Xin Yi sat on a cushion in her room, stress-eating honey cakes like her life depended on it.
"Another one?" Ài Yún asked, watching with wide eyes.
"Yes," Xin Yi said around a mouthful. "Another one."
[DING! (⊙_⊙)]
[Host has consumed 7 honey cakes in 10 minutes]
[New record!]
[Emotional eating detected! ☆]
"Shut up, System," she muttered.
Ài Yún exchanged a glance with Měi Lán, who had also been summoned to help prepare Xin Yi for the hunting ceremony.
"Are you....okay?" Měi Lán asked gently.
"I am FINE," Xin Yi said, reaching for another cake. "Perfectly fine. Absolutely fine. Why would I not be fine?"
"Because you just had a screaming match with the Alpha?" Ài Yún suggested.
"It was NOT a screaming match. It was a.….spirited discussion."
"The entire settlement heard you."
"That is an exaggeration."
"Zhao Li asked if you and Uncle Sha Chen were fighting because you wanted different flavors of soup."
Xin Yi groaned and shoved another honey cake into her mouth.
