A Verbal Secret Message

(Taking the day off to do homework... Extra chapter tomorrow, and I'll also poke at the files. Rua!)

Hoshiguma and Swire slowly walked over from the entrance, and Bai Ye greeted them.

"Bai Ye!"

The moment she saw Bai Ye, Miss Swire's eyes lit up, and she jogged over to his side.

"Missy has been wanting to see you..." Hoshiguma followed Swire over at an unhurried pace, smiling as she nodded at Bai Ye.

Swire turned her head away with a blush, and Hoshiguma did not press the matter further. She turned to Chen Hui-chieh instead.

"Old Chen, it's been many days."

The two had always been old partners, seeing each other every day under normal circumstances. Since they had met, they had never been apart for this long.

"Hoshiguma, why don't you come to Rhodes Island too? You could keep Ch'en company."

"Ch'en?! Since when did you get so close to that stinking dragon, Bai Ye?"

Before Hoshiguma could respond, Miss Swire was the first to cry out.

Her suspicious gaze darted back and forth between Chen Hui-chieh and Bai Ye.

"You char siu cat, why are you reacting so strongly?" Chen Hui-chieh sneered.

"Enough, enough. It wasn't easy for you to come all this way, so settle down. Didn't your relationship improve back in Lungmen? Why are you arguing again now?"

Hoshiguma stepped forward helplessly and separated Chen Hui-chieh from Swire.

Bai Ye smiled silently to himself. In truth, their relationship was far more intimate than they let on—these two girls were both exceptionally awkward people. Only when the other was truly in danger would they reveal their genuine feelings.

"Come on, let's go see Little Tal first..."

Miss Swire flicked her hair and spoke to Chen Hui-chieh.

"Come to think of it, this is my first time