On the bed, the couple, who had just finished their lovemaking, embraced tightly. Lin Yanwan's face still flushed with the afterglow of her first love, and she gently lay on Jiang Xia's strong chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat.

"Baby, Shen Ying is coming tomorrow, are you going to pick her up?" Jiang Xia squinted and gently stroked his wife's smooth back, his voice revealing a hint of languid weariness.

"Yingying? I think she'll arrive in the evening."

"Yes, so do you want to go?"

Lin Yanwan considered it carefully: "Wang Ming is going, right? Since the young couple is meeting, I won't go and be a third wheel."

"Haha, that's what I was thinking too. Let's wait until the day after tomorrow, when we're all free to get together."

"Um……"

Lin Yanwan lowered her head and gently pecked his collarbone, her soft whispers reaching Jiang Xia's ears: "Husband, I want more..."

Jiang Xia swallowed hard. His wife seemed to be quite strong tonight. Could it be because he had chosen Chen Yao?

He turned to reach for the small umbrella on the bedside table, and Lin Yanwan pressed his shoulder and kissed his lips.

"Honey, I don't want that. Didn't I tell you? Today is my safe period..."

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The next morning, Li Weiya cooked noodles, only to find her son washing up in the bathroom for a long time without coming out.

"Amin, time to eat your noodles," she urged.

"Okay, Mom, I'll be right there."

Wang Ming looked at himself in the mirror from side to side and felt that the hair on the side of his head was a little flat, so he took a comb and curled it back a few times, and then sprayed some hairspray to set it.

After finishing, he couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. The male hairstyle he found on D-site was quite useful.

He suddenly grinned at himself in the mirror, a confident and sunny smile with a touch of silliness.

“Ying, it’s been so long…”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw his mother standing at the door in the mirror.

"Who are you talking to?" Li Weiya asked suspiciously.

"No... I was just humming a song, talking to myself." Wang Ming's expression froze for a moment, then he cleverly began to sing, "Just to say one thing to you, just one thing, long time no see~"

He sang as he walked out of the bathroom. Li Weiya's gaze fell on him, and she felt that her son's behavior today was very suspicious.

The mother and son sat down at the dining table, and Li Weiya casually said, "I didn't cook much for you. Was it salty or bland?"

"Okay."

"What were you dawdling about in the bathroom for? The noodles were all soggy."

"I didn't do anything, just washed my face and brushed my teeth."

Li Weiya glanced at her son's outfit today. His hair was combed like an adult's, he wore a black t-shirt with a red plaid shirt, and ice silk straight-leg casual pants. Her son looked a little unfamiliar.

"He even styled his hair while washing his face and brushing his teeth? Well, he looks pretty cool."

"Hehe, really?"

Hearing his mother praise him, Wang Ming suddenly felt quite embarrassed.

"I just suddenly wanted to change my hairstyle to look a bit more mature." He scratched his head.

“Hmm… As the head of the Tom and Jerry project team, you really should dress a bit more maturely, otherwise it’s not appropriate to always look like a high school student.” Li Weiya nodded lightly.

"There's a meeting this morning. The online response to the sixth season of Tom and Jerry has been quite good since it was released. You'll be giving a summary at the meeting later."

"Mom, I took the day off today." Wang Ming said weakly, scratching his face.

Li Weiya raised an eyebrow slightly: "When did you ask for leave? I didn't see a leave slip."

"I invited Lao Jiang yesterday."

Li Weiya glanced at him: "You're asking for leave without going through the proper channels, aren't you? Don't think that just because you're close to Xia, you can do whatever you want. The company has its rules. Even if I need to ask for leave, I have to go through the normal approval process, not just casually give a heads-up."

Seeing her son's miserable expression, she sighed softly: "Remember to submit the leave slip after your break."

Wang Ming's spirits lifted: "Mom, so you mean you agree?"

"What did I agree to?"

“I’m asking for leave…” He pursed his lips. “I’ve already written the report, it’s on my computer desktop, I can just print it out and read it.”

Li Weiya glared at him, annoyed. "Who's the director here, you or me? You handle this yourself, I'm not helping you. What's wrong? All dressed up today, are you in a rush to meet someone?"

"No, no..." Wang Ming denied subconsciously, his eyes darting around. "I'm just a little tired lately and want to rest."

Li Weiya knows her son too well; his micro-expressions and weak tone clearly indicate he's lying.

However, she was too lazy to point it out. Everyone has their own private matters, and besides, her son is grown up now and needs to be given personal space.

Thinking this, Li Weiya snorted softly: "Who told you not to follow the leave application process? After you finish your report at the meeting, you can go wherever you want. Don't tell me you have something urgent to do. Your school has already finished its exams and is on summer vacation. Your focus should be on work now."

Wang Ming hesitated for two seconds, thinking that Shen Ying had an exam in the morning and her flight was at 2 pm, so she wouldn't arrive until evening. There was no rush in terms of time.

"Hmm, okay..."

After finishing their noodles, Wang Ming took the bowl and chopsticks into the kitchen to wash the pots and dishes, while Li Weiya put on makeup in her room and thought about what to wear that day.

About twenty minutes later, the mother and son walked out of the residential area and headed towards Tsinghua Science Park, which was not far away.

The morning meeting was a summary of the Tom and Jerry project team's recent progress, including the animation team's progress, problems encountered, ratings on major TV stations, online discussion and viewership, even the economic benefits of major partners, sales of some derivative products, specific details of the Tom and Jerry movie, and the upcoming Golden Dragon Award, the most influential animation award in China.

If nothing unexpected happens, Tom and Jerry, this wildly popular cartoon across the country, will probably win several awards.

Slam Dunk, which only premiered in March, is currently performing very well, but it missed the submission deadline and is therefore ineligible for awards.

Otherwise, with nearly 100 million views on D-site, winning several awards would be a piece of cake.

Wang Ming finished his report at the meeting early and couldn't wait to leave, clearly showing that his heart was no longer with the company.

Li Weiya saw this and, when she had a spare moment, she found Jiang Xia and asked, seemingly casually, "Xia, do you know what Ming took leave to do?"

Jiang Xia took a sip of tea and couldn't help but chuckle, "Godmother, didn't you know Shen Ying came to the capital today? Didn't A-Ming tell you?"

Li Weiya was taken aback: "Is Yingying on summer vacation? She didn't tell me."

"Yes, she has one last exam today, and she'll be released after that."

So, Ah Ming must have gone to pick them up from the airport, right? No wonder he was all dressed up and asked for leave so early in the morning.

She shook her head with a chuckle. This silly son, did he really think he could fool his clever mother?

(End of this chapter)