I logged off and took off my helmet. I took a deep breath and walked out of the door. There were two dishes in plastic containers waiting for me on the table. The first dish was chicken giblets cooked in Sansho pepper and the second dish was pickled hot and sour fish. When I touched the plastic containers, I found that they were still warm.

I went over to the rice cooker and, to my surprise, the rice was still hot. Beiming Xue must have just made it for me.

I took out a large bowl from the drawer, filled it up with rice, and sat down to devour the food in front of me. I ate extremely quickly, finishing both dishes in less than ten minutes. At the end of my meal I smiled contentedly, patting my full stomach.

……

I stood up and drank a glass of water before I pushed open He Yi and Murong Mingyue’s doors. To my surprise, neither of them had come back yet. It was already midnight, which worried me a bit. Could something have happened to them?

I picked up my phone and called He Yi. A few rings later, He Yi picked up.

"Hello, Lu Chen?"

"Hey, where are you right now?"

"I’m on the expressway! I’m gunning it back to Suzhou as we speak!" He Yi said with a giggle.

Relief flooded my heart. "Haha, okay. Drive carefully! Oh, that’s right. How did the business discussions go?"

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