Xiaohuo and Xiaojiu had just left when Dugu Qianye packed up the Little Cauldron, ready to see what the first layer of the Fuxiqin had unveiled, when Zi Xiao walked in. Seeing that Dugu Qianye had woken up, he asked, "You're finally awake. How do you feel?"
"Why are you here?" Dugu Qianye was surprised to see Zi Xiao.
Wasn't it over a month since then? Why was he still here?
Zi Xiao sat down on a stool and said, "You're staying in my house, and you're asking me why I'm here?"
"Your house?"
"Yeah," Zi Xiao said. "You've been sleeping in my house for so long, hogging my bed and leaving me nowhere to sleep."
Dugu Qianye was stunned by how Zi Xiao spoke. Couldn't he talk to her normally? He sounded so aggrieved; was she expected to compensate him?!
"Is this the General Pavilion of the Secret Pavilion?" Dugu Qianye asked.
"Smart," Zi Xiao praised. "I like dealing with smart people. You've occupied my room for so long, shouldn't you make some gesture of goodwill?"