Chapter 528: Chapter 249: Madly Hinting at Bai Yulan!

In the elevator, several people who knew Jiang Tao greeted him warmly, with a level of enthusiasm that was unmistakable.

Jiang Tao had clearly become the "celebrity" in Xu Li’s building.

When the elevator doors opened on the first floor, everyone surged out like a wave.

Jiang Tao didn’t have much to say to Jiao Jingtong’s mom either.

After a simple farewell, he made his way out to the parking lot to find his car.

Once he found his Mercedes G-Wagon, Jiang Tao opened the door, got in, and drove towards the main gate of the neighborhood.

Three minutes later, the Mercedes G-Wagon was parked in front of a popular breakfast joint near the community.

After parking the car, Jiang Tao entered the breakfast shop.

"Boss, give me two trays of soup dumplings, one with pork and chives and the other with leeks and eggs."

"A bowl of wonton soup with extra cilantro, and two tea eggs."

Jiang Tao found an empty spot, sat down, and in less than five minutes, an auntie brought his breakfast to the table.

Even though he now had a net worth in the tens of millions, he didn’t fuss much over breakfast.

He could enjoy both the grand meals at high-end places like Baiyulan Hotel and the simple fare of a roadside breakfast shop with equal relish.

Once all the breakfast items were served, Jiang Tao broke open a pair of disposable chopsticks and started digging in!

While eating breakfast, he planned out the day ahead in his mind.

Even though he hadn’t been working properly in a while, he actually didn’t have much free time.

There were plenty of things to do today.

First on the agenda was an appointment with Yicheng Real Estate to sign a contract.

Chai Zijie and his team had already closed deals on ten houses, completing half of Jiang Tao’s target.

Although this meeting had been postponed multiple times, Chai Zijie dared not complain.

Firstly, Jiang Tao was the largest client their real estate agency had encountered in years.

Despite the low prices of houses in Shun Ning Prefecture, buying 20 of the largest homes would still cost over tens of millions!

Plus, Jiang Tao was paying in cash, with no need for bank loans!

In Ping County, you could count on one hand the people who could come up with ten million in cash!

Moreover, yesterday, in the general manager’s office at the Baiyulan Hotel, Chai Zijie saw Jiang Tao.

Observing how he interacted and communicated with Bai Yulan, Chai Zijie sensed that their relationship was unusual.

Such a wealthy person with high-end connections, Chai Zijie could hardly wait to ingratiate himself with Jiang Tao!

Besides going to Yicheng Real Estate to buy property, Jiang Tao planned to recruit people from Qiao Claypot and find a way to get the throw pillows from Bai Yulan’s house.

While eating, Jiang Tao found Bai Yulan’s contact on WeChat.

Careful with his wording, he composed a message and sent it over.

Meanwhile.

At the villa in Anaxi Town, inside Bai Yulan’s home. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Woosh~

In a pale moonlight-colored silk nightgown, Bai Yulan opened the curtains, letting sunshine spill onto the wooden floors.

The morning sun touched her face as well.

In "Deep Sleep Mode," she slept from around 4 p.m. yesterday to 8 a.m. this morning.

For someone like Bai Yulan, who has suffered from chronic insomnia and a severe lack of sleep,

one or two rounds of "Deep Sleep Mode" aren’t enough to restore the long-depleted energy and spirit.

Though sleeping for 16 hours straight might seem excessive, it’s actually beneficial for her body.

At this moment, she felt invigorated and refreshingly clear-headed.

Even the air outside the window seemed fresher, carrying a faint sweetness.

The gentle breeze swayed the strands of hair on her forehead, softly caressing her face like an invisible hand.

In that moment, Bai Yulan’s mind wandered to the scene of Jiang Tao giving her a sleep-aiding massage the previous day.

She recalled his hands, which seemed to possess a magical touch.

Wherever those hands went, the tingling sensation felt electrically soothing and utterly pleasing.

