Isn't It Just about Making a Woman Happy? I'm Good at That

Although he felt a little overwhelmed, Hao Shuai knew he had to catch up with her.

He finally managed to stop Lu Xueqi before she left the grove.

"Senior Sister Lu, I'm back," Hao Shuai said with a sheepish grin.

Unfortunately, his words were met with silence.

As a proper simp—no, as a patient man—Hao Shuai didn't think this little setback meant anything. He put on another sheepish grin and repeated, "Senior Sister Lu, I said I'm back."

This time, Lu Xueqi responded. She looked up at Hao Shuai and said coolly, "Whether you come back or not has nothing to do with me. Please move aside. I'm going back to rest."

"Uh..."

Lu Xueqi's question suddenly made Hao Shuai realize that, well, she was right. It really had nothing to do with her.

After all, they had never had a proper conversation from start to finish. Although Hao Shuai's experience as someone who'd been around the block gave him the feeling that Lu Xueqi was interested in him, they had never actually confirmed their relationship.

But so what if it had nothing to do with her? That didn't stop him from making it her business.

He apologized earnestly. "I'm sorry! This junior broke his promise..."

"What do you have to apologize to me for?" Lu Xueqi said coldly, with just a hint of the tone of a jealous girlfriend.

This was the first time Hao Shuai had seen Lu Xueqi make that kind of expression, and his heart leaped with joy. He hurriedly said, "It's not that I didn't want to return to Qingyun Sect sooner. I encountered the Black Water Mysterious Snake in the Abyss of the Dead, and it badly wounded me..."

At this, Hao Shuai deliberately paused and watched her closely. Sure enough, although Lu Xueqi