Chapter 407
Ding!
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The elevator doors slowly parted open to reveal Ji Ziming’s flawlessly handsome face .
Pei Ge was a little stunned when she saw the man .
Did this annoying fellow come down to fetch me?
“Are you not going to come in?”
She, who was about to fall into a trance, was snapped out of it by the man’s cold voice .
“Huh?” She blinked and eyed him dim-wittedly, unable to process his words for a moment .
The man found her blur look amusing .
“Come in,” he repeated . This time, however, there was a hint of laughter in his voice .
“Oh . ” Unable to respond, she settled with nodding her head as she stepped into the elevator .
The doors slowly closed immediately after she entered the lift .
She stood beside the man in this slightly cramped elevator, and with only the two of them in it, she somehow felt a little nervous .
Thus, their journey upward was filled with awkward silence .
Ding!
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When the doors parted open again, she realized with a start that she was now inside the man’s penthouse .
With keen interest, she followed him out of the elevator and into his penthouse’s lobby .
This was her first time seeing in real life an elevator that opened directly into someone’s house . It was like a scene out of a movie .
Trailing after him, they walked past the posh yet humble-looking hallway and reached the living room .
She noted the furnishings in the house and could not help but think, While Ji Ziming has simple and modest taste for decoration, this place still exudes a notable sense of nobility .
One could spot the black marble flooring at a glance . And unlike what the average person would do, the man did not have his walls covered with wallpaper; instead, an unrecognizable type of mirror-like, ceramic tiles formed the walls .
The lights hanging from the ceiling were also not the typical crystal chandeliers seen in most living rooms . Rather, they were drop lights with unique designs .
A pitch-black wooden table with a glass top, a modest yet classy sofa, and exquisite wood carvings in some furniture made the whole living room look prim and noble .
This was the very aura the man gave off .
When her eyes finally landed on the pristine floor, she realized that she had worn her outdoor shoes in .
She promptly halted her steps and did not continue trailing after the man .
“What’s wrong?” He turned and frowned at her when he noticed her remaining on the same spot .
“The soles of my shoes are dirty,” she directly admitted . She really did not feel like moving after seeing such a clean floor .
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He raised a brow at her . “You’ve been walking on this floor for a while now; what harm can more dirt do to it?”
She blinked at him . Since the man did not seem to mind it, she decided not to be wishy-washy about it as well and just continued proceeding into the living room .
“Sit . ” He gave her a satisfied look when she moved over . He liked her obedience .
She did not say anything and simply sat down on the minimalist gray sofa .
“CEO Ji, did you call me over for something?” she carefully asked once she was comfortably seated on the sofa .
The man was currently her debtor-cum-employer; how could she not be more cautious around him?
Batting an eyelid, he noted her careful behavior and felt a little uncomfortable inside .
“Yes,” he replied curtly .
“What is the matter?” She swallowed nervously .
Why is this annoying fellow looking for me? It couldn’t be to tell me to do something extremely hard, right?
“What is our relationship?” He unexpectedly asked her such a senseless question .
She was stunned by his unforeseen question but still tried to answer it quickly . “An employer and an employee relationship . ”
“Mhm,” he hummed in acknowledgement before continuing, “What is the relationship you are employed for?”
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“A marr-marriage relationship?” Her cheeks reddened as she gave this reply .
Noting her shy look, his lips curled up . He then continued in his usual apathetic voice . “How should you address me, then?”
“It’s ‘CEO Ji’…” she replied matter-of-factly .
Frowning, he peered at her and demanded, “‘CEO Ji’? Are you sure?”
“Er…” Is there anything to be unsure of?
She blinked in confusion of what he was getting at .
However, when she saw his eyes glint coldly, something clicked in her mind, as if she had an epiphany .
Mulling over the man’s words, she shot him a look of shock in the next instant .
Don’t tell me…
“What should I call you, then?” she asked carefully .
He only coldly harrumphed . “What do you think?”
“I think it’s better for CEO Ji to say it himself,” she suggested patronizingly .
“…” He pursed his lips at her ingratiating look . After a while, he said lightly, “Call me Ziming from now on . ”
“Hah?!” She somewhat already expected it, but when she heard his order of how she should address the man, she was still taken aback .
Zi-Ziming?! You must be kidding me!
Her mind was in a jumbled mess after hearing his words, and she did not even know how to respond to him .
“Why? Are you unwilling?” He frowned at her shocked look .
“No-Nope, nope, nope! Absolutely not!” She quickly shook her head to deny his assumption .
Actually, she had nothing to be unwilling about . If the two of them had to act as a married couple, they indeed could not address each other so solemnly and distantly .
However… she was unable to calm down from being ordered to address the man as ‘Ziming’ so suddenly .
She felt shy calling him in such an intimate manner .
“Say it, then,” he requested while staring straight at her .
The way he said it made it seem as if he did not care much about this matter, but only heavens knew of how nervous he really was inside .
“Zi-Ziming…”