You Lowly Mortals (8)

He quickly said into the phone, "Call me if you hear anything", before hanging up in a rush. He turned around and flashed a guilty smile. "Pudding, why are you here?"

"Oh, I wanted to hang out with you."

"Sure, come sit." Gao Ran waved his hand. Their balcony was quite big; Huo Mian had helped Zhu Lingling with the design. It was set up like a giant garden, with wicker chairs on either side and a round coffee table in the middle. Zhu Lingling had placed shelves on either side of the balcony and filled them up with different trees and plants. Anyone who stepped onto the balcony would feel like they were in close contact with nature.

Gao Ran sat down on a chair off to the left, while Pudding sat down across from him.

"Do you want fruit? I'll get some for you."

"Uncle Gao, I'm super full from dinner."

"Okay then."

"Uncle Gao, are things busy at the bureau?"