Crimson Spider Lily — IX

Hu Lijing let out a snort. "You really are a doctor, aren't you?" He smiled while rolling his eyes, his voice laced with the saccharine of fondness.

Li Xinyuan smiled, letting out a snort as well. "That I am, thank you for noticing."

Hu Lijing waved his hand. "Oh dear, you do not even need to mention that. I tend to notice such finer details all the time."

Li Xinyuan scoffed. "I can see that. So—" he plopped back on the ground "—back to the topic at hand. I tend to get carried away a lot."

He looked up, the light-hearted emotions on his face and his golden eyes receding like a drying tide as the swirling whirlpool of storm of less than positive emotions took over the air around him shifting to a more sombre atmosphere as his aura turned solemn, prompting Hu Lijing to turn serious as well.