In a four-star hotel outside the Protected Area.
Ye Yuan had failed to get through on two consecutive calls.
It left him thoroughly frustrated.
Just as he was wondering who to call next,
he suddenly felt as though he had forgotten something.
In his memory, it seemed he had promised something after the New Year.
But what was it?
Why couldn't he remember?
After thinking for a while, he suddenly slapped his forehead.
How had he forgotten about that?
He remembered now.
Before the New Year, Xu Hang had called him.
He had asked Ye Yuan to go out to sea and help them salvage those stone pillars.
Ye Yuan hadn't taken it seriously at the time, since those stone pillars were all stored in his space anyway.
But the New Year had already passed.
Why hadn't that guy called to rush him?
Judging from his tone back then, Xu Hang had been extremely anxious.
Given Xu Hang's personality, it would have been a blessing if he hadn't started urging him on the first day of the New Year.
How had several days passed without even a single call?
That didn't fit Xu Hang's character at all.
Thinking of this, Ye Yuan decided to call Xu Hang himself and ask what was going on.
As it turned out, Xu Hang's phone was switched off too.
That left Ye Yuan even more depressed.
Were everyone really that busy?
One after another, their phones were switched off.
How could this all be such a coincidence?
Fortunately, his call to Zhang Wujin went through.
The phone was answered after only two rings.
"Come on, Xiao Yuan. You didn't even call me during the New Year. What day of the holiday is it now that you finally remembered to wish me a happy New