But Tong Ruoxin kept staring at Michelle for a full ten seconds before she slowly climbed up from the ground, wrapped her shawl around herself, and prepared to leave.
Alice felt a wave of disappointment... Why had Tong Ruoxin chosen not to speak at such a critical moment?
Just then, Michelle reached out and grasped Tong Ruoxin's wrist: "I'll take you back."
"There's no need." Tong Ruoxin refused firmly, lifting her foot, but then as if suddenly recalling something, she turned back: "Michelle, I know you and Aberji are both investigating the matter of the parchment. These power struggles have never been related to me, but let me warn you, don't even think about involving Ye Che and Yiyi; otherwise, I will go all out to settle scores with you."
"I wasn't planning to bother them." Michelle's eyes flickered: "That child Yiyi, I quite like her."
Michelle could tell that Tong Ruoxin was fond of Yiyi, so by association, he had a particularly good impression of her.
