"Thank you."
Zhang Lexuan smiled gently, accepted the teacup with both hands, and drank in small sips.
The tea was just the right temperature, warming her through.
Hmph, he claimed he wasn't waiting for me on purpose, yet he even brewed the tea this perfectly... Zhang Lexuan felt warmth spread through her entire body.
The feeling was truly comforting.
She was the sort of woman who never showed weakness, even when she suffered unfair treatment.
Yet, for some reason, she was willing to let herself be a little vulnerable before Gu Yunxiao, as though doing so might earn her a small "reward."
That feeling was as sweet as a child receiving candy.
Yes, she was a child too-a child of roughly three hundred months.
"Have you cleared things up?" Gu Yunxiao took a light sip of tea and asked, seemingly casually.
"Yes." Zhang Lexuan nodded. A bitter smile crossed her face before she quickly regained her composure. "That relationship won't bind me anymore."
"Come back to Dragon City with me when the school year ends."
"Huh?"
"That place... is my territory too." Gu Yunxiao smiled faintly.
"What!" Zhang Lexuan shot to her feet, staring at Gu Yunxiao in disbelief. "Yunxiao, who exactly are you?"
"You'll find out someday."
Gu Yunxiao smiled, then patted the spot beside him. "Come here. I have a gift for you."
"A gift?"
Zhang Lexuan froze for a moment. After a brief hesitation, she still sat down beside Gu Yunxiao.
Strangely, once she sat down, her nervousness vanished completely, replaced by an inexplicable feeling.
The young man beside her was like a furnace. Even with half a fist's width between them, she could still feel a little of his warmth.
Besides, Gu Yunxiao smelled pleasant, putting her at ease.
"What gift?"
Zhang Lexuan looked at Gu