He was not in the country, and she knew nothing about what was happening on his side. Upon hearing that he would be delayed by two days, she immediately thought of bad possibilities.
After all, someone is always anxious about her, and would come back a minute early rather than delay for even half a second.
Over the phone, Jiang Jingheng explained, "No, it's something unexpected."
"Don't hide things from me," Mu Yan didn't quite believe him.
"I'm not hiding anything from you, it's just that something suddenly came up here that needs to be handled. I promise I'll be home on time."
Listening to his sworn assurance, combined with his lack of a previous poor track record in such matters, Mu Yan gradually felt more at ease.
The two chatted sporadically until midnight, when Jiang Jingheng urged her to sleep before she hung up the phone.
