But now, Xin Huohuo couldn't laugh at all. Her tone was laced with worry. "Just be careful."
Mr. Hei paused, but didn't reply. He simply reached out and patted Xin Huohuo's head, then set up a protective ward before leaving without a backward glance.
Xin Huohuo watched his figure dematerialize into mist and disappear, feeling as if their cheerful laughter from moments before had happened in another lifetime. She took out her phone and stared at the number with no name attached, her heart a tangle of emotions.
'Bei Mingyuan said Xiaoxue was trapped here, and the evidence Xiaoxue left in the room seemed to confirm it. That's why I trusted him without doing any real verification. But now that it's come to this, I'm suddenly not so sure.'
'He's the enemy... That's supposed to be an important distinction, right? He even tried to tempt me into picking a side before. If he's lying to me, I'll have endangered Mr. Hei.'
