"You're nothing like the Xuelan I know." Tian Yue turned to look at Feng Xuelan.
There were no lights on in the ward, and the light seeping through the gap in the door was not enough to make out Tian Yue's expression or her eyes. But from her tone, Su Bai could tell that she found the Feng Xuelan before her a complete stranger.
Although Su Bai had not known Feng Xuelan for long either, he remembered her timid tone when they first met, and her abnormal behavior when her language function malfunctioned. Yet when Feng Xuelan had stood there just now and said she was working hard to develop her ability, her demeanor had fallen somewhere between the two. She had neither hidden anything nor lost control. It seemed that this confident Feng Xuelan was the real Feng Xuelan.
"The Xuelan I know always follows quietly by my side, never argues with anything I say, and always chooses her words carefully to spare other people's feelings..." Tian Yue took a deep breath. "Just pretend my language function is malfunctioning too. To be honest, that Feng Xuelan is really annoying!"
"..." Feng Xuelan tried to speak several times, but ultimately said nothing.
"But what annoys me even more is that my best friend Feng Xuelan has been following me around all this time, yet I apparently have no idea what kind of person she really is!" Tian Yue was impatient by nature, and now she paced back and forth through the darkened ward. "Forget it. Talk to me when you actually want to explain!"
Then Tian Yue sat down on one of the hospital beds.
"I don't work for the Special Action Group in any city," Chi Yan continued once Tian Yue fell silent. "But I'm not some rebel either.