Tacit Understanding

Lu Yao continued, "I don't know why, but when you stared at me just now, I felt uncomfortable all over, like I'd been completely seen by a man..."

"Cough, cough..." Bai Ye hurriedly interrupted her, afraid that if she kept talking, she would figure out the truth herself.

"Go dry your hair first. You'll get sick if you keep it wet."

"What about you?"

"I'm still a little dizzy. I'll rest a bit longer."

After coaxing and deceiving her, Bai Ye finally got Lu Yao into the bathroom.

Barefoot, he paced back and forth across the carpet alone.

Should he stay here and wait, or go to the Floating Gold Pavilion?

Forget it, I'll wait here. With An Xiaotong's fierce personality, she definitely won't be able to resist coming to find me.

At the Floating Gold Pavilion, An Xiaotong was pondering the same question.

"Xiao Tong, why aren't you going to find Bai Ye and switch back?" Li Baitian, now half-sober, had a terrible headache. His eyes kept darting toward the private room.

My dear lady, please leave already. It's rare for some rich sucker to treat me to a place this high-end. What are you still doing here?

An Xiaotong pondered. "With Bai Ye's restless personality, I think he might come looking for me. If I leave now, I'll most likely miss him."

Li Baitian's face fell. Looking at Gao Bancheng and the others drinking merrily in the private room, he felt as if cat claws were scratching at his heart.

"Xiao Tong, have you considered this? Given how in sync you two are, is there a chance... that you're both waiting in place? Wouldn't that mean neither of you will ever find the other?"

Confusion flashed through An Xiaotong's eyes. "Uncle Li, what makes you think he and