Su Qinglan's eyes twinkled suddenly with a little spark of evil playfulness flashing across her expression. She tilted her head and glared at Xuan Long with narrowed eyes, her lips pressing together tightly as she spoke through clenched teeth.
"Fine then," she said slowly, each word dropping like a stone. "You stay away from me for one whole week."
Xuan Long froze and looked at her with an expression of disbelief.
It felt like someone had turned him into a stone statue. His emerald eyes widened so fast Su Qinglan almost couldn't control her laugh.
"Yes," she continued firmly, nodding to herself as if confirming her decision. "A whole week. Then maybe you will finally learn to tell me before disappearing like that! Do you even understand," she added sharply, "how terrified I felt when you vanished in such a dangerous season?!"
Her hands curled into fists again. Her voice trembled. She nodded again, more confidently this time.
