They were probably planning to freeload meals for the long term.
Zhao Bai fled home as if escaping, quietly hiding the key beneath the flowerbed. Bronya suddenly looked up, as though she had caught the scent of some unspeakable panic.
"Did their enthusiasm scare you?"
"A little... Although it wasn't our first meeting, they're staying here for a long time this time. It isn't a short trip where they come and go, so it feels completely different."
Zhao Bai answered honestly, and Bronya nodded.
"What were you doing just now?"
Bronya clearly had no intention of letting him off. She walked over to Zhao Bai, reached out, and lifted the flowerpot. From the pitch-black soil, she pulled out a silver key.
Utterly awkward.
"This... seems to be Rosaliya and Liliya's room key. Why did you hide it?"
If Zhao Bai had honestly placed the key on the table and shared the news with Bronya, it would have been perfectly normal. But his instinctive decision to hide it had tinged the matter with an entirely different feeling.
Bronya sensed Zhao Bai's embarrassment.
She forced out a smile.
Bronya said, "Rosaliya does sometimes do things that cross the line, but under normal circumstances, Liliya will hold her back, so you don't need to worry."
"Liliya gave me this key."
Bronya fell silent.
She slowly rose to her feet and drifted out the door like a ghost, heading toward Rosaliya and Liliya's new home.
Zhao Bai lowered his head. The room key was nowhere to be seen.
Bronya had taken it with her.
Zhao Bai shook his head and sighed, mourning the twin girls' fate. Life was unpredictable; hopefully, they would learn that lesson soon enough.
"Pfft~"
Zhao Bai turned around and found Theresa clutching her stomach as she laughed.
"Hahahaha, so the