Chapter 44

A flash of an ostentatious red dress was the first thing to break into the room. Lili’s face was as bold as ever, her palm-sized features framed by sunglasses that gave her an air of cold, dashing arrogance. The moment she stepped inside, she pushed the sunglasses down to rest on the tip of her nose. The little princess lifted her chin, staring straight at the man sitting in Ji Huaiyan’s usual chair. It wasn't her first time here. But where Ji Huaiyan used to sit upright, looking at her with a gentle gaze, Shang Che was pure, unadulterated arrogance, radiating a wild, untamable energy. The office, once defined by a heavy, somber stillness, had transformed. With a different person in the seat, the atmosphere turned biting and cold, almost suffocatingly oppressive.