The people outside didn’t dare to approach Shen Yi and tell him about the incidents earlier, but when they saw Assistant Chen, they hurriedly pulled him over.
"What are you doing?" Assistant Chen was very puzzled, looking at them with a clueless expression.
So Xiaolin quickly recounted the recent events to Assistant Chen.
After listening to Xiaolin’s words, Assistant Chen also slightly furrowed his brow, first glancing at Shen Yi’s office inside before looking towards the lounge not far away.
When Shen Yi returned to his office, he saw Ye Wanwan curled up on the sofa, hugging her knees and burying her face downwards, seemingly asleep.
But in the next second, Ye Wanwan lifted her head and looked at Shen Yi.
The moment their eyes met, Shen Yi frowned, the relaxed and joyous expression on his face vanishing, replaced by a look of tension.
"What’s wrong?" Shen Yi furrowed his brows slightly, his tone full of concern.
"You’re back," Ye Wanwan answered irrelevantly, sitting on the sofa and looking up at Shen Yi with a pitiful expression.
Shen Yi’s brows furrowed even tighter, and he strode swiftly towards Ye Wanwan, sitting down beside her.
Seeing her reddened eyes, Shen Yi couldn’t even bring himself to speak to her in a stern tone.
He lifted his hand and touched her head, slowing his voice and softly asking, "What exactly happened?"
Looking at Shen Yi, Ye Wanwan felt even more aggrieved, struggling to control her emotions.
Nevertheless, she shook her head, suppressing the cry in her voice as she said, "I just read a novel where both the male and female protagonists died, it was truly tragic!"
Shen Yi was silent for a while before finally asking, "Is that all?"
"What do you mean, ’Is that all’?" Ye Wanwan couldn’t help but pout, and tears almost instantly slid from her eyes.
Shen Yi immediately panicked, hastily fetching a tissue from the tissue box on the coffee table to wipe Ye Wanwan’s tears, "Don’t cry."
Ye Wanwan just silently shed tears, without a sound of sobbing, her expression of grievance and discomfort was truly heart-wrenching to see.
It was a while before Ye Wanwan stopped, and Shen Yi did not press further.
Ye Wanwan’s heart was originally a mess and she didn’t know how to cope, especially when she saw Shen Yi, she felt extremely wronged.
But she couldn’t explain anything to Shen Yi and could only cover up with an excuse.
However, having cried in front of Shen Yi, she found herself with fewer thoughts than before.
Perhaps because she had been in a state of emotional tension, now that she had finished crying, she was somewhat tired, and Ye Wanwan gave birth to a feeling of "just let it be."
Shen Yi held the gradually calming Ye Wanwan, gently stroking her head.
He knew Ye Wanwan’s distress and grievances definitely weren’t because some novel’s protagonists died, but he did not press on.
Only when Ye Wanwan had completely calmed down did Shen Yi softly say, "Wait for me for a bit, I will finish up here quickly, and then we can leave, okay?"
"Mhm," Ye Wanwan obediently and cleverly responded.
Only then did Shen Yi let go of Ye Wanwan, standing up without going to his own desk but instead turning around and leaving the office.
As soon as he left the office, the gentleness on Shen Yi’s face disappeared in an instant.