Chapter 1663: He asked the pair to look for him upstairs.
Ji Ziming stood at the entrance as servants in black uniforms stood lined the steps. When they saw their master with his wife walking over, they hurriedly welcomed the couple. “Sir, madam, welcome.”
“Mhm.” His voice was aloof as he shot a glance at Qu Xiujie, who refused to enter the mansion. “Are you planning to observe my place from outside? Do you not want to see what it’s like inside?”
“Sure. Can I enter?”
The middle-aged man stood at the entrance with a look of amazement on his face.
He had known that this chap owned a mansion long ago, and he had come here because of it.
He once saw on TV that this mansion was auctioned for a ten-figure sum. It was evident that this place was on the same level of prestige as the other well-known mansions in the capital.
Upon entering the place, he noticed from where he was that every piece of tiles or paintings was rare in this world. Not only did it show the opulence of this house, it also showed off the Jis’ status in the capital.
This mansion was an extremely conservative measurement of their wealth.
“Auntie Tian, bring Mr. Qu to his room.”
Ji Ziming held his woman’s hand as they walked inside. The setup of this mansion was different from the Ji family’s villa. It was decorated according to Pei Ge’s preference, and he even got someone to redesign the house two years ago.
It was better and more luxurious than ever.
“Here…”
Pei Ge observed the surroundings; this was her first time coming to the hillside mansion.
“Don’t you find it familiar? Do you like it?”
Everything he had done was for her. If she disliked it, he would get someone to renovate this place until she was satisfied.
“I really like it. This place is truly beautiful.”
Pei Ge looked around in wonder. This was the interior décor that she fancied. Even that painting hanging on the wall in the living room was her favorite piece, ‘Feather of Love’.
“You arranged everything here according to my preference, right…”
She seemed to be hinting at something as she looked at the man with bright eyes. As long as he admitted it, she would be very excited for a long time.
“That’s right. I did it for you,” answered the man endearingly. As long as she liked it, he would give it to her.
“I really… love it.”
Overjoyed, she threw herself at him. Still, this gift was too grand that she kept thinking she was merely having a dream. What she did not know was that, after winning her heart, the man beside her tried to know all her likes and dislikes to the point that he knew her better than herself.
“Silly, since you like it, why won’t I?”
Ji Ziming’s lips curled as he looked at Pei Ge’s flushed cheeks from excitement. He knew that he had made the right choice by bringing her here. However, according to his plan, he was supposed to bring her here when they met again. This time around, it was brought forward.
All because of Qu Xiujie.
At the thought of that fella, he had no idea where he had gone.
Auntie Tian came downstairs while looking shocked.
“Sir, that guest…”
She appeared nervous and hesitant to speak.
“What’s wrong?”
Upon hearing her voice, Pei Ge quickly let go of the man and asked, “Is he unsatisfied?”
“He asked the two of you to look for him upstairs.”
This auntie had no idea who that fellow was. She was in charge of maintaining this hillside mansion and knew nothing about the outside world. Thus, she of course did not recognize that guy.
She only knew that he was someone great and dared not offend him.
And when she heard Qu Xiujie’s brazen address of Ji Ziming, she dared not offend him even more.
“No worries; we’ll head up to find him.”
Ji Ziming felt unsure, for that old guy was acting odd today.
“Sir, didn’t you say to drive away any guest who is disrespectful to you?”
Auntie Tian was doubtful. Could that Qu Xiujie be more important than this Ji Ziming before her?
“No worries. He’s our valued guest. You just take care of his daily needs and safety, and that’ll be enough.”
Ji Ziming smiled. That fellow even dared to order him around now. If he did not have a road of retreat for himself, he would not believe it.
“Yes, sir.”
The auntie nodded. Taking care of a guest was normal, except that Mr. Qu seemed to be more important than the average guest.
The couple headed upstairs to his room. The door was slightly ajar, and the room was dark. He kicked open the door, and Qu Xiujie, who was inside, was frightened into turning on the lights.
This room had a standard guestroom design. Ji Ziming refrained from telling Qu Xiujie that this room was of the least quality in the mansion. Other than the basic bed, cabinet, sofa, and coffee table, there was nothing else.
“Young Master Ji, aren’t you being too cheapskate? This room is out of tune with the whole mansion.”
Qu Xiujie, who was originally leaning on the wall to look for any secret mechanism, sat on the bed.
There was a rumor going around the capital that the Ji father and son were keeping priceless treasures in a hillside mansion. It attracted many burglars, but nobody was able to truly get hold of those valuable items.
Qu Xiujie thought that, since he was here, he could not let go of such a good opportunity.
“Oh? It seems that you are unsatisfied with my arrangement?”
Ji Ziming knew that the other man would act this way, so he was already mentally prepared for it.
This room was purposely not renovated for people who would be staying in his mansion only briefly.
Everyone had to be blindfolded, their electronic gadgets taken away from them, before they could come into the mansion. Therefore, the hillside mansion’s real look was concealed from the public eye.
Furthermore, this place looked like an old edifice from the outside. Sitting on the hillside, it looked haunted. Thus, several adventurers actually came to find out more about the house.
Unfortunately, this mansion’s security was topnotch.
Only the Ji family and important guests were permitted inside this mansion.
It was tough for outsiders to enter, let alone find out the mansion’s layout.