With a crisp series of footsteps, Nel's tall figure appeared before Asano Kiyoshi.
However, Nel looked somewhat haggard and helpless at the moment. She cast Asano Kiyoshi a resentful glance, one that would have made even the most heartless person feel ashamed.
Feeling Nel's gaze, even Asano Kiyoshi, thick-skinned as he was, could not help blushing. He coughed lightly, personally brewed a pot of tea for Nel, and said with a grin:
"Nel, have some tea and get some rest."
Seeing Asano Kiyoshi's smug expression and the incredibly conspicuous dark circles beneath his eyes, Nel accepted the tea. After taking a small sip, much of the resentment in her heart dissipated. She let out a long sigh and said to him:
"Little Kiyoshi, I've basically finished the work you asked me to do. Only a few details still need to be refined. These are the work reports."
As she spoke, Nel seemingly pulled a huge stack of parchment documents from behind her back as if performing a magic trick. With a bang, she dropped more than ten pounds of reports onto Asano Kiyoshi's desk.
"Cough, cough."
The dust stirred up by the documents made Asano Kiyoshi cough. Looking at the huge pile before him, he stared at Nel with tears nearly streaming down his face.
"Nel, are you sure these are summarized work reports and not the actual work itself?"
At that, Nel pointed to the document cart piled into a small mountain beside them and said:
"That's the actual work. This is only the part that wouldn't fit in my office, so I piled it over here..."
Asano Kiyoshi became even more embarrassed. Looking at Nel, he rubbed his hands together, wanting to drink tea to hide his embarrassment, but feeling that it would not be appropriate. In the