Since even Liu Bai did not know, she should keep her mouth shut.
It might have been a little "disloyal," but this was called "being sensible"!
"Would you like something to drink?"
It was actually a little awkward for Liu Bai and Jingliu to be alone together face-to-face.
Jingliu was not the lively, energetic sort of woman, and she and Liu Bai did not have any clearly shared topics.
The atmosphere at the dining table made conversation between them a little easier, but now that they were sitting face-to-face like this, Liu Bai truly had no idea what to talk about with Jingliu.
And ignoring Jingliu was not an option either... having someone he was not very familiar with do nothing but stare at him in his bedroom would make Liu Bai uncomfortable all over.
"No, thank you. I just finished eating, so I'm not thirsty."
Jingliu instinctively declined Liu Bai's attempt to start a conversation—it was too mundane, so her instincts responded before her mind did.
But Jingliu reacted quickly as well.
"Would you like something to drink, sir? I'll get it for you."
"Bring me a juice."
Liu Bai breathed a sigh of relief. With conversation, everything depended on whether the first line landed. If the first sentence fell flat, that was truly fatal.
"Understood."
Jingliu nodded and walked out of Liu Bai's bedroom.
But the moment she stepped out, the gazes of the girls watching television on the living room sofa drifted over to her again—there were still people in the house who lived elsewhere but came by specifically to seek Liu Bai's "favor."
What a headache.
Jingliu steadied herself and walked expressionlessly to the refrigerator. After checking the date, she took out a can of juice.
Jingliu returned to the room with the juice and handed