The man snorted coldly without saying a word, and showed no intention of leaving the conference room.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was incredibly tense; whenever this person got angry, Assistant Lu felt like he couldn't breathe.

In just a few dozen seconds, he was almost like a brainstorming session, searching his mind for all sorts of things he could say.

Finally, a flash of inspiration struck me the instant I glanced at the date on my phone.

"Master Yun, is she coming back tonight? Do you need to go pick her up?"

The man picked up his phone, opened WeChat, and scrolled through it a few times before finding the chat window with her.

The last time the two exchanged messages was three days ago.

Chu Xing's expression did not improve at all because of Assistant Lu's words; instead, a hint of sorrow appeared in his eyes.

This heartless woman hasn't sent him a single message in three days.

He had done her such a big favor, but she only thanked him once that morning and that was it. She hadn't said a word to him since she was coming back today.

After a long pause, the man parted his thin lips slightly and uttered two words with dissatisfaction.

"I won't answer."

Assistant Lu scratched his head, momentarily unable to understand his boss's actions.

Just three days ago, he went to great lengths to deliver documents to someone overnight. What's going on now that he won't even go to pick them up?

He thought for a moment and then said, "Then you have to go back to her place tonight. You've already been working overtime at the company for three days while she was away. Now that she's back, you can't not go back."

In fact, after delivering the documents to Song Mai on the day she left, Chu Xing drove back to the company overnight, arriving at the company at six o'clock in the morning.

The man didn't rest; he took a shower at the company and went back to work.

In the past few days, Chu Xing has been even busier than Song Mai.

The group is currently working on acquiring a foreign drone manufacturing company, so there are many things to prepare recently.

He was a workaholic to begin with, and before he had to put on an act in front of her, so he worked much less overtime than before. But these past few days, with her gone, Chu Xing immediately returned to his old life as a workaholic.

For three whole days, he didn't get a total of eight hours of sleep.

He would usually only take a short nap before getting up and continuing to work, leaving the people in the group feeling utterly miserable from his enslavement.

Assistant Lu looked at the clothes he hadn't changed in three days, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth.

Finally, after listening to Assistant Lu's words, Chu Xing glanced at the time.

"Okay, take me there in half an hour."

Upon hearing this, Assistant Lu was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

After three days, he can finally go home...

When Song Mai got home, Chu Xing hadn't returned yet. She wanted to send him a message to ask if he would be coming home for dinner that night.

But when I took my phone out of my bag, I realized that it had run out of battery and turned off sometime during the day.

She plugged her phone into the charger, grabbed a change of clothes, and went to the bathroom for a relaxing shower.

Although the hotel she stayed in these past few days had a very nice environment and complete facilities, she was on a business trip after all. She was on edge like a string, not relaxing at all. Now that it's finally over, she can finally get a good night's sleep.

After taking a shower, Song Mai dried her hair with a towel as she pushed open the door, and the moment she opened it, her eyes met the man's.

Chu Xing was standing by the door changing his shoes when he heard the sound and looked up to see this scene.

The woman was wearing a light pink nightgown, her wet hair cascading over her shoulders.

Perhaps it was the excessive steam in the bathroom that reached her eyes, making them appear as if shrouded in a layer of mist.

The mist was clear, like a deer's, yet it possessed a uniquely feminine allure.

Two pink blushes suddenly appeared on Song Mai's cheeks. She subconsciously avoided the man's gaze and hurriedly turned around to open the bathroom window.

An autumn breeze blew in through the window, dissipating some of the stuffiness in the room and reducing the humidity.

"You're back."

Song Mai felt a little awkward.

The man simply hummed in response, as usual.

Have you eaten? I'll go make some.

Chu Xing didn't feel hungry. He had been busy at the company for so long and had no appetite. Besides, it was getting late, and he didn't have the habit of eating at this time.

But seeing the smile on the woman's face, he inexplicably answered "okay".

Song Mai's smile widened even more. She quickly dried her hair and went to the kitchen to cook.

Fortunately, there were still some groceries left in the refrigerator, the ones we bought before leaving. There weren't many left, but it was enough for the two of us.

She quickly stir-fried two side dishes and cooked porridge, and soon the cramped room was filled with the aroma of cooking.

When the food was served, Song Mai casually tied her hair into a bun.

"Dinner's ready."

The man put down his computer and went to the kitchen to get chopsticks.

He didn't know what kind of magic she possessed; he hadn't felt hungry just moments before, but now the smell of her cooking made him feel hungry.

Moreover, it was clearly a very simple home-style dish, with nothing particularly outstanding about the ingredients or the cooking method, yet he thought it was delicious.

Song Mai was indeed hungry. She hadn't had a proper meal in days, and now, sitting at home, eating the food she had cooked herself, she felt incredibly at ease.

Chu Xing paused for a moment, holding his chopsticks, as if he had thought of something, before speaking.

"How's the investigation into the USB drive going?"

Upon hearing this, Song Mai's smile faded slightly, and her expression became serious.

"I asked the seller and compared the serial number of the USB drive I have now. Sure enough, this USB drive is not mine. It must have been switched by someone else."

Do you know who it is?

Song Mai shook her head.

She replayed the events of that day in her mind several times but couldn't come up with any conclusion.

She remembered that after copying the files to the USB drive, she went to the changing room. The USB drive was on her desk. During that time, countless people had the opportunity to switch the USB drive, and she couldn't be sure who did it.

The man pursed his lips and comforted her:

"It's alright, take your time. Once someone takes action, there will definitely be clues to be found."

He put the last mouthful of porridge in his mouth, and seeing that Song Mai had been silent for a long time and seemed to be thinking about something, he hesitated before speaking again.

"Actually, with your professional skills, you don't necessarily have to stay at this company forever. You're already quite well-known in the field of commercial translation. Since things aren't going well at this company, you might consider switching to another one."

Song Mai nodded: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but it's also a fact that others have harmed me. I don't want to let the people who harm me off easily every time. I have to let them know the consequences of harming others. I don't fight or compete in the company, but that doesn't mean I'm easy to bully!"

She was truly enraged this time. Heaven knows what kind of solution she would have come up with if Chu Xing hadn't delivered the documents to her.