Xiao Yan's momentary confusion naturally did not escape Yao Wan's eyes.
The faintly flickering glow reflected an unusual sheen. His dark red eyes, as always, were not clouded by the slightest haze, only shimmering with a trace of misty bewilderment.
Yao Wan was not especially surprised by the confusion Xiao Yan showed at that moment. Compared with regret, what surged stronger in her heart was instead a faint, almost imperceptible relief.
But since he had not noticed, there was naturally no need to explain.
After all, to her, this was not something she could easily bring herself to say.
Her full chest rose and fell slightly. For the moment, she suppressed the complexity and conflict in her heart, then opened her mouth.
"...Where do we go next?"
After a moment of silence, her slightly flickering pale-gold eyes, their gloom shifting, looked at that somewhat puzzled expression. With no intention of explaining, she simply skipped over the topic.
Seeing Yao Wan react like this, Xiao Yan's chest stirred slightly. Then, after a small rise and fall, he slowly let out a breath.
Xiao Yan felt he was not exactly the type who was good at reading people's faces—but when it came to her alone, he was not so blind that he could not even read that much from her expression.
He looked straight into those beautiful golden eyes, unconsciously veiled by a layer of gloom, and his dark red eyes dimmed a little as well.
She was deliberately avoiding this topic...
Xiao Yan naturally felt somewhat puzzled.
Although he did not quite understand why she had chosen to avoid discussing this topic at this time, since Wan'er herself insisted on doing so, she must naturally have her own considerations.
...Well, though that was true—
Still, if possible, Xiao Yan naturally wanted