Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

"Shang Chen Inkstone!"

Shi Ying finally broke free from the force binding her body and shouted loudly.

At the same time, the dream dissipated, and she opened her eyes, staring at the dark ceiling, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

She had only moved out of Shang Chenyan's house for ten hours when she dreamed about him.

It was such a strange dream. In her dream, she was actually marrying Shang Chenyan.

Shi Ying sat up, turned on the desk lamp, and poured herself a glass of cold water. She felt her heart beating very fast, and she didn't know whether it was from being startled or frightened.

But this dream gave her a very familiar feeling, as if it had really happened before.

But that's impossible. Shang Chenyan is just a fictional character created from data in the virtual world. He doesn't exist in the real world. How could she possibly know him and marry him?

Shi Ying patted her face and turned on all the lights in the room. Seeing that the room was brightly lit, she felt a little more at ease.

That night, she didn't dare turn off the lights while sleeping, afraid that she would dream about something again.

But she slept restlessly, with many colorful images constantly swirling in her mind.

the next day.

Shi Ying, sporting dark circles under her eyes, took a taxi to the company.

It was raining outside. The driver drove the car to the underground parking garage, and Shi Ying walked listlessly downstairs to the company building with her small bag on her back.

But as soon as she turned a corner, she saw that familiar black Maybach.

Shi Ying immediately recalled the dream from last night and felt incredibly embarrassed.

If Shang Chenyan knew that she was fantasizing about marrying him in her dreams, he would definitely look her up and down with a very contemptuous gaze.

As soon as the thought came to mind, Shi Ying subconsciously squatted down, using other cars to block her view, intending to wait until he left before going out.

She crouched there, like a withdrawn mushroom, clutching the floor, silently repeating, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."

The car door clicked to lock, and after a while, when Shi Ying heard no other noises, she cautiously peeked out.

Suddenly, a pair of long legs wearing black suit pants appeared in her line of sight, and shiny leather shoes stopped in front of her.

"What are you doing squatting here?"

A familiar yet puzzled voice sounded overhead.

Shi Ying's body reacted faster than her brain; she covered her head with her bag and said, "You've mistaken me for someone else."

Shang Chenyan smiled helplessly: "I'm twenty-eight years old, not eighty-two. My eyesight isn't that bad yet."

He took two more steps forward, grabbed Shi Ying's arm, and lifted her up.

Shi Ying's legs went numb from squatting for so long that she almost fell into his arms. She quickly braced herself against his chest to steady herself.

Ashamed.

Shi Ying turned her head away, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to bury herself.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Shang, I...I lost something, and I'm looking for it here."

Shang Chenyan didn't expose her, only asking, "Did you find it?"

"Found it...found it! Let's hurry up, we're going to be late." Shi Ying said, nudging him and walking towards the elevator with her head down.

There were only the two of them in the elevator. Shang Chenyan looked at the girl hiding in the corner through the reflective elevator doors and casually asked, "How's it going in the new place?"

As soon as he mentioned it, Shi Ying's face fell. She suspected that the feng shui of the newly rented house was bad, and she had strange dreams all night.

However, in front of him, Shi Ying stubbornly insisted, "It's fine."

"Really?" Shang Chenyan turned around and glanced at her dark circles. "You moved? So excited you didn't sleep all night?"

She was so scared that she couldn't sleep all night.

Shi Ying gave an awkward, bitter smile.

"Niannian didn't sleep well last night." Shang Chenyan looked at her. "I've been looking for you all day."

For some reason, Shi Ying felt a pang of heartache whenever she thought of Shang Nian's pitiful appearance.

She stammered, "I can't just stay at your house forever, she... she's growing up and will need to sleep alone too..."

"You're right." The man turned away from her. "No one stays with anyone forever."

As Shi Ying watched his retreating figure, she suddenly remembered the figure waiting for her at the end of the red carpet in her dream last night.

A strange, bittersweet feeling enveloped her heart.

The elevator doors opened at that moment, and Shang Chenyan entered the office, while Shi Ying returned to her workstation.

After Jiang Wen returned, she had almost no contact with Shang Chenyan at the company. Although they were on the same floor, they didn't have a chance to meet all day.

She spent the morning in a daze, and at noon, Shi Ying didn't go to eat. She was so sleepy that she fell asleep on her desk.

The office building was quiet at noon; everyone had gone to lunch. Only a small figure was hunched over a desk.

This is what Shang Chenyan saw when he came out.

He walked over uncontrollably, stood in front of her, and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch her cheek.

It's a bit cold; I probably got cold while sleeping.

Shang Chenyan took a small blanket from his office and draped it over her before leaving.

In her sleep, Shi Ying seemed to smell a very soothing scent, a refreshing woody fragrance. Soothed by this scent, she drifted off to sleep peacefully.

Shi Ying didn't know how long she had slept. In her hazy state, she heard people talking around her, and then she opened her eyes with difficulty.

"You're finally awake?" Jiang Mingxue looked at her sleepy eyes and laughed. "You slept until 2:30. If you hadn't woken up, I was going to shake you."

She's been asleep for so long?

Shi Ying hurriedly sat up, and the thin blanket on her body slipped onto the chair.

She looked at the green dinosaur blanket with a puzzled expression. It was the one she had used in Shang Chenyan's office before. She had taken a nap on the sofa at noon, and Shang Chenyan had given her this blanket.

Shi Ying glanced subconsciously at the closed office door, then folded the blanket and placed it aside.

She went to the restroom to wash her face, and just as she returned to her seat, she saw that Shang Yu had sent her a message asking her to go to Lushan Golf Course to prepare materials for the bidding meeting.

Shi Ying called Cheng Ting and got her permission before leaving with her bag.

An hour later, Shang Chenyan came out of the meeting and saw that Shi Ying's seat was empty.

He looked at Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen, observing Jiang Mingxue's expression, immediately went inside to ask her.

"Shi Ying? Didn't she take over the Lushan Golf Course project? Director Cheng just asked her to go over there; it seems the bidding is coming up soon, and she needs to go for a meeting."

Jiang Mingxue's voice was quite loud, and Shang Chenyan, who was standing outside, naturally heard it.

Jiang Wen felt a chill run down his spine.

After what happened last week, he forgot to tell Cheng Ting not to let Shi Ying participate in that project anymore.

Jiang Wen forced himself to back out, not daring to look at Shang Chenyan.

Shang Chenyan glanced at him expressionlessly, then turned and left.

"You're getting better and better at handling things."