"Do you like me?"
Chen Xi chose the most Western approach, directly asking Lin Yue the core question.
After all, by her own admission, it had been love at first sight for her.
More likely than not, she had simply been attracted by Chen Xi's looks.
Thinking about it that way, it was understandable that she had ignored Chen Xi's somewhat presumptuous actions.
"Mm..."
Still preoccupied with the matter of the Shadow Dweller, Lin Yue slowly nodded without clearly hearing Chen Xi's question.
"Mm?" Chen Xi raised her left brow slightly, then smiled. "So that's how it is. I knew I could tell."
"W-Wait..." Realizing what she had just said, Lin Yue hurriedly interrupted Chen Xi.
"That's not what I meant. I just misspoke."
In her panic, even Lin Yue's explanation became a little stammered.
"A slip of the tongue?" Chen Xi appeared to reluctantly accept her explanation.
"Wait, wait, wait..." Realizing something, Lin Yue immediately took back what she had just said.
"Why would you suddenly ask me that?" The blonde girl's cheeks reddened slightly.
It was that familiar, awkward situation again.
Lin Yue realized that ever since meeting Chen Xi, she seemed to have constantly found herself facing questions like this.
It was not as though she had been terribly embarrassed, but it still made her feel awkward. Whenever she recalled it afterward, she could not help screaming inwardly.
"Oh, that? It was just a casual question. It's not like asking would hurt." Chen Xi spread her hands dismissively.
"Besides, liking someone can mean many things. For example, do you like my style and personality?" The black-haired girl tilted her head.
"So that's what you meant?" Lin Yue suddenly understood, and her hurried breathing gradually calmed.
"You can think of it that way for now." Chen Xi rested