"I'll only give you a reward if you agree to one thing."
"?"
Bai Xuan raised an eyebrow, curiosity flickering in his eyes. "What is it?"
"Join the White Sea City Investigation Bureau."
"No." Bai Xuan's answer was immediate.
"Don't worry," Liu Mufei explained. "I'm not asking all your people to join. Just you—as Bai Xuan."
"I'll keep your identity secret and handle all your assignments myself. Your only purpose in joining will be to help me root out the moles in the Investigation Bureau."
"What do you say?"
Bai Xuan raised an eyebrow, but before he could speak, Liu Mufei continued, "You won't have anywhere to go after graduation anyway. Wouldn't you be better off with me?"
"I'll take good 'care' of you, little Bai Xuan."
"Of course, our relationship will have to stay in the shadows. If it comes out, even I won't escape an Investigation Bureau inquiry."
"..."
Liu Mufei's proposal tempted Bai Xuan. With someone as powerful as her backing him, his future would be bright!
She could bolster his own forces and spare him plenty of trouble.
Clearly, Liu Mufei could be the woman behind him!
"Fine!"
Bai Xuan gritted his teeth as though throwing caution to the wind. "Come on, then! I'm yours tonight!"
"???"
His answer caught Liu Mufei off guard. Then a triumphant smile curved her lips.
"All right~ Let your big sister help you out, you little brat who's still wet behind the ears~"
As her words fell, the tip of her high heel traced a light arc, and the mist veiling the Holy Light split apart.
In an instant, dazzling radiance shot toward the ceiling!
Liu Mufei stared at the blinding sight beyond the mist and took an involuntary step back.
Disgust, curiosity, distaste, delight—all tangled together in her eyes.