"How was your meeting with Otako earlier?" Four Eyes asked, his grip tightening slightly around her hand.
Ling Li's fingers remained relaxed in his hold, but her expression was unreadable.
"It went well," she answered simply, her voice even betraying nothing. "Otako will personally go to Hidden Valley to investigate if there is any sign of Solaris."
And just like that, she fell silent again.
No elaboration. No additional thoughts.
Just silence.
Four Eyes frowned ever so slightly, his thumb brushing over her knuckles as he studied her profile. He was trying — trying to listen beyond her words, trying to discern even the faintest ripple of emotion or inner thought.
But it was impossible.
Ling Li was impenetrable when it came to Otako — an enigma locked away so tightly that even her mind felt unnaturally silent.