Zheng Qing held that small cup of tea for an entire hour.
He absolutely did not dare let Su Ya make him a second cup. Who knew what other tricks she might pull? He only wanted to curl up quietly in a corner by himself and wait for the Young Lady of the Su family to summon him.
But Su Ya would not even let him fulfill that tiny wish.
Every two minutes, the Little Fox Girl would dutifully ask whether he wanted tea, fruit, snacks, a hot towel, a bath and change of clothes, a young girl to sing for him, or a young man who could perform magic tricks, and so on.
After the tragic experience of that first cup of tea, Zheng Qing politely declined every subsequent "would you like"—besides, as a wizard, he simply could not understand why anyone would want to watch someone else perform magic tricks.
It was not until an hour later that Su Shijun returned to Qingqiu Mansion.
Zheng Qing stood up and let out a heavy sigh of relief, nearly moved to tears.
"Welcome back!"
Perhaps the emotion packed into those words was too overwhelming, because Su Shijun was so startled that she stood at the doorway for quite some time without daring to enter.
One of her feet hung in midair as she carefully examined the young wizard several times. After confirming that he was merely a little emotionally agitated and otherwise fine, she finally relaxed, set her foot on the floor, and walked into the reception room.
"What happened?" Su Shijun adjusted the glasses that dampened her charm and looked Zheng Qing over. "You look like someone cheated you out of several hundred jade coins... Su Ya, bring me a cup of green tea."
Her gaze swept over Zheng