Outside a small cottage in the rear mountains of Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong was chatting with Lan on a stone bench when she suddenly caught sight of someone hurrying over from afar.
Before the person even arrived, an urgent voice reached them first. "Dean! A group of people is looking for you outside the academy gates. They say they're your old friends!"
Liu Erlong froze for a moment and asked in confusion, "A-a group?"
"Yes, a whole group! One of them wears glasses, and another has a face as stiff as a rock. Do you know them, Dean? If not, I'll go send them away right now!" the gatekeeper said between gasps.
Following the gatekeeper's description, Liu Erlong thought back and gradually came up with an answer. Before meeting Ye Feiyang, she had indeed kept an eye on those people in secret. But if they had not been deliberately brought up now, she would have long since forgotten them.
In the past, she would probably have rushed out excitedly already. But now, she hesitated and did not even want to see them deep down. A qualified ex should vanish like they never existed. What was the point of showing up now? Did they want to rekindle old feelings?
Sorry, but she had already tasted a far more delectable "feast." How could she possibly care for such "bland soup and plain water" now?
Seeing her stare blankly at the ground, Lan softly asked, "Sister Liu, what's wrong? Did you remember something?"
Liu Erlong came back to herself and forced a smile. "Nothing. They should be a few old acquaintances, but I don't really want to see them right now."
"Did you have some unpleasant history with them?" Lan pressed.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Liu Erlong's face. Unpleasant? There