"Sit."
"There's fruit on the table. Help yourself."
"I still have some documents to deal with."
In the small office deep within the Two-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory, Zheng Qing followed Su Shijun's instructions and obediently sat in a leather swivel chair. Across a broad desk, he watched Beauty Su deal with the materials at hand.
Compared with Zheng Qing's first visit, the bookshelves in this office seemed taller and heavier. But even more eye-catching was the huge filing cabinet behind Su Shijun. Stack after stack of documents had filled what had once seemed like a very spacious cabinet to the brim.
Those documents were probably data reports from the laboratory, Zheng Qing guessed. At the same time, he could not help thinking of the shadow that had once been cut from him, and the Big Black Cat taken away by the Relevant Department.
The vines winding between the bookshelves and filing cabinet were dotted with glowing fruits and broad green leaves. Behind the leaves hid many little elves, poking out half their heads as they curiously examined the unfamiliar young wizard sitting in the office.
To them, male wizards who could sit in this room were simply too few and far between.
Of course, merely staring at a guest through the vine leaves was not the little elves' idea of hospitality. Besides, Zheng Qing had received the little elves' blessing long ago, so he had a high level of goodwill among them. Thus, although Su Shijun had given no instructions, several bolder little elves still brought out a teapot and cups, produced hot towels, and provided the young scholarship student with attentive, meticulous service.
Seeing this, Su Shijun, seated behind the desk, curled the corner of her lips slightly but said nothing.
Not long afterward.
After dealing with the work at