After chatting with Gu Yu for a while, Chen Xi saw that it was already eleven and said goodbye before leaving the room.
She was strolling down the corridor when Lin Yue suddenly emerged from a gap in the corner.
With an expressionless face, she followed behind Chen Xi. "I feel like she's hiding something from us."
Gu Yu was acting very strangely. At the very least, she wasn't as simple as she seemed.
Seeing Lin Yue looking distracted, Chen Xi immediately took her by the left arm.
"Don't worry, you still have me, don't you?" she reassured her. "If anything happens, I'll handle it."
Held close by Chen Xi's gentle arm, Lin Yue's furrowed brows relaxed. "That's true."
They were no longer as weak as they had been before. When it came to many things, they were more capable of making different choices.
"Let's stop talking about that, then. We can talk about something else."
She leaned against Chen Xi like a docile little bird, hooked her right arm around Chen Xi's, then suddenly pinched her.
"What are you doing?" Chen Xi turned to look at her helplessly.
She was already used to Lin Yue acting like a little kid and doing something ridiculous at any moment.
"Were you talking about me just now?" Lin Yue's eyes widened as she stared intently at her.
Chen Xi didn't quite understand. "What?"
"You know, that thing you said about relying on someone..." Lin Yue muttered softly.
"That was about Gu Yu. You're different from her."
"No matter what happens, you still have me." Chen Xi gently stroked her hair.
Lin Yue was silent for a while, then murmured, "Mm."
The two of them fooled around as they went downstairs and returned to their double room.
Since it was late, Lin Yue