"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and come in~"
Although Liang Bing was no outsider, Hua Zhen still found her tone—acting as if this were her own home—rather unpleasant.
He entered his room with a dark expression, casually switched off an instrument that had been running calculations, then turned to Liang Bing and Ai Xi and said in a poor tone,
"You two have some nerve, huh? Sneaking out during your confinement, and even showing up right in front of me so openly. Aren't you afraid I'll tell Kesha?"
"Hey, hey... let's make this clear first. Liang Bing forced me to come out. If you go tattling to Queen Kesha, don't drag me into it," Ai Xi said, raising one hand without the slightest loyalty.
Liang Bing immediately bared her teeth. "Hey! You're seriously doing this?"
"Come on, girl. You told me we were coming out to find someone, but how was I supposed to know you were looking for him? He's on Queen Kesha's side. Have you forgotten how good he is at stirring up trouble and sucking up? Bringing me to see him—what else is that if not walking straight into the line of fire? You've gotten me completely screwed over." Ai Xi ground her teeth as well, then let out a mournful sigh. "Sigh, I just got out and now I'm about to be dragged back again. Why is my life so miserable?"
"Ha, don't act like you're some innocent person. If I tell her I'm the main culprit, you still won't escape punishment as an accomplice."
"I was forced by you. Queen Kesha will definitely understand."
"Huh? I never forced you to bring out the Artificial Intelligence. Before we left, you were the one who grabbed me and synchronized the data. You