Firefly tried her best to remain calm, but surprise and helplessness still showed on her face.
She blinked, her lips parting slightly as if she wanted to speak, yet hesitated.
At that moment, the senior sister holding an ice cream extended her hand to Firefly and said,
"Hello, my name is Qi Liang. I'm Bai Heng's senior sister. If you don't mind, you can call me Senior Sister too."
"Hello, Senior Sister... My name is Firefly." Firefly took Qi Liang's hand, though her head was still spinning. There was simply too much information to take in.
As they shook hands, Firefly happened to brush against the ring on Qi Liang's finger.
Noticing Firefly's gaze fall upon the silver ring, Qi Liang's brow lifted slightly as she smiled.
"My husband gave this to me at our wedding last year. Pretty, isn't it? I remember Junior Brother Bai was my husband's best man back then. When you two get married, he can pick out something even finer. He's certainly not short on money."
A ring... marriage... Firefly's expression seemed to crash.
"Senior Sister, I'm completely broke right now." Bai Heng spread his hands. His salary was indeed high, but founding the Orphanage had drained every last credit from him.
"Oh, cut it out. Once the improvement plan for the Entropy-Increasing Compound Reagent is finished, you'll get a seventeen percent share. You could buy out an entire jewelry store then." Qi Liang rolled her eyes at Bai Heng before turning to Firefly. "By the way, little Firefly, I don't think I've seen you before. How did you meet this guy, Bai Heng?"
"Us?" Firefly looked up at Bai Heng, and her heart settled somewhat. "We've known each other since we were very young."
Her voice was soft and gentle, carrying a little more