Xu Shi probably never imagined that the words he had said when he impulsively bumped fists with Tang Shuang would actually come true.
Because three years had passed in the blink of an eye.
Thinking back to how spirited he had been when he first returned to Night Sin City from the Hualan Empire, it felt like only yesterday... He could not help feeling a little sentimental.
After all, he was already twenty-nine now, only a few months away from thirty.
Round it off, and the age of standing firm was not far from the age of knowing no doubts. Before long, he would know his destiny, then reach sixty with an attuned ear, and seventy as a rare old age...
Ah, time never returned once gone; the past could only be savored in memory~
Thinking of that, he shook his head helplessly. For humans, perhaps the only thing they could never control was the passage of time.
Anyway, he was practically an old cadre already. He even had goji berries steeping in his thermos.
Just as he was about to pick it up for a sip, the office door was flung open with great fanfare.
"Master!"
Pan Ling walked in with a frown, looking thoroughly disappointed in him. "I told you there was an important meeting today. Did you forget?"
After three years, his foolish disciple had grown quite a bit. She no longer had the bewildered look she had when she first arrived in Night Sin City.
In its place was a sharp OL outfit—a beige blazer paired with high heels. Her hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, making her look every bit like a capable workplace professional.
It was clear that she had adapted well to her current life, and she had indeed worked hard