Unexpected Interest

"Don't believe a word he says," Xiao Ai stood to the side with red, tear-swollen eyes, her expression dissatisfied. "He said earlier that once he found you, he'd break your legs, chain you up, and lock you in a dark room. You mustn't fall for his tricks!"

Don't let Feitan say a few soft words and forget what kind of person he really was, or she wouldn't be held responsible when he ended up dead without knowing how; she was warning him as a relative, so he shouldn't blame her.

Chains, a dark room? Luo Ye raised an eyebrow and looked at Feitan with a complicated expression—he really hadn't expected Feitan to have such hobbies.

Still, the current Feitan couldn't beat him, could he? Wanting to lock him in a dark room was way beyond Feitan's strength.

Feitan's face went blank for a few seconds after being exposed by Xiao Ai, and he instantly turned beet red with anger and embarrassment. "I was just blowing off steam! If you don't understand, don't go spreading nonsense!"

What if Yezi misunderstood?

Feitan's icy gaze shifted to her. "Weren't you just crying a minute ago? Why did you stop?"

As expected, shutting her mouth suited Xiao Ai much better; that mouth of hers ought to be sealed with duct tape!

After giving Xiao Ai a cold, warning glare, Feitan turned back to Luo Ye, his expression flustered and his voice tinged with a hint of grievance. "I admit I said those things at the time, but I was just venting. I would never actually do that to you."

He had just been too furious at being abandoned by Yezi, which was why he had spoken without thinking. Yezi would understand, wouldn't he?

Seeing Feitan looking at him with eager eyes, Luo Ye averted