The colleague saw the assistant Chen’s look and quickly hid guiltily behind the desk.
Assistant Chen felt a bit helpless and continued towards Director Shen’s office.
When Ye Wanwan got off the plane, it was afternoon in China, but her sleep schedule had been flipped these past few days, and she was already very sleepy.
She had just arrived home when she received a video call from Shen Yi, answering a few sentences in a daze, but then she forgot what she had just said to Shen Yi.
In the end, Shen Yi saw that Ye Wanwan was really too sleepy, shook his head with a smile and said helplessly, "As long as you’ve arrived safely, that’s good, go take a good rest."
"Mhm," Ye Wanwan nodded, her eyes nearly closing.
She practically walked to the edge of her bed with her eyes closed, relying on her familiarity with her bedroom.
Then she tossed her phone, still on the video call, onto the bed and started to take off her coat.
After taking off her coat, she threw it directly on the floor and then flopped into bed, falling asleep without even taking a bath.
Ye Wanwan didn’t remember that she hadn’t hung up her video call, but Shen Yi stopped speaking after seeing only darkness from her side.
He laughed with a bit of helplessness and eventually hung up the video call himself.
Ye Wanwan’s holiday was over, and today, she was going to return to her normal life.
She brought gifts for her colleagues, heading to the office early.
Su Hang and Zhang Zixuan were already there, both looking half-asleep, greeted Ye Wanwan, and then began eating breakfast with bleary eyes.
Soon after, Tang Xiaorou also arrived, smiling and greeting Ye Wanwan, then asking her how her trip went.
As they were talking, Yu Qiqi arrived, and the office instantly became noisy, even chasing away Su Hang and Zhang Zixuan’s sleepiness.
Ye Wanwan distributed the gifts she had prepared for them one by one, with Yu Qiqi looking not only at her own but also at what the others got.
The once quiet office suddenly became noisy and bustling.
Ye Wanwan just sat at her desk watching, with a radiant smile on her face.
Afterward, Ye Wanwan went to work and left on time every day, sometimes hanging out with colleagues, and occasionally, when Song Ziyi and the others were free, they’d meet up for some food and drinks.
Only Shen Yi, in the days just after Ye Wanwan had left, felt as if something was missing from whatever he did.
Especially when he returned to his apartment and couldn’t see Ye Wanwan again, Shen Yi felt he couldn’t stay put for a moment longer.
But in the end, rationality took over.
Shen Yi just started spending more time working, seemingly trying to cut down his time abroad as much as possible.
He wanted to go back earlier, even earlier if possible.
Time flew by, and it was March before they knew it.
On Friday night, since there was no work the next day, Ye Wanwan stayed at home and teamed up with Yu Qiqi and others to play games.
As they were in the heat of the game, suddenly many messages popped up; distracted, Ye Wanwan’s screen went dark in an instant.
Wearing headphones, Su Hang was startled by Ye Wanwan’s sudden screams and jerked his hand, which lead to his character’s demise as well.
"Sorry, sorry, you guys keep playing, I need to check these messages!" Ye Wanwan quickly apologized, then switched out of the game.
She clicked into WeChat and saw that Song Ziyi was sending group messages; Ye Wanwan hastily clicked to join in.
"Wanwan, do you know about Ye Shiying’s fiancé being kidnapped?"