Zhang Heng had been busy until around ten that night before returning to the apartment.
When the elevator doors opened, however, Zhang Heng saw Xu Qian in the living room, even though she should have been livestreaming in the studio at this hour.
She was not wearing makeup and sat on the carpet in pajamas, watching a shopping commercial on TV. Several plates of chicken feet, sunflower seeds, and other snacks sat beside her, along with two cans of beer.
"You're back?" Xu Qian seemed to be in much better spirits than she had been the past two days and took the initiative to greet Zhang Heng.
"Did something good happen?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Yes. I just got a call from my boyfriend. He said he's nearly finished dealing with things on Earth and will probably be back in another two days," Xu Qian said excitedly.
She had previously been somewhat hesitant about getting married so soon, but she had experienced one thing after another during this period: the steady decline in viewers in her livestream room, being stalked by an obsessive fan, and the Clones she had hired discovering his identity.
Every one of those things had left her feeling suffocated. As a result, Xu Qian had increasingly come to feel how precious it was to have a shoulder beside her to lean on. More than once, she had thought how wonderful it would be if her boyfriend were with her. Perhaps he had somehow heard her inner prayers, because he was actually returning to New Shanghai 0297 ahead of schedule.
And that was pretty much the only good news Xu Qian had received in all this time.
So she decided to give herself the night off and relax. Seeing Zhang Heng frown, Xu Qian waved her hand. "Don't