The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

When Jiang Wan saw these four words, her ears immediately burned.

This guy reads way too fast!

Nice Rabbit Squid: [I mistyped. I meant to say: I have a great sense of style, I'm very good at dressing up.]

Jiang Wan mentally gave herself a thumbs up.

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witty!

The other side replied with—

Lie: [Oh]

Jiang Wan didn't care whether he was happy or not; she just wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Brother, it's still early, you should sleep a little longer. I have something to do.]

Lie: [Hmm]

Across the ocean.

After finishing his business, he stared blankly into the void.

A strong thought surged into my mind.

—See her.

Want it so so much.

He suppressed the surging emotions and analyzed the situation rationally.

If you want to win over this "little toad" in two months, you definitely can't just keep dating online.

There's no time like the present.

Shang Shixu's unfocused gaze gradually sharpened.

He dialed his personal assistant's number.

Good morning, Boss.

The assistant's voice was hoarse from just waking up, but his professionalism made him immediately switch into work mode.

Shang Shixu: "Good morning, book me the earliest flight to Haicheng today."

The assistant froze, feeling like he wasn't fully awake yet.

"Today?" he asked uncertainly. "Boss, didn't you schedule this morning for you to personally lead the team to discuss the acquisition of SX Company?"

Shang Shixu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let the vice president do it for me."

The assistant paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "Okay, I'll go and inform them right away."

The assistant had worked for Shang Shixu for several years and knew the young boss's personality well.

He makes the decision; all you need to do is execute it.

To arrange the follow-up work, the assistant continued, "Boss, when should I book your return flight?"

Shang Shixu thought for a moment and said a date, "Buy Haicheng tickets to fly to Boston on Sunday."

The assistant quickly checked on his phone and secured a first-class ticket for the trip.

"First class has been reserved for you. The itinerary will be sent to you shortly."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Shang Shixu opened his contacts and found the professor's number.

Send a message to ask for leave.

As the professor's star pupil, he was approved without any difficulty.

After making the arrangements, Shang Shixu got up and started washing up.

You hardly need to bring any luggage.

A domestic home has everything.

He stuffed his documents, passport, laptop, and other belongings into his handbag and left the apartment at eight o'clock in the morning.

Shang Shixu was eager to return home and never even thought to greet Pei Heyun in the apartment next door.

At 10 a.m., Pei Heyun finished his morning run, took a shower, and changed his clothes.

Pick up your phone and send a voice message to Shang Shixu.

"Brother Xu, what are you planning to eat for lunch?"

"A new Italian restaurant just opened on the next street, want to check it out?"

I waited for more than ten minutes without a reply.

Pei Heyun put on his slippers and walked out of the room. The corridor was quiet, with only the clattering sound of his slippers.

He arrived at the door of the Shang Shixu room and rang the bell.

The doorbell rang but no one answered.

"Strange, did you go to the company?"

Pei Heyun muttered to himself, then took out his phone and made the call.

The phone rang four or five times before it was answered.

The background noise is very quiet, with announcements broadcasting flight information.

"Brother Xu, where are you? I can hear airport announcements coming from there."

"I'm at the airport."

"Where are you going?" Pei Heyun's mind raced for a moment, then suddenly he thought of something. "You're not going back to China, are you?"

"Um."

"Holy crap!" Pei Heyun's voice suddenly rose. "So suddenly?"

"What are you going back for? Did something happen at home? Or are you going back to try and get back together with Gu Manning?"

Pei Heyun offered two guesses, but he leaned more towards the possibility that something unexpected had happened at home.

After all, it seems rather abrupt for Shang Shixu to put aside his studies and work to return to China to pursue his love.

Shang Shixu's nonchalant voice came through the receiver.

"We got back together."

"Huh?" Pei Heyun's mouth was wide open, big enough to fit a whole toad.

Now, what else didn't he understand?

It is clear that after the merger, Shang Shixu was eager to return to China to meet people.

That's why they left in such a hurry without saying goodbye.

"well......"

Pei Heyun sighed, his tone like that of an old father, "A son grows up and leaves home."

"Get lost," Shang Shixu said disdainfully.

"Okay."

After Pei Heyun finished laughing, his tone became more serious.

"Since you've made up your mind, I support you in pursuing it bravely and not leaving any regrets in life."

"But Brother Xu, I have a suggestion for you."

"If you want someone to like you, you need to show some sincerity first. First of all, don't be stubborn."

"Look at Di Zi, didn't he win over Sister Tao with his sincerity?"

"You could learn from him in this respect. Everyone likes someone who's good with words. Stop saying 'uh-huh,' 'oh,' and 'crawling' all the time."

"Too long-winded," Shang Shixu said coldly.

"Okay, okay, I won't argue anymore. Just send me a message when you get to Haicheng."

"Um."

......

First-class waiting area.

Shang Shixu sat by the window, holding a cup of black coffee that he hadn't drunk much of.

Outside the window, planes were taking off and landing on the tarmac.

The direct flight from Boston to Sea City takes more than ten hours. I will spend the night on the plane and arrive in Sea City tomorrow morning.

He looked down at the chat box on his phone screen and typed a line of text.

I'm going to Haicheng tomorrow.

I read it once, deleted it, and then typed it again:

Let's meet tomorrow.

I looked at it, then deleted it.

My fingertips hovered over the keyboard for a long time before I finally placed the phone face down on the table.

He picked up his coffee and took a sip.

It's cold and very bitter.

Shang Shixu frowned.

An announcement came over the loudspeaker in the waiting area, informing him that boarding for his flight was about to begin.

The first-class seats are spacious and comfortable; sit down and fasten your seatbelt.

The plane began to taxi, and he leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes.

The image of a face wearing a face mask, with only the eyes showing, subconsciously popped into my mind.

I've seen her full face in photos, but for some reason, I subconsciously think of her in the video.

Perhaps a photograph is still, while a video is moving.

Shang Shixu wasn't in the mood to dwell on such trivial matters.

His current dilemma is how to communicate and meet with that "little toad".

I couldn't come up with a good idea no matter how much I thought about it.

Unable to come up with a solution, Shang Shixu simply decided not to give prior notice.

Go see them directly; they might bring a pleasant surprise.

He was also curious about how she would react when she suddenly saw him.

...Would she happily run into his arms?

Although she doesn't really like him right now, she'll probably just pretend, won't she?

The plane takes off.

Shang Shixu looked out the window.

The bustling cityscape grew increasingly blurry, eventually obscured by thick clouds and completely out of sight.

Emotions are as chaotic as these layers of clouds.

*

Haicheng, S University.

Jiang Wan returned to school after finishing her work at the club.

After washing up and getting into bed, I sent a greeting to Shang Shixu.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [I'm all ready for bed now. I'll look for you when I wake up.]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Goodnight, brother]

Ten minutes passed, and there was still no reply.

Jiang Wan didn't pay any attention.

Both sides work day and night, and Shang Shixu is usually very busy and rarely able to reply to messages in a timely manner.

Jiang Wan didn't wait; she put down her phone and went to sleep.

With the burden of debt lifted, she slept very well that night.

My roommate's alarm clock went off right on time at 7:30 a.m.

Jiang Wan turned over, intending to sleep for another five minutes.

This morning I had two full long classes, which didn't end until noon.

She stayed in bed, trying to sleep as fast as she could.

Little did she know that today she would face the greatest challenge of her life.

Besides Shang Shixu, there was another person who caused this challenge.

That was Gu Manning.

The two had originally agreed that one would work on the pipeline and the other on the line.

But plans never keep up with changes.

Gu Manning was woken up by a phone call from her assistant.