Gu Siyue got up that morning and watched the replay of the Glutinous Rice Ball launch again.
It was available on Source Code Technology's official website.
She had watched the livestream yesterday, sitting in her office. She had specifically told her assistant, Xiao Zhou, to mark those two hours as "busy" on her calendar, then watched the broadcast with a cup of black tea in hand.
Her mind had been reasonably focused then. At least, most of her attention had been on the launch itself.
As soon as it ended, she had registered an account, downloaded the app, and even paid for the Pro Version—a little support for a major client.
But watching it again today felt different. The product demonstration was still brilliant, and the media's questions were still pointed, yet her mind kept wandering as she listened. When she snapped out of it, she realized her gaze had been fixed on Han Luyi's face the whole time.
He seemed different onstage from how he usually was, though she could not quite explain how.
Gu Siyue dragged the progress bar back a little and watched him answer the reporters' questions again. Only when the applause rang out a second time did she suddenly realize she had once again failed to catch what Han Luyi had said.
She set the tablet on the coffee table and reached for the cup beside it, only to find it empty.
The sunlight beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows was lovely. Haicheng already had a hint of early summer about it. Sunshine like that seemed to beckon people outside, telling them not to stay cooped up at home.
Leaning back on the sofa, Gu Siyue suddenly understood.
She wanted to see Han Luyi. The thought had been there all along, but she had never felt this