"Is this true? Have you really? What is it?" asked Qin Xiruo pressingly. She clocked Ling Chunxi's stunned reaction and realized she had let her mask slip too far. She recovered in a flash. With a gentle smile and soft voice, she repeated her question, "Chunxi, this is indeed your blessing. What treasure is it?"
"Sister Xiruo, would it greatly please you to know of it?" Ling Chunxi stroked Little White's ears as she spoke and smiled with as much sincere kindness she could muster.
"If you are kind enough to tell me, Chunxi, I am indeed curious to know what kind of blessing has been bestowed upon you." Qin Xiruo kept her smile gentle and her trembling hands hidden within her sleeves.
