Flender brought Xue Qinghe over without any clear purpose. Perhaps Xue Qinghe simply wanted to get acquainted with the Shrek Seven Devils. After chatting briefly, he found an excuse to leave.
Everyone was puzzled, but they all turned their eyes toward Hu Liena.
"Nana, you're from Spirit Hall. The Crown Prince won't target you, will he?" Ning Rongrong had no favorable impression of Spirit Hall, but neither did she harbor any deep hatred toward it. As for Hu Liena, she felt only sisterly affection and looked at her with concern.
"He won't. I'm just a junior; I can't influence anything." Hu Liena shook her head. The group fooled around for a while longer before dispersing.
After all that delay, night had fallen again. Luo Chuan hesitated for a moment, then followed Zhu Zhuqing into her Small Courtyard.
The others had mixed feelings at the sight, but none of them spoke.
"Y-you, why are you here again?" After closing the courtyard gate, Zhu Zhuqing faced Luo Chuan alone, watching him warily.
"What else could I be here for? Of course I missed you." Luo Chuan stepped forward, took Zhu Zhuqing's little hand, and led her into the room.
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head shyly. She let Luo Chuan pull her along without resisting. Before long, he had coaxed her into a daze. She changed into silk sleepwear and slipped beneath the covers.
"Y-you promised you wouldn't fool around."
Zhu Zhuqing was still nervous.
"I'm not fooling around."
Zhu Zhuqing's clear eyes shimmered with moisture as she looked at Luo Chuan resentfully.
"Hehe."
"..."
"I'll bite you!"
Zhu Zhuqing bit down on Luo Chuan's shoulder.
Zhu Zhuqing's mind went blank.
Her snow-white arms wrapped around Luo Chuan's neck, wanting to bind him completely to her side.
"Luo Chuan~" Zhu Zhuqing suddenly regained