Zuo Aiai called out softly from behind him, "Thank you."
He Ziyan's originally gloomy expression suddenly brightened with a smile.
Turning around, he put on a cold face and glared at her, "Do you think I did it for your thanks?"
Zuo Aiai: "...If you didn't do it for thanks, then you're a real living Lei Feng!"
"Even now you still don't have the smarts to be careful. I really don't know how you've managed to grow this big!" He Ziyan said, not a single word of praise leaving his mouth as he walked and talked.
As he turned to go down the stairs, the smile at the corner of his mouth finally broke through, spreading to his cheeks.
Then, he cursed himself internally: Look at yourself, getting excited over a mere 'thank you' like you've won the lottery! So stupid!
But he just couldn't hold back his smile!
He Ziyan had been worrying about her since last night, all day long. Seeing her return safe, he was both angry and relieved.
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