Jade had somehow already woken up.
"I do occasionally accept favors as collateral. After all, for those of noble character, favors are something whose value cannot be measured."
"...You just casually skipped over the previous sentence and chose to answer the one before that."
Guinaifen complained.
They were gradually falling into sync.
"Still, Lady Jade, if Liu Bai ever came to pawn something, what would you accept as collateral?"
"A romantic night... That's what you two little girls wanted to hear, isn't it?"
Jade looked slightly displeased.
"If that really happened... Hmm, perhaps the rest of his life?"
"...You're actually going to turn Liu Bai into a slave?"
Guinaifen was stunned.
"...Please don't judge others by your own standards, Miss Guinaifen."
The rare smile on Jade's face cracked a little.
Such a romantic request had actually been twisted into enslavement... Young people these days truly had no sense of atmosphere.
"But a slave like you... Hmm... At the very least, you'd be a priceless treasure for several decades, right? It's a pity the Company doesn't openly trade in people."
Guinaifen fell silent.
She could already feel the pressure.
"A deal for the rest of one's life... Jade, you're surprisingly romantic inside."
Jingliu remarked with feeling.
"Right? Lady Jingliu, you think so too, don't you?"
Young people these days really, truly did not understand romance at all.
It still had to be...
Wait, why was she resonating with Jingliu?
Jade's smile at finding a kindred spirit instantly froze when she considered Jingliu's age.
Jade stopped talking and prepared to quietly calm herself beneath the blanket.
"...Come to think of it, Lady Jingliu's request was actually to marry the boss... That really startled me. I originally thought it would just be something simple like sleeping together."
Topaz brought it up without avoiding