Ying bit her lip and then nodded, "Yes."
"Then let’s go buy it."
Zhou Wang held her hand and led her that way.
"Ying Tao, do you know why I buy so many sweets for you?"
"I don’t know."
"Because I want you to become a sweet girl. Eat more sugar and you might smile..."
"..."
"Seems I haven’t seen you in a dress, how about we go to that shop and find one for you to try on?"
"...No."
"Why not?"
"I... feel embarrassed."
"Ah, what’s there to be shy about... Or how about this, we’ll go to the fitting room, you just wear it for me, that’s something you can’t refuse, right?"
"..."
"Ying Tao, let’s wait a bit longer, once we’re done with things in Magic City, I’ll accompany you home."
"Hmm."
"I’ve heard that Miao Border girls can cast spells, will you cast a spell on me in the future... But if you do, find one that’s painless with amazing side effects, like eight-pack abs or twenty centimeters, maybe..."
"..."
The road from the pier back to the hotel was short, yet long.
Zhou Wang and Miao Ying talked about a lot, but she couldn’t understand much of it, since Zhou Wang’s thinking jumped so fast that she found it hard to keep up.
But Miao Ying was still very attentive to remember what Zhou Wang said, planning to jot it down in her notebook afterward and ponder it slowly.
There was only one sentence that Miao Ying felt she didn’t need to remember.
Because she felt she wouldn’t forget it no matter how much time passed.
That time they reached the riverside, leaning against the railing, Zhou Wang said in a leisurely tone:
"Ying Tao, you know what, to me, you’re an important existence, so important... that even if you hide in a corner, I can spot you immediately."
"Why? Silly girl, it’s because in my eyes, you’re always shining."
...
They wandered until past one in the afternoon before Zhou Wang and Miao Ying returned to the Bulgari Hotel together.
It was tough on Xiao Wang, who drove the car. Gao Xing walked, while Xiao Wang drove behind Zhou Wang and Miao Ying, stopping and going, testing his temporary parking skills.
Zhou Wang naturally didn’t know any of this. Returning to the room, Xu Wenqian was somewhat puzzled.
"Boss, why did it take so long, was there traffic?"
"Sort of."
Zhou Wang glanced at Miao Ying, who lowered her head and joined her feet together, answering with a smile.
"Boss, what are the arrangements for today?"
Lin Ran was back from a vacation too, changing into a new outfit, Chanel’s autumn-winter coat paired with an LV Tilsitt handbag, exuding the striking aura of an urban beauty.
Zhou Wang glanced at her and chuckled, "Sister Ran, letting you take paid leave, reimbursing your shopping, and you only bought this much?!"
"Huh, is this considered little?"
Lin Ran was a bit stunned. Besides this outfit and bag, she bought several items costing almost ten thousand!
Previously, Lin Ran was somewhat anxious, wondering if Zhou Wang might consider her too greedy and not reimburse anything...
But now, seeing Zhou Wang’s vaguely disdainful look, Lin Ran suddenly felt a bit regretful. Could it be that she was too restrained?
To this, Zhou Wang could only shake his head, sighing inwardly:
You had the chance but didn’t use it!
After pondering for a while, Zhou Wang didn’t pay more attention to Lin Ran, who was caught in self-doubt, but turned to Xu Wenqian, "Did Mr. Jian say to move the banquet to tomorrow?"
"Yes, there seems to have been an unexpected incident, but Mr. Jian also said that if you feel it’s inconvenient..."
"No need, tomorrow will be fine."
Zhou Wang dismissed it and then remembered something, "By the way, did you contact Tangchen Yipin?"
"Yes, yes, I called yesterday, they said you can go anytime, they’re ready."
"If that’s the case, since we have some free time today, let’s go and settle the house at Tangchen Yipin."
Zhou Wang stretched and instructed, "Qianqian, contact the property at Tangchen Yipin, Lin Ran, you find the hotel butler and handle the checkout procedures."
"Oh, oh..."
Lin Ran instinctively responded, then realized, exclaiming, "Tangchen Yipin... Boss, you bought a house there?"
"Yes, why?"
"Uh, nothing."
Lin Ran realized she overreacted, considering Zhou Wang even bought a private jet, a river-view apartment shouldn’t be surprising.
Though that was a marketing legend in Magic City’s real estate, once considered a symbol of wealth among Huaxia’s top luxury homes...
Xu Wenqian and Lin Ran went off to make calls respectively, the checkout process wasn’t worth mentioning, except for the Bulgari Hotel’s farewell gifts filling up the trunk.
At Tangchen Yipin, with its four 1206-square-meter apartments, all Tower King layouts, once Xu Wenqian called, the entire property center jumped into action.
In addition, they suggested sending a car fleet to fetch Zhou Wang, likely wanting to stir up some festivity.
Such a request was naturally declined by Zhou Wang, who also asked for simplification of the welcoming ceremony, not wanting things to become awkward.
...
Around 3 p.m., Zhou Wang arrived at Lujiazui Riverside Avenue in Magic City, driving the Aston Martin DBX operated by Miao Ying, turning into Pudong Garden Shiqiao Road, where Tangchen Yipin was located at No. 28 Lane.
Just as the car was about to enter the community, Zhou Wang unintentionally turned his head and saw a familiar figure on the roadside.
"Ying Tao, stop the car!"
A bit taken aback, he quickly called out.
Miao Ying obediently stopped the car, Zhou Wang opened the rear door and got out, standing by the roadside taking a closer look, confirming he hadn’t mistaken, then showed a joyful expression.
"Wait here, don’t follow."
Signaling Gao Xing and others, Zhou Wang, unable to suppress a smile, walked briskly toward the figure.