The office felt so empty without Little Bai.
Work was so hard to get through without Little Bai.
Even lunch had no flavor at all without Little Bai.
Coming back from Jeff's Company, having seen the ship samples handed over, Ding Ding finally felt a huge weight lift from his shoulders. On the way back to the office, even the streets looked much more pleasing.
But the office seemed especially quiet with one person missing. All morning, Ding Ding could not seem to muster any enthusiasm for anything.
The English emails he could normally read without a translation suddenly turned into stiff, motionless earthworms, packed so densely that one glance made his head spin.
Not wanting to interrupt Little Bai's outing with his friend, Ding Ding struggled through until noon before finally making a video call.
"Having fun?"
"Yes!" Bai Congming was eating ice cream. "Little Bai bought Brother Ding a present!"
"Really?" Ding Ding raised his eyebrows. "What did you buy? Did you have enough money?"
"Yes!" Bai Congming nodded. "A book. Sister Xiangxiang said Brother Ding would like it!"
Hearing that Sun Xiangxiang had helped pick it out, Ding Ding lost all anticipation. He was hardly someone who loved reading.
So he changed the subject, asking what Bai Congming would do that afternoon and when he would come back.
Bai Congming answered each question. They kept chatting, only getting ready to hang up when the others were about to head to a restaurant.
The camera swung past, and Ding Ding caught sight of a man beside Sun Xiangxiang, laden with bags. He could no longer sit still.
Since there was already someone else there, surely one more person would not be too many.
Besides, if she had someone to carry her bags, how could he let his Little