"All right, let's get going..."
Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. Faced with an answer like that, he was utterly speechless, to the point that he did not even feel like explaining.
At that, everyone merely smiled, and then they immediately prepared to leave.
But before they set off, Yao Wan felt a slight tug on her sleeve, which instantly drew her attention and her gaze.
She instinctively looked over and saw Xun'er, who had grabbed her sleeve, staring at her with a rather serious and wary look in her eyes.
"—Tell me the truth."
Xun'er's expression was grave and earnest, not at all like she was joking. She lowered her voice and said, "Is this some new trick you cooked up because you were bored again?"
Yao Wan looked at Xun'er's face and eyes, which could only be described as filled with vigilance. After a long moment, she unconsciously let out a breath of stale air.
"What nonsense are you imagining now?"
Yao Wan shook her head. Naturally, she found Xun'er's question hard to understand.
"I'm imagining things? Isn't this the same trick you played back then?"
In the face of Yao Wan's flat denial, Xun'er clearly had no way to feel at ease. Instead, she pressed further.
"The trick back then?"
Yao Wan paused. She did not deny it outright, merely saying, "But if you insist on comparing yourself to someone else, I naturally have no objections."
"Can I take that as you provoking me?"
Xun'er immediately felt a tightness in her chest, as if Yao Wan's words had somehow struck a nerve. A hint of something like indignation inevitably surged up within her.
Even after so much time had passed, the dry kindling in her heart was still easily ignited by the sparks hidden in this woman's