Morning light slanted into the bedroom. Feng Wanting stirred awake amid the empty bedding, with nothing but cold silence beside his pillow.
He had always lived like this before. Yet after waking up in Pei Yang's arms just a few times, he now found himself unable to bear this loneliness.
I'm getting more sentimental by the day.
After washing up and leaving his room, Feng Wanting realized Pei Yang had already gone to work and sighed softly. Their work did not overlap, so they probably would not see each other all day.
His dull, dreary life had become a little more interesting when Pei Yang barged into it. But now that spark of interest was moving away from him, escaping him, and his world was about to sink back into its old silence.
When he reached his office, Feng Wanting's already foul mood took another hit.
His therapist appeared in his office right on schedule, without so much as a heads-up.
"Good morning, Director Feng." Maintaining her professional demeanor, Lu Yu looked at Feng Wanting with a smile in her eyes. "A new week. Have there been any new changes in your life?"
As expected, he brushed her off. Having learned nothing, Lu Yu filled out her consultation notes and, on her way out, happened to run into Wu Rui, who had just finished announcing a new employee handbook policy to every department.
Both looked as though every last ounce of vitality had been sucked out of them, leaving them barely human.
Two fellow sufferers meeting like this wanted nothing more than to hug and share their misery. Unfortunately, propriety between men and women meant they had to restrain themselves.
Wu Rui mocked Lu Yu. "What use are you as a therapist, anyway? Are you sure you didn't buy your