(Another power outage after yesterday's... Sigh... I'd only just finished writing and updating, and after less than two hours of sleep, I had to crawl back out of bed to hunt for internet access. For the first time, I felt that authors had many hardships besides writing and dealing with haters...)
(Anyway, the usual early update. I hope everyone will support me. If so, then Ru Qing's embarrassment will have been worth it...)
"Bang..."
Wu Yan collapsed onto the sofa like a corpse, staring blankly at the ceiling with an expression of utter despair.
Tears of grief streaked down his face as Wu Yan couldn't help crying out.
"Why am I always the one who gets hurt?!"
"You're so noisy!" Kotori, who had entered through the door with Natsuoto, shot Wu Yan a dissatisfied glance. "Being treated like that by several beautiful girls is something countless people could only beg for. What exactly are you dissatisfied with?!"
"I'm not dissatisfied..." Wu Yan retorted weakly. "I just feel tired..."
"Teacher..." Seeing that Wu Yan really did seem exhausted, Natsuoto, who stood beside Kotori, lowered her head guiltily.
"I'm sorry. It's all my fault..."
"No... It has nothing to do with you, Natsuoto..." Though he felt drained in both body and mind, Wu Yan couldn't bear to make someone as kind as Natsuoto sad. He hurriedly climbed off the sofa and forced a smile, though it carried a trace of helplessness. "It's all because of that Princess's prank. I finally understand now. She looks elegant and noble on the surface, but La Folia's hidden trait is definitely black-hearted!"
Natsuoto blinked, seemingly unable to understand what Wu Yan meant by "hidden trait." She could only nod with a puzzled expression. Seeing this, Kotori rolled her eyes at Wu Yan.
Still, Wu Yan wasn't