Volume 4

240 Underground Prison

Nie Zun answered while I was still wondering how to respond. “We had already been together once.”

Turning red, I said, “There’s no need to go around announcing this.”

Nie Zun blinked at me in mock innocence, but I could tell he was teasing me with those eyes of his. “Did I say anything wrong? Weren’t we together as lovers once?”

Gritting my teeth, I said, “I know what you’re trying to get at. Just continue pretending like this.”

Song Lu asked with genuine surprise, “You were together once? Why did you guys get separated then?” There was a hint of that adorable Song Lu of the past as she posed her question.

Well, there’s no real need to hide this anyway. I thus answered without hesitation,...