Meanwhile, on the other side.
Xiao Wu naturally had no intention of letting Yu Xiaogang have his way.
After all, her sole purpose this time was to keep Yu Xiaogang intrigued, not to assassinate him outright.
So Xiao Wu couldn't agree to Yu Xiaogang just yet.
She casually glanced over Yu Xiaogang's expression again.
By now, Yu Xiaogang was completely caught up in his own smugness.
On the surface, he kept trying to hold it back, but he just couldn't stop the smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
So with just a casual glance, Xiao Wu could roughly gauge what was going through Yu Xiaogang's mind.
She knew that everything had been set up, and there was no need to keep stringing Yu Xiaogang along.
She might as well reel him in now, at just the right moment.
That would not only let her complete her mission but also whet Yu Xiaogang's appetite, laying the groundwork for her operation with the two Holy Spirit Cult elders tomorrow.
With that in mind, Xiao Wu soon spoke up.
She shook her head at Yu Xiaogang, then answered with regret, "I can't, Mr. Yu Xiaogang. I still have work to do today."
She put on a troubled expression and said, "I'd really like to learn from you, Mr. Yu Xiaogang, but I'll have to wait until I have some free time."
"I just don't know whether you'll be free when I have some time."
Xiao Wu had put Yu Xiaogang's emotions through a roller coaster, sending them up and down.
He had assumed that winning over a fangirl like her would be easy, so he'd expected her to accept his invitation outright.
He hadn't expected Xiao Wu to turn him down, and Yu Xiaogang was deeply disappointed.
But Xiao Wu quickly