The two girls held each other's hands.
They could both feel the strength in the other's grip.
One of the girls swallowed with some difficulty.
"No."
"I wasn't... messing with you."
The girl mumbled the last two words.
As if she'd have the nerve to do that!
Ruan Yan looked just like a furious lioness.
Ruan Yan smiled.
The two girls across from her shuddered.
Ruan Yan's two companions looked like they wanted to say something but couldn't.
They exchanged glances.
"Hey, did you hear them insulting Yan Yan?"
"No."
"What about you?"
"I didn't either."
The two whispered to each other.
Their expressions grew more and more puzzled.
"...Yan Yan isn't the kind of person who makes a scene for no reason or deliberately picks a fight."
"She said she heard them insulting her..."
"Could they have been insulting her under their breath?"
"We're a bit far away. Maybe we couldn't hear them?"
"Maybe."
"So they're deliberately provoking her?"
"Someone actually dares to confront Yan Yan head-on?"
"Yan Yan's fighting ability... isn't something an ordinary person can match..."
Song Chuxia, who had been watching the spectacle, froze.
Because of where she was standing, she'd vaguely heard some of Ruan Yan's companions' conversation.
It all felt... strangely familiar. Déjà vu.
What was it?
She couldn't help reaching up to knock on her head.
She couldn't remember...
She knocked again.
"...Ah?!"
Song Chuxia covered her mouth again.
Her eyes, peeking over her hand, widened.
Even with half her face hidden, the shock on Song Chuxia's face was unmistakable.
This... this was...
Song Chuxia abruptly looked around.
"...Shan Gao..."
She called softly.
"Shan Gao..."
Just as she'd expected...
Song Chuxia got no response.
Song Chuxia bit her lower lip.
Was Shan Gao