Chapter 155: Missing You (Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

Seeing that Wen Nan remained silent while an eerie smile crept across his face, Yang Jingyuan felt a growing sense of bewilderment. Uncomfortable stepping out of the car in her current state, she could only raise her bare arm, lightly tugging at his wrist, and said in a soft voice, "Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to have a proper chat with me? Come inside the car first. Whatever it is, let's sit down and talk it over properly, shall we, little brother?"

Wen Nan withdrew his hand and shook his head. "Older sister, let's wait until you are in a better frame of mind before we continue. Let's call it a day for now."

Although phrased as a suggestion, Wen Nan gave her no room for refusal. As his words trailed off, he turned around and strode straight toward the elevator lobby without looking back.

Once the elevator doors closed, Yu Shujun leaned against the corner and asked coldly, "Why was it so fast this time?"

Wen Nan was slightly startled. He pulled his gaze away from the black marker in his hand and looked at the person beside him. "You didn't watch?"

He had assumed that the other person would be in the VIP audience seating, watching the entire process every time.

Yu Shujun lowered his gaze. "I have no interest in your... official business."

Wen Nan arched an eyebrow slightly and then nodded.

That was even better.

Aside from safety considerations, Wen Nan did not want the delicate young man he had subdued and kept by his side through runic control to constantly lurk in the shadows, eavesdropping on or watching every good show he put on.

Now, since the other party could maintain an attitude of "out of sight, out of mind" while ensuring that Wen Nan remained unharmed by hidden forces, Wen Nan could hardly ask for anything more.

Putting away the marker, Wen Nan quickly pulled up the core chat group of the Hold-It Guild from the system interface:

[Nine: Any progress yet?]

[Fire-Fire-Fire: Boss, I've searched all around, but no clues found so far! We're still trying hard! [Struggling][Struggling][Struggling]]

[Little Husband: Uncle Mingzhong has taken control of the monitoring room at the Eileen Group headquarters building. I am currently pulling up surveillance feeds from all areas, trying to find a way to search every single corner nearby, Guild Master.]

[Fire-Fire-Fire: Honestly, this building was thoroughly scavenged during the first few missions. I think we need to look outside, check the shops across the street from the company, or even the residential buildings, hotels, and overpass areas further away.]

[Little Husband: (⊙_◎) With just the few of us covering such a vast area, I'm afraid it'll be hard to finish searching within a day.]

[Nine: No need to leave the company.]

[Nine: I got a clue from the character. The best place to hide is in plain sight; that place must be somewhere near this building.]

[Nine: Find a way to check underground.]

[Little Husband: ()wow!* Underground? The garage?]

[Nine: Deeper.]

[Little Husband: How much deeper can it get? Dig three feet into the ground?]

[Nine: That's for you guys to figure out.]

[.z.: Understood, Guild Master. Leave it to us.]

[Fire-Fire-Fire: [Muscle][Muscle][Muscle]]

……
……

Putting away the chat interface, the elevator chimed and reached the top floor.

Just as he returned to his workstation, Xiao Liu, the chief assistant, hurried over and greeted Wen Nan with a smile, "Night Nine, President Guan just finished her meeting and is alone in her office right now, undisturbed."

With that, she gave Wen Nan an "I know what you're up to" smile.

Wen Nan glanced at his skill bar within the system.

Having used his [Mind Reading] skill during his meeting with Yang Jingyuan earlier, it had only recently entered its cooldown period and would take over two hours to become usable again.

Under these circumstances, just to be safe, Wen Nan should not have been in a hurry to see Guan Eileen.

However, the message Guan Eileen had sent him earlier made Wen Nan unable to resist wanting to see her as soon as possible.

After a moment of thought, Wen Nan nodded, thanked Xiao Liu, and then got up to knock on the president's office door.

"Come in."

The familiar voice came from behind the door.

Wen Nan pushed the door open, walked inside, and immediately spotted Guan Eileen sitting behind her desk, wearing thin gold-rimmed glasses and engrossed in a stack of documents.

Guan Eileen looked up, saw Wen Nan, and smiled. "It's you?"

She raised a hand and pointed to the nearby sofa. "Come in and sit down."

Wen Nan glanced at the empty seat right beside Guan Eileen, but ultimately chose to sit on the sofa she had pointed to.

Guan Eileen put down the documents, rested her elbows on the desk, and looked at Wen Nan. "What brings you here?"

Wen Nan was slightly taken aback, wanting to retort, *Wasn't it you who said you missed me and wanted me to keep you company?*

Yet the words of questioning never left his lips. Instead, he smiled and said, "I just wanted to come and see you."

Guan Eileen paused for a moment before letting out a soft chuckle. She rose from her swivel chair, walked over to Wen Nan, sat down beside him, and tilted her head slightly to look at him. "You've seen me now. How is it?"

Wen Nan genuinely and carefully scrutinized Guan Eileen's face before saying, "It seems... a little different from before."

Guan Eileen's eyes widened slightly. "Really? How is it different?"

Wen Nan did not answer immediately.

Early that morning, just as dawn was breaking after their intimate encounter, Guan Eileen had stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the street with a desolate expression in her eyes. The innermost thoughts she had poured out then still echoed clearly in Wen Nan's mind.

At that moment, Wen Nan was convinced that Guan Eileen was completely different from any other character in this place.

Wen Nan was unsure whether this was due to her ten-star rating, the special connection between her soul threads and the building, the existence of certain hidden items within this instance, or some other unknown reason...

In any case, Guan Eileen's consciousness was beginning to awaken.

Wen Nan had been overjoyed at the time.

He wanted to take Guan Eileen away from this place, and if she could awaken ahead of time, that would be even better.

However, just as Wen Nan wanted to have a deeper exchange with Guan Eileen, the duration of his Mind Reading skill had expired.

Shortly afterward, a system prompt sounded in his mind, informing him that the main quest was about to end, forcing him to leave the president's office and return to the respawn point to complete the settlement.

At this moment, Wen Nan finally had the opportunity to meet Guan Eileen again, yet she seemed to have no intention of bringing up the morning's conversation.

"What's wrong?" Guan Eileen smiled gently at Wen Nan, raised her hand, and stroked his cheek. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Wen Nan reached his hand behind his back and quietly retrieved the marker from his backup equipment slot.

"President Guan!" Assistant Xiao Liu's voice came from outside the door. "President Li needs to see you about something."

Guan Eileen called out toward the door, "Understood, I'll be right there."

With that, she gently kissed Wen Nan on the cheek. "I'll be gone for a moment and will be right back. Wait for me here?"

Watching Guan Eileen leave, Wen Nan deflated like a punctured ball, sliding all the way down from the sofa to sit directly on the floor.

Seated on the soft carpet with his back against the edge of the sofa, Wen Nan clutched the marker and fell into deep thought.

As his thoughts drifted, he tapped the marker against the floor absentmindedly. In a moment of carelessness, the barrel of the pen poked straight into a data cable jack on the floor nearby and got jammed.

"Damn it."

Gathering his thoughts, Wen Nan reached out to pull the pen free.

*Click.*

The office door swung open at that moment. Guan Eileen stood in the threshold; perhaps because she had run all the way back, her cheeks were slightly flushed and her chest heaved heavily.

Wen Nan halted his movements and looked up at her. "Didn't you say you were going to a meeting? You're back already?"

Guan Eileen closed the door behind her, hurried over to Wen Nan, dropped to her knees, cupped his face in her hands, and kissed him fiercely.

"I missed you, so I came back."