Back when they first met, one claimed to be a merchant and the other a traveler visiting relatives. Now that both had become government officials, the casual lies they had spun back then were suffocatingly embarrassing to recall.
Such awkward memories were best left undisturbed.
Although the two had only met once, and that was several years ago, Cáo Wénshān had barely changed. Aside from the air of authority lent by his scarlet official robes, he felt exactly as he had at their first encounter.
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