Left and right now can't go out, so Lu Tong simply walked over and sat down opposite Pei Yunmeng.
"You nearly dragged me down with you," Pei Yunmeng handed her a teacup, "Doctor Lu, today you owe me a favor."
This man really knew how to accuse others first, Lu Tong reminded: "If it weren't for you tripping me up, I wouldn't have stayed here at all."
Moreover, she had long seen Qi Yutai, accomplishing what she had set out to do, rather than watching the opportunity slip away right before her eyes as she was now.
He didn't continue to question further, as if he knew all along, he glossed over the topic with a smile, "One hundred silver for one night in the upper chamber, I've given you a good deal, Doctor Lu. Rest well for a moment."
The patter of the rain mingled with the singing from below, a warm stove was lit in the room, and neither of the two people spoke, just quietly listening to the rain outside the window.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the rain began to lessen.
