After sending the text message, Tang Li waited for about two minutes before typing: "I'm planning to go to sleep. You must be exhausted these days, rest early. PS: No more smoking before bed. [Heart]"
Once sent successfully, she stuffed her cellphone back beside the bed.
Song Baiyan was sitting in Tan Palace's second-floor dining room, smoking, when he received the message. His fingers, holding the cigarette, slid across the screen, and as he read Tang Li's teasing words, it seemed as if he could see a mischievous little figure prancing on the screen, a faint smile curving his lips mixed with a measure of endearment.
Seeing the content after PS, he hesitated with his hand but eventually snuffed out the half-smoked cigarette.
Ji Ming came to the dining room to find the gentleman 'stealing a moment of leisure' and saw that Song Baiyan had stopped smoking. He approached and placed a letter on the dining table.
"It was sent by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice this afternoon."
