"Pft, did he think that we would buy his sob story? Li Xiu seemed perfectly fine. In fact, he wouldn't shut up about how someone would come and rescue him!"
Xiao Li did not usually give remarks with such intense emotions, which led to everyone stopping mid-eating and staring at him.
"Wh… Why?" Xiao Li asked uncomfortably.
"Clap, clap, clap…" Everyone looked around and started clapping emotionlessly.
"Ay, stop it. I'm only telling the truth as it is," explained shyly as he Xiao Li touched his nose.
Slap!
"That wasn't a compliment! You idiot!"
Zhu Jing gave him a hard slap on his back as she insulted him. Xiao Li sat down in embarrassment, causing everyone to burst out in laughter.
A confused Bai Wu raised his gaze to make sense of the situation. Xu Lan put a portion of beef in his bowl.
"Here, have some meat."