Seeing that Ji Yunhuai wasn't going to pursue the subject, Lu Xiaoxiao finally relaxed and went back to picking flowers.
Once her embarrassment had faded a little, she suddenly realized she ought to find something for Ji Yunhuai to do, too, so he wouldn't have so much free time to pick on her.
With that thought, Lu Xiaoxiao put on her team captain's airs again. "Hey, see all those mushrooms over there? My hands are full, so why don't you pick some to take back? We can make mushroom soup tonight!"
Ji Yunhuai looked in the direction she indicated. Sure enough, there were plenty of mushrooms around the roots of a large tree. Without protesting, he went straight over to pick them.
When Lu Xiaoxiao finished her work and looked up to see Ji Yunhuai with an armful of mushrooms, she couldn't help laughing.
"Young master, I think you look like someone now, too." Lu Xiaoxiao looked as though she was struggling to hold back her laughter, the teasing gleam in her eyes almost impossible to hide.
Ji Yunhuai lifted his eyelids. A powerful instinct told him that whatever came out of Lu Xiaoxiao's mouth next wouldn't be anything he wanted to hear.
Sure enough, a second later, Lu Xiaoxiao burst out laughing. "You look like the little mushroom-picking girl! Hahahahahaha!"
"..."
Ji Yunhuai merely looked at her with a faintly chilly gaze, the corners of his mouth curving into a silent smile.
As Lu Xiaoxiao held his gaze, an inexplicable chill crept up her back. In the end, she didn't dare laugh for too long. Suppressing her urge to keep laughing, she changed the subject. "I think... Miaomiao should have lunch ready by now! Let's hurry back and eat. We shouldn't keep everyone waiting!"
When they returned to