"Li Yang, are you all right—"
Pushing open the Confinement Room's door, Lu Qibin walked in with a bag of Ju Zi in hand. The moment he spoke, he froze.
The furnishings inside the Confinement Room were even better than those in the room the sect had newly assigned him. Aside from being a little smaller, it had every kind of daily-use Soul Tool.
Li Yang was currently eating. Four dishes and a soup were laid out on the table, along with a bottle of Fruit Wine.
"Come on."
Seeing Lu Qibin arrive, Li Yang did not stand. He merely smiled and said, "Sit."
Lu Qibin walked to the table without picking up his chopsticks. He handed over the Ju Zi and said, "I brought these from home. Try one."
"Thank you."
Li Yang picked up a Ju Zi, peeling it as he asked, "Why did you come to see me? Ordinary people can't get in here. I thought you would at most call out to me from outside the window."
Lu Qibin was silent for a long while before saying, "I became Elder Li Gong's student."
"Oh? Congratulations."
Li Yang's tone remained calm, without the slightest ripple. "Did you come to plead for me?"
"No."
"Oh, I thought so... You came to persuade me." Li Yang looked at Lu Qibin, who had lowered his head and did not dare meet his eyes. With a faint smile, he suddenly asked, "You like me, don't you?"
"No! I don't! Don't say that!" Lu Qibin was utterly embarrassed, denying it three times in a row as he waved his hands.
Yet that reaction made Li Yang smile unconsciously. He soon returned to his usual tranquil expression and said, "Then just pretend you once liked me."
Lu Qibin did not dare answer and