Spies' work is actually mostly not as thrilling or interesting as one might think; tedium and boredom make up the vast majority of the time.
Surveillance, in particular, is far from an enjoyable task, especially when it involves the company of two beautiful women.
A man and a woman paired together make light work, but Yang Yi's problem was that he came with both Kate and Xiao Ran, so not only could he not flirt with Kate, but he also couldn't joke around with Xiao Ran. He had to carefully maintain a balance between the two, even watching his words with great caution.
At 5:30 PM, Martin Howard emerged from the supercomputing center's entrance, putting an end to Yang Yi's boring wait.
Yang Yi, who had been dozing off, suddenly perked up like he had been injected with adrenaline. He signaled to Xiao Ran, who then slowly started walking towards the university gate.