Just as Fang Zheng had expected, after returning to the hotel, Ling locked herself in her room and shut down on the spot.
There was nothing the others could do about it either. After hearing Fang Zheng's explanation, the girls were left speechless... but no matter how they tried to comfort her, it somehow felt wrong.
In the end, Fang Zheng said they should let her calm down first and talk later.
Besides Ling, Fang Zheng also had to deal with Tio's troubles. In Starlight Technology's name, he contacted Tio's parents and informed them that Starlight Technology would take care of Tio for the time being. Tio's parents did not insist that she return to them, only sending her a letter—yet Tio put it away without even reading it.
One family issue after another was enough to give anyone a headache.
Watching Tio silently return to her room, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly. At the same time, Enneia's voice spoke beside him.
"Quite a headache, isn't it?"
"If you know it's a headache, then help me out... Though there isn't much anyone can do about this sort of thing unless they figure it out themselves."
Fang Zheng shrugged helplessly.
"But if it comes down to it, I have a solution."
"Going out for a trip again?"
"Yeah. It's actually a pretty good solution, don't you think?"
That was right. Fang Zheng's ultimate move was a spontaneous trip—taking the girls around to see mountains and rivers, experience different cultures, and look at more of the outside world. Their moods would naturally improve. Reinfelt had also sent Fang Zheng an invitation, so he could stop by to check things out and handle some business matters along the way.
"Will that be alright? Over in the Empire..."
"It'll be fine."
Facing Enneia's slightly uneasy