Theresa stood on tiptoe and patted Zhao Bai on the shoulder, wearing an expression that said she understood everything and he did not need to explain.
Bastard! What exactly did she understand?!
"Um... wasn't Bronya's thigh covered by an anti-gravity levitation device?" Theresa tried to explain. "So the task of keeping count must have fallen on you. Look at all these tally marks. You'll probably have a child soon, so it was wise of me to think of names in advance."
"..."
Zhao Bai fell silent, seemingly considering what to do. Theresa only saw a blur before her eyes as her nun's headdress was yanked off, her soft silver hair cascading down like a waterfall.
This guy... could it be?
No, they had lived under the same roof for two years. If he had intended to do anything improper, he would have done so long ago. Zhao Bai would not suddenly change his mind at a time like this. There had to be something she did not know...
Huh?
Theresa watched Zhao Bai's movements with her own eyes, utterly bewildered.
"What are you doing?"
She raised her head and looked up. Her nun's headdress had been hung on the very top of the coat rack, at a height she could never reach.
"You bully!"
This was Zhao Bai's revenge. Theresa truly had not expected that while mocking her height, he would also trample Theresa's dignity beneath his feet. It was simply far too cruel.
Only after knocking the entire coat rack to the floor did Theresa retrieve her nun's headdress. She solemnly put it back on, covering her loosened silver braid beneath it.
"So, nothing happened between you two...?"
"Fake news!"
Zhao Bai said indignantly, "Do you think that whenever a man and a woman stand together, they must be