Early the next morning, the members of the Sixth Squad arrived as agreed and silently waited in the café for the three people from Prosperity Group.
Just as Qiu Ye had been about to fall asleep last night, she suddenly received a message from Chen Xi. The other party had specifically requested a meeting with the Sixth Squad.
With Lu Shaojun's approval, Qiu Ye naturally accepted the invitation gladly.
Beside her sat Chen Shuo, looking somewhat reserved.
In this iteration of the timeline, Tianhai City's crisis had eased somewhat, so the two of them had yet to confess their feelings to one another.
Across from them, Luo Li lay sprawled across the table, looking utterly lifeless.
"Ah, but I still want to go drinking," Luo Li muttered, tracing circles on the tabletop with her finger.
"That's only because you look way too young," Lu Shaoqi said with a curl of his lip, casually taking a jab at her.
Although Luo Li had already turned eighteen, the Legend she wielded was unusual, causing her physique and appearance to regress to a certain extent. She looked no older than a middle schooler.
"If we really took you out drinking, we'd probably be trending on the news the very next day."
"Ah, and that's somehow my fault?"
"Alright, alright, you two, stop arguing."
Seeing the two troublemakers about to start bickering again, He Guowei, the Transcendent who wielded the Arrow Passage Legend, hurriedly stepped in to stop them.
"Uncle Guowei, you're smoothing things over again. Tell me, isn't Shaoqi deliberately picking on me?" Luo Li asked, blinking her eyes.
"I'm not picking on you. I'm stating an objective fact." Lu Shaoqi took a light sip of his latte.
Qiu Ye had no opinion on the matter, because her gaze and attention were entirely