Chapter 6: The Late-Night Guests (Part Two)

The Late-Night Guests (Part Two)

Yan lifted the black tea from the table, watching the tea leaves rise and sink in the slightly murky liquid.

"That child unexpectedly accepted it." Yan took a sip of the black tea, then began flipping through the documents on the table.

"Qing Qing Xukong, male, 17 years old..." Yan's hand stopped turning the pages, his expression growing somewhat serious as he stared at the family status column.

"Mother deceased... father resides overseas long-term, seems to be a child of bitter fate..." Yan set down the black tea, pondering whether there was anything improper in tonight's conversation.

"Find an opportunity to apologize..." Yan seemed to have made up his mind, lifted the black tea again, and took another sip.

"Can't just eat and drink for free; find some way to get some money." No matter how little Yan understood human society, he knew that without money, one could not take a single step in this world; recalling that fellow named Ling Yu certainly wouldn't think of this, a touch of helplessness rose in his heart.

"The informants arranged before should have had some contact with the upper echelons of this society; go trouble them." Yan set down the black tea, took out a document envelope, and, as if making a decisive choice, carefully opened it.

Amidst these fragmented daily trifles, will he be able to shed his disguise toward the world?