That noon, Shen Yi returned from the company. He hadn’t planned on taking Ye Wanwan out for a meal today, since their tastes differed and Ye Wanwan wasn’t quite accustomed to the local food.
Shen Yi had someone deliver groceries in advance, intending to cook personally.
In the open kitchen, Shen Yi was methodically chopping vegetables, while Ye Wanwan approached, holding a small piece of cake.
Shen Yi glanced at her, then continued chopping. "What is it?" he asked.
Ye Wanwan, biting on her cake fork, hesitantly said, "I’ve been here for a week, and it feels like it’s about time for me to return."
Shen Yi paused in his chopping and looked up at Ye Wanwan again, "Haven’t you already resigned?"
Initially, when he came to D Country, Shen Yi thought it was a selfish idea to have someone like Ye Wanwan, who found this place very foreign, stay with him.
But now, he wanted Ye Wanwan to stay with him.
He was concerned that if Ye Wanwan was not by his side, she would forget him.
She had her friends, her social circles, her own likes.
To her, he didn’t seem that important. It appeared that everything else and everyone else mattered more to her than he did.
So, let him be selfish, he wanted Ye Wanwan to stay here with him.
"I did resign, but I don’t really have much to do here," Ye Wanwan said.
Of course, her desire to return was not because she had nothing to do here, but mainly because she was worried her body couldn’t take it if she didn’t leave soon!
"Is it because I’m too busy with work and don’t have time to accompany you?" Shen Yi asked.
"No, you are naturally busy with work and still make the time to accompany me for meals every day; it’s already tough," Ye Wanwan had seen how busy Shen Yi could be and she knew it wasn’t easy for him to find that time.
Shen Yi was silent for a moment before he continued, "I will also return in a month; can’t we go back together then?"
Ye Wanwan looked at Shen Yi but didn’t speak.
Shen Yi’s expression shifted slightly, "Or is it that you don’t want to stay here with me?"
For some reason, Ye Wanwan could always hear a hint of grievance in Shen Yi’s words, and she opened her mouth, suddenly at a loss for what to say.
"It’s not that. I just feel like I’m not doing anything here and I’m disrupting your work," Ye Wanwan struggled for a while but couldn’t find a proper excuse.
Shen Yi glanced at the still unprepared lunch, "Let me finish cooking first, can we talk about this later?"
"Mhm," Ye Wanwan nodded in agreement.
Shen Yi continued chopping vegetables, and Ye Wanwan still stood by his side. Then Shen Yi turned his head and told her, "Go sit in the living room, I’ll call you when it’s ready."
"Oh," Ye Wanwan responded and then turned to walk towards the living room, looking back three times with every step she took.
During the meal, Shen Yi seemed no different from usual, still taking meticulous care of Ye Wanwan.
But it was clear, he didn’t give Ye Wanwan a chance to talk about leaving.
Ye Wanwan observed Shen Yi several times but couldn’t find the right moment to speak up, and in the end, had to let the matter rest for now.
In the afternoon, Ye Wanwan still accompanied Shen Yi to the company. Shen Yi got busy with work, while she occupied herself playing with her phone.
Ye Wanwan had been playing a game, but suddenly she received a bunch of WeChat messages. She quickly finished her game and switched to WeChat.
Then she discovered it was from her former work group, Yu Qiqi was sending messages. After checking, it seemed like everyone was there.