"I don't have any other strengths, but I'm tight-lipped and good at comforting people."
Xia Xiang's mind suddenly tightened. She lowered her eyes, concealing her sharp gaze, and said calmly.
"I'm fine. My relationship with the leader is just that of a superior and subordinate. I don't need any comfort. Thank you for your concern."
Is this guy crazy? Do they even know each other?!
She left immediately after saying that, unaware that the boy was quietly following behind her, separated from her by only a wall.
The boy leaned against the wall and listened quietly as she asked someone to check his identity, then there was a moment of silence.
Xia Xiang put down her phone and sighed.
Am I sick? Can't I even hear homophones? Why am I so fragile? So what if I love him so much? Life is much more important than love.
The boy's expression remained calm, but he could no longer hide the emotions in his eyes. After noticing her footsteps, he quickly hid in the cubicle and waited for her to leave.
After a while, Jiu Lai came up.
"Brother, I've already told you this won't work. Any normal person would be wary of strangers. What's the result of all this trouble you've gone through?"
The boy tore off the human skin mask covering his face, revealing his own face.
"Jiu Lai, you wouldn't understand," Jiu Wu said with a sorrowful expression.
“We’ve already spoken with the South City Guard Captain beforehand. Xia Xiang probably won’t investigate Huyan Jue Luo Wu’s identity anymore; after all, he’s just a somewhat clueless nobody,” Jiu Lai complained.
"What did you gain this time? You said a few ambiguous things and made her wary. If you want to use this pseudonym for a long time, you probably won't succeed."
"I've confirmed one thing," Jiu Wu said, revealing his first smile in days.
He was certain that the brooch could indeed isolate his true feelings from Xia Xiang, preventing her from hearing them, and he was even more certain that Xia Xiang's feelings were the same as his.
Jiu Lai: Why are you guys dating so inexplicably?!
Jiu Wu frowned and said, "Find a way to transfer that youngest son of the Gu family away, let him shine elsewhere, and don't let him appear in this city, let alone in front of me."
Jiu Lai: "..."
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