Opening the Heavens!
"Sister Mian!"
Just then, ripples spread through the space beside Jiang Mian, and Xu Xiaoan stepped out from within.
"Xiaoan?"
Jiang Mian withdrew her gaze and turned to Xu Xiaoan. Her lips parted, but she stopped herself from speaking.
The two looked at each other in silence.
After a moment of silence, Xu Xiaoan was ultimately the first to speak.
"Sister Mian, I-I'll get you out of here!"
"When did you make this arrangement?"
"Huh?"
Xu Xiaoan froze, instinctively clasping her hands together as she honestly reported, "Back when you had just left Base City No. 187."
Jiang Mian nodded expressionlessly, seeming utterly unmoved, yet her tightly bitten lips gave away what she truly felt.
Seeing this, Xu Xiaoan guiltily turned her face away.
But in the end, she still gathered her courage, stepped closer to Jiang Mian, and took her hand.
"Sister Mian~~"
Before Xu Xiaoan could finish, Jiang Mian suddenly pulled her into an embrace and gently patted her back.
"Xiaoan, don't try to persuade me. I know what I'm doing."
"Huh?"
Xu Xiaoan was left somewhat dazed by the warmth of the embrace, her body going stiff for a moment.
From her "birth" until now, Jiang Mian had never hugged her before!
For no reason at all, Xu Xiaoan felt her eyes sting.
After working so hard for so long, she had finally earned Sister Mian's complete approval!
After embracing for a while, Jiang Mian straightened up, reached out to tuck aside the loose strands before Xu Xiaoan's forehead, and lightly brushed her brow center with her fingertips.
She sighed softly and said gently, "If there's anything else you want to say, now that we've come this far, why not tell me?"
At those words, an inexplicable impulse rose in Xu Xiaoan's heart, and