As the three chatted, a phone rang insistently in the office.
Steven picked up the phone from his desk and held it to his ear.
"Hello, Steven Stone speaking. How can I help you?"
Whatever the person on the other end said, it brought a look of surprise to Steven's face.
"Then just give them an elevator card and let them come up."
"Mm... that's all!"
After hanging up, Steven spread his hands and smiled. "Guess who's here?"
Chen Shi rolled his eyes and ignored him completely.
Cynthia merely raised her eyes a little, trimming her nails with a pair of nail clippers.
Steven: ...
"Seriously, aren't you curious?"
"There are two people downstairs. Don't you want to know who they are?"
Steven planted both hands on the desk and stared at the two of them.
Their complete lack of reaction made him feel like an idiot.
Chen Shi yawned, took Mew off his shoulder into his arms, and began giving Mew a massage.
"Have you spent so much time with Pheobe that you've gotten childish too?"
"Didn't you already tell them to come up? I'll find out who they are in a minute. Why bother guessing?"
Steven was left speechless by his casual response and couldn't help wondering.
Had spending too much time with Pheobe really made me childish?
Thinking back over what he'd just said, it did seem a little childish.
Steven scratched his head awkwardly, left them with a few words, and hurried out.
"Wait here a moment. I'll go meet them."
Neither of them paid him any mind, continuing with what they were doing.
Over the past few days, Chen Shi had been thinking about how to keep Mew happy so he could bring Mew into the Mystery Realm with him.
He wasn't asking Mew to