It seemed he was too embarrassed to admit that he was happy.
"I'm glad to hear that. Then, let's ignore the king and just have tea together."
"The fact that you can say something like that is frightening."
"I'm just a timid person who doesn't want to meet important figures."
"A truly timid person wouldn't say something like that in the first place."
"Then I'm a fake timid person."
"…Pfft, haha… what is a 'fake timid person'? Hahaha!"
Everyone was surprised to see Sergei laugh out loud, but since he seemed to be enjoying himself, Qiong Xing did not comment on it.
"I'm just a timid person who doesn't have the courage or bravery that someone like the prime minister has."
"And yet you can say that much to me. That already makes you quite bold."
No, no, that's not true at all—he shook his head, but even that seemed to amuse Sergei, which making him laugh.
"It seems a mean prime minister doesn't need any more cookies. I'll them with the prince and princess instead."
