Although he had felt a little strange when he was told someone wanted to see him earlier, the moment Veronica truly appeared before him,
Fang Ran still found himself shocked.
Since that night in the room where the Night Pearl had sunk, this was the first time they had met in reality.
Veronica's smile was unchanged from that night, but a deeper radiance filled her silver-gray eyes as she watched the young man she had not seen for so long, who had already changed somewhat.
"Surprised?"
"Yeah. Surprised. Extremely surprised. I couldn't possibly be more surprised."
Sitting before Veronica once again, Fang Ran answered helplessly. He silently raised his eyes and, feeling the corner of his eye twitch, looked at the figure beside her.
Semi-transparent black stockings ran up to her waist, paired with high heels and disproportionately long legs. Wearing a provocative, revealing bunny-girl leather outfit and tie, the silver-haired woman stood calmly in white gloves like an assistant in a magic show.
Finally understanding that merely looking at someone could genuinely leave his mouth dry, Fang Ran could not help twitching the corner of his mouth.
"So, can I ask first who the person beside you is?"
A black-stockinged magic bunny girl???
"Ah, you mean this? A gift I prepared for you. Do you like it?"
Pretending she had only remembered after his reminder, Veronica glanced at the figure beside her—the sort of figure that could make most men throw themselves at her—and answered with a smile, deliberately wanting to see Fang Ran's amusing expression.
Yeah, right.
Hearing that answer, Fang Ran rolled his eyes inwardly. Resisting the urge to let his gaze drift aside, he could have guessed with his ass that this silver-haired woman, like that imposing old man, was Veronica's public stand-in.
"Don't you think