Xu Le had been telling the truth, more or less. He really had been breathing.
Ai Li fell silent for a while, seemingly suppressing her anger:
"Could you be serious for once? Zhang Nuo'an kept asking about you until eleven last night."
"Eleven on the dot? Were you watching the clock while you talked?"
"Come out now."
"Uh, okay. Right away."
Xu Le knew he couldn't stand them up again. Besides, he really did need funding from Zhang Nuo'an. If someone was willing to give him money, he was naturally willing to go collect it.
Xu Le washed up casually, then glanced around the room and called out:
"Ding Ke, I've got something to do, so I'm heading out."
Meow!~
A cat's cry came from some corner of the room. Listening to it, Xu Le found it a little strange, as though it sounded different from Ding Ke's usual voice.
Xu Le hesitated slightly and turned back to look again, but still couldn't find her.
"Ding Ke, are you all right?"
Helpless, Xu Le could only give up.
"I'm leaving, then!"
Meow!
Only after Xu Le left did Ding Ke run out from a corner. Her hair had lost all its color, turning from pure black to white.
Ding Ke ran to the bathroom, looked at her white hair in the mirror, and sighed.
"I'm done for. Done for, done for, done for."
At some point, Yi Xiaoya had appeared behind her. She said with a laugh:
"Heh heh heh, awake now?"
"Yeah, I'm awake." Ding Ke nodded.
"What kind of Warlock are you, exactly?"
"That doesn't matter."
Rather than answering Yi Xiaoya directly, Ding Ke grabbed a few pieces of men's clothing from Xu Le's bag and put them on.
Then she took some money and reached the doorway