Classes had already ended at the Outer Court. When Ye Chen stepped onto its marble grounds, quite a few students who recognized him stopped to watch.
Fortunately, Shrek Academy's students were generally much more disciplined now, so it did not cause any major disturbance. Besides, Ye Chen had long since grown accustomed to it. He greeted the excited girls amicably before calmly leaving, leaving them only with his dashing silhouette.
As he strolled through the tree-shaded campus, Ye Chen relaxed completely. Only here could he find the feeling of home. How could he possibly feel tense in his own home?
Thus, with his mind completely at ease, Ye Chen did not even notice the fiery-red figure that had quietly appeared behind him.
"Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about? You're so absent-minded." Ma Xiaotao suddenly appeared in front of Ye Chen from behind, startling him into a shudder.
She still wore the same familiar style of clothing, but for some reason, Ye Chen found that Ma Xiaotao's figure seemed even fuller than before, and even her looks had grown a little more beautiful.
Most importantly, those phoenix eyes of hers seemed capable of stealing a person's soul away. Even with Ye Chen's self-control, a flame instinctively rose within his heart.
Fortunately, he understood their relationship and restrained himself in time.
After all these years, even though his strength was now worlds apart from what it had once been, Ye Chen was still quite afraid of this sister of his. She was truly deadly. He was terrified that he might make a mistake if he let his guard down.
"Sister Xiao Tao, didn't you go out on a mission?" Ye Chen rolled his eyes and asked awkwardly.
Ma Xiaotao smiled brightly and teased, "What, I missed my little sworn brother. Don't