Ji Ting froze for a moment, not having expected to cause him trouble. "Sorry."
No sooner had he spoken than he heard Shen Mu Lan laugh. "You're so funny. You believe everything I say. My older brother would be thrilled to know you wanted to see him. Why would he scold me?"
Ji Ting hadn't realized he was joking. Unsure what to say, he simply murmured an acknowledgment.
"He said he could get back from his unit before noon. He asked when you'd be free."
Ji Ting thought for a moment. "Mr. Shen, could we arrange to meet at your house?"
"My house?" Shen Mu Lan asked in surprise.
"Yes."
"Sure, but... why my house?"
Ji Ting didn't know how to explain it to him either. "It's safer."
Shen Mu Lan was a little baffled, but agreed anyway. "All right. Come straight to Mulan Cloud Residence, and I'll drive you over."
"Mr. Shen, I'd rather go on my own. Sorry for the trouble, but could you send me the location? I'll be there at two sharp."
Shen Mu Lan's brows drew together slightly, a trace of confusion in his eyes.
Ji Ting had already said it would be best not to tell Ji Yanzhi about this. Now he was avoiding him as well. What on earth was going on?
Though he was intensely curious, Shen Mu Lan held back his questions. "All right. I'll send it to you on WeChat in a moment."
"Thank you."
After ending the call, Ji Ting finished the last sip of his Almond Milk, stood, and left the Staff Dining Room.
As he walked out through the grounds' main gate, he called Ji Yanzhi, but Fang Jie answered.
"President Ji is in a meeting at the Linhu Conference Center. If it isn't urgent, you can