248 DO YOU LIKE ME? edited

Uncle Su was there and he didn't look like someone who'd sneaked in, more likely he was one of them. So, if he was one of them didn't it mean Greenhill's people were the remnants of the Kingdom of Xinghe? Because Uncle Su was one such!

Wasn't Xinghe's late Emperor the one who killed Xiao Tianyao and Xiao Jun's parents? But then why had Xiao Jun cooperated with the remnants of Xinghe? Weren't their people supposed to avenge Xiao Tianyao for causing the downfall of the Kingdom of Xinghe?

What is Xiao Jun doing with them? Did Xiao Tianyao know about it all along?

"What happened? Does it hurt?" Xiao Tianyao caught the wrinkle between Senja's brows and thought it was because of her bruises.

Senja was pulled back from her deep thoughts by Xiao Tianyao's question. She stared at him, looked closely at his facial lines as she spoke. "Did you worry about me?"

Xiao Tianyao stared back at her; his expression unperturbed. "Elder Dam wouldn't be happy if I bring you back with bruises all over your body."

"How about you? Were you unhappy as well?" Senja teased him, since she was bored by his insipidness and aloofness.

However, Xiao Tianyao didn't answer her as he cleaned the last wound on Senja's finger. He pretended to have not heard her.

Senja pouted as she put her elbow on the table and propped her chin on her fist. "Say something, won't you?" Senja spoke absentmindedly. It was quite frustrating when you tried to build on a conversation and the other party didn't put the same effort.

Even after some time, Xiao Tianyao remained quiet. Finally, he was done his job of treating Senja's finger. Just when Senja thought he wouldn't say anything and would leave, he spoke.

"Happy birthday."

Senja was caught out off guard by his wishes.

"Birthday? Whose? Mine?"

She's confused because her birthday wasn't until 3 more months later.

"Of course, it's yours."

"When? Today?"

"You really don't remember anything, do you?"

Senja shook her head honestly. "No."

Xiao Tianyao sighed tiredly.

"Yesterday was your birthday. First of July. The same day that the transaction took place." He explained to her patiently.

In fact, yesterday, he wanted to bring her to L City District 9 to see the river festival to cheer her up. She had cried her heart out at that time and every year on first of July, people there would hold a celebration. But because of the unexpected event, his plan had failed.

Who knew that the date on the secret letter would be first of July as well?

"Tell me." Senja said.

Xiao Tianyao rearranged the medicine box neatly and raised his head to face Senja. "Tell you what?"

"Do you like me?"

Senja wasn't someone who was dense or oblivious to those small gestures. Before this, she had a harem of her own that could crowd an auditorium! So, she was able to pinpoint quite accurately.

Based on Xiao Tianyao's personality, he wouldn't even bother to look after her and clean up her wounds himself if he didn't really care about her. He would have thrown her out every time she snuck into his room and wouldn't be patient enough to calm her when she cried of guilt, not to mention how he had subtly helped her a couple of times.

Despite his unpleasant attitude and his domineering behavior from the first time they'd met up until now, Senja could feel that he'd gradually changed in the manner he treated her.

All this aside, not everyone would experience love at first sight after all! But, Senja was quite sure that he cared for her, slightly.

"No." Xiao Tianyao replied her smoothly.