"Really?"
Seeing Yuan Shan's serious expression, Fu Qian played along, putting on an equally solemn face.
"Then you'll have to work hard."
And then? That was it?
Watching Fu Qian's utterly incurious face, Yuan Shan's expectant expression slowly stiffened. She felt as if a mouthful of blood had gotten stuck in her chest.
I told you there was a problem! At least ask me about it!
Ask what kind of reaction the Gulad family had, or whether anything seemed off!
Do you have any idea how frustrating this is?
After railing inwardly, Yuan Shan took a deep breath and calmed her churning emotions.
Her extensive experience dealing with Fu Qian told her that trying to outlast this guy was simply asking for trouble.
"Before our agreed-upon time, I found an excuse to visit the Gulad family. When you caused that strange phenomenon, I was having tea with Grantham."
Though Su Gao was right beside them, Yuan Shan made no effort to hide their earlier secret plan.
The fact that Fu Qian had immediately asked about the Gulad family's reaction showed that he didn't mind Su Gao knowing about it.
Just as she'd suspected, the two of them were close.
"Who's Grantham?"
With the Night Watcher's chief taking this tone, Fu Qian couldn't very well keep playing dumb.
If she got embarrassed and angry, then went and asked an acquaintance to inspect his fire safety certificate, he'd be in trouble.
Straightening his expression, he tried to play along with a question.
"Grantham Gulad. Peak Fourth Order, and the Gulad family's representative in the Shangjing area. He's one of the less irritating members of their younger generation."
Seeing that Fu Qian was finally cooperating, Yuan Shan felt a little better and answered quickly.
"So did he do anything unusual while you