Chen Capital, Maple Leaf Avenue.
The top floor of a high-rise apartment building, two streets away from the Coordination Bureau.
This was the temporary residence the Coordination Bureau had arranged for Lu Xiu. There was only one unit on the entire floor, a sprawling apartment of over two hundred square meters. The living room's wall-to-wall windows overlooked half of Chen Capital's nightscape.
Compared to Lu Xiu's previous home, this was far, far better.
At that moment, night had completely fallen beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. The city lights spread out like stars scattered by the wind.
Lu Xiu sat on the living room carpet, wearing a loose cotton printed pajama top that nearly covered her hips. Her hair was still not fully dry, hanging damply over her shoulders.
The overhead lights outlined her soft features: long lashes, a high, delicate nose bridge, thin lips pressed faintly together, and a beautiful face still tinged with the flush of a recent bath.
She was putting her things away.
Because of the unfamiliar surroundings, she had not slept well since arriving, even though the Coordination Bureau had said this place was safe.
Still, she did not dare sleep too deeply.
As a result, she had only just woken up, and after showering, she finally had time to unpack.
There was not much to put away—just a few changes of clothes and some miscellaneous belongings. She finished quickly.
"I really didn't expect this."
Lu Xiu stood and looked at the dimly glittering lights outside, feeling somewhat dazed.
She truly had not expected that, in less than two days, she would end up in Chen Capital... At the time, she had only cleared the [Sekiro] dungeon and planned to make herself something nice as a reward.
Then, for no apparent reason, she got into a fight