Chapter 1797 - 1798: The Call Actually Got Through!
Chapter 1797: Chapter 1798: The Call Actually Got Through!
Mr. Nie had mentioned that the signal on her side was unstable, and she didn’t know when this call might get cut off. If he didn’t answer before the call was disconnected, she wasn’t sure if she could get through again...
Rong Yan unconsciously clenched her hand, biting her lip, lowering her eyes to hide the anxiety in them.
"Pick up the phone, Li Shengxiao, pick up quickly."
"Beep...beep..."
She counted the ringing tones in her mind.
13.
14.
Rong Yan remembered that at the 16th or 18th ring, the call would automatically hang up.
"Beep..."
She silently counted to 15 in her mind.
Her heart curled up, aching terribly.
...The call was going to hang up automatically soon.
Did he not have his phone with him?
Actually, in two or three more hours, the ship would arrive at the dock, and once they reached the England dock, she could make as many calls as she wanted. But for some reason, Rong Yan’s nose was stinging fiercely, and her heart almost stopped beating amidst the hopeless ringing.
She felt very uncomfortable inside.
Especially disappointed.
"16, 17..." She lightly bit her lip, eyes filled with deep disappointment, her hand already lowering, almost ready to give up on this hard-won connection.
Suddenly.
A faint clicking sound came from the other end of the phone.
Rong Yan’s half-lidded eyes suddenly lifted, bursting with bright light, and she immediately pressed the phone back to her ear.
Her heart pounded like it was about to leap out of her throat.
Li Shengxiao, answer the phone!
As expected, the anticipated 18th ring did not sound. It felt like a century had passed before a man’s hoarse, tired voice came through.
"Hello."
Rong Yan’s eyes suddenly turned red, her nose stung, and her eyes were misty, uncontrollably wanting to shed tears.
Li Shengxiao paused for about three seconds and repeated, "Hello?"
Rong Yan covered her mouth, unable to control her emotions, tears falling without reservation.
It had only been a day and a half, yet she felt like she had gone through so much, unable to control her emotions at the sound of his voice, wanting desperately to see him and hug him.
"...Yanyan?" A probing call came from the other end of the phone.
Rong Yan always knew his voice was pleasant, but it was the first time she listened so intently.
"Yanyan, is that you?"
The cool male voice quietly flowed over.
Rong Yan could tell his voice was like it was wrapped in sand, full of graininess, indicating he probably hadn’t rested well in the past day and a half.
Hearing how dry his voice sounded, he probably hadn’t even had time to pour himself a glass of water since realizing she was missing.
She suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
Holding her phone, her excited heartbeat gradually calmed down, though her throat was still a bit scratchy from crying, "It’s me."
There was silence again on the other end.
Rong Yan wasn’t sure if it was poor signal or if he was surprised she had called. She hugged her knees, resting her chin on them, gripping her phone as she quietly listened to the static sound in the earpiece, holding back the sour, astringent sensation threatening to rise again, and said with a caught throat, "Have you eaten? Did you stay up all night last night? Is Assistant Gu by your side?"
"...He is."
This voice was even hoarser than hers.
Rong Yan’s eyes couldn’t help but redden again. She sniffled, suppressing that sourness, pretending to be relaxed, "That’s good, let him prepare something for you to eat."
"Where are you now? At the office or outside?"