Studio.
As soon as Lin Zhiyi entered the office, she slumped onto the sofa.
Gong Chen poured her a glass of water: "Calm your nerves."
Lin Zhiyi got up and leaned directly into his arms, taking a deep breath to settle down.
"Thank you for always being with ."
Gong Chen said lightly, "I thought you were starting to get tired of ."
"Not at all."
"After all, I’m a man without a job." Gong Chen chuckled.
"Even without a job, you earn more than I do." Lin Zhiyi pouted, "I said I’d support you, but it gives no sense of accomplishnt."
Gong Chen laughed but said nothing.
Just then his phone vibrated, and he took it out to take a look.
Lin Zhiyi looked up, "What’s wrong?"
Gong Chen put down the phone and said, "I have to go on a business trip to Country M."
Lin Zhiyi was surprised: "Business trip? Weren’t you done with Gong Group’s affairs?"
"It’s a previous partnership, the other party insists on . After all, I was the one who facilitated the deal. If I don’t follow up, it’ll make Second Bro hard, and people might think we’re not getting along."
Gong Chen’s explanation made sense.
Lin Zhiyi nodded, "How long will you be gone?"
"At most half a month."
"Half a month?"
Lin Zhiyi imdiately sat up straight.
Ever since they got married, they’ve been together almost every day.
The sudden absence for half a month made Lin Zhiyi a bit uneasy.
Gong Chen raised his hand and smoothed her hair.
"Don’t worry, this will all pass soon, and then everything will be fine."
Lin Zhiyi stared at him, "It’s just a business trip, why do you sound so poetic?"
Gong Chen held her hand tightly.
"Wait for to co back."
"Alright. But... you have to report back to ." Lin Zhiyi reminded him.
Gong Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Afraid I’ll fool around? That makes happy, it shows you’re still concerned about ."
Lin Zhiyi poked his chest.
"I’m not that petty, I just saw the news that there are lots of protests in Country M lately. If anything happens, I can be your knight in shining armor."
"That’s our President Lin." Gong Chen pulled her into his arms, "Alright, I’ll report back promptly."
Lin Zhiyi had a sudden idea.
"Should we have a secret code?"
"Like what?"
"If you really encounter sothing and can’t tell directly, leave a code I can recognize imdiately."
"Then you co up with one."
"110? Foreigners won’t get it." Lin Zhiyi laughed.
"Alright."
On the day of Gong Chen’s departure, Lin Zhiyi made a point to see him off at the airport.
For so reason, her eyelid had been twitching all morning.
She said to Gong Chen, "I’m a bit worried, can you not go?"
Gong Chen laughed at her, "Tossing and turning all night and now you’re superstitious."
"But..."
"Zhiyi, don’t worry, I’ll handle everything."
Gong Chen gently hugged her.
Feeling his presence, Lin Zhiyi couldn’t help but hold him tighter.
"I’ll wait for you to return."
"Okay."
Just then, the airport started announcing flight information.
Gong Chen released Lin Zhiyi and left with Chen Jin.
It wasn’t until the two were out of sight that Lin Zhiyi turned to leave.
After walking a while, she suddenly paused.
In the line of people ahead, she seed to spot Captain Xing.
He seed to be on the sa flight as Gong Chen.
The airport usually boards VIP custors first, then regular passengers.
The timing of the two boarding matched perfectly.
On instinct, Lin Zhiyi moved toward Captain Xing’s line.
But a passenger blocked her view, and when she looked again, Captain Xing was nowhere to be seen.
Lin Zhiyi looked around but still couldn’t find Captain Xing.
She rubbed her forehead, was she just too tired lately?
...
Hospital ward.
"You said you saw Captain Xing?" Zhou Zhao was munching on an apple and asked again.
"Assistant Zhou, you’ve asked for the third ti. I really saw him." Lin Zhiyi was still very certain.
Zhou Zhao paused with the apple in hand.
"Captain Xing is just a person, can’t he leave the country?"
Chu Yin imdiately said, "Isn’t Captain Xing a public official? Can he just leave the country at will?"
Zhou Zhao bit into the apple.
Chu Yin might usually be confused, but she asked a pertinent question at a crucial mont.
He explained, "Captain Xing isn’t in so confidential departnt, going on vacation is no big deal. He hasn’t taken a break in half a year because of the Bai Family case."
"That’s true." Chu Yin nodded, then looked at Lin Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, did you guys greet each other?"
"No. I didn’t find Captain Xing afterward." Lin Zhiyi explained.
Zhou Zhao imdiately stood up, as if narrowly escaping a scare.
"So you weren’t even sure it was really him? You’re just imagining things because you can’t bear to see Third Young Master leave, right?"
"What are you talking about?" Lin Zhiyi glared at Zhou Zhao.
Zhou Zhao laughed, "Looks like I guessed right. Stop overthinking, they’ll be back soon."
Lin Zhiyi and Chu Yin exchanged a look.
"They?" Chu Yin grinned slyly, "Zhiyi’s worried about Third Young Master, who are you worried about?"
"Who else? His good buddy Chen Jin. Said he was on vacation, but it’s almost like he’s settling down there." Lin Zhiyi laughed.
"Pfft, if the young master hadn’t asked to stay, I’d be back by now." Zhou Zhao leaned back on the sofa, continuing to munch on his apple.
Chu Yin and Lin Zhiyi burst into laughter.
Zhou Zhao snorted, pulling out his phone to play a ga.
While Chu Yin and Lin Zhiyi chatted, Zhou Zhao switched to a chat interface.
"Captain Xing almost got spotted by Lin Zhiyi; it was a close call."
"Captain Xing noticed and backed off early. If she asks, just deny it." Chen Jin instructed.
"Got it, be careful and ssage if anything cos up."
"Okay."
...
Half a month later.
Lin Zhiyi routinely tried to video call Gong Chen, with the three kids eagerly waiting by her side.
But there was no response when she called.
After trying three tis, it just showed it couldn’t connect.
She called Gong Chen, but his phone was off.
Not even Chen Jin’s phone could be reached.
Realizing sothing might be wrong, Lin Zhiyi got up, comforted the children, and glanced at Liao Yi.
Liao Yi nodded and took the children’s hands.
"How about I tell you a story? Third Young Master is probably just busy."
"Okay."
The three kids, being sensible, followed Liao Yi back to the room.
Lin Zhiyi paced in the living room, a voice in her head telling her to find Chu Yin.
When the call connected, Chu Yin’s voice ca through.
"Zhiyi, what’s up?"
"Can you... help reach out to Mr. Sang?" Lin Zhiyi asked.
She suddenly thought of it.
Chu Yin paused for a mont, then burst into laughter.
"Zhiyi, are you trying to avoid ? You guys are good friends, just contact him, I won’t overthink it."
"No, I just want to confirm sothing." Lin Zhiyi’s voice was serious.
Chu Yin sensed the issue and said, "Okay, I’ll contact him. I ssaged him this morning and he replied, so there shouldn’t be anything wrong."
Five minutes later.
Chu Yin’s voice turned anxious, "Zhiyi, I can’t reach Mr. Sang; both his personal and work phones are off."
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