She removed the hooked earring, carefully detaching the needle part, and tucked it into the seam of her cheongsam. Then, she tried to fold the garment. However, she never did chores at home. Although she studied fashion design, she was genuinely incompetent at folding clothes. Nevertheless, she hastily folded it and stuffed it into the box.
Moreover, she was still clutching the bottom half of the earring charm that had detached. Just as she was about to put it in her pocket, she heard footsteps outside the door. Startled, she dropped the charm under the sofa. She wanted to crouch down to pick it up, but before she could, Jun Nian's voice came from behind her, "Hanhan, have you seen Jinxi?"
Alright, Jun Nian had gone to the garden and made some light conversation with the others before he remembered that Mu Jinxi had said she was going to the restroom. He should have been waiting for her in the living room, but he chose to rush back instead.
