Being watched by a gaze like that.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.
Pei Shiyi could hear his own heart pounding wildly.
A glint flashed through his deep blue eyes, and the long hair falling over his shoulders swayed silently.
"Mhm."
Pei Shiyi lowered his eyes, avoiding Yu Lan's gaze.
He raised his hand from the water, presenting the medicinal herbs he had just rushed over with—carefully protected in his palm—to Yu Lan.
"Here, take a look. Are these the herbs you wanted?"
Yu Lan's eyes lit up. She quickly took them, brought them to her nose to smell them carefully, then immediately tore off a piece and put it in her mouth to chew.
An intensely bitter flavor filled her mouth, but the light in Yu Lan's eyes only grew brighter.
"Bitter, slightly astringent, with a sweet aftertaste and a hint of spice."
"That's it. This is it."
A smile bloomed on Yu Lan's face like a flower.
Pei Shiyi crossed his arms and snorted coldly.
"What, did you really think I would try to fool you?"
