Chapter 408 "Husband.

Lin Xingjie finished speaking, but saw the boy's eyes widen, staring blankly at the dark end of the now-empty hallway.

The monster had already retreated voluntarily, disappearing without a trace and soundlessly, yet her voice seemed to still linger around him.

The long-haired girl blinked and, rather displeased, jabbed the boy hard in the stomach.

"What's the matter? Still can't bear to part with her?"

Xu Xiangyang grimaced in pain, finally snapping back to reality.

"No, I was just thinking... what was her motive? Just to see me? It feels rather incomprehensible."

"She is not human after all, isn't it normal not to understand her? Besides, is Qingyue herself that easy to understand? You always get played by her."

"That's true."

Xu Xiangyang sighed and instinctively rubbed his face—only to touch a damp patch.

Thinking about the bizarre experience of his face being licked by that strange woman, he felt conflicted.