“This Pharmacist sounds like something,” Jue Di said appreciably.
“That’s everything. I went back to the Avenue for a few days, then came here. You must be right about Qianlin, there’s something going on. When she rejected me on Luo her expression was strange, but I was too hurt to understand. That must mean, this really is…”
Jue Di looked at Lan Jue, saw his downtrodden expression. Then he slapped him forcefully upside the head.
“Hey! Why are you hitting people?!” Luo Xianni glared at Jue Di, her voice sharp and threatening. She was taking her new role as mother seriously.
Jue Di dragged his eyes to her and gave her a flat stare. In a domineering voice, he said, “when I’m teaching my child, try not to interrupt.”
Much to Lan Jue’s surprise, Luo Xianni obliged and remained silent.
