"!
"Annie?"
"Thank goodness!"
"You finally came back! I've been looking for you all afternoon!"
"Where did you go?"
Late at night, Mona had been dozing in the luxurious, spacious suite when she heard the door open. Seeing that little rascal Annie, who had been nowhere to be found all afternoon, finally appear, she cheered and hurried over, firing off questions one after another.
"Eh?"
"You haven't left yet?"
(ω‖)
Seeing that Mona was still in her room, apparently waiting for her, Annie couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
After all, she'd made things quite clear the night before. With everything settled, Annie couldn't imagine what reason Mona had to stick around.
"Why would I leave?"
"You haven't told me yet!"
"Where were you all day? I looked for you all over the inn, but couldn't find you anywhere!"
"Did you go play outside in Dihua Marsh?"
Mona asked, sounding a little annoyed.
But when Annie walked into the sitting room and Mona saw how fresh and clean she looked, then caught the scent of unfamiliar makeup on her, she couldn't help feeling puzzled. Annie didn't look as if she'd just come back from the wilderness.
"Nope!"
o(^｀)o
"I actually went to play chess with a big sister named Ningguang, on the other side of this inn. There's another passage over there, and ordinary guests can't get through."
(^o^):*
Annie didn't bother hiding anything. She simply told Mona, quite openly, what she'd done that afternoon.
"?!"
"Which Ningguang?"
"!"
"Wait!"
"Don't tell me you mean the Ningguang I'm thinking of?"
"That terrifying woman?!"
As she spoke, Mona suddenly widened her eyes, sucked in a breath, and asked Annie with a look of disbelief.
"That's the one!"
(*︶*):*
Annie understood who Mona meant by "that terrifying woman," so she answered brightly