Bai Wu retracted into Hu Cheng's embrace and looked shyly at Li Xiu.
"Ah, the kid's a bit shy with strangers." Hu Cheng happily diffused the situation. He was rather pleased when Li Xiu was shunned by the boy.
"Mm, it's alright." He smiled at the boy and retracted his hands as if nothing happened.
"Chief Officer, what time's the meeting?" Xu Lan asked.
Up until then, Bai Wu had yet to look at him; the child was angry at him for not agreeing to the promise. Xu Lan helplessly shook his head, ridding his mind of any unnecessary emotions by asking about the meeting.
"Hm, there's no rush. We'll have lunch first. Officer Li rushed here without even having breakfast," Hu Cheng replied after a moment of thought.
