Her chin was pinched by two cold fingers. Gu Yunxi endured the discomfort, frowned, and showed obvious panic and disgust on her face.
He stared at her eyes and brows with cold eyes enigmatically,
"I didn't expect that Master Leng kept you with him again."
Gu Yunxi was shocked, but she didn't know why Ming Lan said the word "again".
Her eyelashes trembled slightly. She showed a solemn face and said in a deep voice,
"Master Ming, I don't know what you are talking about. In broad daylight, could you please let go of me?"
They looked into each other's eyes.
Ming Lan withdrew his hand slowly. His piercing eyes turned deep suddenly as if he was pleased by something. Compared with his willfulness just now, he looked totally different at this time.
Soon, he lowered his eyes slightly and concealed the shrewdness in his eyes, saying in a sharp and lazy tone,
"You have be
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