Bai Ye rubbed his forehead. "What do you mean, you won't hand Lady Fubuki over to me? You've misunderstood again, haven't you?"
"Isn't that what's going on? You and Lady Fubuki..."
Lily looked deeply uncertain.
"There's nothing like that going on. Ever since she came over to cause trouble that time, she's been visiting my house a lot. That's all."
Bai Ye explained bluntly, "Actually, quite a few people come to my house every day. That's why I invited you over for tea earlier."
"Oh, okay..."
Lily nodded in a daze.
But Bai Ye's explanation didn't seem very effective. It looked as though Lily still hadn't grasped what he meant.
Bai Ye had already said everything he needed to, so he left it at that.
After that, Bai Ye and Lily chatted over milk tea.
Compared to when they first met up, Lily gradually became less reserved.
Before they knew it, two hours had passed.
Bai Ye checked the time. It was already around five in the evening.
He said, "Let's call it a day. I should head back and get dinner ready."
"Okay..."
Lily nodded slightly, a trace of reluctance flickering in her eyes.
Having finally found a friend she could laugh and chat with, Lily naturally felt a little reluctant to part ways.
"Let's hang out again when we get the chance."
Bai Ye said that to Lily before they parted.
"Sure!"
Lily nodded happily.
After leaving the milk tea shop, Bai Ye teleported straight home.
Lily came out a few steps behind him. She had wanted to say something else to him, but by the time she stepped outside, he was nowhere to be seen.
She looked around for quite a while but still couldn't find Bai Ye.
Left with no other choice, she took