Bai Heng finally understood what it meant for thunder to strike out of a clear sky.
When he heard Ruan Mei say that, it felt as though a thousand Warp Trotters were rampaging through his mind.
Of course, Ruan Mei mistook his brief daze for overwhelming surprise.
Normally, she would have noticed Bai Heng's abnormality, but being love-struck was truly disastrous.
"A Ruan, when did you arrive?" Bai Heng leaned his back against the wall, lifted his gaze, and swept it across the lively venue, doing his best to make his tone sound natural.
"I just arrived on Glamour Star and am going through security." She did not mind reporting her itinerary to her boyfriend. "...There seems to be a lot of noise on your end. Are you attending some event?"
"Yes, the Erudition Society is holding a celebration banquet." Bai Heng shifted into a formal tone. "May I ask whether Miss Ruan Mei would honor me by attending as my date?"
A faint smile rested on Ruan Mei's exquisite face as she said,
"It would be my honor."
Bai Heng snorted, his tone genuinely sounding as though Ruan Mei's arrival had delighted him beyond measure.
"Share your location with me. I'll come pick you up right away."
"Alright."
After hanging up, Bai Heng received Ruan Mei's location as well.
He rubbed his brow, then first headed over to the bench in the ladies' lounge and greeted Shilna.
"Shilna, I'm going to pick someone up. Contact me anytime if there's a problem."
Shilna noticed that Bai Heng looked somewhat troubled and asked worriedly,
"Did something happen?"
"Yes, there's a bit of a family matter, but it's nothing serious." Bai Heng answered absentmindedly while thinking, At worst, I'll just end up separated from my head.
Just as he was about to