Chapter 43: Chapter 43: You staring at me like this now, are you tempting me to commit a crime?

"Alright, alright, I was wrong. I won’t say that again."

Ji Wei laughed as she wrapped her arms around her father’s neck, though a faint unease lingered in her heart.

After finishing breakfast, Ji Yunli headed to the company.

Meanwhile, Ji Wei went to Cuiya Residence to chat with her grandmother, stayed for lunch, and then returned to her room.

She had intended to take a nap, but no matter how much she tossed and turned, she couldn’t fall asleep.

Now that Gu Moqian wasn’t around, why did she feel like something was missing?

Even though they had just seen each other this morning.

What was he doing now? Was he in a meeting, handling business affairs, or perhaps out negotiating partnerships at a social event?

Unable to control her thoughts from wandering to Gu Moqian, Ji Wei grumbled inwardly and sat up in frustration, grabbing her phone from the bedside table.

"I think I might be missing you a little."

She quickly typed out a message and sent it, leaving herself no room for second thoughts or regrets.

After sending the text, Ji Wei kept her eyes fixed on the phone screen, terrified she might miss his reply.

Ding-dong.

minute later, her phone buzzed with

as she opened it eagerly, only to feel a pang

Wei switched her phone to silent mode and shoved it under

"Miss, Miss..."

she faintly heard someone calling her.

saw Aunt Liu standing at

is it,

room. He said he’s

Pick me up?

noted it was only three-thirty in the afternoon. Wasn’t he supposed to pick her up in

I’ll be down

an hour later, Ji Wei was seated

understated sophistication and elegance, mirroring his

one wall, offering a bird’s-eye view of

curiously surveyed her surroundings, looking left and

time in Gu Moqian’s office,

her was a

where Gu Moqian stayed when

room’s understated luxury,

at a bookshelf filled with an impressive collection of books—half of them in English—which left her utterly

sight of a photo of Gu

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