Wasn't that basically an eviction notice?
"Ahem, I lost my composure."
Though neither her words nor attitude had actually been improper, Eula still gave a light cough and slowly withdrew.
Barbara also imitated Eula's posture, bowed, and left.
"The people from Mondstadt seem rather interesting too."
Ningguang covered her mouth and chuckled. Liu Bai could only roll his eyes speechlessly.
Compared to the harmony between those two, things were far less peaceful between Barbara and Eula after they left.
"Miss Eula! You owe me an explanation!"
Barbara tried her best to look fierce—but to Eula, she was not intimidating at all.
"An explanation? The explanation is that I think Jean isn't worthy of Lord Liu Bai."
Eula would never admit that she wanted to replace Jean and jump into that "pit of fire."
"You... hasn't my sister treated you well?!"
—I should be asking whether your sister treated you badly!
Eula roared inwardly as well.
She had never expected Barbara to be the one standing in her way over this matter.
"...Hmph, do you really think I'd be grateful to you?" Eula wore a disdainful expression, yet she did not answer directly.
She could not bring herself to tell the lie that Jean had treated her badly.
But telling the truth—that Jean had treated her well—would have been far too embarrassing.
Besides, Barbara would surely repeat what had happened to Jean. Eula did not want Jean to get the wrong idea.
"You, you..."
Eula's utterly unyielding attitude infuriated Barbara, but she could not think of anything harsh to say.
She had never learned how to insult people.
On the other hand, Eula, a noble only in speech and long removed from any noble lifestyle, knew perfectly well how to bully an honest person.
"What about me?" Eula continued looking down