After closing the door and entering the courtyard, Lin Hui took the cloak Ding Ning handed him, draped it over himself, and looked up at the hazy sky that was nearly dark.
From Han Xiaoyue's words, he suspected that the Lin Sha she had mentioned was most likely herself.
Yet judging from the subtle attitude in her tone, it did not quite seem that way.
"Forget it. No point overthinking it. We're only cooperating with each other anyway." He cast aside the thought. He had not even sorted out his own affairs yet—had he finished using Raging Wind Swordplay for Body Tempering? And he had the leisure to worry about someone else's private matters??
Grasping the edge of his cloak, Lin Hui headed toward the bedroom.
"The fog is coming. Ding Ning, hurry back to your room."
"Rest assured, Young Master. My room is right next to yours, and the enclosed corridor between us is sealed off, so there's no fear of fog seeping in. Just a few days ago, Master hired the Sealing Workshop to inspect it. There definitely won't be any cracks or gaps. Whether you come to my place or I come over at night, there won't be any noise." Ding Ning smiled. Her words seemed to carry a faint hint of implication.
Lin Hui glanced at her. A trace of worry and a trace of seductiveness faintly showed in the little girl's eyes.
Han Xiaoyue's arrival had clearly given her a slight sense of crisis.
"Stop letting your thoughts run wild all day. Just do your work properly," Lin Hui said calmly.
"Yes..." Ding Ning lowered her head helplessly.
Early the next morning, Han Xiaoyue was taken by Second Mother, Liu Shenglan, to Deer Mountain Lake for a boat ride.
Deer Mountain Lake was the largest