Yan Luoxi stared at him in a daze; the mist in her eyes gradually dispersed, replaced by resolve. She nodded hard. "Mm, I know what I need to do."
Rather than regretting her own gullibility, it was better to pull herself together and grind the ones who betrayed her trust into dust.
Besides, she hadn't come here just to find Yanyan; she also had to get that document. Now that she was already here, overthinking was useless. Better to act—once she got what she wanted, she could leave this place as soon as possible.
Bai Xiao patted her shoulder in relief, then reached out to take her wrist and pulled her up. "Let's go in. The temperature's dropping outside—stay out here any longer and you'll catch a cold."
Yan Luoxi lowered her gaze to his big hand wrapped around her wrist. Bai Xiao smoothly drew his hand back, stuffing both hands into his pockets. "You've been on a boat for days, then jolting around on mountain roads for half a day. Aren't you hungry?"
