"Long time no see, Huai Shi."
Under the newly risen sun, his travel-worn senior sister waved. Sensing the atmosphere between the two of them, she seemed to understand something. "Did I interrupt you two while you were talking about work?"
"No, no, not at all!"
Under Ai Qing's gaze, Huai Shi snatched his hand back from Luo Xian's shoulder as if shocked by electricity. Even his greeting trembled slightly. "W-Weren't you supposed to arrive later?"
"Because I couldn't wait." Luo Xian smiled. "So I sped up and arrived early while you weren't paying attention!"
As she spoke, she made a flower-shaped gesture with her hands.
"Surprise~"
"Y-Yes." Huai Shi desperately wiped the cold sweat from his brow and forced a smile. "S-Surprise... Thank you, Senior Sister!"
From the bottom of his heart, he prayed for someone to show up, for something to happen—Russell suddenly dropping dead, the Destruction Factor invading the Present Realm, or the Ivory Tower coming under attack.
Anything that would shift everyone's attention away from him.
If nothing else worked, he could suddenly drop dead himself. No need to trouble the ladies to do it for him.
Fortunately, none of that needed to happen before Luo Xian stopped paying attention to Huai Shi.
The bad news was...
She looked at Ai Qing.
"Could you introduce her to me?" Luo Xian asked curiously.
"Ms. Luo Xian, it's a pleasure to meet you." Ai Qing calmly extended her hand. "Ai Qing, Unified Bureau."
"Ah, I've heard so much about you. I've known of you for quite some time."
Luo Xian took her hand, her smile as clear as sunlight. "Sorry for suddenly interrupting your work. Please don't mind me."
"It's fine. I only just arrived. If anything, I'm the one interrupting."
There was no Heaven Collapse and Earth Shatter,