Ning Rongrong was thoroughly amused as she watched from the side and came over to tease her:
"Sister Yan Yan, the more you explain, the more it sounds like you're trying to cover something up!"
"Shoo, shoo! What does a little brat like you know?"
Dugu Yan reached out and patted Ning Rongrong, but there was no force behind it. Instead, it seemed more like she was trying to hide her own fluster.
Watching the two of them bicker, Su Yu's smile deepened. He deliberately drawled out his words:
"Oh? You didn't peek? Then I seem to remember hearing someone whispering beside my ear yesterday, 'Why is his face still so red?' Could I have heard wrong?"
"You!"
Dugu Yan was rendered speechless with frustration. She glared at him, but the mischievous look in his eyes teased away her temper.
In the end, she could only snort and turn her face aside, though the corners of her mouth still rose slightly despite herself.
The atmosphere beside the stone table completely relaxed, and even the air seemed tinged with a bit of bright warmth.
"By the way, Yanyan, we'll be leaving in a few days!"
The smile on Dugu Yan's face instantly faded. Her fingertips unconsciously tightened, and the hand resting on the stone table curled slightly.
She was silent for a moment before raising her eyes. Her voice carried a faint, barely perceptible dejection:
"We're leaving..."
Sunlight fell across her face. It was clearly warm, yet it made the emotions in her eyes seem somewhat dim.
"Are you going back to... Shrek Academy?"
"Yeah." Su Yu nodded, his tone growing more subdued as well.
"We've been away for quite some time. There are still matters to deal with at the academy."
"Once you and Rongrong successfully obtain your Soul Rings,