"Knock, knock..."
Just as Li Mu Chuan was still thinking about what had happened earlier, a light knock sounded from outside the door.
Li Mu Chuan turned around and saw a graceful figure standing prettily in the doorway.
The moment Li Mu Chuan saw her, he froze.
Zheng Shiyue, standing at the door, instantly saw the expression on Li Mu Chuan's face clearly.
In an instant, Zheng Shiyue's expression dimmed, and the light in her eyes faded.
But soon afterward, a reluctant smile appeared on Zheng Shiyue's pretty face. "What, am I not welcome?"
Li Mu Chuan quickly shook his head at that.
He was surprised that Zheng Shiyue was here, but then another question surfaced in his mind: what was Zheng Shiyue's relationship with the him of this world and this timeline?
That version of himself had never mentioned it before.
Under those circumstances, Li Mu Chuan's mind became rather muddled.
"Nothing like that, it's just..."
For a moment, Li Mu Chuan did not know what to say, but he quickly composed himself.
He had not done anything wrong, so why was he panicking?
With that thought, Li Mu Chuan steadied himself and smiled at Zheng Shiyue. "I just didn't expect you to come."
Looking at Li Mu Chuan's smile, Zheng Shiyue's earlier dissatisfaction somehow began to vanish without a trace.
"Uncle, Auntie."
Rather than continue speaking with Li Mu Chuan, Zheng Shiyue called out to Li Chengnian and the other person beside him.
Hearing that form of address and looking at the situation before him, Li Mu Chuan understood.
Though he had not received any definite confirmation, he could roughly guess.
Even in this timeline, he and Zheng Shiyue had still not ended up together.
For a moment, Li Mu Chuan did not know whether he should feel