The moment he realized his wolf ears had uncontrollably popped out again, Yi Nuo went rigid.
Washed over by a wave of immense shame, he hurriedly took a step back. "S-Sorry."
He tried to retract his ears.
But maybe the light touch at the bar earlier had been too brief, or maybe the anticipation that had been building for so long had suddenly erupted...
In any case, his ears were out of his control.
He couldn't retract them.
Instantly, Yi Nuo's face and ears turned bright red, and his fingertips curled in agitation.
The housekeeper, normally so methodical in his management of the manor, was now stumbling over his words. "Sorry, Miss, I... I might be... Sorry, I'm so sorry, Miss..."
Jiang Qingli had only meant to tease him, but she hadn't expected him to get this flustered. "Has your pollution value increased?" she ventured.
Compared to going into heat anywhere like an uncivilized beast, this seemed like the most plausible reason.
