Inside a dilapidated building in the B-5 wilderness ruins.
At that moment, Su Ming and the others had all gathered there. They were standing or sitting around the off-road vehicle and various pieces of broken furniture, looking as though some underground organization were holding a meeting. It really had that kind of feel.
Su Ming basked in the gazes of nearly everyone present. A few of them were filled with murderous intent, making him involuntarily fall into thought.
"Why did things turn out like this?"
Su Ming seriously pondered the question.
Originally, his return should have been something worth celebrating, right?
Although he had come back with two troublesome companions, one big and one small, Xu Qianqian was at least beautiful, while Xiao Hai'er was adorable. Given how shallow Lei Hao, Ye Bai, Jiang Wanyu, and Yao Beibei were, surely they would quickly fall before beauty and cuteness, forgetting everything else, right?
Two happy things should have meant twice the happiness. So why had things turned out like this?
"I understand now."
Su Ming thought of a reason, raised his head, and looked at everyone.
"You're jealous that I could skip class and go out to have fun instead of staying here to carry out these dull, boring missions, right?"
Su Ming's statement instantly triggered everyone's complaints.
"That'd better be the case!"
"You really haven't noticed how serious the problem is, have you?"
"Could you think carefully about your entrance and opening line?"
"Bad senior, are you pretending to be stupid?"
Lei Hao and Ye Bai complained loudly. Jiang Wanyu could not resist adding a jab, and even gentle Yao Beibei cast Su Ming an accusing look, as though she were reporting his crimes.
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On the other side, Xu Qianqian and An Zijin sat facing each other. For