The next day, he checked his phone.
No messages.
Yin Chao leaned back against the headboard and swept the loose hair off his forehead. He hadn't expected the man to be so patient.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
He was now living in an apartment arranged by the Bai Guild.
Almost everyone in the entire building-or even the whole complex-was a member of the Bai Guild.
"Yin Chao! Are you awake?"
Bai Yu was outside. Ever since he had returned from the last instance, the girl had started addressing him like an older brother.
"I'm awake. Give me a moment," he replied.
Bai Yu lived on the same floor, so Yin Chao wasn't worried about making her wait a little longer.
Only after washing up and changing did he open the door.
Bai Yu was crouched outside his door like a wilted mushroom. She turned to look at him, her gaze forlorn. "Yin Chao, I finally know how my brother feels when he waits for me to put on makeup."
Yin Chao smiled. "Why didn't you wait at home?"
At that, Bai Yu perked up. "We have guests over. Seriously, so many people! I've never seen anything like it. Oh, right, my second brother sent me to get you."
Yin Chao nodded and followed Bai Yu into the home she shared with Bai Xu.
It was his first visit. The decor had a medieval European style, not glittering and extravagant, but understated and old-fashioned.
Bookshelves covered an entire wall, a fire burned in the fireplace, and an elegant spiral staircase curved upward.
"My brothers and I were all born in L Country," Bai Yu explained. "The style leans more toward what you'd find there."
Yin Chao nodded. He knew of L Country. It was a war-torn nation.
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