Once the Major Cold had passed, the New Year was just around the corner. Xiao Yan was also welcoming his first New Year in this world.
With the Xiao Family's high-pressure manhunt gone, the two of them were clearly living more easily. Aside from Xiao Yue Ming needing to wear a mask whenever she went out to avoid exposing her identity, they had often gone out these past few days, shopping around and preparing for the New Year.
"Mm-hm..."
Xiao Yue Ming sat in the living room, murmuring responses to the Old Man on the other end of the phone before hanging up.
Xiao Yan, who was rolling dumpling wrappers in the kitchen, smiled gently and asked, "You've been talking for an hour. What did your grandfather say?"
"He told me... to be careful." Xiao Yue Ming glanced at Xiao Yan, a flush swiftly rising to her cheeks before she hurriedly turned back around.
Without all that pressure, Xiao Yan had been rather idle these past few days. He had spent much less time cultivating, so he had devoted far more time to treating Xiao Yue Ming's vocal cords. The results had surpassed an entire month of treatment before. The young girl could now speak normally, though she could not say too much at once, and her voice was still somewhat hoarse.
Xiao Yan felt a little awkward. How could he fail to understand that the old man was telling his precious granddaughter to be wary of him?
"Then what do you think?" Xiao Yan chuckled and asked tentatively.
The young girl's ears turned red. She stared fixedly at the television screen without responding. Just a few days ago at the high-speed rail station, this girl had been the proactive one.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yan was not discouraged