Dusk, the winter sunset painted half the sky red.
The chilling wind tousled her hair and crept into the crevices of her sweater, sending shivers through her body, but Tang Li felt no trembling. In her mind, she could still hear the voice of the man on the phone. He said, "Is this Miss Tang? The Finance Minister sent me to deliver a New Year's gift to you."
Pebbles got caught in her cotton slippers, causing pain at the soles of her feet.
Tang Li had no choice but to stop, take off her slippers to dump out the pebbles, then continue running towards the main entrance of Wentan Garden. When she pressed the circular button to open the door, the sensor door slowly swung open, revealing the black sedan parked by the roadside.
As she stepped out, a man resembling a bodyguard pushed open the driver's door and stepped out.
Tang Li remembered him; they had dined together at Guangyuan Temple.
