Midsummer, the Imperial Capital, that familiar café.
As before, it was empty, and as before, it was Yun Xi and... Jiang Xue.
Only this time, Jiang Xue had become the real Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue had only recently returned home from Britain.
The young woman now had a relatively healthy complexion and seemed to be in decent spirits.
Her once excessively thin frame had also become well-proportioned and full.
These changes made her look seven or eight parts like Li Wei.
In any case, Yun Xi found it rather unsettling.
She never quite understood why the Dao Ancestor had announced to the world that Jiang Xue's identity had been restored...
If it had been her, why bother with this woman?
Neither of them spoke. Every so often, they lifted their cups and took a sip of coffee.
Silence wafted through the space, stagnant and awkward.
After a while, the coffee in front of Jiang Xue ran dry.
She ordered another cup.
By the time she had finished her third cup of coffee, she finally spoke first.
"Princess Yun, go on. Why did you ask me here?"
She paused, the corners of her lips curling upward with a hint of self-mockery.
"Don't tell me this is a losers' group pep talk?"
Her tone was downright asking for a beating.
Sure enough, she's still exactly the same.
Yun Xi cursed inwardly, but managed to squeeze out an apologetic smile.
"A Xue, I just wanted to apologize to you."
Her attitude was extremely sincere.
"From now on, let's get along peacefully. How about it?"
Jiang Xue raised her eyelids slightly, her gaze wandering over Yun Xi's face. It was as though she were looking at something filthy.
After a moment of silence, without the slightest warning...
She placed her right hand at