As Gu Luoxin grappled with a thick sense of disbelief, he heard Jin Jiuchi chime in beside him, his tone extremely casual, "Oh, she's here too."
"Of course," Shen Nianzu replied in a matter-of-fact tone. "This Cycle is open to all players, so it's natural for us to bump into her."
Still wide-eyed, Gu Luoxin whipped his head toward his teammates. "You… You guys know each other?!" he exclaimed in shock.
"Uh, no?" Jin Jiuchi tilted his head, humming thoughtfully. "I wouldn't say 'know'... oh, she's looking in our direction! Should we say hi, Nian'er?" No sooner than he said those words, the little girl – Qian Hui – abruptly turned her back on them, her tense posture radiating a clear 'don't talk, don't approach me' aura. If not because they were required to be on standby in front of their buses, she might have even run away just to put as much distance between them as possible.
