Alice walked over to Mo Yi, pulled out a chair opposite him, and sat down. Her right hand brushed a lock of short golden hair by her ear. Watching his fingers coil around a strand and smoothly comb it through in one motion, Mo Yi could confirm that Alice's hair really was incredibly soft and silky.
"Thank you."
After thanking him, Alice lowered her head and gathered her emotions, preparing to explain what had happened last night. After taking two deep breaths, she finally raised her head and looked at Mo Yi with her azure eyes. Seeing that he was looking at her too, she could not help feeling shy and nervous. The rosy tint in her fair cheeks deepened further.
"What is it, Alice?"
"Um... I'm sorry—"
After Mo Yi asked, Alice could no longer control her wildly pounding heart or the strange rush of blood to her head. She immediately lowered her head and apologized, "It was all Mother's fault. She insisted on hugging me before she would go back to sleep last night, and then I accidentally overslept."
"I really didn't mean to..."
"It's okay—"
Mo Yi naturally knew that Alice had been hypnotized by Kishin, so of course he did not blame her.
It was all Madam Kishin's fault!
After hearing Mo Yi forgive her so easily, Alice did not feel as happy and relieved as she had imagined. Instead, she felt even more depressed.
Girls deeply in love were always sensitive and prone to overthinking. Put simply, they tended to read too much into everything. For example, if the person they liked said "good night" on social media, they could start wondering whether that person had realized their feelings, and whether that good night had been meant for them.
Or perhaps that person liked someone