Villa District.
At five-thirty in the morning, as the sky gradually began to brighten, the birds in the garden started singing in chorus.
Today.
Lin Yiyi was awakened by the birdsong. Following her usual habit, she walked out of her room. She had instinctively been about to make Cousin's favorite fried rice noodles, when she suddenly remembered that he still had not returned.
Without realizing it, Fang Yi had already been gone for a week. His previous assignments had never taken this long.
"I wonder what he's doing this time. He hasn't even called home once."
Lin Yiyi sighed worriedly and began making the sweet corn that she and her mother loved.
Just as she was considering what vegetables to buy today, the sound of the lock turning suddenly came from outside the door.
"Cousin?"
Lin Yiyi excitedly turned her head, only to see a woman walk in. It was Fang Yulan. She was still wearing her yoga clothes from her morning run and had presumably just returned.
Lin Yiyi lowered her gaze in disappointment.
"Why are you looking at me like that so early in the morning? Oh, I heard you calling for Cousin. Has Xiaoyi returned?"
Fang Yulan looked hopeful.
Lin Yiyi shook her head.
At that, Fang Yulan furrowed her brow and began her usual nagging.
"Why has that child been away on business for so long? He hasn't even called home once. It really makes people worry. Why don't you call and ask?"
Fang Yulan was a middle-aged woman getting on in years, and she usually liked fussing over the children. During these seven days, she had done so almost every day.
Asking Lin Yiyi once a day whether Fang Yi had returned had become an essential part of her daily routine.
As long as Fang