Gu Xi looked up at Ye Junhan.
'Was it just my imagination, or did I just see a flash of... chagrin in his eyes?'
Gu Xi: "..."
She couldn't help but carefully recall what she had just said... and confirmed that it was all perfectly normal.
'So... it was probably just too dark to see clearly, right?'
Gu Xi looked away.
"About this matter..." Gu Xi lowered her gaze to the little green sprout stirring restlessly on her fingertip.
"I'll give you an explanation for this," Ye Junhan said suddenly.
The two of them spoke at almost the same time.
Gu Xi looked up at him in surprise.
Ye Junhan stiffened slightly.
After a moment, he nonchalantly pulled the small vine from his wrist and held it out to Gu Xi. Then... he gave her a deep look, turned, and strode away, his face expressionless.
Gu Xi: "..."
In the gathering dusk, she glanced at the man's retreating figure in the distance, then looked down and poked the two tender leaves on top of Bud, murmuring with a soft sigh:
