From a distance, Luo Ning watched Huang Tian's gentle smile and wondered, Does he know me? Impossible. I've never been to Yuxin before, and I've never met him. I'd remember if I had.
As the thought crossed her mind, she looked at Huang Tian again. He was already heading toward the training hall, surrounded by Lu Kecheng and the others. Hm. It must have been my imagination. He wasn't looking at me just now, and he doesn't know me. I'm probably being oversensitive.
She had just collected herself when a smiling middle-aged man approached along the gravel path to her right. He wore a martial arts hall instructor's standard uniform, and his solid muscles showed even beneath its loose fabric.
"You're Ms. Luo—Miss Luo, right?" The moment the middle-aged man saw Luo Ning, he was struck by her beauty. She was slender, with graceful curves and long, shapely legs. Her trench coat and cool, faintly heroic bearing were exactly to his taste!
"Instructor Liang." Luo Ning gave a slight nod.
"Please follow me. Your trial lesson will be in Building A6." Instructor Liang glanced down at his gold watch. "It's four forty in the afternoon. The lesson runs from four fifty to five thirty, but I have a little free time today, so I'll give you some extra. We can finish at five fifty—a full hour altogether—"
"There's no rush for the lesson," Luo Ning interrupted. "I'd like to learn about your martial arts hall first, then have a look around."
Instructor Liang paused but did not refuse. The customer came first. As long as she signed up for his classes later, anything was fine.
"What would you like to know, Miss Luo?" Instructor Liang asked.
"Hmm. Tell me about Instructor Huang Tian." Luo Ning looked toward Huang Tian as