Since Ye Wanwan was already on vacation, she no longer needed to wake up early, so Shen Yi couldn’t make a video call to Ye Wanwan before going to sleep.
But today, Ye Wanwan even woke up earlier than usual, even earlier than when she had to go to work. When she messaged Shen Yi, it wasn’t even eleven o’clock at night over there.
Shen Yi calculated the time and realized that it must be just before five in the morning in his country. He frowned slightly and wasn’t particularly happy about receiving Ye Wanwan’s message.
When the video call connected, Shen Yi’s first sentence was, "Why did you wake up so early?"
Ye Wanwan rubbed her eyes and mumbled, "Maybe because I’m too excited about not having to work."
"Too excited about not working?" Shen Yi couldn’t help but laugh and cry at this reasoning. He had thought that she wouldn’t need to wake up early since she wasn’t working and would sleep until she naturally woke up.
"Mhm," Ye Wanwan replied with a sound, not saying anything else, just continuously rubbing her eyes.
Shen Yi quickly reminded her, "Don’t keep rubbing, it will get uncomfortable after a while."
Ye Wanwan stopped rubbing her eyes and squinted at Shen Yi on the video, "Why do I feel like there’s something off with your voice?"
Shen Yi paused for a moment, "Too many meetings, I’ve been talking for too long, my voice is a bit hoarse."
He didn’t tell Ye Wanwan that it was because he caught a cold from getting caught in the rain.
"Oh, make sure you drink plenty of water," Ye Wanwan said without suspicion, knowing that Shen Yi was indeed very busy.
"By the way, it’s New Year’s Eve in two days. Dad said you’re very busy and probably can’t make it back, so he told me not to rush you." The dad Ye Wanwan mentioned was her own father.
Ye Zhenhua adored his daughter immensely, but it was not an indulgence without principles.
He knew how busy Shen Yi would be after going abroad and that it would be too troublesome to rush back, so he even called Ye Wanwan to tell her not to hassle Shen Yi into coming back.
After all, the young couple would have to live together for a lifetime, understanding each other was essential.
"So it’s alright if you can’t make it back. I won’t be mad," Ye Wanwan said, showing great understanding.
The smile on Shen Yi’s face deepened, "Mhm, I’ll see what I can do."
After discussing the important matters, Ye Wanwan talked with Shen Yi about some trivial things before hurrying him to rest, and Shen Yi didn’t say much more, telling her to go back to sleep for a while.
But after hanging up the video call, Shen Yi stayed in his study without leaving, continuing to work.
He had already booked his flight ticket; he had to return no matter what.
But he didn’t say it because it wasn’t time yet; who knew what kind of accidents could occur along the way.
He didn’t want to give Ye Wanwan a false hope.
Ye Wanwan had been shopping with both mothers the day before and was really tired, so when she woke up and saw the slightly unfamiliar surroundings, her mind was a bit groggy.
Then she remembered that she was at the Ye Family’s place, because Shen Yi couldn’t come back, Shen Father and Shen Mother were worried that Ye Wanwan wouldn’t be comfortable being with them at the Shen Household, so they let her stay with the Ye Family.
That night, Shen Father and Shen Mother would also come to the Ye Family’s home to have the New Year’s Eve dinner together.
Ye Wanwan reached for her phone on the nightstand, only to find that it was already past nine in the morning.
She wanted to message Shen Yi, but calculating the time difference, she realized it was the middle of the night for him, and decided not to do so in the end.
Ye Wanwan got up, washed up, and went downstairs, where Ye Father and Ye Mother were already sitting in the living room.