"Why are you here?"
Seeing Xia Wuyou looking so dashing, Gu Yi instinctively felt a jolt of alarm.
Well, how should she put it? Her relationship with Xia Wuyou definitely wasn't bad. They lived under the same roof... and she usually called her sister.
But running into her under these circumstances was awkward. It always felt like she'd been caught red-handed, um...
That was just how Gu Xiaosong was. When it came to face-to-face confrontations, she was all bark and no bite with everyone. The time she'd gone all in after running into Xia Wuyou outside Xu Shi's room had been an exceptional performance. Usually, she only bared her teeth at Xia Ke'an, and nine times out of ten, she couldn't even win against her.
"Can't I be here?"
Xia Wuyou didn't have nearly as many thoughts as she did. There wasn't even much jealousy in her answer. "There wasn't much going on today, so when I got off work and came home, I saw you guys... Want to go together?"
"Okay."
Xu Shi was utterly carefree. He hopped into the car in one swift motion. "Perfect, I had something to ask you. From what I saw, the repairs and reconstruction everywhere are pretty much finished?"
"Mm-hmm, everything's going smoothly."
Little Cat Xia smiled. "The Night City side was finished a while ago. As for Sin City, it still needs a bit more time, but with City Hall and the leaders of those gangs working together, overall progress hasn't been slow."
"We've also rooted out quite a few remnants who swore loyalty to Shen Qin and 'Dragon City.' Just like you said, none were spared."
"Good work."
Xu Shi nodded. Hearing good news everywhere was far too comforting.
It had to be said that, through everyone's efforts, the effects of