"Mr. President, do you really need to ask the elder about something so obvious?" Anise tilted her face up, looking at Xu Yi in bewilderment. "If our people didn't approve of you, they never would have come to work at the Xinfei Merchant Guild. Take me, for example. If I hadn't truly accepted you, why would I have stayed by your side all this time?"
"You're different from them." Xu Yi shook his head. "You were the first elf I ever met. You only stayed with me in the beginning because I practically wrestled you away from Elder Elusia, and you've been with me for so long since then. If even you didn't approve of me, I'd really have to take a hard look at my character."
Anise giggled. "There's no need for that. Mr. President, your heart may not be as pure as Stille's or Vivian's, but you're still outstanding among humans. Anyway, I really like staying by your side. I'd be upset if you tried to send me away."
Xu Yi couldn't resist tapping her nose. "Don't tell me you plan to stick to me forever. Sooner or later, you'll get married like the other elves, and then you'll have a life of your own."
Anise's eyes darted about before she suddenly clapped her hands and exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, right! Speaking of that, I just remembered something. Mr. President, didn't you tell me last time that elves and humans could never mate? Well, I asked the elder, and she told me it wasn't impossible at all. Quite the opposite. Before the Race War, lots of elves and humans mated and even had children. They're the half-elves from the legends."
"And then what?" Xu Yi rolled his eyes at her. "Those half-elves certainly weren't accepted by the elves, were