I immediately called my boss and said, "You promised to come find me when you finished your work. It's been a month and a half. Where are you?"
There was a moment of silence on the other side, until a cough was heard, followed by a series of tinkling sounds. After a while, Xie Xihe replied, "I'm not done yet."
Fu Yunting's heart tightened, and he immediately asked, "Are you sick?"
"It's not me, it's my life." Xie Xihe replied.
He added, "Something unexpected happened a while ago, so many things have to be postponed. I don't have time to spare in the near future."
Fu Yunting: "...Does this mean you're ready to completely abandon it?"
Xie Xihe: "If there are any problems that cannot be solved, I will still come here."
Fu Yunting: "..."
Okay, she is cruel.
Fu Yunting silently felt sorry for himself for a few seconds before getting to the point: "I heard the TCO base was attacked. Did you do it?"
Xie Xihe said, "I guess so."
Fu Yunting fell silent for a long time, so long that Xie Xihe thought he would not speak anymore. Then the man's hoarse voice sounded again, saying, "Is it okay? You..."
Xie Xihe interrupted him and said, "I'm fine."
After a pause, he added: "It won't be a problem."
Fu Yunting clenched the phone in his hand, his throat felt stiff and his expression was dazed.
Xie Xihe knew the uneasiness in his heart, and also knew that this uneasiness could not be erased by her words. Without making any more promises, she only said: "Once things are stabilized over there, hand it over to the people at the base and return to Kyoto first."
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