*Bael's POV*
Shen Rui's message had been brief: *Young Master is waiting in the office.*
Bael had wrapped up the meeting faster than usual after that. Not obviously rushed, he doesn't do obvious, but streamlined, efficient, cutting off unnecessary discussion and deferring minor points to follow-up emails.
The meeting had been scheduled for another fifteen minutes but there was no point dragging it out when the essential decisions were already made.
He stands the moment it's done, gathering his materials with practiced speed.
Shen Rui is waiting outside the conference room with files that need his signature.
But part of his attention is already ahead. On the fact that Runze is waiting in his office.
Probably spiraling.
Probably second-guessing every design choice he submitted, working himself into unnecessary anxiety over work that was already strong.
Predictable.
