"No, go early and come back earlier."

Before Shen Wanci could speak, Nie Yucheng saw her hesitation and knew she was probably going to be busy afterwards.

"Then I'll go back and pack my things." She had been thinking this all along, now that her wish was granted, Shen Wanci didn't pretend to refuse.

Nie Yu Cheng got up, took his car keys from the drawer, "Come on, I'll take you back. Get your luggage and go straight to the airport, it's on the way anyway."

As soon as the two of them left the company, Bo Jingzhou finished his business and came down.

After the last incident, everyone in the project department recognized his face. When they saw him, before he could even ask a question, they blurted out: “Manager Nie and Wanci went to the airport.”

Just now, Manager Nie and his deputy were handing over work, so they more or less heard a bit of it.

"To the airport?"

Bao Jingzhou looked at her. Where could a young girl in her twenties stand up to such intense pressure? Her expression immediately betrayed her. "I went to City A to see the recently popular influencer street, the one themed after the Tang Dynasty."

Let them fight among themselves, she's just an ordinary person who can't handle it.

"Just the two of them?"

"Just the two of them tonight, tomorrow..."

Before he could finish his words, Bo Jingzhou turned around with a somber expression and strode away.

The little girl's heart, which had been lifted high, fell heavily back into her chest. Sure enough, this kind of fairy tale romance wasn't suitable for her, an ordinary person. She couldn't stand it, she couldn't stand it. Just one look could kill her.

……

The plane landed at A City International Airport almost at 12 o'clock.

Nie Yucheng saw the tiredness on her face and said, “It’s too late. Going now, there probably won’t be many people left. Let’s go to the hotel for a rest first. We can visit them together tomorrow when everyone is here.”

Shen Wanci glanced at the time. It was a bit too late. The drive from the airport to the city center would take a long time, but their hotel was nearby. They could just take a quick look when they were in the car.

"Good."

The driver arranged by Nie Yuchen had arrived. There weren't many people on the airport highway at night, and the night view was also monotonous. After sitting in the car for a short while, Shen Wanci felt a little sleepy.

At Nie Yu'cheng's signal, the driver raised the air conditioner temperature by two degrees and turned off the music. Shen Wanci didn't hold on for long before falling asleep completely, until she was woken up at the hotel entrance.

She turned her head to look out the window, her bloodshot eyes squinting against the blindingly bright lights of the hotel lobby. She had just been woken up and her thoughts hadn't quite caught up yet. After a long pause, she remembered where she was: "Influencer Street?"

Nie Yucheng restrained the urge to reach out and smooth her disheveled hair, which was flying around due to static electricity. "It's late, most of the shops are closed, it's pitch black and you can't see anything, so I didn't call you."

The driver just sat silently in the front, listening to his young boss talk nonsense with his eyes wide open.

They had just passed through there, not too many people around, lights sparkling, shops open wide, performances at every street corner. You wouldn't even tell it was the dead of night now.

Nie YuCheng: "Get a good night's sleep tonight so you have the energy for tomorrow. You'll be busy all day, believe me, no need to rush this evening."

Shen Wanci nodded and got out of the car.

A cool breeze rolled in, instantly blowing away her lingering sleepiness.

The hotel is a five-star hotel. Although it is a resort hotel, it is actually quite far away, so the hustle and bustle of the area hasn't reached here at all.

In the distance, a person on the phone turned their head unintentionally and caught sight of Shen Wanci's face. After a moment of stunned silence, they spoke into the phone with a serious expression, saying something.

The hotel had been booked in advance, all she needed to do was register her identity information. Shen Wanci handed over her ID card.

This hasn't been taken care of yet, and then another customer came. There's only one person at the front desk right now. In this situation, people usually just stand behind and wait for the person in front to finish before going up. But this guy didn't have any manners; he just leaned on the counter, half his body poking in, staring at the staff as they worked and asked, "Are there any rooms left?"

After finishing his question, he turned his head to look at Shen Wanci, baring a mouthful of teeth stained yellow by smoke: "Shen Wanci, your name sounds really nice. My daughter's name also has the character 'wan'."

Although his enthusiasm was a bit over the top, the man's smile wasn't lewd. His questions were normal too, but Shen Wanci just inexplicably felt uneasy.

Nie Yu Cheng stepped forward, putting his hand on her shoulder and pulling her to the other side, then standing beside the person. "Sorry, my sister is a little shy."

Upon hearing this, the person didn't say anything, just smiled and turned their head back.

After checking in, the two went upstairs. The two rooms were next to each other. Nie Yu Cheng waited for her to open the door before instructing, "Lock the door well at night, and call me if anything happens, or knock on the wall hard, I should be able to hear it."

"Good."

Upon returning to her room, Shen Wanci washed up and went straight to sleep. The sound insulation of the five-star hotel was excellent. Even though it wasn't on a high floor, she couldn't hear the traffic noise from downstairs. She had a very quiet night.

The next day at 10 am, Xiao Yu and two other colleagues arrived. They had a simple meal and then went to the influencer street.

During the day, the influencer street isn't very crowded, and the shops are also open in a lazy manner. However, they mainly focus on exterior design and some specific elements.

Several people were discussing, taking notes, and looking at things together. In the afternoon, they met at a coffee shop to have a meeting.

After dinner, as dusk settled, the influencer street truly came alive. They were just in the night market, with all sorts of local delicacies and vendors selling handmade crafts lining both sides of the street. At the intersection, there were also acrobats performing fire-breathing, bowl-balancing, and flips—some even doing dozens of backflips in one go.

Staff at the Hanfu shop held up small cards and stood by the roadside to attract customers: "Rent a Hanfu, it's very cheap, with makeup and professional photographers taking pictures."

Nie Yucheng reached out and casually encircled Shen Wanci's shoulders, shielding her within a safe space beyond reach. Seeing her turn her head to look at the card in that person's hand, he smiled and asked, "Would you like to get styled and take some pictures?"

"No need, I'm going to work. You're the boss, leading employees on personal errands instead of work, aren't you afraid the company will lose money?"

Nie Yucheng pointed around her: "Everyone else has already run away, and it's so noisy here that even if I held a meeting, you wouldn't be able to hear me."

Not far away, Bo Jingzhou watched as Shen Wanci was jostled by the crowd and kept bumping into Nie Yucheng. His face was dark like the bottom of a pot. “What kind of investigation is this? It's clearly just an excuse to be together privately. Whose company would send employees on business trips only to disperse everyone else, leaving just a man and woman behind?”

Chen Xu had gone numb.

"Mr. Bao, don't you pretend to be above it all when it comes to public service as a personal favor. You said you were here to discuss cooperation, yet I've been running around this internet celebrity street with you for four or five trips now."

Shen Wanci was browsing with great enthusiasm. Suddenly, a glint in her peripheral vision caught something. She paused, turning her head abruptly before refocusing her gaze. Upon seeing it, her face changed drastically, and she took off running towards that direction -

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