TSFLIP Chapter 549

Feng Guang cupped her face in her hands and said, “The little one is really cute.”

“Do you like children?” Si Jia asked quietly.

She nodded immediately. “I like them, but I don’t like brats.”

Brats were hard to handle once they started causing trouble — most people would find them a headache.

Si Jia fell silent after that. He walked over to Room Tian Number One. “Miss Xia, rest early.”

Feng Guang glanced at the plaque on Tian Number One’s door and then across the corridor at Tian Number Two. The corner of her forehead twitched. “Aren’t Tian Number One and Tian Number Two supposed to be next to each other?”

He remained calm and analytical. “The innkeeper never said these two were adjacent.”

“Hmm… you’re right.” Feng Guang stood dejected in front of Tian Number One’s door. “I… I’m going first. Get some rest, too.”

Si Jia nodded and walked toward Tian Number Two. Feng Guang raised her hand, intending to say “Good night” once more, but when she noticed the guests still drinking and having fun downstairs, she kept it to herself and quietly entered her room.

The next day, filled with the excitement of having left the palace at last, Feng Guang awoke first thing in the morning — well, first thing for her, which was around nine or ten o’clock. After washing up, tying back her hair casually with a ribbon, and lifting the corner of her skirt, she hopped over to Si Jia’s door. Just as her knuckles were about to knock, the door opened.

She was greeted by Si Jia, dressed in white once again. She said in a sweet voice, “Good morning. You’re looking even more charming today.”

Si Jia paused briefly and then nodded. “Good morning.”

Though it was hardly “morning” anymore.

She said shamelessly, “I was just about to knock when you opened the door. Si Jia, do you think we have some kind of telepathic bond?”

“It’s just that I heard Miss Xia’s footsteps, which is why I opened the door.”

“Si Jia, you’re remarkable — you recognized me just by my steps.”

“It’s a simple ability for martial artists.”

“Maybe it’s simple for martial artists… but when you do it, it feels extraordinary, not ordinary.”

Si Jia fell silent again. Whenever she pressed him and there was nothing to say, this was his way — not to respond at all — yet she seemed unfazed and kept the conversation going herself.

Feng Guang tugged on his sleeve. “Where are you taking me today?”

He glanced down at the fabric she was holding and asked quietly, “Where would Miss Xia like to go?”

“I haven’t been outside the palace much, and I’m not very familiar with this place. Let’s ask the innkeeper — he surely knows all the best spots!” With that, she grabbed his hand and darted down the stairs.

Si Jia normally avoided physical contact with people, but when he saw her hair tied back by just a single ribbon — lifting in a charming arc as she hopped downward, he held back the urge to withdraw his hand.

The innkeeper, busy calculating the day’s earnings at the counter, listened to Feng Guang’s question and tugged at his chin in thought. “If you’re asking for a nice spot in town… ah! Our town was built alongside a river. The lakeshore is quite lovely, and there are many boats there — the mayor prepared them for the locals who wish to enjoy a nice boat ride. If the young master and young lady are interested, you can take a boat tour of the lake.”

“That sounds wonderful! I love it.” She turned her eager eyes toward Si Jia. “Si Jia, let’s go boating on the lake.”