Xiao Yan looked at the three women seated in the pavilion, each of whom shared deep ties with him. Fine cold sweat began to bead on his forehead, and a chill ran down his spine.
Xiao Yan could not help glancing again at the pink-haired girl, the chief culprit behind this situation. She merely maintained a polite smile and sent him a voice transmission.
"Good luck!"
With that, she propped her cheek on her hand and turned her head away, no longer looking at him.
For a moment, all four remained silent, and the atmosphere froze in place.
Xiao Yan's mind raced as he desperately searched for a way to break the deadlock. He swept his gaze around the gathering.
Xiao Yi Xian looked calm, her head slightly lowered as she held a spoon and gently poked at the dessert Liuli had prepared before her. Xun Er, meanwhile, stared at Xiao Yan without blinking, her lips pressed faintly together. Her expression revealed neither joy nor anger, yet the sharpness in her eyes could not be concealed.
When Liuli sensed Xiao Yan's gaze, she merely glanced back at him from the corner of her eye, pouted, and turned away again.
After weighing things in his heart, Xiao Yan decided to start with Xun Er, the hardest one to deal with.
"Hehe, Xun Er, tomorrow is the Gu Clan coming-of-age ceremony. It's so late already, why aren't you resting?" Xiao Yan scratched his head with a dry laugh, trying to make conversation.
Hearing Xiao Yan call her name first, Xun Er's long lashes trembled slightly, and some of the coldness in her eyes faded. Her lips parted as she sighed softly. "Sigh! Xun Er wants to as well! But lately, for some reason, I've kept having unexplained palpitations. I sought out every