"!!"
(||￢▽￢)
When Lin Daiyu asked that question again, a rare hint of evasiveness appeared in Annie's usually lively green eyes. Her gaze wandered and flickered for a while, and no one could say why.
After a long moment, she forced herself to look calm and said with a straight face:
"It's nothing, nothing special!"
"It's just..."
(′~`●)
"It's just that the food at this restaurant is really delicious, and eating alone gets a little boring, so... so I thought I'd bring you along to try it!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
"As the old saying goes, good things are meant to be shared, right?"
(˙o˙)
She tried hard to look composed and make her voice sound natural, but how could she fool Lin Daiyu, whose keen, sensitive, and clever nature had always seen through things?
"..."
Though it was obvious she didn't believe her, Lin Daiyu didn't immediately answer or argue. She simply sat quietly across from her, meeting the gaze of her troublesome little master—a gaze so clear it seemed able to pierce every disguise.
"..."
(〃￣﹏￣)
That only made Annie more and more uncomfortable. The composure she'd forced onto her little face was about to crumble, and even the tips of her ears were turning a suspicious shade of red. She kept shifting her bottom and changing her posture, as if her chair were covered in nails.
"Sigh..."
After watching her for a while, Daiyu gave a soft sigh.
Then, with a trace of resignation and helplessness in her voice, she conceded:
"Very well..."
"I'll assume what you said is true, Master."
She could tell someone wasn't being sincere, but she also knew that pressing the matter wouldn't make her flighty, unpredictable master tell the truth. So she decided to drop it.
"!!"
(｀)
At that, Annie looked instantly reprieved and