Bai Yu glanced at the time displayed on her phone.
Nearly an hour had passed since they set out, meaning they were just about to arrive at the Central City.
Bai Yu’s past commute to work had been like this, taking over two hours for a round trip.
Now that she finally had a residence in the Central City, the time previously wasted on commuting could be saved and spent entirely on Luoweiya.
Her gaze instinctively drifted to Luoweiya beside her.
At this moment, a sleepy Luoweiya had already closed her eyes, seemingly sleeping soundly while leaning against Bai Yu’s shoulder.
Bai Yu remembered that for the first half-hour of the ride, Luoweiya had been quite energetic.
She would occasionally point at the scenery outside the car window and ask Bai Yu what things were.
However, in the latter half-hour, she had grown tired and fallen asleep against Bai Yu’s shoulder.
Bai Yu studied the girl’s tranquil sleeping face.
Setting aside her identity as the Pale Witch, based on looks alone, Luoweiya was the most beautiful girl Bai Yu had ever seen.
Furthermore, white hair and red eyes were practically dancing right on top of her personal preferences.
Looking only at her face, it was truly difficult to link her to that terrifying Pale Witch.
Dear me… such an existence, possessing both peak beauty and strength, had been picked up and brought home by her.
Under a carefully woven web of lies, she now believed they were former lovers.
If everything went smoothly, perhaps in time, the two of them would become real lovers.
Bai Yu looked out the window, feeling a sense of anticipation for that day to arrive.
Wait… wasn’t the scenery outside a bit strange?
Was this still the Central City in her memory?
Why did it look so unfamiliar?
Where exactly had she been taken?
Bai Yu unlocked her screen and opened the navigation to check their current location.
One look was enough to make her rub her eyes and check again to ensure she wasn’t mistaken.
To her horror, they weren’t heading toward the Central City, but were instead going toward the East District.
This wasn’t right.
Bai Yu used to work in the Central City, so she should be heading there to report back.
Why was she being sent to the East District?
It wasn’t possible they had taken the wrong car.
Before getting in, she had confirmed that the young woman driving was the one sent by Mu Yue to pick them up.
That meant Mu Yue had arranged for them to go to the East District.
No, she had to ask.
How could they just throw her over to the East District the moment she returned?
Bai Yu dialed the phone, intending to ask Mu Yue what exactly was going on.
If she couldn’t get through, she would have to ask the driver.
Shortly after the call connected, Mu Yue’s voice came through, though she sounded quite fatigued, as if she hadn’t slept well the previous night.
“What is it, Bai Yu? Is there a problem with the new house?”
“We haven’t arrived yet. Mu Yue, I wanted to ask why the new home is in the East District? Shouldn’t I be going back to the Central City to report?”
“About that… it’s a long story. To put it simply, you’ve been transferred to the branch office in the East District.”
Huh?
So suddenly?
Why the sudden transfer?
Didn’t that mean her future boss would likely change too?
“Mu Yue, what’s going on? Why was I suddenly moved to the East District?”
“Bai Yu, you should know that the Management Bureaus in all districts of Red Maple City have been short-staffed lately. The headquarters in the Central City is slightly better off, but the East District is desperate for people. Combined with your unique abilities, they specifically requested you, so you were transferred.”
Huh?
Requested her by name?
No, she was just a small fry.
Although precognition-type abilities were rare, her current ability was barely better than useless and couldn’t be put to much practical use.
What were the leaders in the East District thinking, dragging her over like this?
Good grief…
Bai Yu could only be thankful that she was at least assigned to the East District and not some other area.
At the very least, the East District was quite prosperous, only slightly behind the Central City, and the overall development was very good.
Furthermore, there were many powerful espers in the East District, so she shouldn’t have to worry about safety.
The only problem was that Su Keke was also in the East District.
For Bai Yu, it wasn’t exactly a problem.
Even though Su Keke’s personality had changed somewhat, she was still one of the original heroines of “Astral Song.”
It was naturally necessary to maintain a good relationship with her.
She had to prepare a backup plan for herself.
The issue was that Luoweiya and Su Keke didn’t get along.
If they were both in the East District, contact would be unavoidable.
She could only hope that no major conflicts would break out between them.
“I see. I understand.”
“Good. Remember to report there tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. They’ve scheduled an ability test for you. Also, your bonus will likely be issued to you soon.”
“Alright, is there anything else?”
“Nothing else. Thank you for the trouble, Mu Yue. I’ll hang up now.”
“Okay.”
With that, Bai Yu hung up the phone.
If she had to report tomorrow, she might still have time today to take Luoweiya around the neighborhood to get familiar with the environment and show her face.
“We’re here.”
Just then, the car stopped in front of a rather grand-looking apartment building.
“Weya, wake up. We’ve reached the new home.”
“Mm…”
The girl opened her eyes groggily and followed Bai Yu out of the car, her body still heavy with sleep.
“Miss Bai Yu, these are the keys to the apartment. The room Minister Mu prepared for you is on the 8th floor, Room 802.”
“Alright, thank you.”
In addition to the keys, Mu Yue had also sent her the door’s digital code the previous night.
“The truck carrying your luggage should arrive in about half an hour. If there are no other needs, I will take my leave.”
“Okay.”
With that, the driver slipped back into the driver’s seat, started the car, and left.
In the time before the truck arrived, she could take Luoweiya to get familiar with their new residence.
Taking Luoweiya up the elevator to Room 802, they pushed open the door.
The new home was much larger than expected.
The living room was spacious and bright, and the furniture was fully equipped and looked brand new.
Bai Yu walked to the balcony and looked around.
There were no obstructions nearby, so there was no need to worry about natural light.
“Is this our new home?”
Luoweiya followed behind her, her eyes sparkling and her face full of joy.
“It’s so beautiful.”
“I’m glad Weya likes it.”
After a brief look at the layout of the house, Bai Yu decided to check the structure of the bedrooms with Luoweiya.
They needed to assign the rooms.
However, as she counted them, the number of bedrooms seemed wrong.
Why were there only two?
Bai Yu tried opening one of the bedrooms.
The room was larger than expected.
A single bed was placed against the wall, and furniture like wardrobes was all present.
The entire room was decorated to be warm and cute.
The curtains were pale pink, and the bedsheets were the same color—it was a very “girly” and tender pink.
As for the other bedroom, the moment she opened the door, Bai Yu finally understood why there were only two.
This bedroom was significantly larger than the previous one, and placed right in the middle was a wide double bed.
Wait… a double bed?