The door was gently pushed open, and Lu Jiaoyue leaned halfway inside, her usual sweet smile on her face, though her eyes held a hint of cautious curiosity. "Sis? Can I come in?"
"Yes, come on in." Lu Xiaoxiao patted the empty spot on the bed beside her, trying to make her expression look natural and relaxed.
Lu Jiaoyue walked in as invited and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning slightly toward Lu Xiaoxiao. Her voice was soft and warm. "Mom said you wanted to talk to me? What's up?"
[Ah... I just wanted to talk about Gu Sipei giving me trouble today, then sound you out about the things he said...]
The thought instinctively flashed through Lu Xiaoxiao's mind, but almost at the same moment, she remembered the promise she had just made to the Original Host in the soul space-she would no longer probe Lu Jiaoyue about what had happened today.
Although she did not understand why the Original Host had asked her to do that, Lu Xiaoxiao ultimately decided to trust her judgment.
So she forcibly changed the words on the tip of her tongue into, "Ahahaha... actually, it's nothing anymore. It's just that earlier... um, a little thing suddenly came to mind, but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem important. Everything's fine now!"
After saying that, she even gave a deliberately casual shrug, trying to make herself more convincing through body language.
Having heard her inner voice, however, Lu Jiaoyue could not relax at all. She blinked those big, clear eyes, her long lashes fluttering twice like little fans. Her face was filled with faint unease and an unmistakable "I don't believe you."
Mr. Gu... why would he give Sis trouble? And what kind of trouble?
Although Lu Jiaoyue did not