Yino met up with Yuebai late the second night after the Liu mansion chaos.
Thanks to his flying deer, the day's escape had gone smooth as silk. He'd even let Ruoning experience what riding shotgun with Santa felt like. The last girl who'd gotten that privilege was Yunjin.
When Yino mentioned this to Ruoning, her excitement died instantly. The blush faded from her cheeks, replaced by a deflated pout.
My bad mouth.
He had to console her with more talk about poetry and distant horizons.
Looking back, Ruoning had basically eloped with him. The sheltered Liu mansion princess had just made her first real rebellious move against everything her ancestors stood for.
And honestly? She found it pretty thrilling.
Some things were exactly like her master always said- hiding and stalling would never fix anything.
Last night, when Yino had mouthed off to all those elders, Ruoning thought they were screwed. She'd been certain the family would come down on them like a hammer.
