Before she could finish speaking, those utterly exhausted eyes behind her glasses followed the direction Lin Tu was looking, and in the next instant, it was as if she had seen a ghost.
"Shen... husband?!"
With that startled cry, the bone-deep weariness on Lin Zhiwei's face vanished at once, replaced by an inexplicable sense of ease and relief.
Clack—
She had only taken two steps, shifting slightly in Shen Yi's direction, when Lin Zhiwei staggered and swayed, then toppled straight toward the floor.
"What's going on?"
Frowning, Shen Yi caught the unconscious Lin Zhiwei in his arms. Only after checking her did he discover that she was not only extremely weak physically, but her mind was in an absurdly fragile state as well, as if she had not had a proper rest in a very, very long time.
Now, Lin Zhiwei lay limp and heavy in his embrace, like a sleeping cat, powerless yet obedient.
"She loosened up all at once after realizing you'd come back."
Lin Tu's face was full of a bitter smile.
She wanted to throw herself into Shen Yi's arms without a care just like Lin Zhiwei, but unfortunately, in the entire research institute right now, aside from Lin Zhiwei being the direct person in charge, she was the one with the greatest say under direct controllers like Long Aoshuang and Lin Zhiwei.
Before, no matter how she had tried to persuade Lin Zhiwei to rest more, Lin Zhiwei had refused to listen. Now that Lin Zhiwei had finally gone into Shen Yi's arms herself, and had even fainted, no matter what, Lin Tu would not disturb this precious chance for her to rest.
"Was she always like this while I was gone?"
Shen Yi frowned.
The Lin Zhiwei from before had also stayed in the