Jiang He "Oh"ed, and then sat back down properly.
Bai Lian looked towards Pu Xiaohan again, and before she could speak, Pu Xiaohan gave her an "OK" gesture to reassure her.
**
Outside the door.
Mao Kun led two underlings, Xiaowu and Xiaoqi, as the three of them squatted silently at the doorway.
"Brother Mao," Xiaowu rubbed his head, "this place isn't really for us, though Xiaoqi fits in quite well."
Xiaoqi had a tender face and looked to be only around fifteen or sixteen.
His hair wasn't long, and he had neither dyed it nor styled it in any odd way.
If he hadn't been following behind Mao Kun, he would have looked more like a delicate high school boy.
Mao Kun, with a cigarette between his lips, didn't argue.
As they were talking, Bai Lian emerged from inside, prompting Mao Kun and his companions to immediately stand up.