Ed picked up Ji Nanming at the Third Ring; whenever he visited the Capital, he would come here.

It was a courtyard house listed as a cultural relic and had not been demolished. Ed wasn’t too clear about who lived there.

He knew a lot about Ji Nanming, but not so much about his affairs with the girl from the Capital. Even though the girl had left for several years, he occasionally saw a trace of sadness on Ji Nanming’s face.

Ji Nanming stood at the intersection in a long black coat, his slender figure easily distinguishing him from ordinary people.

Ed flashed the high beams twice; Ji Nanming noticed the car, and when it stopped in front of him, he opened the door and got in.

The car was much warmer inside than outside, so Ji Nanming took off his long coat, revealing a light-colored shirt underneath.

You had to admit, this man looked handsome in casual clothes, and even more handsome in a shirt.

Back in Monaco, he dazzled a bunch of young men and women.

"Where’s Lou Xi?" Ji Nanming asked in a light tone, betraying no emotion.

"I took her to the hotel before coming to pick you up."

"Oh," Ji Nanming responded.

"Miss Lou told me earlier that her husband has woken up."

"Woken up?" Ji Nanming was somewhat surprised, considering the doctors said if Qin Mobai could wake up, it would take a miracle.

It seemed Qin Mobai was favored by God, waking up so quickly.

"It’s good that he’s awake; I don’t want to get involved in this matter." Ji Nanming leaned back in his seat, feeling a sense of relief.

He wasn’t fond of trouble in the first place, and upon arrival, he realized Lou Xi was the biggest trouble of all.

"Miss Lou also mentioned wanting to apologize to you before."

Ji Nanming, who originally had an indifferent expression, showed a slight change in emotion upon hearing Ed’s words.

Apologize?

"I told her you’d gone to see the people at the Land Bureau in the afternoon, and then she insisted on apologizing. Young Master Ji, it’s not for me to say, but sometimes when you do things, you shouldn’t keep them to yourself. Whatever you’ve done, you should let the girl know. The old ’Snail Girl’ trick doesn’t work anymore..."

Ed rambled on but suddenly sensed something was off with the atmosphere in the car. He glanced at Ji Nanming in the rearview mirror and then clammed up.

"Go on, keep talking," Ji Nanming said quietly, as if eager to hear more.

Ed muttered to himself, thinking that if he continued, he might not see the sunrise tomorrow.

The car finally fell silent, and Ji Nanming took out his phone to send Lou Xi a WeChat message.

Ji Nanming: I’m coming back soon.

The implication being, if there’s an apology, she should get ready.

She was probably apologizing for the misunderstanding earlier, thinking he was being lazy. To him, it didn’t matter whether there was a misunderstanding or not; the important part was solving it.

However, he could reluctantly accept her apology, depending on her sincerity.

But Lou Xi didn’t reply to his WeChat...

Maybe she hadn’t seen it.

He decided to wait a bit longer. After all, Lou Xi said she wanted to apologize, so she surely would. Although she was stubborn, she stuck to her principles.

Yet, all the way back to the hotel, Lou Xi still hadn’t replied to Ji Nanming’s WeChat.

Standing at the doorway of his room, Ji Nanming suddenly turned to gaze at the door across the hallway, which was Lou Xi’s room.

For the first time, he strongly desired an apology from someone! She was the one who said she would apologize, and now she was the one not responding.

Forget it, let her do whatever she wants!

Having thought this, Ji Nanming opened his own room door and stepped inside.