At noon, when Nanxi returned to the office, it was not yet time to start work. She could rest for a few more minutes.
But the moment she sat down at her desk, she was surrounded by several colleagues -- Nanxi, can we borrow your phone for a moment!
Nanxi was taken aback and clutched her phone, "Wha...what for?"
"Of course, to see your husband!"
"Don’t worry, we promise, we’re just taking a look, just one look..."
Her coworkers explained the situation.
Apparently, she had claimed that her husband was so handsome that he had no equal, and her two coworkers didn’t believe it!
Thus, to convince them, they needed Nanxi to provide her phone, or more precisely, a photo on her phone to prove their point...
"Nanxi, hurry up, it’s almost time for work!"
"Yeah, hurry up, don’t hold up everyone’s time!"
"We’re just looking at a photo, we’re not trying to steal your husband..."
==Go ahead, help yourselves, I really don’t mind!
After much arguing, Nanxi’s phone was somehow "plundered" again!
Nanxi watched as the group of love-struck women circled around a couple of steps away, beginning to admire the picture of "her husband" on her phone. As they admired, they occasionally let out gasps of wonder. She wished she could just find a hole to crawl into!
"Oh, I wonder what this handsome guy sounds like?" colleague A suddenly wondered aloud.
"With looks like that, his voice must be as crisp as a skylark’s," colleague B chimed in!
"Nanxi’s phone should have his number, right? We could just call and listen to his voice, that wouldn’t be a problem!" colleague C is obviously the most resourceful among them!
"Yeah, why don’t we give it a ring, wouldn’t hurt to hear his voice!"
Nanxi tried to stop them, but it was too late!
Colleague A intercepted her, while colleague B took a step back and started scrolling through the contact list!
"Ah, the first entry is A, [My Man]. God, such a cringy nickname! Nanxi, there must have been a mistake. Your man mostly appears like a ’boy’, nowhere near ’man’!
"I can’t call him. He’s very busy. He doesn’t have time to take calls..."
By the time she finished her sentence, Nanxi felt as if the world was about to come crashing down!
The call went through, ring once, twice... Nanxi hoped, prayed that Lu Yinchu wouldn’t pick up. God, please, don’t let him pick up!
But on the fourth ring, the call was answered, and a man’s magnetic voice came through the speaker, "Hello, Nanxi?"
"..." Colleague ABCDEF...
"Ahem, well, I’m not Nanxi..."
"You must be Nanxi’s husband, right? I’m Nanxi’s colleague..."
"Hello..." Finally, Lu Yinchu spoke.
"Is there anything wrong? Where is Nanxi?"
The colleague quickly cleared her throat and explained the reason for the call in the most concise language, "...So sorry about this. We just wanted to hear your voice. We hope you don’t mind..."
"Not at all..." Lu Yinchu replied politely, "You’re Nanxi’s colleagues, her friends. That makes you my friends!"
Lu Yinchu, continue to fake it!
"By the way, if Nanxi needs any help at work, I hope she can count on you..."
There you go, keep faking it! (⊙o⊙)
Subsequently, Lu Yinchu continued to chat with the colleague in a very "friendly and modest" manner before finally hanging up.
Colleague: "Wow, Nanxi, your husband is really charismatic, such a gentleman! His voice is also very pleasant~~~"
Until it was finally time for work, peace was finally restored at Nanxi’s desk!
Just as she sat down, her phone vibrated with a new message from [My Man] -- We need to talk when you get home!
Nanxi’s heart skipped a beat. The few simple words, coupled with the exclamation mark at the end, were enough to demonstrate Lu Yinchu’s fury. She had a premonition that her end was near!
Forgot to check the almanac before leaving today!
As for the rest of the afternoon, Nanxi didn’t know how she managed to hold on. For the first time, she wished her workday could be pushed back even further. Unfortunately, fate was not on her side!