Jahadorei heard the laughter from afar, and she felt a slight urge to go check on what Lu Qi Zhen and Chloe were up to, but with Boheng right here, she felt too awkward to just walk away.
Ever since breakfast, Boheng had been considering how to adjust Jahadorei's current state of mind, and clearly, no method was better than simply calling her back.
No matter how close she grew to the young girls here, as long as she returned to the mountains, back to the side of Man Na, Aji, and all her friends and family, and back to that heavy labor, Boheng believed Jahadorei would soon self-correct and find her true place.
Yet Boheng had no desire to be the party pooper, and he pondered how to make Jahadorei agree—or even proactively propose this decision herself.
"Teacher?" Jahadorei pointed toward the direction of the palace. "Eunice is here!"
Boheng looked up and indeed saw Eunice jogging toward them.
It was almost three-thirty now, and crowds were trickling in from the direction of the palace. Eunice was running far ahead of the main group, clutching photographs in her hand, having already figured out on the walk back how to tell Boheng the story of that night's fire and the photographs.
"Then, Teacher, let me go see what they're up to," Jahadorei finally let those words slip out, pointing at Chloe on the podium. "She was even invited by us; I can't let her mess up the things here before the event."
"Go ahead," Boheng said indifferently. The moment the words left his mouth, Boheng seemed to realize the coldness in his tone, so he quickly added a smile and waved at Jahadorei.
Jahadorei's initially hesitant expression instantly vanished, and she ran off toward Chloe with peace of mind.
Soon,