Song Chuxia suddenly felt as though her ears had started ringing.
"Buzz~ Buzz~"
She hurriedly rubbed her ears.
Her heart nearly leaped out of her throat.
Song Chuxia was glad she had had the foresight to close the stairwell door beforehand.
Even so, she still heard the exclamations coming from outside.
Everyone had been startled by Song Qianqian's high-pitched voice, right...
Song Chuxia smiled bitterly.
It was her fault.
She had failed to think things through.
She had actually forgotten to greet that certain monster first.
"Shan Gao..."
she said softly.
"Don't talk."
Don't provoke Song Qianqian any further.
Otherwise, she would be the one to suffer.
Noticing the gazes turned toward it, Shan Gao muttered a few times before closing its mouth.
Fine, it wouldn't talk.
But the aura around it clearly showed that it was unhappy.
It didn't like the feeling of being restrained.
Whatever.
What was this human to it?
But this human had Lord Xiao Xiao behind her...
Thinking of that terrifying monster, Shan Gao backed down.
Shan Gao hopped past Song Qianqian.
It didn't want to stay here anymore.
It followed Shan Gao.
But it didn't draw close, merely trailing behind at a moderate distance.
It could tell that Shan Gao was in a bad mood.
Without Shan Gao fanning the flames, Song Chuxia found it fairly easy to get away from Song Qianqian.
Although she truly didn't want to say something against her conscience.
Especially when she thought of herself, she felt nauseated.
But she told herself it was only a temporary expedient.
She brushed Song Qianqian off with a single word.
"Yes."
"He likes you."
It was precisely because so many people had told Song Qianqian this that she had refused to give up.
That boy had continued