Pei Ling's words, tantamount to a confession, seemed to pierce Qiao Ranran's heart, popping every last bubble of the complaints she had been making.
So this man! He was finding every possible way to flirt with her! And she could even read between the lines: he wasn't getting close to her to prove some theory. He had been making excuse after excuse, trying every way he could to get close to her!
Because she understood, Qiao Ranran felt even more flustered. She wanted to turn and run, but Pei Ling still held her hand!
Pei Ling just wanted to laugh. After all these years, why was Qiao Ranran still so shy? It made him unable to resist teasing her!
"Did we come at a bad time?"
Yan Qingsui and Tao Doudou returned from their stroll to find the atmosphere strangely tense. Pei Ling looked as displeased with him as ever, but Qiao Ranran stared at him as though he were her savior.
Yan Qingsui understood at once: Pei Ling had been "bullying" Qiao Ranran again. He clicked his tongue twice, sat down beside them with a swagger, and casually asked, "Where's Guai Guai?"
Usually, Guai Guai crouched obediently beside Qiao Ranran, serving without complaint as her mount, backrest, and source of warmth. When needed, he could also intimidate others and protect her. Since Guai Guai was nowhere in sight, Yan Qingsui reasonably guessed that Pei Ling had found him an eyesore and sent the little fellow away.
No, wait. Guai Guai could hardly be called a little fellow anymore. His cultivation already rivaled the Deity Transformation Stage, and he had awakened the bloodline of a Primordial Savage Beast. His worth had soared a hundredfold. Yan Qingsui also knew that Guai Guai was no ordinary Demon Beast. He had started out