Chapter 14

14

"I just went to the bathroom." That is my excuse to Xian when I return to our table and for him to stop preaching to me. He has been scolding me for a while now and hasn't really stopped.

It's a good thing our other cousins are still not here. If they are, they will also scold me right now.

I glanced at the other table when they stood up to greet the arrival of Maddix.

"I thought you were busy?" I heard that from their table. I don't know why I suddenly have clear hearing, but maybe it's because that person spoke loudly.

Busy? Then why is he here? I watched to see if Maddix opened his lips to answer the question, but instead of answering the person who asked him, he just glanced tiredly at me.

His three buttons were not buttoned, and I noticed that some women were looking at him.

I frowned when a woman stood behind him, and I could barely stop myself from rolling my eyes when the woman placed her hand on Maddix's shoulder. The woman even manages to lower herself to whisper to Maddi