Ula was pleased with Raki's sensibility and finally turned her attention to Kori and Qiutong.

He first looked Qiu Tong up and down, then slapped Kou Li on the head.

"You brat, you always make excuses to come home. If you keep causing your mother worry, I'll strip you of your military command and see if you dare to go missing again."

This statement contains a lot of information. Could their relationship be the kind I'm thinking of? Qiu Tong blinked and looked back and forth between the two of them.

Kori quickly answered her question: "You old geezer, everyone says not to hit my head. If I become stupid, who will take care of you and Mom? Be careful, or I'll tell Mom you hit my head again."

With Kou Li saying all that, what else could Qiu Tong not understand? It turns out these two are father and son!

"You dare?!" Ula roared, and the guilty conscience in his voice revealed his low status in the family.

Kori wasn't afraid of him at all. "Do you think I dare? Old man, why did you keep us here? If you have something to say, say it or not. We have other things to do, we don't have as much free time as you."

"You brat, watch your mouth. Look at the medals on my shoulder, and think again about how you should speak. You've learned military regulations but haven't learned them at all."

"Then you need to act like a leader so that I can respect you. The way you are now, anyone would treat you the same way I do."

Qiu Tong silently complained from the side: "No, no, no, a normal person wouldn't dare to argue with the boss like you do. If you two are going to argue, don't involve others."

Ula and Kori stared at each other like fighting cocks, neither of them speaking for a moment, until Laki broke the silence.

"You two, stop being so willful. Can't you see you've scared Eri?"

Both of them turned their gazes to Qiu Tong. Kori looked at her with concern, while Ula scrutinized her meaningfully.

Qiu Tong was speechless. Why was she being dragged into this for no reason? What did it have to do with her? Qiu Tong glared angrily at Raki, who seemed to thrive on chaos, and then lowered her head, pretending she hadn't noticed anything.

As long as I don't look up, it doesn't matter to me no matter how much you make a fuss.

But Ula didn't keep her here to really watch him and his son argue. He first clenched his fist and coughed a few times to ease the embarrassment of being seen as childish.

He then reverted to his aloof demeanor from when they first met, saying, "Eri, right? Uncle has something I need to ask you."

Qiu Tong looked up, completely bewildered, in the direction of Ula.

Uncle? Are we that close? Didn't you just say you should be addressed with respect?

Qiu Tong had many questions in her mind, but she still obediently nodded in agreement.

Ula unconsciously lowered her voice, completely unlike how Kori spoke, as if afraid of startling Qiu Tong.

"Eri, it's really unfair that you're with that brat. Don't worry, if he ever bullies you again, I will definitely not let him get away with it. No, I should say I won't let his mother get away with it either."

"Hey, his mother and I would like to meet your parents. Could you help us make the arrangements? We can meet privately ourselves. You can go about your business. We promise everything will be taken care of when you get back, so you don't need to worry about anything."

For the first time, Qiu Tong felt so lost. She understood every word Wu La said, but she didn't understand their meaning.

Meeting my parents? I don't need to worry about anything. Can you be more specific? It's just a mission with Cori, how come it sounds different in Ula's mouth?

Qiu Tong wondered if she was being overly sensitive or what. There were four people in the room, and Raki was openly watching them with a smug look on his face, not doing any work at all.

Cori looked extremely guilty and avoided eye contact with him.

Her father, Ula, was speaking in a language she couldn't understand, and she had a bad feeling about it.

Before she could ask any further questions, Kori's communicator suddenly rang, interrupting Qiu Tong's unspoken question.

When Corry saw that the contact was Bellman, he gestured for everyone to be quiet and floated to the corner to answer Bellman's video call.

As soon as the screen showed Bellman's image, he couldn't wait to ask, "When can you set off? Wei Junchuan is urging me to provide the goods."

Kouri frowned and asked, "Why are we urging you to ship the goods so quickly? Do you have that much stock?"

He and Qiu Tong had only been back for a short time, but the Imperial Army was so eager for the goods. It sounded a bit unusual, and things were probably about to change.

