Over the next few days, Peace City's weather remained gray and gloomy, carrying its characteristic damp chill.
But in Ke Yujia's world, those days were brighter than midsummer sunshine.
Every afternoon, that imposing black Land Rover Defender appeared at the entrance to the Textile Factory Family Courtyard right on time. Like a dutiful "old classmate" and tour guide, Su Bai took her all around Cloud County and downtown Peace City.
From newly opened commercial complexes to hole-in-the-wall eateries hidden in alleyways; from Peace City's newly built amusement park to the scenic wetlands on the outskirts.
Through it all, Ke Yujia experienced, in an exceptionally direct and almost suffocating way, what it meant to be crushed by a tycoon from another dimension.
At the mall, she had merely glanced once more at a current-season coat in a display window priced in the five figures. Without even blinking, Su Bai told the sales associate to wrap it up. She was so anxious she nearly cried, frantically waving her hands and saying she did not want it, even wanting to drag him away.
Yet Su Bai subdued her with a single sentence:
"You're my employee, and you're also the female companion I brought out. If you dress too shabbily, it's my face you embarrass. Take it. Consider it the company's clothing allowance."
Faced with this domineering CEO-style forced spending, Ke Yujia, this little white rabbit, had no ability to fight back at all.
Over the past few days, her wardrobe had gained several sets of designer clothes she would never even have dared to dream of before. Even the white tights and snow boots on her feet had been replaced with high-end items bearing luxury logos.
But material satisfaction did not fill the anxiety in her heart.
On the contrary, as the time