Ni Sitian originally wanted to give herself time to calm down, but the longer he didn't contact her, the more lost and upset she felt.
But now that things had reached this point, she was too embarrassed to contact him again.
It started with a misunderstanding caused by Qin Mubei, and she felt obligated to explain. However, Lin, the secretary, answered the phone for him as well, so they were even.
Why didn't he ever think of calling her to explain about Secretary Lin's situation?
Being away on a business trip, alone with her, and having been drinking, he needs to explain things more clearly than she does!
"Ni Sitian, what are you daydreaming about? I'm talking to you." Xiang Zhilan waved his hand in front of her.
"Huh?" Ni Sitian snapped out of her daze, looked up at her, and blinked blankly. "What did you just say?"
Xiang Zhilan was speechless and didn't want to repeat the previous topic, so she teased, "Your Mr. Xu has only been away on a business trip for a week and you're already so absent-minded and lonely in your empty room."
Ni Sitian lowered her head and stirred the ice cubes with a straw.
Actually, she's been a little reluctant to go back to the empty house early these past few days; she does feel quite lonely.
In the past, when Xu Tingchuan went on business trips, she would stay in the school dormitory. But after the falling out with Zhao Jiajia, she moved all her belongings back home. Besides, she was already interning, so there was no need for her to go back to school too often.
Speaking of Qin Mubei, he really is a persistent ghost. When she was interning, his company was in the same building as hers. When she went to school, he was a specially appointed guest lecturer. It's like you can see him everywhere.
Moreover, it seems that he lives in the same direction as her, and they always run into each other on their way to work, which is also very annoying.
"Zhi Lan, what do you think Qin Mubei means now?" Ni Sitian looked up, somewhat annoyed, as she spoke about the things she had been harassed about recently.
"What else could it mean? You want to go back to your ex. Your Mr. Xu isn't here, so you'd better hold on tight," Xiang Zhilan said quite seriously.
Ni Sitian's lips twitched a few times. Regardless of whether Mr. Xu was there or not, she and Qin Mubei would never be together.
"Did you tell him you were married?" Xiang Zhilan asked.
"Of course I did, but he seemed to think I was joking." Ni Sitian was helpless. Did she have to show him her marriage certificate or deliberately wear a diamond ring to show him?
After she found out how much the diamond ring cost, she didn't dare wear it on her hand at all. Losing it would be a huge loss, and she didn't even feel safe enough keeping it in a safe.
"When your Mr. Xu comes back another day, bring him to see this, so that he will feel ashamed and dare not bother you anymore."
Ni Sitian chuckled and shook her head slightly. In her heart, Xu Tingchuan was someone she would spend her life with, not an object to be flaunted. This was a basic form of respect.
"Why don't you come stay at my place for a few days? You're bored at home alone anyway, and this will reduce the chances of you running into Qin Mubei," Xiang Zhilan suggested, seeing that she seemed rather sullen.
Ni Sitian nodded, "That's fine, anyway, we don't know when he'll be back."
It's already been several days past the agreed-upon business trip date, and he hasn't even called to inform her of the postponement.
It was as if they had suddenly returned to the pre-liberation era, each living their own lives, without interfering with or caring about the other.
The tiny sapling that had sprouted in her heart withered away as the time they lost contact grew longer.
That's it for them...
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