Bab 176: Additional Cost

After Lin Xi expressed this clearly with hand gestures, she lowered her hand and gripped the blanket in front of her chest tightly. As if she was expecting an explanation, her eyes were filled with hostility.

Shi Xiao didn't say anything. Instead, Yuan Shu looked at her in confusion and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I can't read sign language, so I can't communicate with you."

Lin Xi's hands that were pinching the blanket turned white, as if she had suffered a grievance.

She deliberately said this because she wanted to see Yuan Shu get jealous and make Shi Xiao impatient with her. She wanted to pretend that she had only asked this question subconsciously and had not deliberately tried to sow discord. However, she didn't expect Yuan Shu to expose her intentions. For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely awkward.