Qin Siyang left the United Merchants' Association and settled into a residence arranged by the United Government to rest.
Although the United Merchants' Association had plenty of rooms, he did not want to draw too much attention to it and lead people to mistakenly believe that the Safe Zone's future development would center on the association, derailing the plans drawn up by Gu Weirong, the Secretariat, and the others.
Mindful of his every word and action, he even avoided visiting the Ministry of Armaments too often, lest people assume the Qin Character Legion was preparing another major operation.
Still, his position in the United Government was crucial.
He insisted on listing his title as Minister of the Armaments Department first, another way of lending his endorsement to the United Government and strengthening the entire Safe Zone's acceptance of it and sense of belonging.
Qin Siyang lay in bed, sighing again and again.
"Ah, if I could have stayed at the United Merchants' Association, I could have talked with Wen Shu a little longer."
Wen Shu had not asked to leave her room at the association. She had only agreed to have dinner with him tomorrow.
She no longer seemed to need a student identity to conceal anything. Staying in her room every day posed no problem either.
Qin Siyang did not know what Wen Shu had planned, just as he did not know why she had suddenly disappeared, then suddenly reappeared.
Still, he had finally confirmed his suspicions in Wen Shu's presence.
Wen Shu truly was an existence he could only look up to.
Before, he had not understood why he felt such inexplicable affection for Wen Shu, or why she had left such a special impression on him.
Now he knew. It was because she was a god to