In the end, Qin Feier failed to have her way by acting haughty.
These were orders from above, and this was a military operation. Gu Ruoyan could not have stopped it earlier, nor could Qin Feier refuse it now.
The earlier dispute had only arisen from poor communication. Once Wu Xiuyun intervened with a telepathic message, there was no room to disobey, even for a little princess like her.
After Wu Xiuyun sent another sternly worded message, Qin Feier stayed behind indignantly and told Gu Ruoyan, "I can join the operation, but I'm not taking orders from him."
"Fine, fine, fine." Gu Ruoyan suppressed a laugh. "Then why are you willing to listen to that great author Chu Ge or whatever? Who is he to you?"
Qiu Wuji shot her a dangerous look, and Gu Ruoyan coughed dryly and fell silent.
But Qin Feier said, "He's my idol. Is that a problem?"
"Your idol? You're an idol to countless people yourself. Why do you need an idol?"
"Can't idols have idols?" Qin Feier said. "Chu Ge's books are great, and the women he writes are independent and strong. I absolutely love Qiu Wuji. Don't you know I volunteered to play her?"
Qiu Wuji gazed at the sky.
"Besides, Chu Ge takes literature seriously. How many writers these days would recall a published book and republish it, emptying their savings in the process? Writers with that kind of attitude are exactly what we're missing these days..."
Put that way, it did seem true... although Chu Ge really hadn't done it out of dedication to literature, outsiders didn't know that...
Unfortunately, to those who knew, the awkwardness was practically overflowing. Moon Shadow's little feet unconsciously poked at the glacier, nearly digging out a three-bedroom apartment.
Chu Ge had practically dug an entire