Chapter 115 Separated by a Door

Friday, January 4th.

3:30 PM, Art and Creative Park.

At the entrance of Room 608, Building D, in front of the Iogo game booth of Changshou Games, a camera from the provincial TV station was set up.

"Mr. Chen, thank you for accepting our interview. Sorry to bother you." The host put away the microphone, smiled, and extended his hand.

Chen Bainian gave a light handshake: "Thank you for making the trip."

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries and seeing the interview team off, he turned and went back to his office.

Seeing that the provincial TV station's interview team had left, everyone in the office couldn't help but start whispering among themselves.

Will that scene from just now be shown?

"I think I've been in the shot—"

Do you think my parents will be able to see me on TV?

Chen Bainian ignored all of that and went straight back to his workstation.

Tomorrow is the May Day holiday, and there's a celebration banquet tonight. Everyone is starting to get into holiday mode.

But he still has some things to finish up.

Just after four o'clock, he finished processing the last message he had on hand, looked up at the other end of the line, and said, "Old Xu, I'm going back now. Keep an eye on things for me later."

Xu Haoran looked up, a knowing smile on his face: "Got it, got it, got it. You should go back and pick up your strategic partner."

Chen Bainian glanced at him, didn't reply, picked up his coat, and left the office area.

As he walked out the door, he sent Jiang Yiting a message:

I'm going back to change my clothes, and we'll leave together in a bit.

The message was sent, and after a few seconds there was no reply.

Chen Bainian guessed she might be live streaming, but didn't pay much attention.

The atmosphere in the office became lively as soon as Chen Baiqian left.

"Brother Xu, is Brother Lou really coming tonight?" one of the bolder ones asked.

Xu Haoran leaned back in his chair, smiling broadly: "Of course! They've been supporting us since 'Getting Over It,' and now that 'Potato Survivor' is online, they're working so hard. Shouldn't we treat them to a meal?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The man nodded repeatedly, then lowered his voice, "Then—she and the boss—"

"Stop." Xu Haoran raised his hand, still smiling, but his tone became more serious, and his voice rose a little to make sure everyone in the office could hear him. "You can take photos tonight, but be careful not to post them randomly. You should know what you can and cannot post."

Everyone expressed that they understood.

Cheng Zhixing and Li Langxing exchanged a glance in the corner; tonight was going to be interesting.

Meanwhile, Mingchun Garden 122.

"Okay, I'm going to end the broadcast now." Jiang Yiting glanced at the time and waved to the camera.

The comments section instantly exploded with messages:

Hey bro, are you still broadcasting tonight? It's a holiday, broadcast a little longer!

—Yeah, yeah, it's finally a holiday.

—Let's play it a little longer.

"No broadcast tonight." Jiang Yiting paused, a hint of a smile in her voice. "I'm going out for dinner tonight. By the way, from now on, all live streams will start at 1 PM."

—A free meal? Whose meal are you asking for?

—Is he the "long-lasting guy"?

—Something's up with Lou Ge!

"Alright, alright, stop guessing." Jiang Yiting waved her hand with a smile. "I'll also take tomorrow off for May Day, a little rest. Happy holiday everyone, have fun!"

—What?! Taking leave for May Day?!

—Brother Lou, if you stop broadcasting, who will we watch?

Waaah, I can't feel happy this May Day!

Amidst cries of anguish, Jiang Yiting shut down the live stream.

She stretched, stood up and moved around a bit, then grabbed her pajamas and went into the bathroom.

As the hot water poured down, she closed her eyes and hummed a song.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and the mirror gradually became covered with a layer of white mist.

In the bedroom, the phone screen lit up briefly.

Chen Bainian's message popped up and then went dark again.

Nobody saw it.

Twenty minutes later, Chen Bainian walked into Mingchun Garden.

On the way, he glanced at his phone; Jiang Yiting hadn't replied yet.

I opened the live streaming app and found that she had already ended her broadcast.

The elevator went up and stopped on the 12th floor.

Chen Bainian changed his shoes and stood at the door. He hesitated for a second, then used another key from his keychain to open the door to apartment 1202 next door.

"Tingting?" he called softly.

No one responded.

The living room was quiet. "Big Brother" was curled up on the cat tree, glanced at him lazily, and continued to doze off.

Chen Bainian took two steps inside, just as he was about to call out again.

Then they heard the sound of water pattering in that direction.

He stopped in his tracks.

Warm yellow light shone through the frosted glass door, and the sound of water continued.

You can faintly hear someone humming a song, slightly off-key, but you can tell it's the song "The Restaurant".

Chen Bainian stood there, suddenly unsure whether to improve or retreat.

"Big Brother" jumped down from the cat tree, slowly walked to his feet, looked up at him, as if asking: Why aren't you moving?

Chen Bainian glanced down at it and lowered his voice: "Stop fooling around."

After hesitating for a moment, he cleared his throat and coughed lightly twice: "Cough cough."

The humming inside stopped immediately.

"—Little brother?" A slightly uncertain voice came from the bathroom.

"It's me," Chen Bainian replied.

"Why are you back?"

"Come back and change your clothes." Chen Bainian stood in the middle of the living room, trying to sound natural. "I sent you a message, but you didn't reply."

I saw you finished your live stream, so I thought I'd come check it out. Let's go together later.

There was a two-second silence inside.

He could roughly imagine what she looked like inside.

He was probably listening intently, his face showing a hint of tension, or perhaps something else entirely.

Chen Bainian's lips unconsciously curved into a smile: "Then I'll go back and change my clothes first. You don't need to rush, take your time."

After saying that, he turned and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Stepping outside, Chen Bainian stood in the corridor, thinking about the scene just now, and chuckled softly twice.

Then he opened the door to room 1201 and went inside.

In the bathroom, Jiang Yiting listened intently to make sure there was no noise outside before letting out a soft breath.

Luckily, she habitually brought her pajamas with her.

otherwise----

She shook her head, trying to banish those chaotic images from her mind.

I dried my hair, changed my clothes, and started putting on makeup.

The person in the mirror looked great; I don't know if it was from the hot water or something else.

A little after five o'clock, my phone vibrated.

Chen Bainian: Are you ready?

Jiang Yiting glanced at her glasses; her makeup was almost finished, and she had changed her clothes.

She replied: "You can come and wait right away."

I had just sent it out when I heard the sound of the front door opening and closing twice.

Finally, after putting on the pearl necklace, Jiang Yi checked herself one last time in the mirror to make sure there were no problems. Then she took a deep breath and walked into the living room.

Hearing the door open, Chen Bainian, who had just finished adding water and food to his elder brother's bowl, stood up.

He simply styled his hair, changed into a navy blue shirt, paired with a casual suit jacket and light-colored jeans.

Jiang Yiting subconsciously looked down at herself.

He wore a navy blue silk shirt, light-colored jeans, and a khaki trench coat over them.

If we ignore the coat —

The color scheme seems a bit too coincidental.

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