Honestly, Su Lin felt that she had come at exactly the wrong time.
Some things were better left unseen. If you did not see them, everything was easier to talk about.
But once you saw them, it became awkward—especially when you had barged in as a "spoiler." That made it even more awkward...
She deeply regretted entering without knocking. For the first time, she felt that the privilege she had gained from being overly familiar with Xu Shi was not all that useful.
"You're back?"
Xu Shi, as always, did not care. He quickly composed himself, and there was not the slightest hint of anything unusual on his face. "Have you selected the people from The Forgotten?"
As he spoke, he gently patted Xia Wuyou's back, signaling for her to wake up and get dressed.
Saying that "the two of you together wouldn't be a problem" depended on the occasion. Su Lin had returned with serious business, so bringing that up would have been inappropriate.
So he did not say something flirtatious like, "No, you came at just the right time." He merely asked about the situation calmly.
"...Yes."
Since the young master had brushed aside the awkwardness so casually, Su Lin naturally did not dwell on it. She began her report seriously. "Around a hundred people were selected from this batch and have already been brought over for interviews."
The Six Great Conglomerates and The Forgotten had agreed to take in more than ten thousand people in the first wave.
That sounded like a lot, but in truth, Serpent Coil might only end up with one or two thousand of them.
Every family had to get a share. Even if they gave them all to Xu Shi, he would not be able to handle them. The company needed people