"Good afternoon, Junior Brother Xiao."
The following afternoon, Shang Jiuli arrived outside Xiao Mo's courtyard.
Xiao Mo, who was reading in the courtyard, looked up. Bai Ruxue also stopped sewing and glanced toward the entrance.
The moment she saw Shang Jiuli, Bai Ruxue grew wary.
Although Bai Ruxue knew there was nothing going on between Xiao Mo and Shang Jiuli, she still felt that Shang Jiuli was a dangerous woman.
A woman's intuition told Bai Ruxue that this person had designs on her Xiao Mo.
"What brings you here, Senior Sister?"
Xiao Mo set down his book, rose, and stepped forward to bow to Shang Jiuli. Then he glanced at Bai Ruxue, who was sitting behind him.
Bai Ruxue's cheeks flushed as she clenched her little hands.
But in the end, she took a deep breath, stepped forward, and bowed to Shang Jiuli. Somewhat reluctantly, she said, "I misunderstood what happened last night. Please accept my apology, Senior Sister. I hope you can forgive me."
"It's all right. I understand," Shang Jiuli said with a smile. "If I were in your shoes, I'd have misunderstood too. But it looks like you've cleared things up between you, so that's good."
"Did you need something, Senior Sister?" Xiao Mo asked.
"The day after tomorrow, Senior Brother Luo and I are heading to the Confucian Academy to take the Academy Head assessment. I came to ask if you'd like to go with us, Junior Brother," Shang Jiuli said.
"I'm going too?" Xiao Mo wasn't sure what she meant. What did her and Senior Brother's assessment have to do with him?
"That's right."
Shang Jiuli nodded.
"You'll be taking the Gentleman Assessment soon as well. The Academy hasn't announced the list yet, but you'll certainly be on it. So the three of us might