Confession

Looking at Long Jie on the bed, Shui Bing'er was at a loss for a moment. This guy had sat right in the middle of the bed again, taking up a bed meant for two all by himself.

"Honestly... I don't even know what to say about him!" Shui Bing'er said helplessly. She could only carefully climb onto the bed herself, curl up in a corner, and slowly fall asleep.

The morning's training had already exhausted her.

She slept until two in the afternoon. When Shui Bing'er opened her eyes, Long Jie opened his at the same time. He had actually been cultivating the entire time.

"Awake?"

"Ah... right. Don't you sleep?"

"No." Long Jie slowly looked at Shui Bing'er. "I thought you'd cultivate with me! I even deliberately sat in the middle, but you fell asleep as soon as you lay down. I ended up disturbing your sleep instead!"

Shui Bing'er felt a little embarrassed. She had been far too tired to want to cultivate.

"I don't have a habit of cultivating at noon!"

Long Jie nodded. "Got it. We should go train now!"

"Okay!"

The two arrived at the Training Ground side by side. The other six members of the Tianshui Battle Team had already gathered there. When they saw the two approaching, they all smiled, exchanged glances, then shouted in unison, "Welcome, Captain and Captain's Wife!"

"C-Captain's Wife? What nonsense are you talking about?!" Shui Bing'er panicked. What Captain's Wife? What were they talking about? There was nothing between her and Long Jie.

Other than sleeping in the same room, other than hugging each other, other than... there was nothing else! How could they call her the Captain's Wife?!

She hurriedly looked at Long Jie, only to see him smile without the slightest intention of explaining.

"Bing'er Jie, you don't need to explain. Yue'er already told us. We're genuinely happy for you!" Yu Hairou said, looking extremely delighted.

One was Bing'er Jie, whom she had always approved of, and the other was Long Jie, whom she had only just come to approve of. She was truly happy that they could be together.

"Exactly, Bing'er. You don't need to be shy. We're all friends here, we understand!" Xue Wu smiled as well, her face full of cheer.

"What nonsense are you talking about? There's clearly nothing between us!" Shui Bing'er's face flushed red as she anxiously protested, while Long Jie beside her remained utterly unmoved.

So angry was Shui Bing'er that she stepped hard on Long Jie's foot. Only then did he react.

Under Shui Bing'er's astonished gaze, he wrapped an arm around her slender waist and smiled at the girls. "Bing'er is shy, as you all know. But that's simply the truth. We're already living together!"

"Captain's amazing! Captain's incredible!"

"Whoa~ Congratulations, congratulations!"

Everyone sincerely offered their blessings, but those blessings made Shui Bing'er blush even more. She fiercely twisted Long Jie's waist, trying to make him let her go.

The pain at his waist nearly brought tears to Long Jie's eyes, but he said nothing and continued holding Shui Bing'er tightly.

If he wanted to win the beauty, he had to endure the pain in his waist.

Sure enough, after pinching him for a while, Shui Bing'er let go. She lowered her head as though resigned to her fate, though no one knew what she was thinking.

Seeing this, Long Jie ignored her and said to the girls, "All right, it's time to practice dancing. First, get familiar with how it felt this morning."

The girls agreed and quickly began practicing. With the experience from the morning, they danced much more skillfully that afternoon.

There were almost no mistakes in their movements, and with Soul Power enhancing them, every motion looked exceptionally beautiful.

But the one flaw was that Shui Bing'er, as the lead dancer, seemed absentminded and kept making mistakes!

Long Jie could no longer stand it. He directly called for everyone to stop, then said to Shui Bing'er, "Bing'er, come with me!"

Shui Bing'er kept her head lowered and said nothing, quietly following Long Jie out.

The girls all grew curious at the sight.

"Hey! What do you think happened between the Captain and Bing'er Jie?"

"How would I know? Maybe we went too far teasing her just now? Bing'er Jie's skin is pretty thin, after all!"

Hearing everyone discuss Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er could no longer sit still. She eagerly stepped forward and gossiped, "I know, I know!"

"Oh! You know something? Hurry up and tell us!"

"Yeah, yeah, Yue'er, tell us!"

The girls looked excitedly at Shui Yue'er, who slowly began, "Let me tell you, this morning, I saw..."

"Why did you do that just now?!" Shui Bing'er looked at Long Jie bitterly, not knowing what to do.

Long Jie thought it over and realized she cared about him holding her just now. He could not help smiling. "Because I wanted to. Bing'er is too beautiful, and I couldn't hold myself back!"

Shui Bing'er's face reddened at those words, but she still said somewhat angrily, "Y-You... what nonsense are you saying? Do you know that doing that will cause me a lot of trouble? We're clearly nothing to each other!"

As she said this, she actually lowered her head, seeming a little sad.

A girl's thoughts were incomparably tangled in that instant. She hoped there could be something between them, yet she was afraid there truly might be something between them.

Seeing this, Long Jie's thoughts spun rapidly. After sorting out his feelings, he slowly said, "It's precisely because we're nothing to each other that I did that!"

"What? What do you mean?"

Long Jie slowly stepped forward, drawing closer and closer to Shui Bing'er, a smile filling his face. "Because Bing'er is too beautiful. I like Bing'er, but I don't know whether Bing'er likes me. I'm afraid some other man will take Bing'er away, so I said that. I don't want Bing'er to leave me!

Bing'er, I like you!"

I like you! Those three words were Long Jie's confession to Shui Bing'er.

In an instant, Shui Bing'er's face flushed. No matter what, she had never expected Long Jie to suddenly confess to her.

Had this always been on his mind? Or was he only saying it to ease my anger?

Shui Bing'er did not know, but she knew that she could not be angry at Long Jie now, because she felt the same fondness for him.

"Why are you suddenly saying this..."

"Because I like you. What, does Bing'er not like me?"

"I... I don't know!" Shui Bing'er's face reddened, and panic filled her heart. She directly chose to flee and ran away!

Seeing this, Long Jie did not rush. Instead, he smiled. "Looks like I'm almost there!"

He returned to the Training Ground at an unhurried pace. Shui Bing'er had already returned, and though her face appeared calm and composed, it involuntarily reddened again whenever Long Jie's gaze fell on her.

Long Jie was delighted by this, but his expression revealed nothing as he continued having everyone train.

A single dance could topple a city. After returning, Shui Bing'er was clearly in much better condition. She danced even better than usual, and as the lead dancer, she naturally became the focus of the entire performance. Without exaggeration, Shui Bing'er could now perform alone before an audience.

Long Jie watched the seven girls dance below, his face full of satisfaction, though he still felt that something was missing.

The seven girls' dance, together with their dazzling Soul Power, looked captivating and eye-catching. But there was one flaw—there was no music!