"Good morning, Master."
Early the next morning, Pan Ling, who had been waiting all night, hurried over the moment she saw Xu Shi. "Breakfast is ready. Would you like to eat now?"
Little Senior Sister happened to be right beside him... Her mind was full of her own concerns, so she barely noticed Xia Ke'an's strange expression. All she thought was that this was such a coincidence, and that she had to find a chance to ask about it later.
Little Senior Sister should still be reliable... right?
"Sure."
Xu Shi nodded. "It's rare to see you being so attentive. Is there something you want to tell me?"
"...No."
Pan Ling started playing dumb, blinking her big watery eyes with a sincere expression. "Isn't it only natural for a disciple to be filial to her master?"
She absolutely couldn't tell Master about her private deal with Little Senior Sister... Much less the part about slacking off. Even if she wanted to ask, she couldn't ask him.
The silly disciple had no idea that Xu Shi had already seen through her little thoughts completely. Even if he hadn't, the older auntie would have sold her out long ago...
"Alright then, my disciple really is considerate."
Xu Shi knew perfectly well, but couldn't be bothered to expose her. He merely chuckled. "Since you don't have anything to say, go call your mistress and Sister Shen Qin over. I do have something to tell all of you."
"...Yes."
What else could Pan Ling say? She could only jog off to call everyone over.
In truth, Xu Shi's whole family rarely sat down together for a meal this formally, especially not breakfast.
At the end of the day, he was a rather easygoing person himself and couldn't be bothered with all that pompous nonsense...