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"What happened? You went and stirred things up again? You actually made her come ask me over! Your nerve reaches the heavens!" Hei Zi grumbled at me in a fury. I grinned and said, "What? You wanted to walk away just like that before, leaving me to feel my way across the river by groping for stones? You thought it would be that convenient?"
"Hey, if you can't even get through the deliberation, how are you going to get through the court assembly? I only did this because I believed you could handle it! But look at you—you dragged me here after only a little while!" Hei Zi said, somewhat displeased...
Since he had not yet been granted an official post, he was still wearing his star robe. Nobody paid any attention to the strange attire.
"You really are quite carefree. But speaking of which, what does Zhen Dayu mean by this? Does he have to make my Bai Ruoqi look bad on both sides? Haven't you heard the saying, 'Spare a god when you can spare a god'?" I couldn't help reprimanding him as well.
Hei Zi froze for a moment. He pointed at Bai Ruoqi, who was sitting beside me, and immediately found himself at a loss for words. Bai Ruoqi also froze before hurriedly waving her hands. Her face flushed with anger. "You... What nonsense are you talking about..."
"Hm? What did you think I meant? Aren't you on my side? So does that mean you've chosen Li Chengqi?" I countered. Bai Ruoqi's face instantly reddened. "Of course I'm not with Li Chengqi! Otherwise, why would I have asked him to come?"
"That's more like it." I smiled. Hei Zi let out a sigh of relief. "You scared me to death. I thought you two... No.