"I'm smart too. I don't space out."
"Ow!" Candy rubbed her head where it had been flicked, wincing in pain.
Everyone in the President's Office twitched at the corners of their mouths. Zhou Yaling was the only one who dared flick Candy on the head. If anyone else tried it, there'd probably be a huge commotion.
"You're always running your mouth."
"I wonder who's the one who zones out in class and even gets the teacher to call her parents."
Candy fell silent in an instant. She could see everyone looking at her curiously.
If her big sister kept going, everyone would soon know all her secrets. Just thinking about it was terrifying.
When Xu Pengfei received word that the Smart City project had been halted, he was taken aback. After all, when he'd come back at noon, he'd joked with the boss that all the major first-tier cities would follow suit.
And now the project had been called off before it had even begun.
"I wonder why." Xu Pengfei shook his head and didn't look into it further.
Since the order had come from the authorities, there had to be a reason. Better not to know what it was—there was no telling whether it involved some State Secret.
For a while, everyone seemed to have agreed to keep quiet about the Smart City project, pretending it had never happened.
"Big sister, I want some Tea π too."
Zhou Yaling glanced at Candy, who was grinning cheekily, then opened a drawer and handed her a bottle.
"Drink it in secret. Don't let your brother see."
Candy blew her big sister a kiss. "Don't worry, I know."
"Shoot secretly, don't let them know!"
"Where did you learn that?"
Candy took a sip of Tea π and answered as if it were