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"If there's a next time, let's invite Bai Mei along," she said.
But no sooner had she spoken these words than she saw Xia Liang reach out and gently grasp her palm.
"Even though it might be a bit unfair to Xiao Lu right now, if the two of us are going out to play, I still hope that you can talk more about me, junior," Xia Liang said with a gaze forward, her voice fading slightly, "At least that's how I feel today."
"...I understand," she replied.
After a brief silence, Emerald Sparrow slowly nodded.
"Hmph," Xia Liang chuckled, "Then, let's just keep going like this."
What she meant by "keep going like this" took Emerald Sparrow a moment to realize, and after glancing at her hand again, she understood what Xia Liang was hinting at:
She wanted to walk hand in hand.
Such an action carried a somewhat intimate implication, but considering their current appearances, it was more like a sister leading a younger sibling, which was odd in a way.