I held the phone tightly to my ear, listening to his deep, warm voice echoing in my ear, like a warm current continuously flowing into my heart.
The longing, amplified by the warmth, grew even stronger.
Looking out the window, I thought about what I had just seen and couldn't help but say, "Su Shenglin, I just saw a couple kissing passionately on the street, and it suddenly reminded me of you. I miss you so much..."
I couldn't see his expression when he heard that, but I could clearly feel his breathing quicken, and my heart beat faster as well.
I don't know how I could have the nerve to say something so cheesy.
But I couldn't help it and blurted it out.
"Wanwan, Wanwan—" he kept calling my name. I knew he was very excited and wished he could grow wings and fly over immediately.
I really wanted to see him, but when I thought about what Xu Qianning had said, reason ultimately prevailed over impulse.
"Su Shenglin, listen to me, you're not allowed to come see me. I've been very busy these past few days. If you come, I won't have time to keep you company, and you'll only distract me—do you hear me?"
I don't want the Su family to think that their son has been bewitched by me and that they see me as a potential enemy.
But if I say that, he'll definitely be even more eager to come.
Therefore, I can only use work as an excuse.
But actually, I am indeed very busy. Our brand's show is at the very front, and it starts in a couple of days.
"I won't interfere with your work, I'll just accompany you and carry your bags." Su Shenglin still wanted to negotiate.
"That won't work either."
"But you just said you missed me."
“We’ve been apart for a few days, so it’s natural to miss you. I’ll rush back as soon as I finish my work.” I reassured him while calculating my schedule. “I should be done here by the sixth day of the new year.”
"Then I'll have to go to work when you get back."
"..." I frowned, knowing that it was indeed difficult to handle.
I arrived at the hotel before I finished the phone call.
I heard voices coming from his direction, so I guessed someone was looking for me. I took the opportunity to say, "You go ahead and do your work. I'm getting off the bus too; I have a lot of things to take with me."
"Okay, I'll send you the video later."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, I called Little Cherry, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and we got out of the car together.
In the elevator, Cherry leaned over and asked, puzzled, "Sister Wan, why don't you let Mr. Su come and keep you company? Even though you're busy with work, you still need to eat and sleep, right? At least you can spend those two hours with him."
When she said the last sentence, Xiao Yingtao's eyebrows danced and her face was full of ambiguity.
I glanced at her and teased, "This little girl looks so innocent, but she's got a lot on her mind."
"No, she's just very innocent."
I felt dizzy, so I leaned against the elevator and remained silent for a while before saying, "I have to get used to life without him eventually, even if not now, it will be in the future—I'll just consider this a preview."
Little Cherry looked at me, her face serious and puzzled: "Sister Wan, what are you talking about? Are you drunk?"
"Hmm, a little..."
Back in my room, I quickly washed up and went to sleep.
I haven't been sleeping well since I arrived in Milan.
In addition, after Xu Qianning said those things to me, my sleep quality became even worse.
I realized that I was loving Su Shenglin more and more, and I didn't want to lose him more and more.
In the past, I thought that if we loved each other passionately and intensely, and when we had to part ways, I would turn away gracefully and bury all the beautiful memories.
But now I understand that I can't do it.
When the day comes that we break up, I will be heartbroken, a hundred or a thousand times more heartbroken than when Gu Yanqing cheated on me.
The alcohol continued to take effect, and I finally fell into a deep sleep.
I didn't even notice the phone ringing twice until a loud knocking woke me up.
I woke up groggily, checked the time, and it was evening.
But it's okay to sleep in since I had a day off this afternoon. Why are they in such a hurry to find me?
I opened the door, and Xiao Yingtao and Xiao Yang were standing outside.
When they saw me, they both breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister Wan, it's good that you're alright. Mr. Su kept trying to call you but couldn't get through. He thought something had happened to you, so he quickly called me and Brother Xiao and asked us to come and check on you."
My mind was still a bit foggy, but hearing that cleared my head a bit, and I explained, "I'm fine. I had some alcohol at noon, and it had a stronger aftereffect than I expected—it's okay now, you guys go and rest, I'll call him back."
"Alright then, call me if you need anything," Little Cherry said, and left with Xiao Yang.
I went back to my room, grabbed my phone, and checked the time difference. It was already past midnight in China.
However, since it's New Year's Eve and we have to stay up all night, he definitely hasn't gone to sleep yet.
I quickly returned the call.
"Hello!" Su Shenglin answered, his voice clearly tense. "What happened to you just now? I called you five times and you didn't answer. I thought you were in danger."
"I'm sorry, I had a New Year's Eve dinner with my colleagues at noon and I drank some alcohol. It was too strong afterward, so I fell asleep as soon as I got back to my hotel room after talking to you."
I quickly explained, afraid he would be upset, and couldn't help but coax him, "It's my fault. I'll tell you next time before I go to sleep, so you won't worry."
Su Shenglin didn't dwell on the matter, but instead asked, "When you went over there, did you suffer from insomnia again?"
After we got together, he went to my place and once found sleeping pills.
I had no choice but to tell him that I had trouble sleeping and that I would use sleeping pills to help me sleep if my insomnia became severe.
He frowned, clearly worried, and told me to adjust my mindset and try my best to quit taking the drug.
I know that all medicines have side effects, and after his serious reminder, I have indeed been trying to quit taking them.
"Yeah, I'm a bit of a light sleeper and always have a hard time falling asleep, but it's okay once I'm asleep." I quickly added, afraid he'd worry about me and insist on coming over again.
Su Shenglin was silent for a moment, then brought up the old topic again, "I don't have anything to do these few days, so I'll go and keep you company."
"Su Sheng—"
"Jiang Wan, can't I just treat this as a vacation?"
He interrupted me, his tone revealing displeasure.
I held my phone, momentarily at a loss for words.
Su Shenglin probably realized that his tone was too harsh, so he paused and softened his tone, "I'm not blaming you. I know what you're thinking. You're worried that my family will object if I go abroad to be with you during the Chinese New Year. Don't worry, I'm an adult and I'm free to do as I please."
I pursed my lips, thinking that since I couldn't stop him anyway, I could only hope that he would come.
"Alright, I'll wait for you."
"Okay, I'll let you know after I book the tickets."
After hanging up the phone, I slumped back onto the bed and looked through the missed calls on my phone; they were all from him.
He must be extremely anxious.
Come on then...
Later that day, he sent me the flight information.
My flight was on the afternoon of the first day of the lunar new year, a twelve or thirteen-hour flight. By the time he arrived in Milan, my show was just beginning.
I definitely won't have time to spend with him.
But the thought of him being able to come and appreciate my work in person filled me with immense anticipation.
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