Gu Lan contemplated finding a reason to depart, yet Jing Yunkui had no intentions of offering her an opportunity. A tender smile graced the corners of his lips as he opened with a topic that Gu Lan found hard to refuse.
"Are you hungry?"
Indeed, Gu Lan was truly famished, having gone nearly a day without a meal in this intricate world that made her fearful of choking while eating.
Gu Lan didn't bother with deception on this matter. She nodded, and Jing Yunkui chuckled, "I thought you were made of iron, enduring all these challenges without getting hungry each day."
Gu Lan responded with a touch of resignation, "I wish I were truly made of iron. But then again, even iron can rust."
Jing Yunkui's laughter resonated softly. Discreetly, he studied Gu Lan, noticing her predominant trait: no matter what happened, she always wore a smile, as if nothing in the world could defeat her.