"Your chin was injured before, wasn't it?"
The Serpent Hashira froze.
He hadn't expected Su Chen to spot his old injury so easily.
It brought back some unpleasant memories for the Serpent Hashira.
"No, there's no need to look at that."
The Serpent Hashira's voice sounded unnatural, and Su Chen readily picked up a trace of panic in his tone.
There was even a hint of evasion.
Seeing the Serpent Hashira rise as though he were about to leave, Su Chen spoke again.
"Are you sure you don't want me to take a look? You seem to have another illness."
The Serpent Hashira instinctively asked, "What illness?"
Su Chen smiled. "Lovesickness."
The Serpent Hashira froze again.
He looked at Su Chen in disbelief, only to find the latter giving him a meaningful look.
Thinking of the recent rumors about Su Chen and Shinobu Kocho, Obanai Iguro wrestled with himself before actually sitting back down.
"Please, sir, I'd appreciate your advice."
Obanai sounded sincere, like an entirely different person from his earlier defiant self.
The sight utterly stunned Aoi Kanzaki, who stood behind Su Chen.
What was going on?
Hadn't the Serpent Hashira just been wearing an expression that said everyone pissed him off?
How had he submitted to our Lord Su Chen so quickly?
But only Su Chen and Obanai himself knew why he had adopted this attitude.
It was because Obanai had long since heard that Su Chen and Shinobu Kocho were together, and that they were living a sweet, happy life at the Butterfly Mansion.
Obanai couldn't help thinking of his own situation.
He believed Shinobu Kocho would be difficult to woo.
Although Shinobu Kocho was always smiling and seemed very easy to get along with, Obanai knew.
Deep down, Shinobu Kocho was actually very irritable and highly