“Why did you let that kid come with us?” Bu Yuchen asked, shoveling food into his mouth.
“It’s nothing,” Shang Bieye looked up towards the upper floor. “Since we’re headed the same way, why not?”
“Doesn’t seem like the usual you,” Wu Yangfeng remarked slowly.
“Oh? And what’s the usual me like?” Shang Bieye asked with a full smile.
“Look at you, grinning like an idiot. You never usually smile so openly,” Bu Yuchen pointed at Shang Bieye with his chopsticks.
“Oh, so I usually behave that poorly? I always thought with my handsome appearance, I was envied by others and had excellent popularity,” Shang Bieye quipped about himself.
“Stop with your smooth talk,” Bu Yuchen spat disdainfully.
“Hehe, no more smooth talk,” Shang Bieye straightened his expression, “Did you guys notice that the kid is actually a girl?”
“A girl?” Bu Yuchen exclaimed softly. Wu Yangfeng just watched Shang Bieye without saying anything.
“How did you know?” Bu Yuxuan asked skeptically.
“Don’t you think she’s missing something around her neck?” Shang Bieye gestured to his own neck. Seeing Shang Bieye point to his neck, Bu Yuchen touched his own neck and then realized what Yan Xinmeng was missing.
“How did you find out?” Wu Yangfeng asked.
“I saw it when she looked up to ask us for water.”
“So, the large plaster on her face is fake too?” Bu Yuchen chuckled, thinking about how the plaster covered nearly half of her face.
“I don’t know about that; maybe she really has sores on her face. Why are you so concerned about how pretty or ugly she is, are you that shallow, Lord Bu?” Shang Bieye teased.
“Cut it out! All these remarks are coming from you. I think you’re the one who doesn’t discriminate by age or background, accepting any woman,” Bu Yuchen retorted, glaring at Shang Bieye.
Wu Yangfeng, seemingly uninvolved, continued eating the dishes on the table and sipping his cool tea, only speaking up when the others took a break, “What does this have to do with letting her travel with us?” Wu Yangfeng still didn’t understand why Shang Bieye wanted Yan Xinmeng to join them.
