"Did you make some other discovery?"
Seeing Zhong Bai looking so distracted, Xu Lianqiao asked suspiciously.
"Huh?" Zhong Bai came back to her senses. When Xu Lianqiao asked again, she shook her head in denial. "What other discovery could I have made? You were the one who first noticed something was off about them."
"Is that really so?"
"That's exactly how it is!"
Xu Lianqiao leaned close to Zhong Bai and took a deep sniff. Then she stated with certainty, "You're lying!"
"I really didn't notice anything. Besides, even if I had, what would it have to do with us? Are you as nosy as Brother Hao?"
"Not really. It's just that you've been acting strangely, which makes me curious." Xu Lianqiao leaned back and sat properly again. "But if you don't want to talk about it, forget it. I was only a little curious, that's all. What heavy rain. It's been coming down for so long and still hasn't stopped."
At Xu Lianqiao's stiff, blunt, and decisive change of topic, Zhong Bai smiled and murmured in agreement.
"No, I'm still a little dizzy. Going back to lie in bed, wrapped in a blanket and listening to the rain, would definitely be so comfortable. Lianqiao, do you want to come with me?"
"Let's go."
The two immediately got up and left. Only Wang Yan and the other two remained, quietly drinking tea.
Li Shuci said, "Have you noticed that Zhong Bai has been acting strange? It feels like she's been watching us all morning."
"Maybe... I know why."
Facing Li Shuci's probing gaze, Lin Luoxue glanced at Wang Yan across from them, who quietly drank tea with his eyes fixed on the window, and said, "When I came out of your room last night, Zhong Bai saw me."
"What?" Li