An Xiaotong's gaze, once as calm as a lake, now rippled as though someone had tossed a pebble into it.
"Let me see."
Even she failed to notice the hint of urgency in her voice.
An Xiaotong rose from her chair. Her slightly creased, pearl-tasseled skirt fell into place, revealing only half of her calves, wrapped in milky-white openwork lace stockings.
The maid who had rushed over with the news waved at the awkward figure behind her. "Come on, hurry up! The young lady's waiting to see it."
That awkward figure was another young maid. She waddled like a penguin, not because of any disability, but because the communicator in her hands was so heavy that it made her sway as she walked.
She snapped, "Then come over and help me!"
"I'll do it." An Xiaotong walked over with light steps and effortlessly lifted the communicator with one hand.
The maid heaved a relieved sigh. "Phew, saved! You really are amazing, miss!"
"Miss, hurry and see what your boyfriend said."
"Miss, listen to me. Whatever he says, you can't forgive him so easily."
"Exactly! Our young lady is the jewel of the An family. Her suitors could line up all the way from the An family estate to Dawn City, yet he left her hanging for days!"
The three maids crowded around An Xiaotong, chattering away and offering advice. None had ever been in a relationship, yet each sounded more experienced than the last.
Though all three were curious about Bai Ye's reply, they respected her privacy and did not crane their necks to peek.
An Xiaotong pressed the button, and a slip of paper soon printed out.
Her light-brown eyes fixed on the paper, and her heart suddenly tightened.
[Xiao Tong, do you remember what I told you before,