Last night, Lin Zhiyi took her medicine and fell asleep early, but she dreamt all night long.
The dreams were a jumbled mess, impossible to piece together, so she woke up feeling utterly listless.
Rubbing her head, Lin Zhiyi glanced at the time and hurriedly got out of bed to wash up.
When she reached the vestibule to pick up her scarf, she was shocked to find that its texture had changed.
Shaking out the scarf, she saw the ’Chen’ character embroidered with golden thread, still shimmering.
She was slightly stunned.
Hadn’t Gong Chen said this scarf was very important, and he would never give it away lightly?
What did he mean by this?
Lin Zhiyi’s first thought was that Gong Chen was trying to use her again.
She angrily tossed aside his scarf, but couldn’t find her own anywhere in the vestibule.
Just then, she received a notification on her work group chat informing her of a meeting in one hour.
With no other choice, she gritted her teeth and wore his scarf to cover the marks on her neck.
She rushed out to the elevator, not expecting to run into her neighbor.
Thinking of last night’s events, Lin Zhiyi was too embarrassed to look at her.
Her neighbor glanced at Lin Zhiyi, noticed her flushed lips, and chuckled softly.
"Slept in?"
"Mm," Lin Zhiyi embarrassedly nodded.
"Well, if I had a boyfriend with such a good build, I’d struggle to get out of bed too," her neighbor said with a giggle behind her hand.
Lin Zhiyi’s cheeks flushed, "It’s not like that."
The elevator dinged.
The two of them walked out together.
Her neighbor stuffed a bag of breakfast into Lin Zhiyi’s arms, "Don’t skip breakfast. I made extra this morning and was going to knock on your door to give it to you, but I was afraid you were..."
"I didn’t..."
Before Lin Zhiyi could finish, her neighbor pointed at her lips.
"Put on some lipstick to cover it up; your boyfriend really should have..."
"..."
Lin Zhiyi pursed her lips, unable to speak.
She couldn’t clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River now.
...
At the studio.
As soon as Lin Zhiyi entered, she saw Song Wanqiu chatting and laughing animatedly with those around her.
Everyone’s attitude was vastly different from yesterday.
She found it odd, and as she sat down, a trending news alert popped up on her phone.
"Third Young Master spends the night at Song Wanqiu’s residence, a happy event seems imminent."
In the photo, Song Wanqiu was intimately holding Gong Chen’s arm, leading him toward the Song Family home.
Her face was full of anticipation and joy, much like a newlywed wife waiting for her husband after work.
It must have been right after she left Lin Zhiyi’s apartment.
Truly seizing every minute.
No wonder everyone was so keen to please Song Wanqiu.
Although Song Wanqiu and Gong Chen were fiancés, Gong Chen had never stayed overnight at the Song Family home for over three years.
Now that he was staying at the female’s main house, wasn’t a happy event imminent?
Lin Zhiyi stared at the photo, feeling as if she had been severely stung, her whole body numb.
Lifting her eyes, she saw Song Wanqiu not far away, smiling slyly at her.
"Thank you everyone for your well-wishes. As soon as we set a date, I’ll inform you all first thing."
"It looks like it won’t be long before we start calling you Third Madam," a colleague joked.
"Let’s not, it makes me feel old. It’s about time for the meeting; let’s not keep President Xue waiting."
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