Huaisang continued hiding behind his fan, wide-eyed, as she fumed and made her demands.
"But he's not here," Huaisang said, all blinking innocence, as though her demand might have been something to consider if Nie Mingjue were here, as if the reason for her confusion is a total mystery to him. "He's in Jinlin Tai, at a conference."
Cowering in his chair, Huaisang shyly shut his fan and lowered it most of the way toward his lap. "What terms did you have in mind?"
He gazed up at her, earnest, as though she possessed all the information and explanations to be had in this situation and he only existed to accommodate.
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"But he's not here," Huaisang said, all blinking innocence, as though her demand might have been something to consider if Nie Mingjue were here, as if the reason for her confusion is a total mystery to him. "He's in Jinlin Tai, at a conference."
Cowering in his chair, Huaisang shyly shut his fan and lowered it most of the way toward his lap. "What terms did you have in mind?"
He gazed up at her, earnest, as though she possessed all the information and explanations to be had in this situation and he only existed to accommodate.