Picking Someone Up

In the new urban area of Dachang City, there is a five-story luxury villa in a commercial and residential area called Guangjiang Residential Area.

It was only evening, before it was completely dark, but all the lights inside and outside the villa were already turned on, making the surrounding area brightly lit, just like daytime, and extremely conspicuous from a distance.

Inside the villa.

A woman slowly walked down the stairs. She looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a long sweater dress and black high heels. She had a curvaceous figure, with a stunning curve in her chest, exuding femininity. A smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"Jiang Yan, did you receive Boss Yang's message just now?" Zhang Liqin asked as she walked.

Jiang Yan, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV and eating snacks, immediately checked her phone. "No, I didn't receive a message from Yang Jian."

Zhang Liqin smoothed her hair behind her ear and said, "I just received a message from Boss Yang. He asked us to pick him up at the North City Airport before eight o'clock. He's back from his business trip."

"What? Is this true?" Jiang Yan looked up abruptly, somewhat surprised.

"It should be true. Should I call to confirm?" Zhang Liqin said.

Jiang Yan quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, it's best not to call him randomly. Since Yang Jian sent a text message, it must be true. What time is it now? No, I need to go change my clothes right away. Sister Qin, you go and drive the car out and park it at the entrance. I'll be right there."

As she spoke, she hurriedly ran back to her room.

Jiang Yan's room has now been moved to the first floor, so that she can escape faster in case of any emergency.

"Then hurry up," Zhang Liqin called out, then grabbed the car keys and drove the luxury SUV out of the garage.

Speaking of this car, she felt a little embarrassed. Back when she was a salesperson, she had tried to trick Jiang Yan, who knew nothing about cars, a little to earn some commission.

Later, the boss died, he didn't receive his commission, and he lost his job.

Looking back on that period, Zhang Liqin still feels lingering fear, but the only thing she feels fortunate about is that she met Yang Jian.

"I feel like I got this car as a free gift with the purchase of the car," Zhang Liqin thought to herself as she sat in the car.

In no time at all.

Jiang Yan came out, wearing a wool sweater and scarf on her upper body, and a short skirt on her lower body, revealing a pair of straight and shapely legs, full of youthful vitality.

"It's winter, aren't you cold?" Zhang Liqin asked.

"There's air conditioning in the car, and besides, I'm wearing thermal socks," Jiang Yan said confidently. How could she not dress up nicely when she went to pick someone up?

"Let's drive off quickly, or I'll definitely get yelled at."

Zhang Liqin nodded and set off immediately.

At the same time.

The plane Yang Jian was on had reached the airspace above Dachang City and began its descent.

He stuffed the ghost child into his luggage bag for check-in and didn't take it with him. After all, he needed to avoid suspicion, and it was already good enough that he could secretly bring it back. He didn't want to use the ghost's abilities recklessly, and he would try to find a way to solve the problem whenever possible.

After getting off the plane, I collected my luggage.

Yang Jian still didn't release the ghost child, but instead carried his luggage bag and walked out of the airport terminal.

"As expected, no one came to pick me up. Was the message sent too late?"

He glanced around and saw many people picking up passengers, but none of them were people he recognized.

"Young man, need a ride? Cheap prices." Soon, a tout came over from nearby, forcibly taking Yang Jian's luggage as he spoke.

Yang Jian looked at him and said, "What are you doing? Why are you stealing my things?"

"The car is parked right across the street. I'm just helping you with your luggage," the middle-aged man said with a grin.

"No need, I'm waiting for someone," Yang Jian refused.

"Waiting for others this late is too much trouble. It's cold and everyone's having a hard time. Look, I've already helped you with your luggage. Hurry up and get on the bus. I'll give you a discount." The middle-aged man held onto Yang Jian's luggage bag and walked forward.

It implies a forced sale.

Yang Jian felt that if he got on this car, he would definitely be ripped off like a sucker.

"You can't do business like this. I told you I was waiting for someone, how could you just grab my luggage and leave?"

"Young man, why are you dawdling like this? You're so long-winded even when it's just taking a ride. It's not easy to earn a little money from you. I already told you I'd give you a discount. Hurry up and get on the bus, young man. It doesn't matter whose bus you take. It's rare for us to meet like this. Besides, your luggage is too heavy. It's so hard for me to carry it for you."

The middle-aged man was thick-skinned and showed no intention of giving up on the deal.

Yang Jian had no choice but to ride in his car, as he didn't want to argue with him.

"Yang Jian, over here, we're here." At this moment, Jiang Yan appeared. She saw Yang Jian and waved and called out from afar.

Zhang Liqin smiled at Yang Jian from the side.

"Only now?" Yang Jian glanced at the time, feeling they were a bit slow.

"Sir, my friend is here to pick me up, so I can't take your car. Please put my luggage down."

He then added...

"If someone was going to pick me up, they should have said so earlier. You're delaying my business." The middle-aged man, having failed to make any money, grumbled as he threw the incredibly heavy duffel bag on the ground.

Clang!

The duffel bag fell to the ground, and something seemed to fall out and hit his feet.

The middle-aged man looked down and his eyes widened in surprise.

A gold bar.

He looked up and noticed that the young man wasn't looking in his direction, so he quickly reached out and picked up the item.

"It should be real." The middle-aged man felt the heavy weight in his hand, and his heart pounded.

With the recent surge in gold prices, this gold bar is now worth at least a million dollars.

They've struck it rich.

He moved quickly, immediately trying to hide the fallen gold bar, thinking it would be his if it wasn't discovered. But just as he was about to put it in his pocket, a dark blue arm suddenly reached out from his bag and grabbed him.

The chilling feeling spread throughout my body even through my sleeves, as if all the warmth in my body was being taken away, making me shiver uncontrollably.

I don't know when the zipper on the duffel bag on the ground opened.

A strange child's head popped out, staring at him with its bright red eyes.

Ghost?

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man turned pale instantly. His whole body froze, his mind seemed to stop working, and he lost the ability to move, standing motionless in place.

The ghost child stretched out its other dark blue arm, and with its cold hand pried open the middle-aged man's fingers, took the gold bar back, put it into its luggage bag, and then released the man.

Finally, the ghost child shrunk back into the duffel bag and zipped it up.

But a small gap remained.

A strange, red eye peered through the gap in the zipper, surveying everything outside.

Only then did the middle-aged man realize what was actually in the bag he had been carrying.

A ghost child?

Oh my god.

He was so scared that he cried and even peed himself. He scrambled away, crying and wetting himself at the same time.

On the other side...

Jiang Yan ran up to Yang Jian, hugged him warmly, and smiled brightly, her delicate and beautiful face looking up. "You've been away on business for so long, did you miss me?"

Their movements resembled those of a couple deeply in love.

"I didn't miss you at all," Yang Jian said bluntly.

He nearly died out there and encountered danger more than once, so he had no time to think about Jiang Yan.

"You're definitely lying to me. Speak from the heart. A beautiful woman like me is waiting for you at home. Wouldn't you want me?" Jiang Yan said confidently.

Yang Jian said, "Why are you holding me so tightly? Let go!"

"I won't let go, I'll hold you like this and we'll go home together," Jiang Yan said coquettishly.

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Yang Jian looked at Zhang Liqin beside him. "Did she suddenly become like this, or has she always been like this? Has she experienced any trauma?"

Zhang Liqin smiled and said, "Boss Yang, Jiang Yan isn't usually like this. She must be missing you to be acting like this."

After she finished speaking, her gaze lingered on Yang Jian, carrying a hint of unusual emotion.

She knew that Jiang Yan and Yang Jian didn't actually have any special relationship.