At Yu Jinche's words, all three of them turned to look at him.
Xiao Jingxi and Xu Shuangrong looked puzzled and confused, while Xie Mi's eyes went wide as saucers as she used every ounce of strength to hold back her laughter.
No way, dude. You actually believed it!
As he asked the question, Yu Jinche watched Xu Shuangrong's expression, trying to catch any telltale slips.
But there was nothing in Xu Shuangrong's eyes except confusion. Pure confusion.
She hesitated for a few seconds, then asked,
"Is that your autobiography?"
She even wondered if her own memory was faulty and checked with the system in her head.
[Xu Shuangrong: Yu Jinche published a book, too?] [System: That wasn't in the original novel.]
"..."
Yu Jinche studied Xu Shuangrong's expression for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled. "I was joking."
Then he looked away and turned to Xie Mi with a smile.
There was a hint of accusation in his eyes.
Xie Mi put on an act, rubbing her chin and nodding seriously. "'Run, Yu Jinche' is a pretty good title. If you ever write an autobiography, you could really use that."
Xiao Jingxi was just about to chime in when something seemed to occur to him. His expression changed, and he clamped his mouth shut again.
With Yu Jinche's little episode over, Xu Shuangrong started testing them again.
This time, she upped the difficulty, launching a mixed assault of spoken words and inner thoughts.
[Xu Shuangrong: Teacher Xie.]
Xie Mi said nothing.
Xu Shuangrong said, "Teacher Xie."
Xie Mi turned her head. "What?"
[Xu Shuangrong: Teacher Xie?]
Xie Mi said nothing.
Xu Shuangrong said, "Teacher Xie?"
Xie Mi turned her head. "What now?"
``` [Xu Shuangrong: Teacher Xie.]
[System: Girl, please stop doing that.]