He's spoiled rotten; that wolf cub knows how to flirt and be affectionate.

After a long silence, Lu Baiyu slowly said, "You have to send me away."

Qu Yi tried to move, but he didn't let go, so she gave up and continued talking to him in that position.

"This is for your own good."

"What's so good about it for me?!" Lu Baiyu's eyes widened, his face full of anger.

“Your health is not good. If Yin Tiancang wants to harm us and you happen to be afflicted by the poison, I’m afraid I won’t be able to take care of you.”

"........."

Lu Baiyu gritted his teeth.

What's wrong with my health?! I'm perfectly fine!

"I am in good health!"

"Yeah……"

The woman's somber tone made Lu Baiyu's face darken considerably.

The candles were lit, brightening the room considerably. In the soft yellow light, Qu Yi turned to look at the boy sitting on the bed. Perhaps he had rushed back too quickly, for his hair was disheveled and his clothes were wrinkled.

He gripped the bedding tightly with both hands, his head lowered, and although his expression was not visible, one could clearly feel the oppressive atmosphere emanating from him.

Qu Yi: "I promise I won't leave you next time, okay?"

Lu Baiyu looked up at her, his eyes full of doubt: "Really?"

Qu Yi nodded slightly.

Lu Baiyu stared at her for a long time before finally smiling: "It's a deal."

The next day.

Lu Baiyu pushed open Qu Yi's door and saw her packing her things. He was immediately filled with rage: "Where are you going? Tianmen?!"

Qu Yi nodded: "Yesterday, before you came back, Yin Tiancang sent someone to look for me. This is the Tianmen territory, and he is keeping a close eye on things. The matter of returning to Mingyue Valley will have to be postponed."

Lu Baiyu: "Wow, my medical skills are better than yours."

Qu Yi straightened up and looked at him: "Starting to act crazy again?"

Lu Baiyu froze, clenched his fists, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"Do you want to see Yin Yuanqing?"

"Ok?"

Qu Yi looked puzzled, but was even more puzzled inside, not understanding why Lu Baiyu would suddenly say this.

"Do you want to see Yin Yuanqing?" Lu Baiyu asked again.

Clenching his teeth, Lu Baiyu spoke as if he were desperately squeezing out the words, and he could taste the blood in his mouth.

He tentatively asked, "What do you know?"

The boy didn't answer, but just stared intently at her, his gaze never leaving her for a moment.

Qu Yi was taken aback by the sight of the trapped beast, then, as if realizing something, she chuckled softly.

"You're still laughing!" The boy's expression was cold, and some blood vessels appeared on his clear black and white eyes.

"You know about my past with Yin Yuanqing..."

Under the boy's disapproving gaze, Qu Yi swallowed back what she was about to say.

"Sister."

The boy shouted in a hoarse voice, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"When you were questioning me just now, why didn't you remember that I was your senior sister?" Qu Yi asked.

Lu Baiyu pursed his thin lips into a straight line and remained silent.

Qu Yi rarely shows interest in anything, but at this moment, she has surprisingly become interested.

The boy's stubborn expression, with his lips pursed, was almost comical.

“He’s not a good person,” Lu Boyu said.

"I know."

"Then you still..."

"So I didn't go for him. Since I already know he's not a good person, why should I like him?"

"Senior sister really did like him!"

"So what? There are millions of people in the world, what's wrong with liking one or two?"

One, two, or even one?!

Upon hearing this key point, Lu Baiyu gritted his teeth and asked, "I wonder who the second person will be chosen by Senior Sister?"

I went and killed him.

Qu Yi picked up the wooden box beside her and walked towards the door. When she heard these words, she paused and said without turning her head, "Why don't you think about whether it might be you?"

The voices seemed to fade into the distance until the footsteps disappeared completely, at which point Lu Baiyu finally came to his senses.

He chased after her, even using his light-footed skills, but only saw Qu Yi's small, departing figure.

Standing still, the young man in white touched his wildly beating heart and smiled in the sunlight.