At? Tea? Drinking?
The moment the text notification popped up, Huai Shi, who had been dozing on the sofa, instantly perked up and swiftly replied, "?"
The reply from the other end was even shorter.
"!"
"Now?" Huai Shi asked.
"Coming? I'll treat you to a big dinner tonight! I've already checked out all the restaurants in Jianhe."
"XXHXD! I need to deal with the foreman first. Save me a spot—I'll come right over when I'm done."
The final reply was an emoji: a dog that looked somewhat like him yet somehow eminently punchable, holding up a sign toward him—OJ8K!
What did this woman even do every day? Her emoji collection was full of bizarre nonsense...
Huai Shi's eye twitched as he turned off his phone screen.
Then he yawned and continued dozing amid the tedious wait.
But this time, he had barely closed his eyes when he heard a door open at the end of the corridor. An elderly man emerged, and Russell personally escorted him to the entrance.
"Yes, I'll gradually move things forward from here... Of course, I understand your concerns... How could that be? The Heavenly Kingdom Lineage isn't a bad apple..."
Their conversation could be vaguely heard.
As he passed by, the old man politely nodded to Huai Shi. Huai Shi felt as though he had seen that face in an internal Astronomical Society publication, though he could not remember where. Still, he stood and politely saw him off.
Who knew what shady friends-only deal those two had made? They looked all lovey-dovey and sickeningly sweet. All he could say was that old people knew how to play far better than adults did.
But when Russell returned to his office and saw Huai Shi sprawled in a chair, nodding off, his expression immediately changed. The