He hadn't expected a response, yet after a brief silence, he heard her voice, weak as a thread.
"...Thank you."
Yin Baiyan's eyes lit up, his gaze toward her filled with seven parts admiration and three parts pity, as he voiced the invitation he had long been preparing, "Little Xiaye, you are now officially an apprentice under this master, and your salary is enough to support a single person's life. Since you're not happy living here, would you like to go abroad with your teacher to see a wider world?"
Yan Xiaye seemed not to have heard the invitation at all.
Yin Baiyan quietly waited for a while, figuring she probably wanted to stay here after all.
Anticipating Li Beicheng's return soon, he could no longer persuade her and had no choice but to slip away first.
Then, just before he turned around, a glance from the corner of his eye unintentionally caught the imperceptible nod of her head, her expression unchanged.
