From her tone, it seemed she had somewhat regained her composure and could at least communicate normally now.
Just as he finished speaking, a strange sound was heard, not knowing whose stomach it came from, He Kao got up and said, "Hungry, right? I'll order some takeout first before freshening up."
As he was leaving, he added, "Don't worry, it's all fine now, really fine."
He glanced into the bedroom and found Xiaopang had left. He Kao opened his phone in the bathroom, it was already past one in the afternoon. He saw the missed call and message from Mrs. Chen, as well as a message from Xiaopang.
Xiaopang reminded him that if Mrs. Chen called, just say the company had an emergency, calling him back for overtime and a business trip. Meanwhile, Mrs. Chen's message was asking if Xiaopang was there with him.
He Kao could not figure out what situation Xiaopang was in, so he quickly made a call, and as soon as it connected, Xiaopang on the other side preempted by saying—
