She could hear the hesitation in his voice and Zhan Se couldn't help but laugh as she countered with a question.
"What friend are you talking about, a guy or a girl?"
"A girl," Emperor Quan replied quickly, originally wanting to tease her a bit. But right after he finished speaking, before Zhan Se could say anything, he hurriedly added, "Bao Qi's friend."
"Oh."
"Bao Qi, my cousin, you know her."
Listening to the man's eager tone, Zhan Se chuckled inwardly, naturally understanding the reason for his clarification. Thinking back to past jealousies, she couldn't help but smirk and succumbed to laughter.
"I know Bao Qi is your cousin, no need to explain. But why are we meeting your cousin's friend?"
The man on the other end of the phone cleared his throat awkwardly, seemingly finding it hard to broach the subject, and after hesitating for a bit he regained the composure and serenity befitting Lord Quan the Fourth, speaking in a deep voice, earnestly telling her.
