The night was deep, and a storm was brewing.
Before the operation began, Fang Ran returned to the palace and saw the Imperial Empress waiting in the spacious living room.
Remembering what time it already was, Fang Ran looked at Veronica in surprise.
"You're still awake?"
"Although staying awake at this hour is terrible for my skin, with so many people not sleeping tonight, naturally I'm curious about how everything will unfold."
"And more importantly..."
After answering Fang Ran's question with a faint smile, her tone lowered with a hint of mystery before shifting.
Then, the next second, Veronica raised a pure, harmless smile.
"If you don't come back, how could I possibly sleep?"
Ignoring her deliberately ambiguous answer, Fang Ran merely walked over and sat down across from her.
The maid, who had been standing quietly with lowered eyes, immediately stepped forward and poured him a cup of prepared flower tea.
Inside the flawless transparent glass, expensive petals meant to soothe the mind unfurled and drifted.
"So? Did everything go smoothly?"
After seeing him sit down, Veronica asked with a smile and lightly raised her left hand behind her.
The two maids immediately understood, gave slight bows, and silently withdrew.
"I suppose it went fairly smoothly."
Answering the Imperial Empress's question, Fang Ran sat on the specially tailored sofa and slowly relaxed in its comfort.
He gradually told her about everything that had happened over the course of the day.
From the reply regarding the connection device to the finalization of tonight's operation, from the arrangements for the Pre-War Meeting to Hua Qi Group's special promotional plan for tonight, and every other plan that was about to begin.
With her long, white-snake-like legs crossed beneath her luxurious gown, slender fingers resting against one side of her chin, Veronica had