Bai Yulan wasn’t short of money; she was a frequent guest at a high-end beauty salon in the city that charged over 500,000 a year.

She regularly got beauty treatments and massages for various parts of her body.

Although the therapists at that high-end beauty salon were top-notch and exceptionally skilled,

they couldn’t compare to Jiang Tao’s massage in the slightest!

However, Bai Yulan couldn’t quite determine if Jiang Tao’s skills were truly that impressive or if it was simply her physiological response to the touch of a male.

After all, she usually only got massages from female therapists.

Jiang Tao was the first and only male to have had such close contact with her.

Ding dong~

While Bai Yulan was lost in her thoughts, her phone on the vanity table suddenly pinged.

Snapping back to reality, and remembering what she’d just been thinking about, Bai Yulan felt a bit odd.

Gathering her thoughts, Bai Yulan made her way to the vanity table with light steps, picking up the latest model of a foldable phone.

After unlocking the screen, Bai Yulan saw a message from Jiang Tao. Her lips curled into a subtle smile.

[Sister Bai, I really liked the throw pillows on your living room sofa when I visited your home yesterday.]

After sending the message, Jiang Tao included an emoji with a winky face and a bubble saying "heavy hint."

Seeing Jiang Tao’s message, Bai Yulan smiled as her delicate fingers quickly typed a reply on the screen’s keyboard area.

[The pillows are from IKEA in the city. If you like, I’ll give you ten new ones.]

After sending the message, Bai Yulan added a "smiley face" emoji.

The more she looked at this emoji, the more perfectly it matched her mood at that moment, further curling her lips upward.

Jiang Tao: [I don’t want new ones, just the ones on your sofa, Sister Bai.]

Seeing Jiang Tao’s response, Bai Yulan was momentarily stunned, a look of confusion flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"What does he mean by that? Why does he specifically want the ones from my sofa?"

Bai Yulan: [???]

Bai Yulan sent over a few question marks.

[Those pillows have been beside you for so long, they must have absorbed a lot of your essence, Sister Bai.]

[And since you’re destined for wealth and prosperity, your presence carries its own fortune. I’d like to catch some of that luck.]

Jiang Tao’s explanation aligned with his earlier portrayal as a "fortune teller" when he read Bai Yulan’s fortune.

Bai Yulan: [Given how eloquent you are, I’ll gift you the pillows from my home. Take good care of them.]

After sending the message, Bai Yulan added another "smiley face" emoji.

Being complimented early in the morning only made Bai Yulan’s already great mood even better.

Jiang Tao: [Sister Bai is so generous!]

[Let this be my thanks for the sleep-aiding massage last night. By the way, do you have time tonight? I’d like another good night’s sleep before you head back to the capital.]

Bai Yulan looked at the message she sent, her heart suddenly skipping a beat.

[Of course! I’ll arrange it as a thank you for the pillows, Sister Bai.]

Seeing Jiang Tao’s straightforward reply, Bai Yulan’s racing heart suddenly calmed.

Perhaps I was overthinking it.

He has a wife, and she’s quite pretty.

Maybe he really does just see me as a friend and client?

With that thought, a small sliver of disappointment filled Bai Yulan’s heart.

After exchanging messages for another ten minutes or so, the conversation ended.

Bai Yulan immediately went downstairs and instructed a nanny to pack all eight throw pillows from the living room sofa into a clean bag.

She then asked the driver to deliver them to Jiang Tao at West City Mansion.

Back at the breakfast shop.

Jiang Tao continued his chat with Bai Yulan while enjoying breakfast.

"Got it!"

Seeing Bai Yulan’s response.

Jiang Tao tossed the last dumpling into his mouth, swallowing it whole.

Wrapping up his breakfast with joy.

In the time it took to finish a meal, he’d secured the throw pillows mentioned in his third objective for the day.

"I wonder what ’attributes’ these pillows will have?"

As Jiang Tao scanned to pay, he was already looking forward to binding and activating the pillows’ attributes.