The sky was still dark when Song Lan was jolted awake by the urgent ringing of his phone, and the sound seemed to have reached the ears of the soundly sleeping Lu Xiang beside him; she furrowed her brows and her arm, which was wrapped around Song Lan's neck, tightened.
Guan Lili's name flashed incessantly on the screen, and the time displayed it was just past four in the morning.
A feeling of being hollowed out instantly swept over Song Lan's entire body, making him want nothing more than to lie sprawled out in bed instead of answering the call.
It was already midnight when yesterday's Bug Swarm high-level meeting ended, and he clearly remembered that by the time they got home, washed up, and lay in bed, it was 1:05 a.m. Usually, he should have been deep in dreamland by this time.
Yet here he was, woken up after barely two hours of sleep by Guan Lili's call.
At that moment, Song Lan was once again reminded of the fear of being dominated by a ruthless boss.
