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"Liangxia."
Shen Shuiqin called her in a low voice, seeming a bit hesitant.
"Hmm?" Chu Liangxia looked up at her.
"I and President Ling..." Shen Shuiqin lowered her voice, her tone uncertain.
"The headline story?" Chu Liangxia unfolded the paper and smoothly continued for her.
"Yeah," Shen Shuiqin nodded, observing Chu Liangxia's expression as she spoke, "Sorry."
"Related to me?"
Chu Liangxia looked up, asking with slight curiosity.
"Aren't you with him..." Shen Shuiqin was quite puzzled.
"Fair competition," Chu Liangxia said with a smile, her demeanor pleasant.
"..."
Shen Shuiqin paused, not knowing what to say.
She had wanted to test the waters and see if Chu Liangxia's relationship with Ling Xize was as she had imagined. Now it seemed—
Close, but not quite.
She felt a sigh of relief in her heart, but at the same time, a bit of tension.
