"Sorry, that joke went a bit too far..."
"No, it didn't. I told you I forgive you." Baimeng sighed. "I really do have some urgent matters to attend to back home, and I need to let my companion know I'm safe."
"Let me walk you back? It's so late, how can I let a young lady walk far alone?" Realizing Baimeng wasn't lying, Albedo, whose tension had just eased, grew anxious once more.
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