After being away on business for over a week, Ellsworth

returned home to be warmly greeted by Jacquelyn: “Mr.

Townsend, you’re back.”

Handing his suit jacket to Jacquelyn, Ellsworth nced around

both upstairs and downstairs, expressionless as he asked,

“Harriet isn’t home?”

Taking his jacket, Jacquelyn replied, “Mrs. Townsend has been

very busytely. She was at theb for the past few days and

hasn’te home. She’s even lost weight.”

Hearing Jacquelyn’s report, Ellsworth’s brow furrowed slightly,

and he silently went upstairs.

Opening the bedroom door and seeing the room quiet and

empty, Ellsworth walked to the floor–to–ceiling window, took out

his phone, and called Harriet.

Wearing a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, Ellsworth’s fair

skin made the blue veins on the back of his hand stand out.

It was especially alluring.

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After a moment, the call connected, and Ellsworth asked in a

calm voice, “Still working overtime?”

On the other end, Harriet continued working as she replied,

“Yes, I’m workingte at theb. There’s still some work to do.”

Ellsworth asked, “Noting home?”

Staring at herputer, Harriet replied slowly, “I have a

meeting downtown tomorrow. I’lle backter. You don’t

have to wait for me.”

Ellsworth said nothing more and hung up without a word.

On her end, thinking of what Reginald had said that morning

about thanking Ellsworth, Harriet stared at her phone for a long

time before putting it down and getting back to work.

It wasn’t until after eleven at night that Harriet finally finished

organizing her new data and breathed a sigh of relief.

Stretching, she tidied up and got ready to leave.

The administrative office building was very quiet, and the sound

of high heels on the tiled floor was especially crisp.

After scanning her face to exit the building and heading toward

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the parking lot, Harriet noticed that besides her own car, there

were two other cars parked there.

The ck car didn’t look like it belonged to a colleague, and it

seemed quite expensive.

Slowing her pace as she approached the parking lot, Harriet

saw a tall figure leaning against the car, gazing at the distant

night sea and smoking a cigarette. She stopped in her tracks.

Staring at the figure for a long moment, Harriet finally called out

to him, “Ellsworth.”

She was surprised, surprised that Ellsworth hade to pick

her up.

Counting carefully, it had been about ten days since theyst

saw each other.

This separation felt especially long, as if they hadn’t seen each

other for many, many years.

It was as if… a day apart felt like three autumns.

Beside the ck Maybach, hearing Harriet call his name,

Ellsworth suddenly turned around.

Seeing Harrieting out, he quickly stubbed out his

unfinished cigarette in the nearby trash can.

The moonlight was clear and bright, stretching their shadows

long and far…

With both hands back in his pockets, Ellsworth greeted her

gently, “All done?”

Gripping the strap of her shoulder bag with her right hand,

Harriet walked toward him and nodded, “Mm, all done.”

As Harriet drew closer, their shadows gradually ovepped.

Ellsworth looked down at her and noticed she had grown

thinner.

Looking up at Ellsworth, Harriet hadn’t had a chance to speak before Ellsworth naturally opened the passenger door for her.

“Let’s go home.”

After not seeing each other for ten days, Ellsworth had also lost some weight, and his eyes looked quite tired.

Seeing how far he hade, and thinking he must have justnded from a business trip, Harriet replied, ‘Okay,‘ and bent

down to get into the car.

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As the car drove out of theboratory park, the waves gentlypped against the rocks. The moonlight and streetlights

illuminated the road ahead, making the suburban night

especially romantic.

With both hands on the steering wheel, Ellsworth nced at

Harriet, seeing her staring straight ahead. He saidzily,

“Reginald really doesn’t go easy on you guys.”

When Ellsworth spoke to her, Harriet smiled and said, “He’s fine.

It’s just that when it’s your own project team, you have to take

responsibility yourself.”

Harriet’s smile was a bit polite, and her words carried a hint of

distance.

Then she turned to Ellsworth and said, “By the way, Reginald

bought my patent. He said I should thank you.”

Ellsworth smiled nonchntly and said, “No need for that. I’m

just hoping to make some moneyter on.”

Hearing Ellsworth say he was in it for the money, Harriet smilec as well, then turned her gaze back to the road ahead.

The car was very quiet, with only the faint sound of the wind

outside.

After a whole day of work, sitting motionless in the bpa /b

seat, Harriet began to doze off without realizing it.

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