An Unusual Acquaintance

An Unusual Acquaintance

"It's nothing, just a small favor. No need to be so polite," Ye Lin said slowly.

"It might have been a small favor to you, but it was different for me. Thank you so much."

"I could tell from your voice that you're a beautiful, kind-hearted girl!"

Ye Lin pursed her lips and did not respond.

She was not someone who was good at conversation.

Now that she had been praised a couple of times, she honestly did not know how to respond.

"May I boldly ask your surname and name? I'll remember you!"

Ye Lin opened her mouth, feeling a little wary.

Could she tell other people her name?

She supposed she could!

"I... My surname is Ye—the Ye from night. Ye Lin!" Ye Lin answered directly.

"What a lovely name. I'm Sikong!" Shen Wuxiao extended his hand, though he deliberately reached it toward an empty spot beside him.

It was to prove that he could not see and did not know her exact position.

"Miss Ye Lin, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

He was meticulous. He did not say it was nice to see her, or she might have grown suspicious.

Ye Lin looked at his outstretched hand and grew a little nervous.

A handshake.

They had to shake hands.

She had never even held hands with a man before.

What should she do?

Not shaking hands would be very impolite.

Baiyun Mountain was full of female disciples. Where would there be any men? Though she often traveled with her master, Old Nun Huaiyin—

She had never had contact with the opposite sex.

Shen Wuxiao was stubborn too, refusing to withdraw his hand.

He even deliberately asked, "Are you still there?"

He had backed her into a dead end.

With no other choice, Ye