As the public face and vice guild master of the [What] Guild, Lin Xiaoyi always presented her flawless side to others, no matter the occasion.
But now, under someone's gaze, she had nearly failed to keep it together...
What reassured her slightly was that the other party quickly seemed to realize something and, before she could flee, casually looked away as if nothing had happened.
Mm... see through it but don't say it. They could still be good friends.
After calmly greeting the person who had returned, Lin Xiaoyi headed straight upstairs. The moment she was out of his line of sight, she immediately broke into a mad dash toward her room.
—If she'd known someone would be back today, she would never have chosen to come home this way, even if it killed her.
Because of that little incident, it was several dozen minutes later before Lin Xiaoyi, now changed into casual home clothes, finally dawdled her way downstairs.
...And the instant she came down, she happened to hear her bestie in the living room boasting away with pride.
"That's right, I saw the enormous strategic value of the Divine Step skill, which was why I went to such great lengths to persuade Xiao Yi to accept it. With my encouragement, when she first started experimenting with developing this skill, Xiao Yi tried safety shorts, a one-piece swimsuit, Band-Aids, thongs... pfft—"
"..."
Watching Xia Wen get struck squarely in her flat chest by a headbutt before having her neck tightly locked in a lethal scissor hold, Bai Zhi silently turned to look outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
Outside, the sunlight was just right.
Under the dazzling late-morning sun, a dog leaned against the wall with a solemn look, smoking a cigarette. On the lawn nearby, two Feathered Chickens were cuddled