"Yes, we have met. You checked my visa the last time I came to Lighthouse too, didn't you?"
"Yes. I never thought you'd still remember me, Miss Chi Xiao."
The guard smiled shyly, looking a little awkward.
"I have a fairly good memory." Chi Xiao smiled too and handed over her visa.
As the guard checked her visa and went through the routine procedures, he added quietly:
"I got a promotion and a raise this year."
"Oh? Congratulations." Chi Xiao nodded.
"I'm about to get off work. Are you free, Miss Chi Xiao? I'd like... I'd like to take you out for a meal." The guard finally worked up his courage.
He had felt the same impulse last time, but unfortunately, Chi Xiao had left too quickly. He had also only just started the job then and hadn't had much confidence.
Things were different now. He had been promoted and gotten a raise. He was now a civil servant at the Airship Grounds with excellent benefits.
He felt he had found true love, so he couldn't give up this chance to pursue it.
Chi Xiao: ?
This situation was rather unexpected, but Chi Xiao merely shook her head.
"Thank you for not treating me differently because of my disability, but I'm sorry. We're not right for each other."
The outright rejection plunged the guard's heart into ice, and the courage he had just mustered vanished.
"I'm a warrior. I'm actually very strong..."
Under the guard's gaze, Chi Xiao picked up the fountain pen on the desk and flicked her fingers gently. The pen immediately became flowing liquid. After a series of writhing movements, it actually took on a different form.
It was still a fountain pen, but its overall shape had completely changed, and it looked brand-new.
"Do you understand