"Whew..."
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, composed herself, and tried to stay calm.
I'll put up with it for now. In three days, I'll teach that brat of a junior brother a lesson for making such outrageous jokes.
With that thought, Zhang Lexuan prepared to leave.
Yet she had barely turned around and taken a few steps when she spotted a lovely figure in red nearby. Who else could it be but Ma Xiaotao?
At that moment, Ma Xiaotao was staring at her, complicated emotions swirling in her fiery-red eyes, with hurt outweighing everything else.
Under Ma Xiaotao's gaze, Zhang Lexuan suddenly felt a little awkward. It almost felt as though she had been caught in the act... Pah, pah, pah! Nothing of the sort!
There was absolutely nothing improper between Gu Yunxiao and me!
Feigning composure, Zhang Lexuan walked toward Ma Xiaotao and asked awkwardly, "Xiaotao, when... when did you get here?"
"..."
Ma Xiaotao remained silent for a long while before saying, "When Gu Yunxiao said he dreamed of 'doing what lovers do with Eldest Senior Sister.'"
Zhang Lexuan was speechless.
Gu Yunxiao, if I don't beat you into a lump of pork in three days, I'm not your eldest senior sister!
Zhang Lexuan was utterly furious, but beneath her anger lay even greater embarrassment. She was mortified.
Still, she had to stay calm. She couldn't throw her own ranks into disarray, or she really would never be able to explain herself.
"Xiaotao, it's not what you think."
Zhang Lexuan shook her head and hurriedly explained, "Gu Yunxiao said that on purpose. Nothing happened between us."
"I went to see him because we agreed to have a sparring match in three days..."
Zhang Lexuan quickly explained the whole affair.
After hearing her out, Ma Xiaotao remained silent,