Just as she was about to speak, the distinct ringtone of her phone went off in her pocket. Her eyes lit up with surprise, and she quickly broke free from Aileen's embrace to retrieve her phone.
She exclaimed with some excitement, "Eh? The boss has replied, and he says he'll be back soon!"
Aileen's excited expression froze and she seemed a bit distracted. She turned to look at her master and cautiously asked, "Master, can we go out for a few days? Just a month?"
Mina smiled, "Of course, but you can't leave Dongwu City."
"Yay!" Aileen was instantly thrilled, and she turned to Luoning, asking, "Luoning, want to join?"
"No, I'll wait here for the boss," Luoning shook her head, content with her fulfilling life and not wanting to change it.
"Uh, okay then, bye... Master, let's go quickly. When that capitalist returns, I'm sure I'll be conscripted. I feel like I've already owed the capitalist a lot of money; back then, the cost of that knowledge surely comes with interest..."
