"Let's talk about it later. She's rather shy."
"Oh?"
"Well, not exactly shy. She's very competitive. Sister, you're beautiful and wealthy. I'm afraid she can't compare to you and might feel inferior."
"Why so sweet-talking?" Hong Ran's tail swayed beneath her horse-face skirt. "Have you been eating your girlfriend's lipstick too much?"
"Of course not."
"Never tried it?"
"Don't lead me astray..."
"It's better for me to lead you astray than for you to stay too innocent and have your girlfriend do it," Hong Ran said gently, her tone earnest and profound. "It's quite embarrassing."
"..."
Zhou Li didn't think there was anything embarrassing about that.
Another game of chess ended, and he won.
Zhou Li breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Without Your Highness, there must be a huge impact on Yu Country, right? Sister, you and Your Highness were close. You must be very sad to hear this news?"
There was a flicker of concern in his eyes.
