Are you feeling unhappy?

The answers provided by the browser varied greatly.

Most of them were generalized and one-sided.

Gu Zhenzhi turned off his phone, and at two o'clock in the morning, he called Chen Yan.

The phone rang three times before a drowsy Chen Yan picked it up.

"What should one prepare when meeting a girlfriend's parents?"

Chen Yan: "……？？！！!"

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The next day.

Ruan Cha was awakened by her phone's ringing. The noisy, relentless sound persisted as if it wouldn't stop until she was pulled out of her dreams.

Suppressing her morning temper, she picked up her phone.

"Hello?" Her lazy, husky morning voice still carried a trace of irritation.

Hearing Ruan Cha's slightly impatient tone from the other end, a small voice ventured, "Boss, are you unhappy..."

This somewhat familiar tone brought back a few fractions of Ruan Cha's rationality. Her gaze fixed on the sofa in the bedroom, and after remaining frozen for a moment, she cleared her throat, "Xing Nian? Why are you calling me?"

Upon hearing Ruan Cha's voice return to normal, Xing Nian instantly became overjoyed, her tone crisp, "Boss, I've come to Mochen!"

"Huh?"

"A new mission. I'll be staying in Mochen for a month."

Ruan Cha crawled sluggishly out of bed. Gu Zhenzhi was already nowhere to be seen, and the space beside her was entirely cold.

"I see."

"Boss, didn't you miss me at all! I missed you so much."

Seeing that her boss wasn't the least bit excited, Xing Nian's tone turned somewhat disappointed.

"We haven't seen each other for 98 days, 15 hours, and 37 minutes!!!"

Ruan Cha: "……"

As the resident spoiled darling of the base, Ruan Cha had to admit that half of her skill in acting pitiful was learned from Xing Nian.

This Xing Nian clung to her morning, noon, and night. Anyone who didn't know better would think she harbored some kind of romantic intentions toward her.

"I'll get ready now, and I'll take you out shopping in a while."

"Long live the boss!"

After going downstairs, Ruan Cha still didn't see Gu Zhenzhi anywhere, which reminded her to check WeChat.

As soon as she opened it, she saw a message sent to her by Gu Zhenzhi.

[I have work, left first.]

……

After getting ready, Ruan Cha agreed with Xing Nian on a shopping mall to meet at, and then had Cyril drive her there.

Mochen's most luxurious commercial district.

Right in front of the mall's main entrance, a girl wearing a pink and white short skirt stood prettily.

Seeing her, Ruan Cha stepped out of the car.

The moment she saw Ruan Cha, Xing Nian's eyes lit up with excitement. She bounded toward Ruan Cha, shouting, "Boss!"

Just as the word left her lips, she was stopped by a "shh" from Ruan Cha. "Don't call me boss outside."

Xing Nian nodded obediently. "Got it, Chacha!"

The two of them entered the mall side by side.

As soon as they entered, Xing Nian grabbed Ruan Cha's hand and headed to a milk tea shop. After buying two cups of milk tea, Xing Nian and Ruan Cha sat down at a table to chat.

"Chacha, did you see when I saw you being slandered online last time and rallied the fans to control the comment section for you?"

Ruan Cha didn't pay much attention to those things on the internet. With Xing Nian bringing it up, she did have a vague memory of it.

"Scientific Genius Chachazi?"
She asked doubtfully, only to see Xing Nian nodding frantically, "Yes, yes! And Well-Versed in Arts and Sciences..."

Just as Xing Nian was speaking, Ruan Cha's gaze inadvertently swept outward, and she caught sight of a familiar, tall figure.

Ruan Cha immediately stood up and walked out of the milk tea shop.

Dressed in a black suit, with extraordinarily long legs and an aloof, unapproachable aura—who else could it be but Gu Zhenzhi?

Ruan Cha quickened her pace.

The man was striding toward a store that sold luxury watches.