"Ah! Yes, I'm still here. I just got a bit distracted by the financial report. What were you saying again?"
She was jolted out of her reverie by the man calling her name.
"… I was saying that it doesn't matter even if we don't go." There was a tinge of helplessness in his voice.
"Okay. Ziming, I'll be busier than usual over the following days, so I may be unable to talk to you on the phone. Why don't we contact each other again after this busy period is over?"
She felt a headache coming on as she stared at the computer screen filled with numbers.
If they wanted to clinch the next real-estate project fast, they must do all the necessary preparations.
"… No good," he replied softly after a brief pause.
Hearing the man's childlike rejection, she helpless got up from her chair and started cajoling him.
"You know that I'm not doing this because I want to, right? I just wanna return to your side fast. Otherwise, I won't be saying this…"