Watching Lin Yue nestled in her arms, Chen Xi tried to lighten the mood with a half-joking question. "Touched?"
"A little," Lin Yue mumbled into her clothes.
"My clothes are practically soaked through, and you're saying 'a little'?" Chen Xi patted her on the head.
"Save the rest of your crying for when we get back." She straightened Lin Yue up.
"What's there to cry about? Do I look that fragile?" Lin Yue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and returned to her usual calm demeanor.
"Playing tough." Chen Xi pursed her lips and poked at Lin Yue's ticklish spot. Lin Yue had been keeping a straight face just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, she was laughing through her tears.
"What are you doing?" Lin Yue chuckled and slapped her hand away.
Seeing that Lin Yue was all right now, Chen Xi stood up and beckoned to her.
"We should head back first. Who knows, Iseriel might still be waiting outside the door for us."
To avoid misunderstandings or suspicion that they might be trying to eavesdrop, everyone in the Duke's Mansion usually kept away from the area outside the door whenever Casper held a secret meeting. If they really had an urgent matter to discuss with him, they would wait outside his bedroom instead.
"Okay."
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yue obediently nodded.
They could talk about the rest later, once they had dealt with the matters at the Duke's Mansion and she was alone with Chen Xi.
Once they had settled on a plan, the two left the meeting room together.
Thanks to their photographic memories, they made their way back to Gu Yu's room with ease.
As soon as they reached the door, just as Chen Xi had