Seeing that Lin Yue's expression did not seem fake, Chen Xi put away her usual flippancy as well.
"Alright, then let me see just how mysterious and surprising this mysterious surprise of yours is, Miss Lin Yue."
"Don't tell me your mysterious surprise was just taking me shopping? Classmate Lin Yue, that really is mysterious—though I have no idea where the surprise is."
The two walked side by side along the brightly lit pedestrian street.
Since the Spark Federation was still approaching dawn, Lin Yue had even forcibly put Chen Xi into a deep sleep.
Only after she had rested and recovered did Lin Yue take Chen Xi out.
"What? Is that not okay?" Lin Yue did not mind Chen Xi's teasing.
"Wasn't it mysterious enough? Just tell me, did you guess it or not?"
"As for the surprise part, isn't having me here enough?" Lin Yue was shameless beyond belief.
Hearing her crooked logic, Chen Xi found herself momentarily speechless.
"Besides, did I ever say this was all there was?"
The sudden call that rang out again, along with the candied hawthorn skewer handed to her, rekindled Chen Xi's interest in this outing.
She wanted to see exactly what Lin Yue was planning, that she had specifically used the words "mysterious surprise."
As she chewed on the candied hawthorn, Lin Yue suddenly asked, "Do you remember when we first defeated Wu Xin and were preparing to flee Tianhai City?"
"Of course I remember." Chen Xi made quick work of the candied hawthorn in her hand.
Sometimes their steps were quick, sometimes slow, and the distance between them likewise shifted between near and far.
"You probably wanted to confess to me back then, didn't you? You had already figured out your feelings, but you still didn't have the courage