"What an honor to run into you two again." Under their gazes, the secretary walked over with a smile and raised her glass. "We were in such a hurry last time that we never exchanged names. I'm Mi Xiaolin. It's a pleasure to meet you both."
Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji both stared at her with narrowed eyes, neither answering.
Their movements and expressions were so perfectly synchronized that even Mi Xiaolin had to laugh. "You don't need to look at me like that... You were wearing masks last time, but your bearing was exactly the same. Besides, you stood up for President Zhu then, and you're with him again now. As someone who was there, of course I could guess."
Chu Ge thought for a moment. "Fair enough."
Mi Xiaolin smiled. "I am rather curious, though. If you didn't want to expose your identities, why didn't you take more care to conceal them?"
Chu Ge said flatly, "We don't want to expose our identities because we don't want our lives disturbed. That doesn't mean we have to live like rats, hiding everywhere, afraid to do anything, even having to consider whether we should leave separately from someone whenever we go out. Living like that would only add trouble to our lives. We might as well not hide anything and beat you into being afraid of us. Then there naturally won't be any trouble."
"Ha... Just as forceful as you were that day." Mi Xiaolin seemed entirely unoffended and smiled understandingly. "But you certainly have the strength to back up that confidence."
Chu Ge remained unmoved. If anything, his eyes grew colder. "Since you know we hate trouble, and you've figured out who we are, what exactly are you thinking, coming over to ask us this?"
Mi Xiaolin did not