After a bout of playful antics, the two finally settled down, their childish enthusiasm spent.
Chen Xi sprawled on the sofa, still chewing on an ice pop.
Beside her, Lin Yue sat with her legs crossed, cheeks flushed as she leisurely swirled the beer in her hand.
To experience what it felt like to be drunk, she had deliberately stopped her body from resisting the alcohol.
As for Gu Yu, on the sofa to the other side, she was controlling the stars high above to serve as mood lighting.
Chen Xi crunched on her ice pop, admired the beautiful night sky, and sighed.
"Ah, how things have changed. We used to be chased around everywhere, and now we're among the strongest in this world."
At that, the flush on Lin Yue's cheeks faded at once.
"Is that really how you use that phrase? Chen Xi, you should take a few more introductory linguistics classes."
She mocked her without mercy.
"Heh." Chen Xi made no comment, then abruptly crunched up the rest of her ice pop and swallowed it.
She sprang to her feet, full of indignation, and looked Lin Yue up and down.
Lin Yue glanced at her without the slightest concern and continued to sip her beer.
Seeing her act like that, Chen Xi let out a scoff, then reached out and lifted Lin Yue's chin, idly playing with it.
"You're pretty cocky, aren't you? It's one thing to provoke me, the Saintess's Contract Knight, but now you're actually ignoring me?"
As she spoke, Chen Xi felt the warmth from Lin Yue's skin, made a little hotter by the alcohol, against her fingers.
"?" Lin Yue didn't resist Chen Xi's touch. She merely furrowed her brows and stared at her.
...Contract Knight?
The blonde girl looked puzzled for a