To appear relaxed, natural, and informal, He Yu didn't stand up while speaking to Mo Xian, nor did he stare at her. He only glanced at Mo Xian briefly when he asked the question, then turned back, appearing indifferent.
Mo Xian's response was surprisingly quick and brief.
"Okay," those two words seemed to be an order to He Yu that said, "Don't you dare move or I'll kill you." He Yu, who was turning around, suddenly froze. All he could hear was the sound of Mo Xian tidying up the books. He Yu couldn't hear anything else.
He Yu didn't know how long he had been frozen in place. Judging from his feelings, he felt like he had been frozen for a century, so frozen that his body was almost unable to move.
He turned back around, and before he could say anything, Mo Xian handed him a piece of pa
