"Jiang Lai... Jiang Lai?"
"Jiang Lai, are you awake or not? Sleeping with your eyes open is quite scary."
Jiang Lai was certainly awake, but having just detached from a person's life, she needed some time to regroup her thoughts.
After a long pause, she blinked and asked without moving.
"When can you send me back?"
She didn't know what technique they used, but she felt like a soul detached from her body, having thoughts but unable to feel her body's presence, as light as a feather and her mind clouded.
Little Buding's silence made her realize something was off.
"Speak up if you have something to say."
"Well, here's the thing. I already talked to the higher-ups about this issue, originally it was agreed that after completing ten tasks, our contract would be done, and we'd part ways. However, they evaluated your performance and found it exceptional, identifying you as a rare talent, so they rejected my application and asked me to negotiate with you."
