"All right, let's stop chatting for now."
The Man with glasses interrupted everyone. "Hurry up and finish breakfast."
"Mr. Xiao Xiao is still waiting outside for us."
"It's getting late, too."
"Oh~"
Everyone answered.
"One more thing—"
The Man with glasses looked at everyone, his tone leaving no room for argument. "Leizi and Lingling are going back to work later."
"I'll accompany Xiaozhao and Mr. Xiao Xiao to her friend's house."
"Ah~"
The short-haired woman and the Flat-headed Man cried out in unison. "Why?"
"Why?"
The Man with glasses narrowed his eyes, a glint flashing across his lenses. "It's a regular workday today."
"Besides, does it make sense for all of us to take leave at once?"
"And we wouldn't be able to get that much time off anyway."
Seeing that the two still looked reluctant and seemed about to say something, he made the final decision. "That's settled."
"Now, hurry up and eat breakfast."
"It'll take some time to get to the company from here."
"Don't be late, you two."
After breakfast, the two who'd been feeling rather disgruntled had calmed down.
They knew Xia Suwen had a point.
They'd just been holding on to a bit of wishful thinking.
Give them some time, and they'd accept the arrangement.
"Xiaozhao, be sure to tell me if anything new comes up."
The short-haired woman clung to her friend's arm.
"I know."
Gu Xiaozhao smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Xiao Xiao."
The Man with glasses stopped at the entrance to the lobby and looked inside, expecting to have to search. To his surprise, he spotted Xiao Xiao at once, sitting on a sofa by the window.
Was it just his imagination?
He felt that when they'd been together earlier, he hadn't noticed anything, but now that he was looking at