But if that really was the case...
Zhang Bo felt relieved, yet also felt even more wronged.
"Ah~"
Zhang Bo ruffled his hair in frustration.
"Pfft~"
Zhuge Yun curled his lips. "All right, don't take it to heart."
"Maybe you unconsciously made a sour face at the time, and the girl just happened to be timid..."
"And that's how this beautiful misunderstanding came about."
Zhang Bo rolled his eyes. "There's nothing beautiful about it."
He was still frustrated about it now.
"Eldest Brother."
Xiao Xiao handed Zhang Bo a cup of tea.
Zhang Bo took it blankly. "Oh, thanks."
"Pfft~ Cough, cough~"
Zhuge Yun tried to hold back his laughter. "Third Brother's telling you to calm down."
"Don't hold it against a girl."
"I'm not holding it against her..."
Wasn't he allowed to be a little frustrated?
Zhang Bo took a big gulp of tea.
He had to admit.
The rich tea aroma seemed to calm him down a little.
He'd thought the matter was over.
But then—
"Hey, have you guys heard?"
The gossipy look on Li Yan's face immediately caught Zhuge Yun's interest. "Heard what?"
"Recently, quite a few people have been inexplicably scared."
"Inexplicably scared?"
Zhuge Yun frowned.
"Yeah."
"For no apparent reason."
Li Yan rubbed his chin. "The thing is, the people who scared them had no idea what was going on. They just saw someone scream right at them and then run away."
"Huh?"
This felt so familiar...
Zhuge Yun, Xiao Xiao, and Zhao Luzheng looked at one another.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing their strange expressions, Li Yan asked curiously.
"Eldest Brother ran into something like that too."
Ignoring Zhang Bo's glare, Zhuge Yun said with a grin.
"Huh?"
Li Yan was surprised. "Really?"
He looked at Zhang Bo. "So, you