The rain had stopped, and the air was filled with a subtle fragrance of sakura blossoms.
After breakfast, Quan Jingwu was called away by Ito Takahashi to discuss some collaborative work. Jian Qing didn't want to stay in the stuffy meeting room, so she didn't tag along.
Looking out at the fluttering cherry blossoms, she felt an urge to go out. So, after changing her clothes, she left her room to wander around the palace.
Upon reaching a nearby pavilion she had previously visited, her phone suddenly rang.
Jian Qing took out her mobile; it was a video call from Xiya.
She smiled momentarily and had barely pressed the answer button when Xiya's contagiously enthusiastic voice came through.
"Dear Jian, did you miss me? Did you?"
Xiya's chatter, typical of her style.
Seeing no one on the screen, only hearing voices, Jian Qing replied, "I missed your cat, Maomao. Not you."
"Bad girl!" The video moved abnormally, and then Xiya appeared on the screen, hugging her little darling.
