Ye Fei responded with a gentle smile, walking over to sit beside Ye Xuan. He took her slender hand in his and gave it a light squeeze before saying, "Let's hear it. What's going on?"
The ambiguity between the two had long been speculated by Zhang Yide, Baldie, and the others. Seeing them finally come together didn't surprise anyone; instead, they silently wished them well.
"I feel like something's off," Zhang Yide spoke up first. As the most composed and experienced among them, his brow was furrowed.
"The New Year tea parties have always been held after the New Year. Why is it happening so early this year? And why were we notified at the last minute? There's probably something going on here."
Ye Fei had already considered these points, but he didn't voice his thoughts. Instead, he turned his gaze to Baldie and Ye Xuan and asked, "What do you think?"
