Click. Xiao Xiao opened the door and went out. "She can't find the way. I'll go get her," she said, then ran off.
Lin Hui could only wait. He closed his eyes and circulated his inner energy to cultivate.
But time passed. No matter how long he waited, neither the guest nor Xiao Xiao appeared.
After another ten minutes, Lin Hui rose and went to the window to see where Xiao Xiao had gone. How could picking someone up take so long?
Was she messing with him during the New Year holiday?
He reached the window and looked down at the street.
He spotted Xiao Xiao outside a dessert shop at a distant corner.
A girl stood before her, head bowed in guilt, her hand clasped tight with that of a slender, refined young man.
Xiao Xiao's expression was grim. Her pretty face was icy, her lips pressed tight, and one hand lifted slightly as though she wanted to strike someone.
But she never raised it against the girl.
Seeming to notice Lin Hui watching from a hundred meters away, Xiao Xiao glanced back and waved impatiently.
"Stop waiting. Her childhood sweetheart came with her. No chance!"
Her voice carried across the distance into Lin Hui's ear.
"..." Lin Hui had no words. Even from afar, the girl and her boyfriend looked resolute. He suddenly felt like a third party trying to tear two lovers apart. At least Xiao Xiao had not tried to seize the girl by force.
Then he remembered where he had heard the name Yan Wanqiu.
Some time ago, a young Invocation prodigy with outstanding talent had emerged from a nearby town. She had reportedly joined the Chen Family Main Clan and seemed to be doing well. She had even returned to her childhood sweetheart, faithful