"What? You're going into seclusion?!"
In a private room of the coffee shop, with soft music playing in the background, Li Qinghe was holding her coffee cup. She nearly choked when she heard this.
"You came to find me first thing in the morning just to tell me this?"
"Yes, I'm going into seclusion."
Li Zixuan sat across the table, stirring a sugar cube into her coffee with her eyes lowered. "I might be gone for a long time," she said firmly. "Since I won't be by Senior Brother's side, I'll have to trouble you, Sister Qinghe, to look after him as much as you can."
The duration of her seclusion was uncertain.
It could be several weeks, or even six months to a year.
'Senior Brother won't have me around.'
'If anything unexpected happens, it's good to have my cousin help him out.'
"This..."
Li Qinghe pondered for a moment. "Helping that... Master... Qin is no problem, of course. But Zixuan, why the sudden decision to go into seclusion?"
