Seeing that Nan Zhi had already made up her mind, Nan Yu stopped speaking and smiled with satisfaction.
Guan Xubai also noticed that Nan Zhi was wavering. He looked at Nan Yu, then at Nan Zhi, feeling weak. He wanted to say something to persuade her, but he clamped his mouth shut, though worry began to gnaw at him. A label like "capitalist thinking" was enough to get anyone in serious trouble. Guan Xubai was genuinely worried that Brother Yu would invite disaster upon himself by kindly taking in Lü Wei. But seeing that Brother Yu had already made his decision, Guan Xubai knew that further persuasion would be futile, so he could only remain silent.
Guan Xubai tilted his head to look at Nan Yu again, then gave him a suspicious, top-to-bottom once-over. He asked hesitantly, "Brother Yu, did you have a growth spurt? Why do I feel like you’re suddenly taller than me?"
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