Electronic Sheep's breathing grew rapid. However, Zhang Heng soon noticed that the change in his breathing was not because of the Small Knife at his waist, but more because of Xu Qian across from him.
He seemed unable to meet Xu Qian's eyes. After only one glance at her, his cheeks burned red, and he hurriedly looked away.
Xu Qian's gaze was complicated as well. After a moment, she asked, "You know who I am, don't you?"
Electronic Sheep hesitated, but in the end, he nodded.
"I... really appreciate your support over all these years. Truly. To be honest, I'd wanted to meet you for a long time, but I never imagined it would be under these circumstances." As Xu Qian spoke, she swept back her hair.
Electronic Sheep fell silent at that.
"You should know why I came to find you. Don't worry, you can tell me the truth. I promise I won't call the police afterward, and I won't have my... uh, bodyguard retaliate against you either."
Electronic Sheep glanced at Zhang Heng beside him. Zhang Heng removed the hand pressing down on his shoulder, and the Small Knife against his waist had vanished at some point.
In truth, at their current distance, there was no way Electronic Sheep could escape anyway. Zhang Heng had drawn the knife earlier more as a warning. Seeing that Electronic Sheep showed no irrational reaction, he put it away. Then he beckoned over a waiter and ordered a pot of flower tea.
The three of them did not speak while waiting for the tea.
It was not until the waiter brought over the flower tea, poured each of them a cup, and stepped aside again that Electronic Sheep finally spoke in a somewhat low voice. "What truth do you want to hear?"