"My future wife, you can see me off here!"
Half an hour later, at the gates of the Chancellor's Residence, Jiang Xiaobai spoke to Li Zhiwei beside him.
"What... future wife? You... don't talk nonsense!"
Li Zhiwei said, "Keep talking like that, and I'll get angry!"
Despite her words, the way Li Zhiwei clutched her skirt clearly betrayed her bashfulness.
Even Li Zhiwei herself noticed that something was amiss with her emotions.
She immediately shot Jiang Xiaobai a glare and asked, "By the way, what exactly did you say to my father afterward?"
"What sort of... act are you putting on?"
Indeed.
After mentioning the act, Jiang Xiaobai had lowered his voice considerably while speaking to Li Bingzhang.
The two had even... deliberately moved away from her.
Clearly, Jiang Xiaobai hadn't wanted her to hear that conversation.
Yet the more he concealed it, the more curious Li Zhiwei became.
Just what had the two of them discussed?
"Well... I can't tell you!"
Jiang Xiaobai waved a hand. "I'll head home now!"
Then he paused before adding, "Once night falls, we'll meet again!"
"Huh?"
Li Zhiwei froze.
Meet again once night falls?
Was Jiang Xiaobai planning to come over tonight?
Just as that thought arose, the corners of Jiang Xiaobai's mouth lifted. "In our dreams!"
That line might have sounded rather cheesy in his previous life.
But in this world, it was an entirely different matter!
Sure enough, the moment he finished speaking, Li Zhiwei stamped her foot. "Oh, Heir Jiang, you..."
"Ha ha!"
Jiang Xiaobai laughed heartily, turned, and left.
"That man... is simply infuriating!"
Li Zhiwei gave a soft huff.
Watching Jiang Xiaobai grow more distant, Li Zhiwei remembered something and called softly, "Elder Xin."
As her words fell, an elderly man in gray emerged soundlessly behind her.
"Young