Somehow, with a lot of convincing, Rossiyana was persuaded to leave.
Of course, as a form of "compensation", Wang Ye personally accompanied Rossiyana back to her apartment.
They even went upstairs to "have a cup of coffee". However, this took a bit longer than usual; nearly two hours to be exact, before they returned back to the Xiao Ying Hotel.
The security personnel, including Xie Liaosha, who were waiting downstairs for Wang Ye, had each nearly smoked half a pack of cigarettes in the meantime.
Once inside the car, Wang Ye leaned tiredly against the seat, closed his eyes, massaged his temples, and instructed, "Back to the hotel!"
Xie Liaosha started the car, and the convoy slowly drove out of the apartment parking lot.
Upstairs in a high-rise apartment, the curtains of one room were pulled back. A sleepwear-clad Rossiyana stood by the window, watching the tail lights of the departing convoy, her gaze soft and loving...