"Taking that many clothes—can you even afford them?"
An unexpected mocking voice suddenly rang out, carrying undisguised contempt.
Chen Xi and Lin Yue exchanged glances, a trace of surprise flashing through both their eyes.
Following the sound, Chen Xi's gaze landed on a figure leaning against a clothes rack.
She was a young girl in a hooded black robe, a few strands of icy blue hair spilling from beneath the hood and making her snow-white complexion stand out all the more.
She idly toyed with a closed paper fan, her brows and eyes carrying a cold arrogance far beyond her age.
The longer Chen Xi looked, the more she found those slightly upturned eyes strangely familiar. They looked far too much like Gu Yu's.
"Were you talking to me?"
Chen Xi looked around and confirmed that, aside from the clerk some distance away, only the three of them were in this corner. Her brows rose slightly.
Come to think of it, this was only the second time someone had openly provoked her like this.
The last time had been at the Tianhai City Countermeasure Bureau headquarters, when He Qingqing's group had deliberately picked a fight to test the waters.
By that standard, the blue-haired girl before her could be considered the first brave soul to mock her for no reason at all.
"Looks like you have some self-awareness after all."
Gu Yao snorted coldly and flicked her wrist. With a snap, she opened the paper fan in her hand, revealing a lone, proud plum blossom painted upon it.
Her gaze was icy, her chin slightly raised as she looked Chen Xi over from on high.
"Heh heh."
Rather than helping, Lin Yue took half a step back and folded her arms, a gleeful smile appearing on her face.
It was