"You made me lose by only throwing rock and paper! Still want to play?"
Moko popped out from the side and joined in the taunting. "We're the ones going out to enjoy a lovely afternoon tea, while you can only stay home cleaning up dust, nya-ha-ha!"
"Afternoon tea?"
Lin Xiaolu glanced at it and said coolly, "Xia Liang is the one happily chatting with her classmate. You'll just be standing around like air, won't you?"
"Besides, even without rock-paper-scissors, don't you go wandering around every afternoon anyway? Going out with Xia Liang just means changing locations."
"Watch how you talk!"
Moko immediately bristled. "How many times do I have to say it? This is Seeder work!"
"A Seeder's work is running to an orphanage and spilling all kinds of dirt about its companion to an innocent little girl?"
Lin Xiaolu narrowed her eyes. "Impressive. Just what I'd expect from a big liar."
"What orphanage? I haven't gone there in ages..."
Moko instinctively started to argue, but suddenly realized what Lin Xiaolu meant. After pausing, it looked toward Bai Jingxuan. "Xiao Xuan?"
All it received was Bai Jingxuan's somewhat embarrassed smile.
"Sorry, was that something I wasn't supposed to tell her?"
While cleaning the living room that afternoon, she and Lin Xiaolu had talked about their past experiences. She had casually told Lin Xiaolu about what had happened when she first met Moko. Lin Xiaolu had shown no obvious reaction while listening, so Bai Jingxuan had not realized that what she said was practically selling Moko out.
It was more than something she wasn't supposed to tell.
Moko really wanted to shout that, but it was too late. It could only stiffly turn toward Lin Xiaolu.
"What's wrong? Why are you standing so far away from me?"
With her hands on