Night.
Hu City, hotel.
Jiang Ning reclined against the soft sofa, one leg crossed over the other. He raised a goblet filled with dark brown liquid, tiny bubbles rising through it.
Beyond the broad floor-to-ceiling windows, lights glittered everywhere, dazzling and radiant, draping the city in a magnificent, eye-catching coat.
He gently swirled the glass and drained the cola in one gulp.
Xue Yuantong, who was sorting through the luggage, held a porcelain plate. Seeing how content he looked, she could not help saying, "Hmph, look how happy you are!"
She wrapped the plate up and carefully placed it atop the folded clothes to cushion it.
It was a small underglaze-painted porcelain dish she had made herself back in the Porcelain Capital. On its jade-white surface was a colorful little bird.
The porcelain dish had witnessed her journey and would make a suitable gift for Chu Chu.
Their train left at ten tomorrow morning. The trip from Hu City to Yuzhou would take a full twenty hours.
Jiang Ning had booked a high-end soft sleeper. It had a double bed and private bathroom, like a standard hotel room, so the journey would actually be quite comfortable.
Jiang Ning admired the night view without the slightest intention of helping Tongtong pack.
Though she sometimes complained, if Jiang Ning truly helped her, she would find him terribly annoying instead.
The corners of Jiang Ning's lips rose, a faint smile appearing on his face. She was still as stubborn as ever.
Thinking back to long ago, when he traveled for work with missions to complete and handled everything himself, the clearly divided responsibilities now truly made life countless times more comfortable.
Jiang Ning took out his iPad. After unlocking it, an elegant transition animation played, and an entire page packed with game icons