The next day, Jiang Linyuan was kicked awake.
"Stop hugging me. Let me get up."
Shen Wanyu lay sprawled across his chest, her eyes bright.
Jiang Linyuan tightened his hold slightly, and she kicked even harder.
"Let go."
"No."
Jiang Linyuan said with a smile:
"Give me a kiss and I'll—Wait, wait, wait! Stop kicking! Stop kicking! Don't kick upward!"
By the time the two had gotten dressed, it was already past noon.
The car had long since been repaired. They got in and drove toward the end of their journey.
"Department Head, Little Su blew up my phone yesterday. How do you think I should reply?"
Jiang Linyuan drove along the highway through the uninhabited region, following the navigation. There were barely any vehicles in sight, while white clouds drifted right before his eyes.
"You're asking me how to reply?"
Shen Wanyu leaned against the window, watching the antelopes on the plateau.
"I thought the Department Head could help draw some fire."
Jiang Linyuan said bluntly.
Shen Wanyu shot him a glance, took out her phone, and immediately started a video call.
It was answered quickly.
"Hehe, that's strange. I haven't called you even once—why are you taking the initiative to call me?"
Little Su's sweet, adorable voice came from the phone.
Jiang Linyuan said:
"Little Su, Little Su, my phone was snatched away by a camel in the desert yesterday."
Shen Wanyu looked at him without speaking, merely placing the phone on the car mount so Jiang Linyuan could clearly see the screen.
"A camel? Hehe, how come the camel didn't snatch you away too?"
Su Muzhi's smiling face filled his view. The background looked somewhat familiar, and familiar voices came from beside her.
"Let me see Senior too! I want to see him!"
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