"When?"
Gu Yunxiao asked.
"You... you're going to see her?" Ma Xiaotao's expression shifted slightly.
Gu Yunxiao watched Ma Xiaotao quietly, his violet eyes carrying a hint of pressure.
"She said she's free anytime. You can decide when," Ma Xiaotao hurriedly answered, not daring to ask anything else.
"Mm."
Gu Yunxiao nodded, then walked into Zhang Lexuan's wooden cabin without looking back.
Ma Xiaotao stood there in silence for a long while before returning to her room to tidy up.
"Senior Brother, what are you doing in here?"
Inside the cabin, Zhang Lexuan watched Gu Yunxiao's sudden entrance, still somewhat wary.
It was the dead of night, and a man and a woman were alone in one room. What if a stray spark set something off?
"All right, stop calling me Senior Brother."
Gu Yunxiao waved a hand and casually sat on Zhang Lexuan's bed. "Once or twice to indulge my mischievous streak is enough. You don't need to keep saying it."
"From now on, call me Young Master in public and use my name in private."
Hearing Zhang Lexuan call him "Senior Brother" once or twice was fine, but hearing it too often felt a little strange.
At least he's self-aware enough to know he has a mischievous streak, Zhang Lexuan silently grumbled, though she felt relieved and a little touched.
After all, others had always called her "Senior Sister." Suddenly having to call someone so much younger than her "Senior Brother" was rather embarrassing.
"Yunxiao, what are you doing in here? You're not planning to sleep here, are you?" Zhang Lexuan asked nervously.
"What did you want to tell me during the day?"
Gu Yunxiao went straight to the point.
At his words, Zhang Lexuan understood.
She put down what she was holding and sat in a