A Turn of Events

"What do you want to ask? Go ahead."

Xu Zizhen said with a smile.

He'd made up his mind. He would visit his uncle at the Siheyuan this weekend.

Now that he'd made a decision, he suddenly felt a weight lift off his shoulders.

He didn't mind whatever questions Zhuge Yun and the others might ask.

Though Zhuge Yun and the others didn't know that Xu Zizhen had changed his mind, they did realize one thing: he seemed to have misunderstood something.

"Xu Zizhen."

Zhuge Yun spoke, glancing at Xiao Xiao.

Since Xiao Xiao hadn't reacted, he took it as Third Brother's agreement.

"If your uncle's Missy really is a demon—"

Zhuge Yun paused.

The easy expression on Xu Zizhen's face gave way to surprise and confusion at Zhuge Yun's unexpected words.

For some reason, a strange nervousness stirred within him.

If his uncle's Missy really was a demon...

What would happen?

As if sensing what was coming, Xu Zizhen stared intently at Zhuge Yun. The heart in his chest beat faster and faster.

A steady, muffled "thump... thump..." echoed in his ears and filled his mind.

"Third Brother might be able to help your uncle meet that Missy."

Zhuge Yun finally spoke.

Xu Zizhen's eyes flew wide open.

What did he mean?

Had he heard wrong?

Had he misunderstood?

Zhuge Yun really meant...

"You mean, if my uncle's Missy really is a demon—"

He turned to Xiao Xiao, his gaze almost stubbornly intent. "Xiao Xiao can find a way for my uncle to meet her?!"

"Is that true?"

Xu Zizhen asked for confirmation, his gaze turbulent and his voice unsteady and hoarse.

Zhuge Yun turned to look at Xiao Xiao, too.

Xiao Xiao, at the center of everyone's attention, curved his