Xi Shuang gritted her teeth. "Lu Yin, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Lu Yin looked up. "I said, sit down."
Xi Shuang's expression shifted. In the end, she seemed to deflate. She righted the stool and sat down, behaving herself.
If she'd just come back from the Expeditionary Army, full of youthful pride, she would never have been so obedient. But that slap across King Qing's face had also been a slap across her grandfather's. King Qing hadn't dared fight back, and neither would her grandfather.
The sight had been so shocking that it had brought her crashing down from the clouds to earth.
Lu Yin had no interest in bullying girls, but Xi Shuang's identity was special.
"Where's Xi Gu?" Lu Yin asked.
Xi Shuang answered quietly, "He went to the border of the Falling Star Sea."
"Even the Expeditionary Army went?" Lu Yin asked in surprise. "What does the Expeditionary Army think of me?"
Xi Shuang didn't know how to answer. If she lied, he'd see through it. If she told the truth, what would he do to her?
For a moment, Xi Shuang's face turned pale. She looked utterly helpless.
Lu Yin laughed. "Never mind. I'm not planning to bully you. Contact Xi Gu."
Xi Shuang pursed her lips. "What do you want?"
"To chat. What, are you afraid I'll slap him through the screen?"
Pfft. His words made Xi Shuang laugh outright, but then she realized what she was doing and glared at Lu Yin. How could she laugh? This man was an enemy, and he was talking about her grandfather, of all people. Honestly, how embarrassing.
Lu Yin picked up the wine pot and poured himself another cup, then poured one for Xi Shuang. "You're not bad. You stood up for the brothel.