"Thank you!" Hua Xiaomai finally let her guard down, flashed him a grin, and ran off in the direction of Lianshun Escort Agency, her steps becoming lighter.
Meng Yuhuai stood in his spot for a while, shook his head, and then hastened his pace to catch up with her.
...
The rest of the way passed without conversation. They quickly returned to the Escort Agency, where Hua Xiaomai inevitably recounted the situation with the chili to Second Lady Hua in detail.
"So, only one plant couldn't be saved, but the others are all fine?" Although Second Lady Hua had always shown little concern for those "few plants," upon hearing this, she also let out a sigh of relief, suddenly perked up her eyebrows angrily, and said, "In that case, why did you take so long? You wouldn't have been sneaking off to play somewhere, would you?"
While she spoke, she also glanced very obviously in Meng Yuhuai's direction.
