Chan Lee waited for Xue to answer, although all she wanted to do right now was head on over to her bed and slump over it like a ragdoll. She knew from his earlier words that he was upset with how he was staying here without any form of payment or something. It was for this reason that she kept quiet at the words of Hua Zhao and bargain.
'Does he want to stay with Hua Zhao now to not burden me?' She thought to herself and fought back a frown. 'Or perhaps he'd like to ask Hua Zhao to find his friend Kit, and then that's where he'll leave me.' It was something she couldn't wipe away like a nasty stain that couldn't be washed out. But her intention was simply to shelter him until he found his way back home...what would be the problem if he left with more capable hands?
