During the week before the Lunar New Year, all of Long Nation was caught up in a festive atmosphere. Street stalls selling all kinds of snacks lined the roads, while firecrackers went off here and there, making passersby jump.
Aside from some government workers, students, teachers, and office workers, most people were already on holiday.
But for people in the comics industry, there was no such thing as a holiday. Comic artists could choose their own hours and work wherever they liked. The only thing that could hold them to a schedule was a deadline.
But you couldn't have your cake and eat it too. This was also a profession with few long breaks. Unless your series had ended, comic magazines wouldn't stop publishing over the New Year.
Fortunately, Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin had been working together for so long that they'd fallen into a smooth rhythm. In just a few days, they'd finished the draft of Trust and Betrayal's twelfth episode.
"So, the New Year's coming. Got any plans?" It was already Friday, just two days before the holiday, but Mo Yu still hadn't taken time off, and Su Ruo was still on the front lines.
"Tomorrow's my first day off. What else can I do? I'll just drive home." Su Ruo said it casually, but her expression betrayed some reluctance.
"What, you don't want to go home?" Chu Yu asked tentatively.
"No." Su Ruo's eyes darted away, but she clearly had no intention of letting anything slip.
"I could've guessed. You're a single woman of a certain age, so you'll definitely get pressured into blind dates when you go home. We've known each other this long—I know you by now."
"A single woman of a certain age?" Su Ruo's expression changed at once.
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