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After the tea party, Xia Wan'an went straight home. She glanced at the time and noted that it was almost Han Jingnian's time to finish work, so she picked up her phone and sent Han Jingnian a message, "Are you coming home for dinner tonight?"
She waited about ten minutes, but there was no reply from Han Jingnian.
Xia Wan'an directly called Han Jingnian.
After the call connected, it rang only once before being hung up.
Xia Wan'an thought Han Jingnian was busy and unable to answer her call, so she sent another text message, "I'm planning to make dinner at home, what would you like to eat?"
Like the previous message, it vanished without a trace; she never received any response from Han Jingnian.
Xia Wan'an knitted her brows in concern, vaguely feeling that something was off with Han Jingnian, yet she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was amiss...
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