"Hi, Su Miu! We meet again."
The white-haired, blue-eyed girl with a side ponytail appeared before him again, leaving Su Miu a little surprised.
"Hello, Miss Meng. Did you need something?"
He wondered why she had come to him rather than Wang Dong. Surely he wasn't that good-looking?
He wasn't blindly full of himself. Although he'd been called the school heartthrob in middle school, he thought his looks were pretty average.
Still, Mo Fan had once complained that his skin was fairer than a woman's. With the lights off and without him saying a word, someone really might get the wrong idea.
"Can't I come see you without needing something? Grandpa told me you're apparently a powerful Soul Engineer, Su Miu. Perhaps we'd have plenty to talk about."
There was a sparkle in the white-haired girl's eyes, and she really did look like a fangirl meeting her idol. Su Miu hesitated, unsure what to say. He still didn't understand why she'd come to him instead of Wang Dong...
He'd originally considered having Wang Dong use her charms while posing as a man to establish a connection with Mingdetang, but he'd shelved that plan once forging opened another avenue.
Still, she was his regular client's granddaughter, so he ought to look after her a little. The two found a nearby restaurant and sat down to chat.
"Miss Meng, I'm not a professional Soul Engineer. I'm just Hall Master Hongchen's business partner."
"I see... But getting Grandpa to work with you at your age must mean you're pretty impressive, right? Speaking of which, how old are you?"
"Eighteen."
"Three years older than me? That's nice. A man three years older brings a fortune in gold. Do you have someone you like?"
"No..."
Su Miu raised an eyebrow at these questions. *Was this