Throughout the entire afternoon, Ni Sitian lost count of how many sketches she drew of Xu Tingchuan.

She felt that constantly drawing him was calming her restless heart.

Jin Rulan didn't return until evening. Ni Sitian wanted to ask how things were going, but looking at her mother-in-law's tense and silent face, she knew that things probably weren't going well.

After a quick dinner, Jin Rulan went upstairs to her study.

Ni Sitian was so worried that she couldn't eat. She stood up and went back to her room, picked up her phone, and hesitated whether to call Xu Tingchuan to ask about the situation, but was afraid that she would disturb him.

Just as she was hesitating, her phone suddenly rang. She saw that it was Xu Tingchuan calling and immediately answered it.

"Hello, Tingchuan!" she answered, her voice sounding a little anxious.

"Have you had dinner yet?" Xu Tingchuan asked with a faint smile when he heard her anxious voice.

"I don't have time to worry about that right now. What's wrong with you?" Ni Sitian became even more anxious when she heard his nonchalant voice.

"It's okay, I'll handle it. You should eat well for dinner." Xu Tingchuan glanced at his watch and added, "I might be busy until very late, so you should get some rest tonight."

“I’m here at the mansion,” Ni Sitian said, remembering that she hadn’t told him yet.

"Did something happen?" Xu Tingchuan asked nervously, recalling the three missed calls she had made that afternoon.

Not wanting to distract him, Ni Sitian said, "It's nothing, let's talk about it when you get back."

Xu Tingchuan thought that she was in a mansion now, which was probably better than being alone at home and overthinking things.

After exchanging a few words, he had to hang up because he had something to attend to.

Although the conversation didn't cover any specific topics, Ni Sitian felt much more at ease after the call.

She sat down at the table again and began to doodle.

At times like these, if you don't find something to do, time always seems to pass incredibly slowly.

After she had drawn more than a dozen sketches, she looked up and saw that it was already past ten o'clock.

She stared blankly at the sketch paper for a long time. Every single one was of Xu Tingchuan, with different expressions and angles.

Even though he wasn't by her side, his various appearances were still deeply imprinted in her mind, and she could draw so many of them effortlessly.

Her feelings for him had deepened beyond her own imagination; it was no longer just a simple liking, but love.

Ni Sitian gently stroked his face on the sketch paper with her fingers, lost in thought.

After a while, she came to her senses, put away the sketch paper, and turned on the TV to watch the evening news.

The news is broadcasting the latest developments in the incident. A spokesperson for the M&K Group's public relations department gave a detailed explanation of the incident to the public and stated that M&K will take full responsibility for the injured and deceased employees and their families.

The news report was relatively positive, and Ni Sitian breathed a sigh of relief.

As she was changing the channel to watch other radio news, she heard a car driving into the yard. She immediately got out of bed, ran to the window and looked out. When she saw it was Xu Tingchuan's car, she immediately turned around and ran out of the bedroom, rushing downstairs.

As soon as Xu Tingchuan opened the door, he saw Ni Sitian, wearing pajamas and barefoot, running towards him.

He strode over to her, picked her up in one go, and scolded her in a low voice, "The ground is so cold, why did you come down without shoes? What if you catch a cold?"

Ni Sitian felt a sweet warmth in her heart despite his scolding, but seeing that there were still servants watching them, she felt particularly embarrassed and wanted to get down, but he held her tightly and wouldn't let her get down.