Shen Xizhou placed great trust in Yan Bai's words. He was only displeased that An Nuan could handle the matter so calmly. Perhaps, as she had said, she truly didn't care about him as much anymore.
This realization soured his mood.
Yan Bai stood by, unsure what to say.
Honestly, he found it hard to watch the things Shen Xizhou had done. In the beginning, he had loathed An Nuan so intensely, and now, his current predicament was largely his own doing.
But now, he regretted it.
However, given An Nuan's attitude, even if he regretted it, the situation didn't seem optimistic.
Still, Yan Bai was certain that there would be many more things for him to do in the future, and they would involve An Nuan.
Sighing, he felt a sense of helplessness for himself, having to do things against his conscience that he didn't want to do.
Yan Bai sighed helplessly.
But glancing at the day's schedule, he had no choice but to dutifully state, "Young Master Shen, there's another meeting coming up..."
Just as he was about to continue, his phone rang. He inwardly cursed, wondering who could be calling him at this hour.
Then again, it was his private number, so the caller must be someone he knew. He wracked his brain; very few people would call him at this time.
Could it be Li Tian?
Li Tian was still in the hospital. Every day after work, he visited her. He had given her his private number, telling her to call him if she needed anything or felt bored, as he was always available.
He had been wondering for the past few days why his phone hadn't rung. He had even suspected his phone was broken. He called from the company's landline and confirmed it wasn't broken; no one had called him.
Yan Bai felt a pang of helplessness. He really wanted to ask Li Tian. But in the end, he didn't.
He was happy his phone rang, but why at this particular moment? He mused that perhaps even heaven was testing him.
Who had he offended to deserve such suffering?
Seeing Yan Bai not answering his phone, Shen Xizhou finally relented, "Deal with the urgent matters on hand first."
Yan Bai looked at the man before him in surprise. Hearing his words, he was suddenly taken aback. It was hard to believe such words came from Shen Xizhou.
However, he quickly picked up his phone. Upon seeing it was an unknown number, his eyes filled with a deep sense of disappointment.
He had truly gotten his hopes up for nothing; it wasn't Li Tian calling.
He had Li Tian's number, and it would definitely show if she called. He figured this might be some telemarketing call. Since it wasn't Li Tian, he had nothing to be hesitant about and answered it right there.
He sighed in resignation, ah, it was all for naught.
As he answered the call and heard the voice on the other end, his eyes widened instantly, filled with surprise and astonishment. His gaze fell upon Shen Xizhou.
This... this... was he not well-rested and hallucinating? Why else would he hear such a voice?
Was what he heard real?
It was An Nuan. She said she was at the reception of the Shen Corporation building. She hadn't intended to call him initially, but the receptionist had stopped her.
Having no other choice, she remembered Li Tian and thought she'd try her luck, perhaps getting Yan Bai's number. She hadn't expected to actually get it.
Yan Bai was so astonished that he didn't even realize he needed to say anything to Shen Xizhou. He rushed downstairs immediately, fearing that An Nuan would leave if she waited too long. If that happened, he would truly be wronged.
Shen Xizhou watched Yan Bai disappear before his eyes.
He was initially stunned by Yan Bai's actions, but ultimately didn't pursue it. Perhaps, there was indeed a pressing matter.
Yan Bai always acted with composure. For him to be this hurried, it must be something unforeseen.
Shen Corporation Building, Reception Area.
Upon seeing An Nuan, Yan Bai almost knelt down in his excitement. He ran over and showered An Nuan with effusive praise.
Then, remembering how An Nuan had almost left because of the receptionist, and how he had almost missed seeing her, he glared fiercely at the receptionist and said coldly, "Look carefully at Miss An's face. Remember this: if Miss An comes here again, you will treat her with utmost respect and do not stop her, understand?"
"You are to escort her to the elevator."
Yan Bai said sternly to the receptionist.
He felt it was necessary to make the receptionist more alert. Such an incident must absolutely not happen again.
Yan Bai didn't want to waste time on the receptionist; his entire attention was immediately focused on An Nuan.
Seeing An Nuan, Yan Bai said with concern and excitement, "Miss An, you... you finally came. Truly, if you hadn't, it would have been the end. I can barely hold on."
"Right, Miss An. Do you know? Because you left abruptly last time, Young Master Shen has been in a terrible mood these past few days. I've been working diligently every day."
"I thought you wouldn't come, I thought I was doomed. I didn't expect you to come, Miss Shen. You are my reborn parents." Yan Bai said with tears in his eyes.
He had genuinely started to question his life these past few days.
Hearing Yan Bai's words, An Nuan suddenly regretted coming.
But remembering that Yan Bai had saved Li Tian that day, since Yan Bai had sought her out, she ultimately had to show up.
If the matter truly stemmed from her, then as long as she handled it well, that would be enough.
"Mr. Shen."
Shen Xizhou was still engrossed in his work. The moment Yan Bai pushed the door open, a folder was thrown directly at him.
Yan Bai's reaction was swift, and he caught the folder.
Seeing it land only a centimeter away from An Nuan, Yan Bai's heart leaped into his throat.
What... what was going on?
Yan Bai placed the folder down. With an apologetic expression, he ran a hand through his hair and humbly explained to An Nuan, "I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I didn't handle my work properly, which made Mr. Shen angry."
"Young Master Shen's folder was actually aimed at me. It just so happened that Miss An appeared at this moment..." Yan Bai was trying his best to explain. And he was speaking the truth.
If Shen Xizhou had known that An Nuan was the one entering, he would never have acted like that.
He pondered if it was his fault. He hadn't informed Shen Xizhou when he went to pick up An Nuan, hadn't mentioned it to him, which led to this incident.
He wondered how he could rectify the situation.
"Mr. Shen." An Nuan took a deep breath and called out again.
An Nuan looked at the folder that had fallen at her feet. A faint smile played on her lips, and she said coldly, "It seems Mr. Shen is in good spirits. I can see my worry was truly unnecessary."