Xiao Yan was naturally more than willing to accept this kind of punishment.
If anything, he could take this chance to temporarily satisfy that slightly conflicted and awkward wish in his heart.
It was just that this itself happened to coincide perfectly with everything Yao Wan had been too embarrassed to say earlier. Even with the people closest to her, there were things she was unwilling to reveal—no, rather, the closer someone was, the more she resisted having such secrets discovered.
The moment he realized this, Xiao Yan, buried deep in a stretch of snow fat, blinked unconsciously. The tight knot of frustration in his chest, which had made him secretly angry before, instead made him realize in a turn of thought just how impulsive he had been.
This retribution really had come fast...
Far more effective than Yao Wan's explanation, far more powerful proof and explanation had been placed right in front of him, leaving him unable to deny it.
Sure enough, next time he really had to learn to be a little more honest.
"Eh, speaking of which, after coming back this time—we still haven't made a special trip to the Gu Clan, have we?"
Only, Yao Wan's movement seemed deliberately intent on not letting Xiao Yan have his way. She suddenly released Xiao Yan's head and met his eyes.
"...We were planning to go anyway. There was no need to bring it up right now, was there?"
Xiao Yan said, wearing an expression that looked as if he was about to go numb.
Hearing this, Yao Wan could not help but subconsciously look out the window. After several absurd nights in a row, the twilight outside the window was already gradually being dyed bright by the light of the Dawn-Dusk Line.
"It's almost dawn... shouldn't we get