Triple Reception Plan
"How coincidental, Professor Lanaia."
When it came to reading the boss's mind, Fu Qian was undoubtedly far better than Lady Jia Keke.
And although he was a lawless free spirit, Fu Qian still showed his superiors due respect, despite his recent promotion.
Faced with the Punishment Department chief, who clearly hadn't come with good intentions, Fu Qian first greeted her with a sunny smile, then copied Ji Liushuang's strategy from a moment ago.
"Had breakfast yet? Want to join me? It's pretty good."
As the saying went, to warm a cold heart, you first had to warm her stomach—though this soy milk seemed to be cold.
Fu Qian put down the drink he'd lifted halfway to show her.
Ji Liushuang had specially ordered it for him earlier. She'd seemed quite pleased when she realized it was on the menu.
"Hmph!"
There was another saying: you couldn't hit someone who greeted you with a smile.
The invitation had arguably been a rather forced attempt to break the tension, but under Ji Liushuang's curious gaze, Lanaia finally gave a stiff snort and actually accepted, sitting down.
"When did you get here?"
Even so, she clearly wasn't very interested in breakfast. After her gaze shifted away from the cup in Fu Qian's hand, she immediately asked about the whereabouts of this pillar of the Academy of Revelation.
"At dawn."
Fu Qian cooperatively gave her an answer.
"...So the first thing you did after getting here was come eat?"
It seemed that Lanaia was at least a little relieved to hear that he'd only just arrived today.
But the infectious air of ease around him, combined with the things he'd done, still made her blood boil.
"Who says? This professor has already hosted and completed an in-depth collaboration between two