Corry first said to Bellman, "Wait for me a moment, I'll report to my superiors first and get back to you later."

Bellman nodded in agreement, but still urged, "It has to be done as soon as possible. Wei Junchuan wants me to deliver it to the destination by tomorrow morning, or it will be considered a breach of contract."

Without needing to say much, Corry understood the implications of breaking the contract: if the goods couldn't be delivered by tomorrow morning, Bellman's business would be in danger.

Both parties hung up at the same time, and Corry turned around and returned to the sofa. The others in the office heard their conversation.

The moment Cori hung up, Raki had already started contacting the group of people who had just left the office, instructing them to prepare the items as soon as possible. The person on the other end didn't ask any questions, but issued a series of orders, urging his subordinates to expedite the process.

Ula wasn't idle either; he immediately reported the matter to the chief and His Excellency Nick, while Corry returned to his seat and took out his palm-sized screen to operate it.

The most relaxed person there was Qiu Tong. She didn't need to worry about anything; she just had to wait for the things to arrive before setting off.

She wanted to leave, but couldn't, which made her so bored that she looked around at the room's furnishings, wondering: How are these things fixed in place? Why don't they float up?

Qiu Tong belatedly realized that not only did the interior decorations not float, but even the sofa she was sitting on did not float. Furthermore, even after she sat down, she did not float; her bottom remained firmly stuck to the sofa.

You should know that, apart from her bed being nailed to the floor, she usually sleeps with the curtains drawn and floating inside.

However, this sofa makes the person sitting on it feel like they are in a gravity zone, without floating or feeling weightless.

Kou Li stole a moment from his busy schedule and glanced at Qiu Tong, only to see her reaching out to stroke the armrest of the sofa, her eyes fixed on it without blinking.

He put down the light screen in his hand and asked worriedly, "Did you find something wrong? Why are you staring at the handrail?"

Qiu Tong asked directly, "How can we sit on the sofa without floating?"

Before Kori could answer the question, Ula had already blurted it out.

"The sofa has a gravity device that simulates the gravity on Earth, so you won't float up after you sit down, otherwise it would be very inconvenient to talk."

Qiu Tong suddenly realized, "No wonder!"

Kori was annoyed that her old man was stealing the spotlight, so she glared at him before turning her gaze back to Qiu Tong.

To make himself noticed, he deliberately asked, "Why were you staring at the handrail for so long?"

"Oh~ I'm just bored and have nothing to do. Can't I just stare at it? Perfect, you all stop what you're doing. I just wanted to ask if I could go back and pack my things, and you can contact me again when it's time to leave?"

It turned out that when Kori asked the question, Laki and Ula also stopped what they were doing and looked in Qiutong's direction.

Hearing that she wanted to go back, Ula quickly said in a gentle tone, "Oh dear, you lose track of time when you get busy, you brat. Can't you see that Eri is bored? Hurry up and send her back."

Qiu Tong felt confused. She wanted to go back on her own, so why should Kou Li see her off?

Laki chimed in, "Kori, hurry up and take your men back. Leave the rest to us. You go back with Eri and help her pack up." He then winked at Kori, completely ignoring Akihime's bewildered look.

Kouri immediately understood what they meant, stood up, took Qiu Tong's hand, and pulled Qiu Tong, who still wanted to say something, away.

Just before leaving, Ura specifically instructed, "Eri, don't forget to help your uncle make an appointment with your parents." Then he smiled kindly and waved goodbye.

Just as Qiu Tong was about to reply, Kou Li grabbed her and dragged her out of the room.

Once outside, Qiu Tong shook off Kou Li's hand, which was still being held, and said with dissatisfaction, "What kind of riddles are you two playing? I can't understand a word of it. And I don't need you to take me home. You should go back to work. That's all."

Kori grabbed Qiu Tong, who was trying to help herself onto the conveyor belt, and said earnestly, "Let me take you. If I go in now, they'll definitely beat me up. Please have pity on me."

Koli had already put on a pitiful act, so what could she say? She could only turn away and ignore him, letting him be.

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