"Are you alright?" Sheng Xu smiled.
"I'm fine. Why would I not?" Shi Qian said in a relaxed tone.
"Have you heard someone must have expelled you?" Lu Sizhe laughed.
"I heard about it, so I quickly came back." Shi Qian's lips curled up. Her tone didn't convey urgency, although she said she had to come.
Sheng Xu said, "It's good that you're back. Don't run around if you have nothing to do. There are bad people outside."
Shi Qian chuckled and said, "Oh, are you free in the afternoon? My treat."
Shi Qian was in a bad mood the last day they met before she left for the Ninth Province. Sheng Xu and Lu Sizhe were worried about her and even bought her snacks as if they were coaxing a little girl.
Shi Qian wanted to treat them to a meal to express her gratitude.
"I have time, but Lu Sizhe doesn't," Sheng Xu said immediately.
Lu Sizhe was at a loss for words.
"Of course, I have time!"
