"You're ridiculous."

But wasn't that something he'd always loved about him? How silly he was? He knew he very much appreciated it now as they spoke and Xufeng finished cleaning his face off. He certainly was noticing the care taken with his scales and he was grateful for it.

"I'm not ready tonight. But please come to me soon so I can tell you about my mother and what happened with her. I really feel you should finally know."