Heber said he would piece together a crescent moon for her? And be a third wheel? Did he think a Luminous Pearl was a glass ball, one dollar for two?
Just as Ye Xixi wanted to accuse him of "tricking a three-year-old," Heber picked up his phone, made a call, and instructed, "Arno, send someone to the auction houses tomorrow to gather Luminous Pearls. Also, seal off the blood pool. From now on, don't bring girls to the island..." Not waiting for Arno's response, Heber hung up the phone with a snap.
He gave Ye Xixi a gentle smile, involuntarily stretched out his hand to pinch her chubby little face, and softly asked, "What's wrong? Stunned?"
Ye Xixi was indeed stunned. How could he go to such lengths for a joke she made...
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Ye Xixi was puzzled. She couldn't believe that such a "centuries-old mythical being," who had seen all kinds of human forms and figures, would suddenly develop feelings for her.
