Chapter 244 - The Impressive Garden Restaurant
For some reason, Ji Ziming’s strides became faster and his expression grew dimmer after their encounter with Qiao Xiuqi.
Pei Ge, who could not fathom the reason behind his frosty expression, muttered inside, Looks like his temper is acting up again.
In moments like this, she really did not want to be near him, lest he should vent his anger on her. Unfortunately for her, she was not wearing her usual flats today but was, instead, wearing ten-centimeter tall stilettos. She already had a hard time balancing in these shoes and could only amble forward at a slow pace, so when he suddenly increased his walking speed, she was no longer able to bear the strain.
“CEO Ji, can you walk a little slower?” She stared at the man resentfully as she thought regretfully inside, I shouldn’t have switched on my phone today! Shouldn’t have switched it on! If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t be suffering this kind of torture!
When he heard her request, he immediately halted his footsteps.
She was not expecting the man to listen to her request ‘obediently’, so she was still walking onward when he stopped, and—
“Ah!” With her arm still wound around his, she could not stop her body in time and bumped into his back. The force of their collision caused her to stumble and lose her footing.
She had only taken a few steps forward, with her arm hooked through Ji Ziming’s, when everyone’s gazes shifted in their direction.
At this moment, the sunlight, which was covered by partial clouds, slowly shone through.
A resplendent stream of sunlight shone through the glass pane above Pei Ge and showered her in golden gleam.
The black gown instantly shimmered with silvery lights, making her look beautiful and extremely alluring…