Perhaps because Xu Shi had weathered too many storms, there was none of that solemn air of rebuilding from ruins around here.
It was practically a different world from outside—not that everyone acted as if nothing had happened, but they did not seem too deeply affected either.
The only one whose mood seemed off was probably Pan Feng... She had been ordered around by Winter Melon Mistress—no, Mistress Gu Yi—who had popped up out of nowhere, and the poor girl felt terribly wronged.
Yet her master could not stand up for her either. After sparring with an SS-class fighter, Xia Wuyou's complications had left her extremely weak. She needed a period of rest and recuperation, and she probably could barely get out of bed these days.
Sob, sob, sob.
The fierce girl cried once more.
But Miss Black Rabbit did not get to gloat for long before a shadow appeared behind her and tugged on her ear. "Gu Yi, you're an elder, aren't you? Why are you bickering with a child?"
Su Lin's tone was full of helplessness. It was clear that during Xu Shi's absence, she had spent no small amount of effort worrying over this mischievous "sister" of hers.
"Ow, ow, ow, that hurts..."
Gu Yi seemed to have had her weak spot seized, and her attitude made a complete one-eighty. "Sister Su Lin, I was wrong! Don't pull, don't pull..."
Clearly, during Xu Shi's absence, the hierarchy among the girls had become much more clearly defined as well.
Su Lin did not indulge her. Only after Gu Yi solemnly swore that she would never bully poor Miss Pan Feng again did she nod and let go.
"I'm still a child too..."
Gu Yi muttered as she rubbed her ear.
That was actually true. She was not much