(Happy New Year, Year of the Ox)
"Texas, why did you suddenly blush?"
Seeing Texas standing there with her head lowered, her face flushed, Bai Ye found it a little strange. He casually set the glass bottle on the table and walked toward her.
"Mm..."
Texas's face turned even redder.
"Why is your face so red? Are you shy? Let me take a look!" Bai Ye's playful side surfaced.
Click—
Just as Bai Ye walked toward Texas, the dormitory's automatic door suddenly opened.
"Ahem... Brother Bai Ye, Sister Texas, I think I may have come at a bad time..."
The two looked over to see little Rope standing in the doorway with a mischievous grin.
"..."
Both Texas and Bai Ye looked less than pleased.
Texas especially.
Though Texas had been shy at first, the girl had ultimately been looking forward to what Bai Ye might do next.
Yet just as Bai Ye made a move, Rope popped out—and worse, she had deliberately spoken up to interrupt them!
Anyone would be irritated at being interrupted in that sort of atmosphere.
Stare—
Bai Ye and Texas stared at Rope in the doorway.
So did the readers who had been waiting to watch Texas and Bai Ye make fools of themselves.
Texas was expressionless, her face dark.
Bai Ye wore a half-smile as he tilted his head slightly and looked at Rope.
The smile on Rope's face began to stiffen. She had only wanted to have a little fun and make a joke, but now she realized that she couldn't afford to offend either person in the room...
All she could say was that she had made too many jokes before. At this point, pranks had become an instinctive reaction, and it was already too late to hit the brakes.
*And why