Blazing City, Blazing Academy.
In less than half a quarter-hour, Huo Wu emerged from her room on long, shapely legs.
She had changed into a brand-new dress, though the color remained the same—wine red.
Her long, voluminous wavy hair had also been carefully arranged. No longer messy and disheveled as before, it had become smooth and flowing, cascading behind her like a mass of flames all the way to her slender waist, swaying gently with every step.
The makeup on Huo Wu's face was only a simple, light touch.
If time had allowed, she would have loved to recreate the exquisite makeup she had prepared last time but never gotten the chance to show Ye Qifeng.
But after thinking it over, Huo Wu decided against it.
After all, she did not want to keep the man she liked waiting too long. That would not be good; it would make her seem sluggish, careless, and disrespectful, inviting impatience and dislike.
She did not want Ye Qifeng to form such a terrible impression of her.
Besides, Huo Wu did not want to waste time. She wanted to cherish every moment she spent with Ye Qifeng.
She vaguely had a feeling that Ye Qifeng would not remain in Blazing City for long this time. It was highly likely that he would leave again soon.
So Huo Wu had already made up her mind.
For today, she would keep her makeup simple and just wear a light touch of it.
Tomorrow, or whenever there was another chance, she would put on that exquisite makeup and show him her most beautiful self.
When Huo Wu stepped out of her room,
Ye Qifeng and Huo Wushuang had already come down from the flat boulder and were waiting outside.
Watching Huo Wu's graceful, beautiful figure emerge from