Shu Ying flipped through the few remaining pages of her diary, already moving on to the next phase of her work, but still remembered to reply, "Okay."
Seeing that the group was busy again, Wu Linghua stood up and said, "You guys go ahead and get busy. I'll wait outside. Call me anytime if you encounter any problems."
Time passed slowly, and the legs of the guards outside were getting numb. Ye Zhanying yawned and glanced at Qi Zecheng next to her.
"Didn't Xie Zhiyan go over to report on the progress? Why did he take so long? The work inside is almost finished. Did he ride a tortoise there?"
Half an hour earlier, Shu Ying and her team had already finished their translation work. As the leader here, Xie Zhiyan had to report to the old leader as soon as possible.
Qi Zecheng and Ye Zhan stayed by his side closely, but even as they began packing up documents inside, Xie Zhiyan was nowhere to be seen.
Qi Zecheng rubbed his aching lower back with one hand. Since working the night shift last night, he had been feeling listless and dispirited.
"Maybe something got in the way? Once you're done here, take Comrade Shuying home and make sure she's safely there. Then you can get some rest today. The leadership has already approved your leave, so neither of us needs to do morning exercises tomorrow."
As the two were talking, they saw Xie Zhiyan returning from outside.
Ye Zhanying's eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep, and she looked like she was about to fall asleep leaning against the wall.
"I thought you had forgotten about this place. I was just about to say that I wanted to search for Comrade Shuying and take her back."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door to the conference room was opened from the inside. Orlov and Novich, who had packed up their materials in advance, rushed out with their documents, reminding Shuying to get some rest when she got home.
Ye Zhanying pointed inside, "It looks like it's all done."
Qi Zecheng coughed twice with one hand to his lips, but didn't say anything.
The meeting room, which originally housed four people, was now empty except for two. Xie Zhiyan glanced inside and saw Shu Ying with her eyes closed, pressing her temples.
Jiang Yunzhou put the last sheet of paper into the folder, then walked over and asked softly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I noticed you were rubbing your eyes a lot towards the end. Has it been too long since you've had such intense work?"
Shu Ying gave a soft "hmm". It had been a long time since she graduated from school. The last time she faced these densely packed words was when she was writing her graduation thesis. The large amount of information she had consulted in the library was imprinted in her mind. The printed fonts were easier to understand, but these handwritten words were blurry. She had to judge the missing content based on the punctuation, which was a challenge for her eyes.
"It seems I still need to get used to it. I haven't read a book for a long time, and I might have overworked my brain today. I got a headache when I was halfway through translating."
Jiang Yunzhou put the things on the table, took two steps closer to her, and said, "Let me massage your head. Stimulating some acupoints might relieve the pain."
Just as he finished speaking and was about to go over, Xie Zhiyan had already appeared beside her without her noticing. He placed an affectionate hand on Shu Ying's shoulder, ignoring Jiang Yunzhou, and asked her softly, "You haven't eaten for so long, are you hungry?"
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