A faintly teasing voice quietly echoed through the still air.
Yan was engrossed in his own account and failed to notice the subtle shift in the atmosphere. He answered almost without thinking.
"Of course."
The moment he said it, Yan realized something was wrong. That voice didn't sound like a woman's.
He had assumed a woman was asking.
Tang San quietly tugged at Yan's sleeve, disbelief flickering in his eyes.
"Did you hear that? That voice... sounded almost exactly like Chen Jue's."
He spoke in a low voice, an uncertain tremor creeping into his words.
Yan turned his head, his brows knitted tightly, confusion and suspicion flashing in his eyes.
"Stop joking, Tang San. How could Chen Jue still be alive?" he said with a cold laugh.
Yet when they looked toward the source of the voice, they saw Chen Jue standing quietly in the doorway.
Even more astonishingly, a stunningly beautiful girl was nestled against his side.
At that moment, an invisible bolt of lightning seemed to strike their hearts, freezing every word and thought in place.
They stood there blankly, as though rooted to the spot, unable to move.
Chen Jue wasn't dead?
And he had brought a girl back?
How was this getting kidnapped?!
You went on vacation, didn't you?!
The dream they had indulged in all day shattered...
Meanwhile, the girls had already rushed over to Chen Jue.
They fussed over him, showering him with concerned questions!
"Brother Chen Jue, Rongrong missed you so much!"
"Brother Chen, why did you take so long to come back?"
"You slept outside last night with nobody to wait on you. Was it comfortable?"
"..."
Faced with so many questions, Chen Jue didn't know how to answer them all.
Dugu Yan's gaze wandered among the girls, an indescribable bewilderment showing