There was a moment of silence between the two as Li Meirong solemnly considered the man.
A couple of seconds later, Bai Qingyue saw Li Meirong's frown gradually relax and knew that he had successfully managed to mislead her. The invisible knot in his stomach had loosened up as well.
"Oh… then, I appreciate the assistance." Her face became flushed, as though she was the one in the wrong, misunderstanding the upright man's intentions.
"What did you think I was trying to do?"
"... I…" Li Meirong tried to answer but found herself tongue-tied as she saw Zhu Qingyue's thin mouth draw into a grin that quickly escalated into a chortle.
"You! Can you stop teasing me?!" She gave the side of his shoulder a playful shove.
"Ow! Heartless girl," Bai Qingyue abruptly ceased laughing and instead cried out in pain while clutching his own shoulder, "Now that you've grown stronger and no longer have need of me, you want to kick me to the curb."
