"You'll know when you get there!" Wu Heng winked at her.
Shiraque frowned slightly, sensing that he was up to some little trick.
Creak~!
The door was gently pushed open, and Shi Yali returned from outside.
"Mr. Sim has already made the arrangements." As Shi Yali cleared away the tea set Sim had used, she curiously looked the two of them over. "What are you talking about? You seem so happy!"
"Wu Heng said the Island Master's Manor has little cats that can dance and invited us to watch the show," Shiraque said.
Shi Yali glanced at Wu Heng, a smile appearing on her face. "I've never seen dancing cats either! Let's go have a look tonight!"
"Sim's welcome banquet has been arranged at the tavern. Will we have enough time?" Shiraque asked.
By convention, important personnel sent by headquarters were received by her, the executive.
Over this period of time, Shiraque had gone from being too lazy to attend at first to handling such occasions with ease.
After all, they couldn't have Wu Heng, a hero, personally receive every single visitor!
"The banquet won't take long. We'll go over once it's finished," Shi Yali said with a smile.
"Fine!" Shiraque folded her arms and raised her chin at Wu Heng. "If your cat can't dance... then you'll dance for us!"
"Oh~! So Shiraque likes that kind of..." Wu Heng wore an expression of exaggerated surprise.
Shi Yali smiled. "Oh dear! Shiraque's secret has been discovered."
Shiraque's eyes widened. "What kind of expressions are those...? I'm going to hit you two~!"
As the three laughed and teased one another, Shi Yali suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right. Mother wrote to say she wants to arrange marriages for us. We're old enough now, after all."
"What?" Wu Heng nearly choked on his