She could only open her sleepy eyes, tap him lightly in annoyance, and protest in a sweet voice, "Achi, let me sleep a bit more, I'm so tired, can you stop messing around?"
Xiao Chifeng looked at her lovely and naive look as she was just waking up, he found it incredibly endearing. He held her tight and gave her a big kiss, then reluctantly cradled her, "Alright, I'll stop teasing you. You go ahead and sleep."
Watching her fall back asleep instantly, Xiao Chifeng felt helpless but he chuckled, watched her for a while then finally closed his eyes to dream with her.
The next day.
While they were still asleep, Xiao Chifeng's phone started vibrating incessantly.
Xiao Chifeng was immediately jolted awake. Picking up the phone, he saw that it was a call from the company secretary, Cui Zhicheng.
He immediately got up and went to the balcony to answer the call, "This is Xiao Chifeng."
Upon hearing Xiao Chifeng's voice, Cui Zhicheng quickly relayed, "Mr. Xiao, there's an urgent message from the senior in Beijing. He said there's a project he wants you to personally handle, it's urgent and he asks you to return to Beijing immediately."
"Beijing? Did he mention what it's about?" Xiao Chifeng's eyebrows furrowed
Cui Zhicheng replied, "He mentioned it's a transnational project, but it's confidential for now, he'll speak to you about it when you're in Beijing."
Xiao Chifeng glanced at Shen Qingcong, who was still deeply asleep, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes.
But he truly had matters to attend to and had no choice but to leave.
He told Cui Zhicheng, "Alright! I'll return to Beijing immediately, have the helicopter ready for me."
Cui Zhicheng responded loudly, "Yes, sir!"
After hanging up the call, he swiftly made another one, "Sir, Mr. Xiao is prepared and will take the helicopter back to Beijing immediately."
The other party responded with a laugh, "Good, Xiaocui, you handled this well. I'll remember this."
Upon hearing this, Cui Zhicheng squinted his eyes in delight, "Thank you for the acknowledgement, sir. If there's nothing else, I'll leave you be?"
"Alright, let's leave it at that. Goodbye!"
Once he heard the line disconnected from the other side with a beep, Cui Zhicheng hung up and immediately went out to prepare for the helicopter's departure.
As for the secrets between the old man and Mr. Xiao, he dared not poke about it. All he needed to do was to handle his own responsibilities well.
Meanwhile, Xiao Chifeng, at the other end, had no idea that the transnational project Cui Zhicheng mentioned was actually a trap set by his family's elder.
After quickly tidying up, he left a note for Shen Qingcong explaining the situation briefly. He left the note in a visible spot on the bedside table, along with the gift he had prepared yesterday but hadn't gotten a chance to give yet. Then he moved to get up.
Before leaving, he looked at her, enfatuated for a moment, hugged her, kissing her again and again, before finally hardening his heart, stepping out the door.
After he left, Xiao Chifeng found Kan Jun and tasked him with taking care of Shen Qingcong. He had to return to Beijing for some urgent matters, and if anything were to happen to Shen Qingcong while she's at the Imperial Court Clubhouse, Kan Jun would be held accountable!
Kan Jun saw how sincerely Xiao Chifeng was treating Shen Qingcong, and who dared not to obey?
He hurriedly pounded his chest to reassure Xiao Chifeng, "Boss, rest assured! I promise she'll be safe here. I will serve her in every possible way and won't allow her to suffer the slightest grievance."
Only then was Xiao Chifeng satisfied. He nodded, climbed into his SUV, and sped off towards the heliport.
When Xiao Chifeng arrived, Cui Zhicheng had already readied the helicopter.