Guang Ling's words were a little too mushy. Qian Renyue's cheeks grew warm as she listened, the tips of her ears reddening as she instinctively curled up in his arms.
"Why are you hiding?"
Her earlobe burned from Guang Ling's gentle nibble. Qian Renyue lowered her head slightly and pressed her lips together, an inexplicable, tingling heat stirring inside her. "I'm not..."
She stubbornly muttered, "You're the one fighting dirty, launching sneak attacks..."
"Hmm?"
Guang Ling questioned her softly, his voice especially alluring. "Yue'er, I can hear all of that, you know."
"..."
Qian Renyue shut her mouth.
She had forgotten that a Titled Douluo could hear her muttering.
Pouting, Qian Renyue actually felt a little annoyed.
Seeing this, Guang Ling reached out to ruffle her hair soothingly. "All right, I'll stop teasing you."
It was getting late, and Guang Ling had no intention of putting Qian Renyue through too much. They had something more important to do today. "Let's head back."
Releasing Qian Renyue from his embrace, Guang Ling took her hand instead. As they walked, he said, "I sent Big Blue Bird a message last night. He should be waiting for us at Second Brother's by now. Didn't you want to know about Xuan Ling? Second Brother has lived the longest out of all of us. He's bound to know about him."
"..."
Following Guang Ling with her hand in his, Qian Renyue felt an inexplicable sense of security. Looking at his back, she suddenly realized that although he usually seemed rather carefree and flippant, he was actually very serious when it came to her affairs. He even thought everything through for her; all she had to do was accept it.
Being doted on like this filled Qian Renyue's heart with warmth. The way she looked at Guang