"Hello, this is the Daydream Hotel guest room hotline. How may I help you?" Bai Heng leaned against the shell-shaped dream pool, admiring the crystalline, dreamlike water within as he teased in an unchanging tone.
"Pop—" The sound of bubble gum bursting came through, followed by the soft scrape of a tongue licking the corner of her lips. "You really aren't professional at all. Even your tone is so perfunctory."
"Fine, since you're so enthusiastic." Silver Wolf blew another transparent bubble.
"Then I'll take the hotel's customized companion service. I sent you the room number."
"Let's put the companion service aside for now..." Bai Heng smiled. "Tell me, why did you call?"
"I happened to see your check-in information. While I was at it, I thought I'd ask what that group chat is about." Silver Wolf sounded completely unconcerned.
It sounded like she was merely asking casually, and it did not matter if he answered or not.
"'A Loving Family' sounds pretty tacky, like the kind of name Blade would come up with... Also, that person seems to be from the Genius Society, right?"
"You mean Ruan Mei? It is indeed her. You should know something about her too." Bai Heng evaluated her in the tone of someone introducing a partner to the family, his calm voice doing its best to remain reserved.
"She's one of your future sisters-in-law. Ahem... She was the one who pursued me. When there's a chance, I can let you try the pastries she makes—Xianzhou-style. She's quite skilled at them."
Perhaps because he had told a small lie, and because it was not the first time he had introduced one of Silver Wolf's future sisters-in-law to her.
Bai Heng always felt a sense of guilt clinging to him, like a python wrapped around his body.