A Test of His Skills

The moment the performance ended, Lin Chuan eagerly applauded the cheetah and gave him a thumbs-up!

The captain, Lina, and the others had had no missions lately and nothing to do, so they had come to the training ground to watch as well.

Now that Lin Chuan, the newcomer, had started applauding, they couldn't let their teammate lose face. One after another, they joined in.

That left the cheetah feeling a little embarrassed!

He had noticed that Lin Chuan hadn't paid any attention to his performance at all. He'd looked bored, and that had annoyed the cheetah throughout the entire demonstration!

He'd been simmering with frustration, determined to ask Lin Chuan why he'd acted that way.

He couldn't understand it.

You, Lin Chuan, were the one who said you wanted to see my performance, so I put everything I had into it!

And I'd done exceptionally well—much better than usual!

Yet you hadn't paid any attention at all. Wasn't that a little disrespectful?

But when the performance ended, Lin Chuan looked so sincere and impressed that the cheetah suddenly didn't know what to say.

In the end, he let it go.

Just then, another girl standing beside Lina said, sounding somewhat displeased, "Lin Chuan, you were the one who kept insisting that you wanted to see the cheetah's speed demonstration. He put his heart into it, but you stood by the door playing with your nails. Do you really think that was okay?"

Lin Chuan's expression stiffened, and he felt a little awkward.

He said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. Whenever I'm doing something, I just can't stop my mind from wandering. It's a bad habit I picked up when I was little. I didn't do it on purpose!"

The dignified-looking young woman seemed to know that some people really did