As Yao Yao sidled up, her trembling chest brushed against Li Xiang's arm. Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui immediately stepped forward and pulled her away.
"Sister Yao, don't be scared. I'll protect you!" Lei Xiaohui declared, wrapping an arm around Yao Yao.
Zhao Xueqing chimed in, "It's broad daylight and Brother Xiang is here. What are you afraid of?" 'She really knows how to pick her moments,' she thought. 'She just got away with brushing up against him right in front of us. That's going too far.'
Li Xiang's mind, however, was still preoccupied with the matter of the compounds. He walked over to a nearby sun lounger and started looking up related information on his phone.
An incident this big couldn't have happened without leaving a trace.
As the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day.
The three girls gathered around him. Zhao Xueqing asked, "So, are we heading back or continuing with the trip? It's your call."
