When Daiyu seemed a little angry, the atmosphere in the study inevitably grew somewhat tense.
"..."
Tanchun looked from Daiyu, puffed up with anger, to the certain immortal sprawled motionlessly on the chaise longue. She was just about to say something to ease the tension when a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard, making her heart skip a beat.
Sure enough, right after that came the clear, slightly urgent call of a certain young man, just as she had expected:
"Lin Meimei!"
"Are you in your room?"
There was no doubt about it!
She could tell from the voice alone that the "Demon King of the World" from Rongguo Mansion, Jia Baoyu, had come knocking yet again.
It had only been three short days since he had last spouted nonsense here and upset Daiyu. Today, just as before, he had come looking for her again, as if nothing had happened. What was more, he had barged in without waiting to be announced, acting as though he were one of the family.
Then again, he really was no outsider. Jia Baoyu was the Jia family's legitimate grandson, and this was his home, after all!
As soon as his call faded, Zijuan and Xueyan's flustered cries rang out from the corridor outside:
"Oh!"
"Second Master Baoyu?"
"W-what brings you here?"
"Slow down—"
"Miss Lin is in the study reading with Third Miss!"
"And..."
Before they could finish, the beaded curtain at the study entrance was swept aside with a clatter, and Jia Baoyu's handsome face, alight with eagerness, poked in first.
"Lin—"
"?!"
But the excited call had barely begun before it abruptly cut off, as if someone had grabbed him by the throat.
Because at a glance, he saw that besides the "Lin Meimei" he had been longing