A short while later, the curtains were drawn open again.
Although a flicker of contempt and mockery flashed deep in Minako's eyes, she wore an admiring expression as she nestled in Zhang Xinlong's arms.
"Lord Council Chair, you were so impressive just now. You didn't show me the slightest tenderness," Minako told Zhang Xinlong, looking shy and frightened.
Her appearance gave Zhang Xinlong a great sense of accomplishment. Laughing heartily, he placed his hand on Minako's head and stroked it a few times.
After they spent a little while cuddling, Zhang Xinlong asked Minako what she wanted.
He knew full well that Minako had sought him out specifically and even offered herself to him. She could not have done it purely out of admiration; she must have wanted something.
But that did not matter!
As the Council Chair of the Sequence Alliance, wasn't it perfectly normal to use his authority to secure a few benefits for himself?
Yet Minako shook her head, indicating that she wanted nothing, which made Zhang Xinlong look at her with some suspicion.
"Really? If you don't need anything, then if you don't speak up now, you won't get anything at all."
Minako continued to shake her head insistently, indicating that she truly wanted nothing.
Zhang Xinlong found this strange. How could she really want nothing?
Could she truly admire him from the bottom of her heart?
Then Minako suddenly reacted, as though something had occurred to her.
"Oh, right. Although there's nothing I want, there is something I need to tell you."
I knew it. How could she really want nothing?
Hearing Minako change her tune, Zhang Xinlong muttered inwardly.
Then he nodded slightly, signaling for her to continue.
Minako continued, "We heard about your Har City War, and we also learned that you seized