The Old Master seemed to be feeling unwell tonight, so it was the Old Madam who came out to entertain the guests.
When Mu Xiaojiu went to meet the Old Madam, Baili Xia was by his side.
Of course, Mu Xiaoyao and Bei Tianyou were accompanying him as well.
Baili Xia seemed a little out of it, at times thinking about sneaking away to check out Youyang Pavilion in the backyard.
Yet at other times, she seemed slightly reluctant to leave immediately...
All in all, she appeared absent-minded during that brief half-hour.
It wasn't until someone led her to sit in a corner and placed a cup of ice cream in front of her that she finally snapped back to reality.
She looked up toward the center of the hall, where Mu Xiaojiu and the Old Madam were still talking about something.
She sighed; every time that guy showed up, her brain just seemed to short-circuit.
She resolved to never voluntarily look at him again... that is, if she could actually manage to do so.
