Lin Wu seemed not to see the petrified crowd and said, "Well, let's go. Time to head back and rest."
Bo Yuting nodded repeatedly, his lips pursed but failing to suppress a smile.
"Wait, Xiaosi, is it okay to take the leader of the Independent Alliance with us? He's an outsider..."
Bo Yuting coughed loudly several times, interrupting Gong Ye and drawing Lin Wu's attention.
He sighed deeply, "I feel a bit uncomfortable; it might be because the injuries I sustained in the mine were too severe. But no matter how serious the injuries are, I am willing to bear them as long as you are safe and well. This is all a man..."
Suddenly, he paused, as if remembering Lin Wu's earlier denial of their relationship. He swallowed the rest of his words and looked at Lin Wu with hurt and aggrieved eyes, then quickly shifted to a melancholic but understanding expression, as if to imply "I can handle it."
Without hesitation, Lin Wu declared, "He's not an outsider; he's my boyfriend."
Gong Ye: "???"
