At the same time, Zhang Moyan received a call from Jin Xueyang. As soon as the phone was connected, Jin Xueyang's voice burst out from the phone like a loudspeaker. Zhang Moyan quickly retreated from the ward to the corridor.

"What's the matter? Why are you yelling?"

"Mo Yan, your business trip application has expired for three days. Didn't you apply for a new one?" Jin Xueyang complained. "Those HR people at our company are so sneaky. They just checked attendance at every department and found you absent without a travel permit or a business trip application. They said they're going to take serious action against you! The editor-in-chief has been summoned by the HR department for a talk. You should submit your business trip application as soon as possible!"

Zhang Moyan suddenly remembered when she heard this: "Oh no, I seem to have forgotten about this! Can I apply for a business trip on the OA?"

"I don't know. I'm a law-abiding citizen. I always go through the application process before every business trip. Just hang up. My computer is open and I can help you take a look."

"Okay, take a look."

Jin Xueyang's voice disappeared for a while, and less than half a minute later he cried out miserably: "No, I can't choose a time that has already passed on the business trip application on the OA."

"Huh?" Zhang Moyan was also panicked: "I was planning to go back yesterday, but then something happened and I had to cancel it at the last minute. Oh, what should I do now?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment. "I wonder if there's any paper application I can submit later... I think I can still apply today. Anyway, please apply for the business trip starting today on your phone and go!"

"Okay, I'll do it later."

"Mo Yan," Jin Xueyang asked, "how long will it take you to come back? Do you want me to help you? If Teacher Xiao really won't give in, then forget it. We can work together to find a different interview subject. I don't believe that China, with its abundant natural resources and outstanding people, can't find another interview subject who can bring in enough traffic."

Zhang Moyan was amused by him and laughed a little: "I guess Xiao Xingyu will stay in Ruzhou for a while. He has some things to do at home. Now is really not a good time to discuss work with him... Then I will apply for another two days today and tomorrow. I will say hello to Xiao Xingyu and buy a flight back tomorrow."

She turned around holding the phone and saw Xiao Xingyu walking towards her at the other end of the corridor.

Jin Xueyang was very excited on the phone. "That's great. What time is your flight tomorrow? Don't book too late. I'll give you a welcome dinner tonight! I'll have no one to eat hot pot with me without you. Which one do you want to eat at, Haidilao or Ge Lao Guan?"

As she spoke, Xiao Xingyu had already arrived in front of her, his expression somewhat unclear. Zhang Moyan quickly said to the person on the phone, "Then it's Brother Laoguan, you make the arrangements. I won't tell you anything now because I have something to do."

"What time is it now? What do you want to do..." Jin Xueyang muttered on the other end.

The man in front of her looked increasingly gloomy, and Zhang Moyan quickly ended the call with a few words.

"Do we have any elder brother officials in Ruzhou?" Xiao Xingyu asked.

"Oh, it's Jin Xueyang," Zhang Moyan said awkwardly, clutching the phone. "He heard I was going back to Shenhai tomorrow, so he asked me to have hotpot with him tonight to welcome him back."

"Are you going back to Shenhai tomorrow?" Xiao Xingyu frowned.

"Yeah, I was just about to tell you about this," Zhang Moyan said, feeling a little embarrassed for some reason. "I've got a lot of work piled up at the company, and I'm worried it'll affect other people's progress. I've been out for about ten days now, and I need to go back and report to my superiors."

Zhang Moyan subconsciously added some necessary conditions for going back.

"I understand." Xiao Xingyu wanted to get furious, but he controlled himself. Without even glancing at Zhang Moyan, he turned around and pushed the door of the intensive care unit. It looked no different, but his hand felt a little stiff when it touched the ball lock.

As expected, I was nothing to her! No, maybe it was just a job. She left without a word, even planning the show for tomorrow night.

Or having dinner with a man.

You got out of this really quickly!

Xiao Xingyu was truly enraged, suddenly feeling pathetic. Zhang Moyan had no idea what it meant for him to announce their relationship in front of his family, but he knew it. He had lived for 29 years, and this was the first time he had done such a foolish thing. And the truth was, it was all just a one-man show!

She has no such intention towards him at all and he is not in her heart at all.

The words this woman said to Geng Jun really humiliated him. Now even Geng Jun probably sympathized with him in his heart.

His heart felt like it was stuffed with a ball of wet cotton. Xiao Xingyu was glad that he didn't confess to her on impulse. If he was rejected, his handsome face would have been thrown into the trash can and become worthless.

"Xingyu! Xingyu!" The aunt called out several times before Xiao Xingyu came back to his senses.

"Oh, what is it?"

Xiao Mumu quickly interrupted and said, "I just contacted my dad and learned that Lin Yin's parents went to the company to make a scene. My dad and uncle seem a little overwhelmed!"

"Then let's go and take a look..." Xiao Xingyu took out the car keys from his pocket in a daze.

The eldest aunt said, "Go and comfort Lin Yin's parents. The police investigation should be quick. There's no point in making a fuss now. They should listen to you."

Second Aunt saw that Xiao Xingyu was a little strange and came up to grab his arm. "Are you tired because you didn't get enough rest last night? After you go to the company, go home with Mo Yan. Xiao Huai and Wei Yu will be on duty tonight."

Zhang Moyan came forward upon hearing this and said, "Then I'll drive!"

Xiao Xingyu let her take the car keys from his hand. He glanced at the woman who looked like his girlfriend indifferently, and felt an indescribable sadness in his heart. When he thought that she would leave tomorrow, he felt that the ball of wet cotton in his heart was getting heavier and heavier, almost like a stone.

Damn it, he just left without saying anything. Did he ever consider how he would explain it to his family?

Oh, how could she consider that? Maybe in her heart she didn't even consider him a man, it was just a job.

The more he thought about it, the uglier his face became. So much so that when he was leaving, he grabbed Zhang Moyan and asked anxiously, "What happened to Brother Xingyu?"

Zhang Moyan shook her head, vaguely feeling that Xiao Xingyu's change of expression might be related to her, but she wasn't entirely certain. Xiao Xingyu's change of expression had been triggered by Geng Jun's text message, and his expression had only grown worse since he returned. She was truly terrible at reading people's minds. If she were asked to speculate, she'd probably fall back into the "National Male God, Come Here" mentality...

"Has Brother Xingyu really forgiven us for sending random things?" Sasa touched a pimple on her face and looked at Xiao Xingyu's back. "When I heard about your situation yesterday, I thought he had moved on!"

"..." Zhang Moyan didn't know what was going on. Suddenly, Sasa grabbed her arm and clung to her like a pendant. With a look of admiration, she said, "Sister Moyan, you're amazing! I didn't expect you were a suitor of our Brother Xingyu, and you even succeeded! Do you want to write something lately? Why don't you write 'How to Sleep with the Man of Your Dreams'?"