Three in the afternoon.
Yan City Train Station.
People streamed in and out of the exit.
Those dragging suitcases, those carrying children, those holding up their phones as they searched for someone.
Footsteps, announcements, and the rumble of suitcase wheels over the tiles blended together, making the place exceptionally lively.
"President Gao! Over here—"
A crisp, energetic voice called out from not far away.
Gao Mengting looked up from behind her suitcase and immediately spotted Yao Lingling jogging toward her.
She was dressed lightly today, in a cropped leather jacket paired with high-waisted jeans. Her waist was slim, her thighs shapely, and her hips full. When she smiled, she seemed to carry her own halo, standing out sharply amid the drab crowd, brimming with vitality.
"President Gao, take a break. I've got it, I've got it!"
Lingling ran up to her and, with perfectly natural sycophancy, reached out and snatched the suitcase handle from her.
The suitcase weighed over twenty pounds, but in her hands, it seemed weightless. She lifted it with one hand and walked off effortlessly.
Looking at her lively manner, much of Gao Mengting's travel fatigue faded away. She couldn't help smiling. "Thank you, Lingling. It's still the holiday break for the New Year, yet you came all the way to the train station to pick me up."
"It's nothing, it's nothing!" Yao Lingling dragged the suitcase toward the parking lot, her steps nimble and her voice as cheerful as a magpie's. "I was already nearby shopping with friends, so it was on the way. Besides, it's the New Year. As a subordinate, I should definitely spend more time around my boss. I was even thinking of bringing you a gift later to pay you a belated New Year visit!"
Gao Mengting glanced at her, raising a