"Sister Yao, why haven't we seen Brother Yang around lately?"

Xiao Rou and Xiao Yao were discussing matching couple outfits in the office, feeling overwhelmed and without any clear direction. Their gaze swept over the coffee table and sofa, and they suddenly realized they hadn't seen Zhong Xuyang in a long time.

"If Yang were here, he would always give us some useful advice."

Xiao Yao followed Xiao Rou's gaze to the coffee table. Originally, it was covered with many miscellaneous items, but after Zhong Xuyang arrived, he cleaned it up thoroughly because he needed to place his computer there for work.

This person hasn't come for almost a month now, and the coffee table is still exactly as it was when he left, spotless.

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'If men are reliable, pigs can fly'?"

Zhong Xuyang disappeared without saying a word. Before, he would send several WeChat messages every day to report his itinerary, but now there was not a single message or phone call.

Xiao Yao grew angrier the more she thought about it. She picked up the fabric samples from her desk and threw them all onto the coffee table and sofa.

"It's better if they don't come; seeing them is annoying."

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It was already late at night when Zhong Xuyang drove to H City. He went to Xiao Yao's rented room first and saw that the room was dark and there were no lights, so he knew that she was still at the factory and had not returned.

When Zhong Xuyang arrived at the factory, the workers had already left for the day, except for the light in Xiao Yao's office, which was still on.

He opened the door and went in, only to find the man asleep on his desk.

Zhong Xuyang approached quietly, looking down at her face, which used to have a baby fat but was now so thin that her chin was pointed.

Gu Yueji is pregnant. She's now doing the work of two people, and she also has to design trendy products and develop new businesses. No wonder she's exhausted.

He had always supported her from the moment she proposed starting her own business. He believed that both men and women should have a career to strive for, so that their lives wouldn't be wasted. Another reason was that he liked seeing Xiao Yao's intelligent and decisive side when she was working, which was completely different from her childlike demeanor when she was his girlfriend. This contrast made him even more attracted to her.

But as a factory manager himself, he deeply understands how tiring and arduous it is to run a factory. So sometimes he gets angry at her for her coldness and hurtful words, but when he thinks about her hard work, he forgives her and feels only heartache.

He sighed inwardly, bent down and lifted her head to rest against his chest, then slipped his hands under her knees and picked her up.

Xiao Yao, who had just fallen asleep, was suddenly lifted into the air and startled. Just as she was about to struggle, she heard a familiar voice beside her.

"It's me, don't be afraid."

Xiao Yao opened her eyes stiffly and glanced at him. When she saw that it really was him, her tense body slowly relaxed.

Her departed soul returned to her body, and she leaned wearily against his chest.

Seeing that she was really tired, Zhong Xuyang carried her outside, saying, "You should sleep for a while, I'll take you home."

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Yao asked.

He hadn't shown his face for a month, and now he's appearing in the middle of the night.

Zhong Xuyang paused, glanced down at her, and asked, "I've come to see how your blind date went."

Xiao Yao was silent for two seconds. Oh, so she was still angry.

He hummed in agreement. "That's great. He's rich and handsome, and most importantly, he has a great physique. You know, I love people with great physiques."

Zhong Xuyang gritted his teeth. Her infuriating appearance made him really want to throw her on the ground and give her a good beating.

I haven't come to see her for the past month, partly because I've been busy with work, and partly because I'm angry with her.

That day, she actually agreed to go on a blind date with someone else in front of him as if nothing had happened, and she actually went. He was really angry. Since he was busy at the time, he decided to stay home and calm down.

But in the end, he couldn't resist her. She wouldn't send him a single message, but he checked his phone countless times. In the end, he had no choice but to solve the problem himself and come to find her.

"I've already asked my mom to talk to your aunt and tell her I'm trying to win you over, and to ask her not to set you up on blind dates." She bounced the person in her arms. "Your aunt said you've already rejected them?"

Xiao Yao remained silent, unsure whether to respond.

Zhong Xuyang understood. "Can you please stop making me so angry?"

Xiao Yao, however, was unconvinced and glared at him, "How did I upset you? What's our relationship? Why can't I go on a blind date? What right do you have to tell me what to do?"

She was already prepared to argue with him, but Zhong Xuyang immediately nodded and said, "Then I'll continue to perform well and strive to become someone who can manage you as soon as possible, okay?"

He gave in so quickly that Xiao Yao couldn't say what she had prepared. Her open mouth slowly closed, and she finally muttered in a low voice, "It's your freedom to do whatever you want."

Her inexplicably embarrassed expression made Zhong Xuyang smile and change the subject at the right time, "I didn't come to see you this month because Zhongxu recently received an overseas order. This is the first time the factory has done an export order, and I have no experience. I need to learn a lot of production standards, export procedures, and policies, so I haven't had time to come over."

Xiao Yao yawned, "If you're so busy, you don't need to come."

This isn't just said in anger. It takes him several hours to drive here. He's usually busy with work, so he doesn't have the energy to do that.

She closed her eyes sleepily and nuzzled against his chest. "You really didn't need to come over."

This cat-like rubbing motion is her habitual action. In the past, whenever he held her to sleep, she liked to rub against him like this, and she would even jokingly say that his pectoral muscles felt very comfortable and helped her sleep.

The familiarity and intimacy made Zhong Xuyang unable to resist leaning down and kissing her rosy cheek as she slept. "But I missed you."

Xiao Yao's eyelashes trembled; the kiss was so light it felt like a hallucination.

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