This sudden surprise, or rather shock, left Zhi Yao dazed for a long while.
Sister Su waved her hand in front of Zhi Yao's face, "Yao Yao, what's wrong? Were you really scared?"
Zhi Yao nodded numbly, her heart still pounding rapidly!
"It's okay, it's okay." Sister Su hurried over and patted Zhi Yao's back to help her catch her breath. Had she known Zhi Yao was so timid, she wouldn't have played these pranks.
Who could have thought Zhi Yao's courage was so small?
"Yao Yao, the crew is having a wrap-up party tonight, specially prepared for you and Pei Chiyao, with lots of delicious food!"
Delicious food?!
Hearing this, Zhi Yao finally snapped out of her daze, looking towards Sister Su, "Lots and lots of delicious food?"
"Yes!"
The moment Sister Su said those words, Zhi Yao's eyes regained their usual sparkle, "What time, what time?" the young lady asked eagerly.
But then, she suddenly remembered one thing... she still had to go see Xiao Nuan!
"Around seven o'clock, the crew still has some things to take care of."
Around seven... Zhi Yao checked the time, it was only three now, still four hours away. Going to deliver something should be more than enough time, right?
She quickly stood up, thanked everyone, bowed and said, "Thank you all for the flowers, I have something to take care of now, I'll see you all at the wrap-up party tonight!"
With that, she hurriedly ran out with her phone.
She originally wanted to let Pei Chiyao know, but Zhi Yao couldn't find him anywhere after searching for a while.
Without Pei Chiyao, there was no car. Without a car... how could she go?
Just as Zhi Yao was at a loss, suddenly a voice came from behind her, "Miss Zhi Yao, are you going out?"
"Ah!" Zhi Yao was given another fright. "You... you..."
After a while, she finally remembered who the beautiful lady was.
Wasn't this the pretty sister she saw at the club last night?
"It's you!" The young lady patted her chest before answering her question, "Yes, I'm going out, have you seen Pei Chiyao?"
"Mr. Pei had something to take care of and left first. He said he'll attend the wrap-up party tonight and will go home with you then." She paused, then continued, "Miss Zhi Yao, if you need to go out, I can drive you."
"Really?" Zhi Yao was delighted, as she was just wondering how to get there.
Although she was a little fox who had received nine years of compulsory education, truthfully speaking, she was directionally challenged.
"Miss Zhi Yao, come with me," the female bodyguard gestured for Zhi Yao to follow.
Zhi Yao really liked this sister, asking her many questions on the way.
This sister's name was Alice. Zhi Yao struggled to pronounce her name, "Ai... li... si?"
The young lady's clumsy accent made Alice laugh out loud.
Zhi Yao really couldn't speak English. She blushed shyly, "Sorry, I... I've never learned a foreign language."
She only studied in secret by eavesdropping on classes when she was a fox.
There weren't such strange languages when she was in school!
"It's okay, Miss Zhi Yao, you're so adorable." Alice complimented her sincerely. "You can call me Alice."
Alice?
Zhi Yao nodded, the Sinicized pronunciation made her feel more comfortable.
Soon, the car arrived at Xiao Nuan's home. Alice said, "Miss Zhi Yao, would you like me to accompany you inside?"
Zhi Yao waved her hand, "No need, Alice, I'll go in by myself."
She disliked the other members of Xiao Nuan's family, so Zhi Yao planned to just deliver the item and leave.
She got out of the car, waved goodbye to Alice, and hurried inside.
She had informed Xiao Nuan's family beforehand. Now, the family was so grateful to Zhi Yao, they almost wanted to worship her.
As soon as she entered, the old lady of the Gu family eagerly insisted on having Zhi Yao stay for dinner.
Zhi Yao politely declined, and the two went to the living room, only to find that there were other people in the Gu household.
When Zhi Yao saw the person sitting on the sofa, she was startled once again.
It was... the same man she had encountered at the club last night.
When Xie Qinzhou saw Zhi Yao, however, he didn't seem surprised at all. He had been waiting here for her on purpose.
He had been keeping Xiao Nuan company by playing with toys. Upon seeing Zhi Yao, he immediately put down the toy, walked over, and greeted her politely with a nod, "Miss Zhi Yao, hello."
Zhi Yao quickly regained her composure and greeted him back, "Hello..."
For a moment, she couldn't recall this person's name.
Xie Qinzhou noticed Zhi Yao's awkwardness and introduced himself, "My name is Xie Qinzhou."
"Mr. Xie, hello hello."
Hearing the commotion, Xiao Nuan came running out, exclaiming as she charged into Zhi Yao's embrace, "Fox Sister! You're here! I missed you so much!"
Zhi Yao was delighted to see Xiao Nuan. She crouched down and said, "Xiao Nuan, I have something for you."
Something?
Xiao Nuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "You brought me a gift too, just like Fox Brother?"
Fox Brother?
Zhi Yao was puzzled. Was there another fox here?
As she pondered, she inadvertently met Xie Qinzhou's gaze. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, hiding a pair of narrow, foxy eyes behind the lenses, giving him a somewhat scholarly yet rakish air.
The more Zhi Yao looked, the more startled she became. This person's eyes did seem rather fox-like!
Xiao Nuan kept tugging at Zhi Yao's arm, pleading in her childish voice, "Sister, Sister, Fox Sister, where's my gift?"
Zhi Yao snapped out of her daze.
She whispered to Xiao Nuan, "Xiao Nuan, this is something Tang Tang asked me to bring you."
Xiao Nuan was a very smart child and immediately understood.
"Sister, come to my room, I have a gift for you too!"
With that, Xiao Nuan scurried into her room.
Zhi Yao nodded to the old lady of the Gu family, then followed Xiao Nuan into the room.
She handed Xiao Nuan the note that Tang Tang had asked her to deliver. Xiao Nuan could already recognize characters, taught by Tang Tang, who had gone through all of them with her.
As Xiao Nuan read the note, she couldn't help choking up, "Wah... Fox Sister, I'll miss Tang Tang so much..."
She cried sadly. Zhi Yao was about to console her when suddenly she caught a glimpse of two figures in the corner, "Xiao Nuan, look over there."
She quickly pointed to the corner, but Xiao Nuan didn't see anything, "Why can't I see..."
Before she could finish, Xiao Nuan seemed to realize something and dashed over, "Is that Tang Tang Sister? Is that Tang Tang?"
In that corner, there was Tang Tang.
