Mu Jingxi's eyes darkened a fraction, but still, with patience, he asked in a gentle voice, "May I know who you wish to call?"
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds, "I want to call my dad."
"Why?"
Her father worked for the A Country's Aerospace Bureau, and she, was now serving S Country.
It wasn't wrong for her to call her dad, but the mistake lay in their current identities, which were opposed to each other.
Setting aside their father-daughter relationship, their identities were both very special, each holding the Aerospace Bureau's secrets.
No one could guarantee that their conversation wouldn't lead to a leak of those secrets.
"What, is that not possible?"
Disappointment was evident in Qiao An's voice.
Mu Jingxi's brows slightly furrowed, this was the first time Qiao An had made a request to him since his acquittal.
The scales in his heart were swinging back and forth.
On one side was his duty, and on the other was the woman he loved.
