Xi Yan walked contentedly into the secretary of state's office and headed straight for Ailiveer's luxurious desk.
The petite, talented administrator Ailiveer sat at the enormous desk, a mass of holographic screens before her. She gritted her teeth and worked like mad, her hands moving so fast they almost left afterimages.
Xi Yan was deeply moved.
Now this was the future of their empire! Just look at how hard she was working!
He paid no mind whatsoever to the fact that she was only doing this because he had dumped his own work on her.
"Hey! Want a bite?"
Grinning, Xi Yan offered her a spoon.
"Aaaah!" A spoon suddenly appeared in the little secretary of state's field of vision, startling her so badly she nearly flung her pen away.
"Marshal, do you not make any noise when you walk?!" Once she realized it was Xi Yan, Ailiveer immediately gave him a reproachful look.
Then her attention was drawn to what Xi Yan was holding.
"Marshal, what are you eating?"
Ailiveer eyed him askance, her gaze shifting between the spoon and the box full of milky-white, jelly-like substance.
"Something tasty. Jelly!" Xi Yan waggled the spoon. "It's really sweet! Want to try a bite?"
"Okay."
Unable to resist either the marshal's invitation or the temptation of jelly, Ailiveer took the spoon, tore off its wrapper, and scooped up a big chunk.
She tilted her head to examine the springy jelly, then looked at Xi Yan with faint suspicion.
Knowing the marshal, Xi Yan had definitely added something to it just to mess with her!
"Go on, eat it. What's stopping you?"
Utterly unconcerned, Xi Yan stuffed another spoonful of jelly into his mouth.
Ailiveer watched Xi Yan for a long while. He kept stuffing it into his mouth, and it