Chapter 132
"We've arrived at the Imperial Palace. We'll talk later."
Ye Nanxun spoke to the dark phone screen, pretending to hang up on Yan Beiyou, though their voice call was actually still connected.
When he heard a low, magnetic "Mm" in his ear, Ye Nanxun casually slipped the brand-new phone back into his pocket.
The moment he looked up, he saw Cao Xi and Gu Pingsheng both staring at him.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Nanxun had no idea how gentle his expression had been while speaking with Yan Beiyou.
It wasn't as though he wasn't gentle when speaking with Cao Xi and the others, but it was different.
"Teacher, do you already have a boyfriend?" Cao Xi blinked. He had known Ye Nanxun for some time now, yet he had never seen anyone resembling a "boyfriend" by Ye Nanxun's side.
"Mm," Ye Nanxun said. "We just started dating."
Cao Xi said, "Teacher's boyfriend must be very handsome too!"
The corners of Ye Nanxun's lips lifted slightly. Looking out the window, he said, "We're here."
The black hovercar drove into the Imperial Palace without obstruction.
The closer one got to the center of the Imperial Palace, the greater one's power and the higher one's position.
At first, they could see only the enormous statue of the ruler's head. As they drew closer and closer to the Imperial Palace's central square, more and more of the statue came into view.
At first, Cao Xi and Gu Pingsheng had been able to sit steadily, looking through the windows at the magnificent yet solemn Imperial Palace buildings outside and chatting casually now and then.
But as the hovercar approached the center of the Imperial Palace, the two gradually fell silent, their backs unconsciously straightening.
When the hovercar came to a stop, Song Ren was