"Manor Master." The guard watched Xu Xingguang walk away without hesitation, and quickly picked up the walkie-talkie to relay Xu Xingguang's decision to those above. "I have conveyed your message to Lady S."
The middle-aged man asked him, "What was her answer?"
The guard, a bit intimidated, replied in a very soft voice, "She said, no matter what you want her to do, her answer is the same, complete refusal."
The guard repeated Xu Xingguang's response verbatim.
Just as he finished, the call was abruptly cut off by the Manor Master.
"Elder Lin." The Manor Master looked at the elderly lady beside him, displeased, and said, "Lady S doesn't appreciate our offer, refusing to cooperate with us."
Elder Lin looked at the door through which Xu Xingguang had departed and said softly, "I already knew."
Earlier, when Xu Xingguang was answering the guard, she had been staring directly at Elder Lin the entire time.
Elder Lin had read her lips and understood her stance, long before.
