Collision and Cunning Excuses
Knock, knock!
When Fu Qian returned to Yuan Shan's upscale apartment, it was already broad daylight outside.
He immediately checked himself over, then went to the side and put on the bathrobe he'd taken off earlier.
He hadn't even tied the belt yet when a knock sounded at the door.
"Fang Xun?"
At the same time, Chief Yuan's tentative voice came from outside.
"Here."
Fu Qian answered as naturally as could be.
In fact, the moment he returned, he'd noticed Chief Yuan's hesitant footsteps outside.
She'd come back sooner than expected and seemed to have realized that the person in the guest room was gone.
His decision not to linger and recover on the Half-step Moon had indeed been the right one.
If he'd returned any later, running into Chief Yuan while stark naked as she came to check on him would have been quite damaging to his reputation.
"...Are you all right?"
Fu Qian's response clearly startled Chief Yuan.
The proof was that she stopped turning the doorknob, caught off guard.
She'd evidently assumed the room was empty. Her question had only been a polite formality before she went in to check.
Of course, there was a reason for her mistaken assumption besides the fact that Fu Qian really hadn't been there at first.
When he put on the bathrobe, Fu Qian had immediately used Blood Conquest to conceal himself again.
Only when Yuan Shan knocked and called out did he end the effect and reappear, creating a successful impression of an elusive presence.
To be honest, Blood Conquest was still quite taxing in his current state, but fortunately, it hadn't let him down.
"What could possibly be wrong with me?"
Facing the stunned Yuan Shan, Fu Qian asked through the door, sounding puzzled.