The first thing Huo Yeshuo did when he got home was to take a shower.
When he stepped out of the bathroom, he was only wrapped in a towel around his waist, and the gleaming glass reflected the clearly defined muscles of his upper body.
His well-defined eight-pack abs and the water droplets clinging to his beautiful V-line were all on full display.
Huo Yeshuo opened the window a crack, and the violent wind and rain rushed in through the gap, making the curtains fly wildly.
[Mr. Huo, I have contacted a professional team, but the search operation has to be delayed due to the heavy rain making it unsuitable for climbing the mountain.]
Huo Yeshuo recalled the words Lin Zhenzhen had said in the car two hours earlier.
Do you know what I risked my life to find that night?
I know that in your heart, I'm now a wicked woman who lies constantly, but the truth is not what you imagine.
'I don't care about anyone else, but you... I just hope you can... not think of me that way.'
Huo Yeshuo gazed out the window at the purple lightning that flashed by like a dragon on the horizon, pondered for a moment, and then replied with "[Okay]" on his phone screen.
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Lin Zhenzhen didn't know how long she had slept.
Her consciousness was like a frail little boat, rising and falling repeatedly in the sea. The rhythmic vibrations echoed in her ears over and over again. With all her might, she forced herself to open her eyelids.
The vibration sound is from my phone alarm, and because it wasn't turned off in time, I've lost count of how many times it's been repeated.
Lin Zhenzhen struggled to sit up and checked the time; it was a little past nine.
Arriving ten minutes late is perfect, very good.
She slowly lay back down on the bed, relieved. Thinking about what Zhang Minglang had said yesterday, she decided to ask her boss for leave directly.
Huo Yeshuo's contact name in her phone is: aFire, and he is the first contact in her address book.
Lin Zhenzhen must have really lost her mind. At this critical moment, she even smugly thought that if a scammer found her phone, they definitely wouldn't be able to figure out her relationship with Huo Yeshuo from this contact name.
After all, I had seen a scam circulating online that involved impersonating the phone owner to solicit money from family and friends in the contact list.
"Hello?" Huo Yeshuo answered her call almost immediately.
"Hello, is this Huo Yeshuo?"
There was a pause on the other end, followed by a soft "hmm".
"Oh! I'm Lin Zhenzhen... no, I'm Ling Zhen."
"......"
"I really am Aya!" Lin Zhenzhen's voice rose slightly, her heavy nasal tone amplified several times through the microphone.
Huo Yeshuo frowned: "Are you sick?"
Lin Zhenzhen closed her eyes and replied weakly, "Yeah, how did you know?"
"Are you feeling very uncomfortable?"
"I feel uncomfortable." Lin Zhenzhen turned over, yawned, and said slowly, "It's so hot, even without a blanket it's so hot."
"...Cover yourself with the blanket."
"Oh." Lin Zhenzhen obediently bent down to pick up the blanket she had kicked to the ground, but halfway through the action, she belatedly realized why she had made this call.
"Boss, I need to ask for leave."
"......"
Lin Zhenzhen lowered her voice: "It's not that I want to be lazy, it's because I'm really sick that I took leave."
"If only this phone could feel the temperature, I could put my forehead here and you would feel how hot it is."
Huo Yeshuo's brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "Lingzhen, are you really alright?"
It feels like the high fever is almost damaging my brain.
"I'm not feeling well." Lin Zhenzhen's voice was muffled and her throat was a little hoarse. "I don't want to be sick, I don't want to take time off work, I want to see you."
Huo Yeshuo's fingers trembled. His originally calm heart was like a small pebble being thrown in, and gentle ripples spread out in circles.
He glanced at the tablet beside him; his morning schedule was packed.
Because of that unpleasant dinner party that night, I had some troublesome things to deal with immediately.
Fortunately, he had prepared a contingency plan in advance. From the very beginning, he had never intended to cooperate with Huo Zhisong's friend.
Huo Yeshuo stood up and picked up his coat: "Did you take your medicine?"
Lin Zhenzhen hummed uncomfortably twice, refusing to answer the question.
Huo Yeshuo's tone became stern: "Lingzhen."
"I don't like taking medicine."
Huo Yeshuo rubbed his temples wearily and pressed the elevator button: "You're not a child anymore. Can't you learn to take good care of yourself?"
"Does being a child mean I can be unreasonable?" Lin Zhenzhen's mind was foggy. "Can I choose not to grow up?"
"......"
"I'm a kid, I need to rest for a while, I don't want to work anymore. Did you hear me, System Pig?"
"What did you call me, 'pig'?" Huo Yeshuo stopped in disbelief.
"I didn't call you, I called you 'System Pig'!"
Huo Yeshuo pressed his throbbing temples and said wearily, "Why don't you take a nap first?"
"All right."
Lin Zhenzhen buried her head in the blanket, and after the phone call ended, the name of a strange man unconsciously popped out of her mouth.
Goodnight, Gong Yao.
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