Chapter 36: What Was CEO Up To?

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Ye Si ran to the entrance of the shop, scanned the QR code, and paid 3 dollars.

The shop owner thanked her enthusiastically.

Xi Zhimo looked at the shop owner’s simple smile and left all the cash in his wallet on the table before leaving.

The two of them had not gone far when the shop owner quickly ran out with the money. “Mister, you dropped your money in the shop!”

Xi Zhimo turned around and his elegant brows knitted together slightly. “This is a tip.”

The shop owner hurriedly handed the money over. “Mister, I can’t take this much money. You’d better take it back, or my wife will scold me to death.”

Xi Zhimo was utterly bewildered.

Why did the people in the upper class put their interests above all else, while the people in the lower class were more kind and pure?

When Ye Si saw that he didn’t respond, she took the money and said with a smile, “You’re so lucky to have such a good wife who brings good fortune to her husband. Don’t worry. Your family’s noodle shop business will get better and better.”

“Thank you for your kind words, Miss. Take care then. I have to go back to work.”

After they got in the car, Ye Si returned the money and check to Xi Zhimo and said, “Everyone has his own life and way of living. You can give them a sum of money today, but if they start thinking money will drop from the sky because of this, they will not be motivated to improve their lot and will abandon their conscience. Then you are not helping them, but harming them.”

Xi Zhimo was stunned by Ye Si’s reasoning. She was just a little girl, yet she was lecturing him!

He was suddenly very angry.

Yet what she said made a lot of sense!

Xi Zhimo decided not to respond and started the car to drive back to the hotel.

Ye Si followed him into his suite on the top floor. The man poured her a glass of water and asked her, “Do you want some?”

She didn’t answer, but went straight to the point, “Where’s the Mystic Pearl Herb?”

Xi Zhimo took a sip of water before he said, as if he just came to a sudden realization, “The herb is with Mu Feng, but there was an emergency at the office this morning, so I asked him to go back first.”

“Then why didn’t you say so earlier!” Ye Si looked at him in annoyance. “Can’t you ask him to leave the Mystic Pearl Herb in your room? You’re so stupid!”

The man’s eyes froze, and his good-looking face no longer had the earlier light-hearted demeanor. He said in a low voice, “That’s a 200 million herb. How can I just leave it lying around carelessly in my room? I’ll just give it to you when I get back!”

“You were acting so rich just now. Why are you so stingy now? What’s the difference between 200 million and 2 dollars to you? You’re not trying to renege on your promise and refusing to give it to me, are you?”

Xi Zhimo slammed down his glass and said, “Which eye of yours told you that I am someone who would renege on my promise? I’ll call Mu Feng right now and ask him to wait at the airport. You can just take the same flight as me to get it!”

“Then call him!” Ye Si glared at him with the same ferocious look.

Xi Zhimo turned around and an imperceptible smile lingered on his lips. He dialed Mu Feng’s phone number and said, “Wait for me at the airport and take good care of that whatchamacallit herb. Give it to Ye Si as soon as I get off the plane!”

Mu Feng answered in the affirmative several times.

After ending the phone call, Mu Feng began to wonder what he had done to deserve this.

What on earth was his CEO up to?

Xi Zhimo had instructed him to take the Auspicious Glory Herb away in advance, and now, he was asking Mu Feng to wait at the airport. Was he doing this just so that he could come back on the same flight as Miss Ye?

Meanwhile, Xi Zhimo booked the shortest flight for Ye Si and himself. He then instructed, “Go pack your luggage and come with me to the airport.”

“Can you book another one for Lu Chengsheng…” Ye Si asked.

Before she could finish speaking, the man interrupted her icily, “No!”

With that, he grabbed his suitcase and walked towards the door. “Hurry up and follow me! Otherwise, we won’t be able to make it in time!”

Ye Si had no choice but to follow him.