Chapter 898 - Ambassador (1/2)

“The chairman is too kind. But it has been quite an inconvenience for Zhong Lili to have to wait that long,” Yuan Zhou muttered when he returned to the restaurant and picked up the case again.

The case had a pretty reddish-brown color, and from the glossy surface of the case, it was obvious it was made using the best timber.

“It even has a fragrance,” Yuan Zhou said as he noticed the smell the case was emanating.

On the case was a copper buckle. Clack! Yuan Zhou unfastened the buckle and opened the case.

Yuan Zhou carefully opened the case, revealing the yellow papers within.

“It’s really something from a long time ago,” Yuan Zhou said as he studied the words on the front page.

Facing an ancient text, Yuan Zhou did not pick it up immediately. Rather, he closed the case again and carefully set the case down on the table. He then turned and went to the kitchen to wash his hands.

He planned to only start looking at the ancient text after washing his hands and putting on a pair of gloves. This was a type of protection for the ancient text. Although Yuan Zhou was unaware of the worth of this ancient text, it still belonged to Chairman Zhou. He should return it in the exact shape he had gotten it.

Swosh! Swosh! Swosh! The water gushed down as Yuan Zhou seriously washed his hands.

Yuan Zhou washed his hands in a manner that was different than how a regular person would do it. He was very serious and meticulous when doing it. Germaphobes would definitely approve of the way he washed his hands. While he was washing his hands, the phone in his pocket started ringing.

“Is it the chairman?” Yuan Zhou paused slightly before wiping his hands dry and taking his phone out.

But the moment he took the phone out, he was stunned, “Jiang Changxi?”

The name appearing on his phone caused Yuan Zhou to hesitate.

After all, ever since Jiang Changxi had gotten Yuan Zhou’s number, she had called him multiple times teasing him.

She would randomly offer to visit his bed, offer to go have a massage together, asking Yuan Zhou over late at night to repair her bedroom’s door, and so on.

There was one time when Jiang Changxi claimed to have gotten drunk and got Yuan Zhou to send her off. Yuan Zhou had seriously called Master Huang, the driver she frequented.

At that time, Jiang Changxi told Yuan Zhou to send her to her home as she forgot her purse and would not be able to pay for the ride. Yuan Zhou replied saying he did not know where her house was and she could pay the driver the next day and directly left.

“She’s delusional if she thinks she can scam my money to pay for her ride. It’s common knowledge she has an arrangement where she pays a monthly fee for her rides.”

One should not blame Yuan Zhou for doing something that seemed to be the reason he would be without a girlfriend. In truth, he was clear that even if he had some other motives, nobody would be able to take advantage of Jiang Changxi.

Queen Jiang was still a queen even when drunk.

Simply put, due to Jiang Changxi’s bad track record, when she called at night, Yuan Zhou hesitated to answer. He needed to focus on researching the Three Fragrance to the Ocean. It was too tiring to deal with Queen Jiang.

“It’s already quite late. I will just pretend I didn’t notice her call. It should be believable. She won’t come looking for trouble tomorrow, right?” Yuan Zhou considered.

He did not answer, and the phone continued ringing.

“Forget it. I’ll answer,” Yuan Zhou answered after the ringtone played two times.

After answering, he remained silent, waiting for Jiang Changxi to speak.

“Compass, what are you doing? Reading and practicing cooking again?” Jiang Changxi’s voice rang out.

“Um,” Yuan Zhou gave a cautious reply.

“You should loosen up every now and then. Take care of your neck and back. Since you spend long hours standing daily, it is easy for you to hurt your legs. You are still young. Let your older sister give you a massage…” Jiang Changxi started offering him advice.

Yuan Zhou concluded that Jiang Changxi was calling to tease him again. After all, she would be giving him advice before she started her teasing.

And thus, Yuan Zhou listened on silently and gave no reply.

“Forget it. I will stop nagging you. I need to talk to you about something. I, Ling Hong, and Wu Hai are planning to make a website,” Jiang Changxi did not mind Yuan Zhou’s silence. After speaking a long string of words, she shifted the topic.