Even though neither of them had any harshness in their expressions...
Especially the boy.
Compared to the girl...
He seemed even more unhurried and at ease,
But the atmosphere between them really couldn't be called harmonious.
Especially as their conversation grew increasingly "combative" toward the end.
And then there was the strange behavior of the white snake on the boy's wrist...
It had been quiet the whole time.
After learning that she was afraid of snakes, the "white jade bangle" on the boy's wrist hadn't moved at all.
But just now...
The white snake had opened its eyes.
It had raised its body.
It didn't look very friendly.
The girl with bobbed hair's heart gave a heavy thump.
She was badly startled.
Actually, the boy's pet snake was really beautiful.
It was nothing like the snakes the girl with bobbed hair remembered.
It wasn't a dark, gloomy color.
It didn't have a sinister, slimy feel.
Its pure, translucent white body hadn't made anyone question its identity before it revealed its "true nature."
But...
No matter how beautiful it was...
It was still a snake.
It had a snake's vertical pupils...
It had a forked tongue...
Just thinking about snakes...
Even if she didn't see one, the girl with bobbed hair would shudder all over.
The girl with bobbed hair couldn't control her instinctive reaction.
She felt she was born afraid of snakes.
Without the snake in sight, the girl with bobbed hair's erratic heartbeat gradually settled.
She looked at the girl.
Compared to her, the girl had faced the white snake even more directly.
"Qingqing..."
the girl with bobbed hair murmured.
Was Qingqing all right?
The girl wasn't feeling too well.
Compared to the girl with bobbed hair, she wasn't as afraid of snakes.