"What was he curious about?"
"Her husband?"
"..."
A strange glint flashed through Wen Ke'er's eyes, but she continued listening intently to Winnie. Her gaze, however, had already shifted curiously toward the silent Shen Yi beside them.
From what Winnie meant, it seemed she knew something Shen Yi wanted to know but had never voiced.
For instance, the so-called "Authority" she had just mentioned.
"You want me to find a way to your world."
"To use me?"
Shen Yi spoke slowly. There was no visible anger on his calm face, but the faintness in his voice was enough to make even the women who knew him well tremble.
Normally.
Shen Yi was not usually so serious when speaking with other women.
Especially with these women in the Shelter, who had long lived alongside him day and night. Once Shen Yi's expression and words became this serious, it meant he was not in a good mood—perhaps even a terrible one.
Given his strength, there was little left that he truly cared about, and even fewer things in the Shelter could move him. Most of the time, Shen Yi acted solely on his own interest. Wen Ke'er, Fei Mi, and those in the Shelter who often interacted with him all knew this well.
"It can hardly be called using you."
"It's a fair trade."
Neither heated nor cold, Winnie replied indifferently.
"It's just that the atmosphere isn't very good right now, is it? Could it be because what I just said counted as a provocation to you?"
The faintly mocking words made Wen Ke'er and Shimada Yukimi's hearts skip a beat. Shimada Yukimi especially felt her perpetually suspended heart plummet when she heard the latter half of Winnie's sentence.
The provocation in Winnie's tone was so blatant that there was no need