Su Yu looked at her with smiling eyes, the curve of his lips deepening as his tone carried a clear hint of teasing:
"Right, Your Excellency the Pope naturally came out for a stroll, then accidentally wandered to the hotel where I'm staying!"
"After entering the hotel, you accidentally wandered to the door of my room."
"Then you accidentally paced back and forth outside the door for a full ten minutes, right?"
He deliberately emphasized the words "accidentally," and the amusement in his eyes nearly overflowed.
Bibi Dong felt somewhat embarrassed by his words. The authority she usually wielded unquestioningly in Spirit Hall had vanished without a trace at that moment.
She gave a light cough and turned her gaze toward the corridor pillar beside her, her voice dropping several degrees:
"...I just happened to be passing by. I saw that the lights in your room were still on, so I stayed a little longer."
The night breeze lifted the hem of her purple robes, carrying a faint, cool fragrance. Beneath the corridor lights, the shadows on her face flickered, revealing an unexpectedly youthful shyness.
Seeing her like this, Su Yu stopped teasing her. He moved aside to clear the doorway and smiled.
"Since you happened to be passing by, why not come in and sit for a while? I can't keep Your Excellency the Pope standing outside in the wind."
"Okay!"
Bibi Dong followed Su Yu into the room, and the two of them sat down at the tea table nearby.
After about three minutes, Bibi Dong looked at Su Yu in front of her and spoke.
"Yue Guan and Gui Mei have already told me what happened. The success of this operation was indeed largely thanks to you. Consider me indebted to you for this."
Su Yu leaned