Looking back up, she found the once-noisy crowd following them had, at some point, grown quieter and quieter until they disappeared completely.
And just like that, it was as if they were the only two people in the entire area.
Su Ye raised her head and looked at Su Qing.
Su Qing raised his well-defined hand and pulled her into his embrace.
His voice was low, soft, and raspy.
"Is my benefactor afraid?"
In the pitch-black space, their intimate embrace instantly shifted the tense, serious atmosphere into something… ambiguous.
'This was exactly why Su Ye was hesitant to go out with him.'
'Especially since his snake tail had appeared, he'd started flirting with her whenever he got the chance.'
'It was one thing inside the Prince Mansion, but out here, she was absolutely mortified.'
Su Ye glanced around, then took his hand and wriggled free from his embrace.
"Let's head down first. We can explore as we go."
