It wasn't until He Chun announced that it was time to eat that Nan Yizhong led Nangong Yu out of the study.

"Do not speak while eating or sleeping"—this has been the family tradition of the Nan family since ancient times.

After dinner, Nangong Yu declined Nan Yizhong's offer to stay and left with Song Yuli.

...

Inside the apartment in Crescent Bay.

Nangong Yu was taking a shower in the bathroom, while Song Yuli sat on the bed playing on his phone, feeling bored.

Just then, Nangong Yu's phone, which was on the bedside table, suddenly rang.

Song Yuli was startled. He peeked at the caller ID and saw that it was a call from someone named Jian Xuancheng.

The phone kept ringing, and Song Yuli had no choice but to take it in her hand, go to the bathroom door, and call out, "Honey, there's a call for you."

Nangong Yu in the bathroom: "I'm not available right now, can you answer for me?"

Song Yuli frowned subconsciously, lowered his eyes, and focused his gaze on the phone in his hand.

This is not a good idea.

If it were a woman calling Nangong Yu at this moment, she would definitely answer without saying a word. However, this name clearly belongs to a man.

With her cherry lips slightly pursed, Song Yuli hesitated for a moment before deciding not to answer the phone, but instead waiting for the person on the other end to hang up automatically.

After a while, the person on the other end of the phone hung up as expected. Before Song Yuli could even breathe a sigh of relief, his phone rang again, which startled him so much that he almost threw it away.

Looking down at the caller ID on the screen, it was still the same person from before. Song Yuli pursed his lips and pressed the answer button.

As soon as the call connected, deafeningly loud music blared through the phone.

Song Yuli was caught completely off guard, his heart skipped a beat, and he even experienced a slight ringing in his ears.

Inside a private room at a bar in Beijing.

Jian Xuancheng covered his phone and shouted unhappily, "Shut up, all of you shut up! The boss's call has gone through, so hurry up and turn off the music!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Changhao quickly turned off the music, and everyone in the private room shut their mouths.

Upon seeing this, Jian Xuancheng finally released his phone, and spoke with some dissatisfaction, his voice carrying a hint of grievance: "Hey, boss, why did you only answer my call now?"

He patted his chest, quietly comforting himself for a moment, before speaking, "Hello, this isn't Nangong Yu. Nangong Yu is taking a shower right now and can't answer the phone. I'm so sorry."

"..."

Jian Xuancheng on the other end of the phone was dumbfounded.

Is it... a woman?

Seeing his appearance, everyone immediately surrounded him and started talking all at once.

"Chengcheng, what's wrong? Did the boss yell at you?"

"He doesn't look like he's been scolded, but rather like he's lost his soul."

"Xuancheng, what exactly did the boss say? Don't just stand there like an idiot."

"..."

It wasn't until someone gently nudged him that Jian Xuancheng came to his senses. Seeing that his phone was still connected, he subconsciously pressed the hang-up button.

Song Yuli on the other end of the phone: "..."

The onlookers: "..."

"Damn it, Xuancheng, are you out of your mind? You actually hung up on the boss on your own. Aren't you afraid he'll beat you up?"

Jian Xuancheng sniffed, swallowed, took a deep breath, and then spoke.

"The person who answered the phone just now wasn't the boss, but a woman."

The private room was quiet for a few seconds, then it erupted into chaos.

"Woman, oh my god, is it your sister-in-law?"

"Chengcheng, isn't your sister-in-law's voice beautiful? Isn't it especially clear and melodious?"