Mrs. Nancy held her right hand loosely in front of her nose and mouth, brows tightly furrowed as she entered the office. The first thing she did after entering was open the window. After all, given her constitution, she already felt short of breath.
The cool night wind blew into the room, stirring Mrs. Nancy's black gauze dress. Her gaze fell on Su Xiao behind the desk.
At that moment, Su Xiao was leaning back in a leather chair with a freshly lit cigarette between his lips. Judging from his bleary eyes, it was probably a cigarette to wake himself up.
"It's so late. You still haven't gone home?"
Mrs. Nancy walked to the desk with an unchanged expression and pulled over a chair before sitting down.
"Where would I go?"
Su Xiao habitually picked up the golden button on the desk and toyed with it. Judging from its gentle luster, he often held it in his hand.
"Home, of course. I don't take you for a workaholic."
Mrs. Nancy covered her mouth and chuckled, then naturally began tidying the messy documents on the desk.
"As far as I'm concerned, as long as the place meets the requirements for living, it makes little difference where I sleep."
From beginning to end, Su Xiao remained completely casual. If he revealed even the slightest flaw, the woman sitting opposite him would clamp down on him like a viper. Even killing her on the spot would not salvage the situation.
Zul City was the Empire's center of power. Here, power was no weaker than force. The large number of stationed Awakened meant the place was extremely dangerous, but opportunities were everywhere as well.
For now, as long as Su Xiao could get through this crisis, he would gain a high starting point. The