"Hey, hey, hey, hey?"
Su Lin, caught red-handed in the act of tailing him, panicked.
She had still been holding onto false hope just moments before, figuring the young master definitely hadn't noticed her... and as a result, things had turned out like this. She hadn't even reacted in time to run away first and then casually drive up to pick him up.
"You've been acting off lately... I need an explanation."
Xu Shi looked at her with amusement. "Or maybe you need a long vacation to rest?"
"Th-That won't be necessary..."
Director Su steadied her nerves. "I-I was just worried about you, Young Master. You wouldn't let me assign guards, so, so I had no choice but to..."
"And are you worried now?"
Xu Shi chuckled, feeling a slight sense of sentimentality at the same time.
Well, how should he put it? Her behavior gave off the exact vibe of a parent who claimed they would let their child let go and strike out on their own, yet secretly worried and kept tabs on them anyway.
"Mm."
Su Lin gave a low response. That much was genuinely the truth; the fact that the young master could spot her was enough to prove many things. Add in the "Yujing" she carried... on the surface, he might look like he lacked the strength to truss a chicken, but in reality, taking him down was no easy task.
This couldn't help but fill her with a bit of gratification. The young master was growing more and more mature by the day, in every aspect... Wait, how many times had she felt gratified by the young master's maturity now? It was practically ripening three times a year at this rate.
"Then you're not allowed to do this again in the future, alright?"
Taking