Hearing Yi Chen clearly state what she wanted his help with, even before she could properly put it into words, an awkward expression formed on her face as she said, after a nod.
"Y-Yes… Will Brother Chen be willing to join my team?" she asked the very next moment, with uncertainty and hesitation evident in her voice.
"Of course I will join your team! Silly girl, you've been hesitating all this while just to ask something so simple of me?" Yi Chen asked the very next moment with a frown evident on his face.
The Zhou Mei he knew would have readily asked something like this if she needed his help. Therefore, he was finding it a bit difficult to make sense of her current actions.
"W-Well…" Zhou Mei answered with a pursed smile, "B-Brother Chen has already helped me so many times, and moreover, after joining the sect, you must have many plans of your own, so I was worried that you won't be able to-"
