Chapter 169: Don't do anything unnecessary

As the phone call continued, both the couple slowly went quiet. Not because they're finally out of words to say but because the longer they listened to each other's voice, the more their longing to see and touch each other's intensified. It's only been a week, and yet unlike before, he felt like not seeing her is a torture for him. That moment, Sei felt like sooner or later, he might not even last a day of not seeing her anymore.

"Sei…?"

"Mm… I'm here."

"I… I hope you will finish your work soon so you can finally come home." She said softly and honestly, not hiding the faint feeling of longing in her voice. Causing Sei's supposedly iron will to just crumbled down like a fallen wall of strong rocks.