Xiao Die boarded the intercity bus heading for A City.
Just an hour's drive, yet it connected two worlds—the familiar and the unfamiliar.
She followed the map app, taking detours and bus transfers, then switched subway lines a few times before finally arriving at BR Group headquarters.
Even though she had mentally prepared herself, she was still shocked by the BR Financial Tower, which stood over a hundred stories tall.
She wore a thin floral dress, completely different from the polished white-collar workers entering the building.
"Miss, do you have an appointment?"
"Chairwoman Su left some valuable personal belongings with me. I want to return them to her in person."
The two receptionists with their delicate makeup whispered to each other for a moment, then connected a call to the BR Group president's office.
"Miss, may I ask your name?"
"Xiao Die."
"The chairwoman is currently in a board meeting. The president will come down to receive you personally."
President? Could it be Mosheng gege?
Xiao Die had never imagined that her reunion with Su Mosheng would happen like this.
Su Mosheng wore a navy-blue suit with a dark blue tie, his elegance carrying the sharp edge of an emperor.
"Xiao Die, come with me."
He gestured and led her to the president's private elevator.
"Mosheng gege, do you work here? I'm so nervous."
"Mom is in a board meeting right now. You can rest in my office for a while, or I can hand the items over to her for you."
"No, I'd rather give them to her myself. How long will the board meeting last? I'm afraid I'll miss the last bus home."
"There's still an hour. You'll make it."
Su Mosheng's office was on the 126th floor, just below the top floor of BR headquarters, where chairwoman Su Yue's office was located.
His office was luxurious yet understated, every furnishing and decoration worth a fortune.
"BR Group is even wealthier than I imagined…"
"What are you saying?"
"Nothing. I just mean I'm very happy to be here!"
Xiao Die didn't know how to express what she was feeling.
Su Mosheng instructed his secretary to pour her a cup of hot tea, then pushed open a diamond-inlaid side door, closed it, and began working.
Su Mosheng's secretary had once been a famous weather anchor in the country—a tall, graceful beauty. Compared to her, Xiao Die felt like a child.
She hadn't waited long before Su Yue pushed open the door to the president's office.
Hearing the commotion, Su Mosheng stepped out from the side room. Su Yue slapped him hard across the face.
"My daughter is here. Why didn't you report this to me earlier?"
"I'm sorry, chairwoman. I didn't want to interrupt the board meeting or your work."
"Is the board meeting or work more important than the young miss?"
Hearing this, the staff present hurried to apologize to Xiao Die.
"Young Miss, we were negligent in our hospitality."
"All of you, get out!"
Su Yue drove off Su Mosheng and the other staff.
"Xiao Die, did Mom not give you enough money? Why are you wearing such cheap clothes?"
"I don't think these clothes are cheap. This is the most expensive dress in my wardrobe. But you, Chairwoman of BR Group—you are truly cheap. Your staff did nothing wrong, yet you treat them like this."
"Then why don't you come live with Mom? With Mom by your side, you'll change this way of thinking."
"I don't want to change my way of thinking, and I don't want to come live with you. I'm returning this bank card. As for the DNA report, I'll just pretend I never saw it. I suggest you do the same!"
"Don't you want to inherit BR Group? My daughter!"
"I just want to be a warm, ordinary person."