The phone call came the next morning.
Yan Xixi was still freshening up when her phone rang.
She didn't rush to answer; she continued washing her face and brushing her teeth.
The call stopped for a moment, then rang again.
She hesitated before answering, and Wan Donglin's voice was extremely weary: "Silly girl… are you awake?"
"Washing my face."
"Haha, I had a bit of a situation last night, so I didn't manage to call you…"
She just listened quietly.
"The last battle was critical... couldn't stop the whole day… so tired. Once this busy period is over, we must go on a proper vacation…"
She wanted to ask about "Chuchu," but swallowed the words before they came out.
Is he really busy?
If this "busyness" included taking Chuchu somewhere, then he really was busy — that task was done quite decisively.
She remained silent.
He spoke several times, and she was still silent, only occasionally replying with "Uh-huh."
