"What have you prepared?"
Fu Qian naturally sat down to one side, speaking as if catching up with an old friend.
"I applied for leave. I can go to Leaf Island with you anytime."
Still dressed in her unchanging attire, Su Gao nodded gently, her tone matter-of-fact.
So that was why.
"You seem to be having some trouble?"
Before Fu Qian could say anything, Su Gao studied him, then blinked.
Could she really tell?
He hadn't made any effort to hide it, but this half-god's state seemed to have stabilized quite well.
And after stabilizing, the first thing she'd done was apply for leave so she could come be his muscle.
"It's just a few strands of noise."
Fu Qian didn't mind being found out. His tone was calm, his air of mystery complete.
"Though I do plan to go there, I'm not sure when yet."
"That's fine. I applied for a long leave."
Su Gao waited quietly for Fu Qian to finish, then smiled and shook her head.
"Good."
Fu Qian was equally straightforward and didn't bother with any more pleasantries.
"Have you been here long?"
"I arrived last night."
So she'd been sitting here all night.
And judging by her, if he hadn't come, she wouldn't have minded sitting there indefinitely.
Fu Qian stood up and gestured invitingly.
"Come on in. The shop is open for business as usual."
"You finally decided to open up—"
When Yuan Shan walked into the bookstore, the sight inside clearly startled her, and her exclamation cut off abruptly.
However you looked at it, two half-gods facing each other across the counter and reading in a little street shop was enough to challenge anyone's imagination.
And hadn't this newly minted half-god just gone back to report in? How had she returned so