Jiang Mian looked at the message Ye Chenyang had sent. He'd probably heard about the Mist Tide outside the city and had reached out specifically to check on her.
Wait... why did that feel weird?
She glanced at her unread messages. There was also a notification from City Defense.
The Mist Tide could indeed cause fluctuations in the weather inside the city, and might even stir up some lurking Calamities.
Whenever something like this happened, they sent out a routine warning.
He'd probably seen that and thought of her, right?
Jiang Mian's expression grew more serious, and a hint of caution stirred in her heart.
Sure enough, her earlier suspicions had been right. There was definitely something off about this guy!
Come to think of it, he'd given her that bracelet of his own accord because of his inexplicable fondness for her.
Today, it had really helped her out—not just once, either.
Jiang Mian didn't consider herself some heartbreaker... Well, she could understand deceiving people to hide her identity, but taking someone's gift while also deceiving their feelings was going too far.
But if she suddenly started acting cold, could that cause trouble?
After thinking it over, Jiang Mian decided to play it safe. She tapped a few times on the screen and hit send.
"Things got a little rough, but nobody on our team was hurt. Thanks for checking in!"
She added a well-behaved smiling emoji at the end.
Elsewhere, Ye Chenyang stood at the window, gazing down at the street below.
Only after his phone buzzed and he saw her reply did he relax and sit back down.
Ye Chenyang had wanted to ask about other things, like whether she'd been hurt or run into any trouble...
But it felt a little abrupt. After hesitating for ages, he