The atmosphere suddenly grew a bit tense.

Ye Xinluo frowned, looking at Ling Haoyu, then at Beichen Rui, racking her brains to figure out why they both had such expressions.

"Stop worrying about it, Xinluo. Come have a look at these Barbie doll clothes, aren’t they pretty? It took me ages to gather them."

Ling Haoyu shifted the topic.

Beichen Rui also stood up, helped her to a seat, and quietly watched them fiddling around.

...

After returning from a business trip, Xu Kun rested at home for a day and went to the office the next day.

As soon as he stepped into the office and settled his things, there was a knock on the door.

Mo Han stood in front of the desk, "You’re finally back, I’ve been swamped during this time. By the way, I have something to tell you—Xia Yuan came looking for you a few days after you left on your trip."

Upon hearing this, Xu Kun turned on his computer, sat down, casually picked up a document and said in an indifferent tone, "Got it, meeting in half an hour."

Mo Han leaned against the desk, "Why are you so calm?"

"What else?" Xu Kun raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, "What’s the reaction you want? Laughing out loud with joy, or giving you a long-overdue embrace?"

Mo Han rolled his eyes, "Alright then, I’m not going to talk to you about it, I’m off to inform about the meeting."

The office door closed, Xu Kun put down the document he was holding, picked up the phone next to him.

Unlocking the screen, he opened the contact list.

The first thing was calls from Xia Yuan, all missed ones.

During this month-long business trip, he knew every time she called, and why he didn’t answer, probably not wanting to get involved anymore!

After all, she has a fiancé, too many interactions wouldn’t be appropriate...

Half an hour later, he went to the meeting room.

After the meeting, Qin Yin walked alongside Mo Han, "I promised Xia Yuan before that I’d let her know once Xu Kun is back. Do you think I should give her a call?"

"It’s up to you. Informing her is fine, since you promised. As for what happens afterward, it’s up to them."

Qin Yin nodded, returned to her desk, took out her phone, found Xia Yuan’s number, and dialed it.

After two rings, it was picked up, "Hello..."

"Hi, it’s Qin Yin."

Xia Yuan chuckled and said, "I know, you’re calling to tell me Xu Kun is back from his trip, right?"

"Yes... that’s right. Since I promised you before, just letting you know. How have you been lately? Everything going well?"

"How can it be good!" Xia Yuan complained with dissatisfaction, "I’ve been grounded at home by my dad for over ten days, couldn’t go anywhere, almost died of boredom. I was only allowed out a few days ago!"

Qin Yin laughed, "You should just go along with Uncle, he can’t keep you locked up forever, and you can go out now, can’t you?"

"That’s true..."

"My dad is just stubborn. The more you go against him, the harder he is to deal with. But still, thanks for calling me even though you’re busy at work every day. Let’s grab a coffee sometime when you’re free!"

Hearing her voice, Qin Yin inexplicably thought about her being directionally challenged!

So, she laughed and teased, "Then make sure to check the route before you go out, go directly to the place, or else, what will you do if you get lost?"

"Laugh at me as much as you want!"

Pouting, she muttered under her breath, "I’ve had this problem since I was a child, what can I do, it’s beyond my control!"