Chapter 28: Instant noodles
Liora snorted. "Then I’d have eaten my shoe or something. But clearly, I didn’t have to." She shook the apple core in front of them. "See? I even got myself a snack on the way back."
Liang Zihan groaned, dragging a hand down his face. "You’re unbelievable."
Liora grinned. "And yet, you love me."
Chen Wei looked at Liora, his deep gaze unwavering. He didn’t believe such obvious lies. Only simpletons like Zhou Yinuo and Liang Zihan would fall for such lame excuses.
Liora noticed his stare but only passed him a harmless smile—one of pure innocence, as if she couldn’t even harm a fly.
Chen Wei shook his head in amusement. Everyone had their own secrets, their own way of handling things. He wouldn’t expose her lies. In time, she would be comfortable enough to share the truth herself.
"You can’t be reckless like that. You still have us, so don’t make such drastic decisions on your own," Chen Wei reminded her. What if luck hadn’t been on her side? What if she had gotten herself into real trouble and hadn’t made it back alive? Being alone was dangerous.
In his mind, she was still a young girl. No matter how powerful she was, surviving alone was never a good situation. At least in a group, there was encouragement and a stronger will to live.
Chen Wei didn’t want anyone to suffer the same fate as him. He had survived the disaster alone, and only he knew how suffocating and despairing it had been.
Liora blinked, momentarily stunned by the serious tone in his voice. Then, her smirk softened into something gentler. "I won’t," she promised.
Zhou Yinuo finally let go of her, sniffling as she wiped her face. "Good. Because I won’t forgive you if you do."