"The one last time was a bit taller."
"Last time there were two of them..."
"Keep your voice down..."
Xue Rui's brow twitched uncontrollably as he listened. The two young women were like old grannies gossiping about neighborhood scandals at the village entrance. They would deliberately lower their damn voices when they got to the juicy parts, only to suddenly raise them again after...
It was as if they were afraid someone would hear, yet also afraid the whole world wouldn't...
The problem was, the mall suddenly fell silent for a moment, as if the floors below were all straining to listen in. He could hear their hushed discussion as clear as day. Xue Rui felt like the entire universe was conspiring against him.
Staring into Gu Muxue's questioning gaze, a single thought flashed through his mind—'This is so damn hard.'
