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Today was Madam Zheng's inn's anniversary. Liwei didn't want to admit it, but Lan could see she was excited. She was really happy for her which he found very cute.

He couldn't believe her kind was considered 'evil' when he looked at her, proudly wrapping boxes of pastries to take to Sun and Moon inn.

Talking about it, Lan decided he would keep this dream to himself, in the end. It was obvious Liwei didn't want him to know so soon about these details. She never hesitated to tell him what she knew and took the time to explain carefully every time.

They even talked about Nature Spirits as a clan once, but even then, she stayed silent about it.

Maybe she would feel uncomfortable if she knew Lan was aware of what she was trying to keep secret. And this is what he wanted to avoid at all costs.