Old Classmates

"Luo Feng?" Xu Xin's heart skipped a beat at the name, and she couldn't help recalling the past.

Seeing Xu Xin looking distracted, Xu Qing knew she must still remember Luo Feng too.

"Sister Xin, did you know he liked you?" Xu Qing pouted.

Xu Xin came back to her senses and smiled. "Of course not. How would I know? He never told me."

"I don't believe you. He was always staring at you back then. Even I noticed, so you must have noticed too, Sister Xin," Xu Qing said with a pout.

He hadn't understood these things before, but now he could tell that Sister Xin clearly remembered Luo Feng well.

If Xu Xin really felt nothing for Luo Feng, that would be strange.

"All right, let's not talk about this. You're still young, Xiao Qing. You don't understand these things." Xu Xin casually made an excuse to change the subject.

Seeing Xu Xin deliberately avoid the topic, Xu Qing became even more certain that she had feelings for Luo Feng and was just too embarrassed to admit it.

"Hmph, I knew it," Xu Qing said, folding his arms and looking at her.

His expression made Xu Xin laugh. "All right. When you have a girl you like, you'll understand."

"That's still a long way off. Oh, right, Sister Xin, I saw this guy with an incredibly pretty face, like a fox spirit from TV. He was another genius recruited early by Thunder Martial Arts Hall..."

Xu Qing told her everything he'd seen at the military camp, as well as what had happened during his combat assessment.

When Xu Xin heard that Xu Qing had killed four monsters, then gone into hiding and slept until dawn, she couldn't help laughing helplessly. He was far too relaxed.

Still, she could tell that Xu Qing really was clever. Even after becoming a Warrior, he wouldn't need to worry.

He really had grown up.

"Xiao Qing, you're a Warrior now. Tell me, do you want to pursue the path of a Warrior, or focus on college and then work in the family business after you graduate?" Xu Xin asked, looking at him seriously.

Seeing how serious Xu Xin was, Xu Qing gave it some serious thought too.

"Sister Xin, I don't know. Either seems fine." Xu Qing scratched his head. Choosing between the two was so hard. Couldn't he pick both?

Xu Xin chuckled. "It's all right. There's no rush. Take your time."

The next day, Xu Qing continued going to the Alliance Mall with Xu Xin to work. There was still a month until school started.

In the blink of an eye, the month was nearly over, and only a few days remained before school began.

That day, three Warriors walked into the lobby and sat down on the sofa.

Xu Qing walked over with practiced ease. "What would you three like to drink?"

As soon as he asked, he recognized a familiar face. "It's you! The Luo Feng who was always staring at Sister Xin!"

One of the three was a young Warrior. It was Luo Feng.

Xu Qing had seen him during the Warrior Combat Assessment at the beginning of the month, so he recognized him at once.

Besides, back in their first year of high school, Luo Feng had always secretly stared at Xu Xin. Xu Qing hadn't understood it at the time and hadn't paid much attention, only thinking the guy was a little strange.

Later, Xu Qing had gradually figured it out and realized that the boy named Luo Feng had fallen for Xu Xin.

For all those reasons, Xu Qing had a pretty strong impression of Luo Feng.

"Uh... hello, Xu Qing. I didn't expect you to remember me." Luo Feng felt awkward. He hadn't expected Xu Qing to remember him that way.

It wasn't exactly wrong, but hearing it put like that made him feel embarrassed, as though he'd been caught in the act.

The two middle-aged Warriors beside him looked curiously at Xu Qing and Luo Feng. "Luo Feng, you know each other?"

They were members of Fire Hammer Squad and Luo Feng's teammates. Their names were Chen Gu and Zhang Ke.

"We were classmates in our first year of high school," Luo Feng explained.

"So you're old classmates. You're a girl, right? Why are you dressed like a boy?" Chen Gu and Zhang Ke looked Xu Qing over. He had a cute face, big eyes, long eyelashes, cherry-red lips, and a slender figure, so they'd instinctively taken him for a girl.

"Who said I was a girl? I'm a guy!" Xu Qing protested.

"Huh? A guy? You're joking, right?" The two of them froze, unable to believe it.

Xu Qing pouted. "Who's joking? Look, I'm flat as a board."

As he spoke, he even patted his chest.

"Hahaha..." The two laughed at his gesture. All right, he really was a boy.

Still, he looked so much like a girl. Was this what people meant by a pretty-faced boy? It was their first time seeing one.

"Xu Qing, what are you doing here?" Luo Feng suddenly remembered that Xu Qing and Xu Xin had always gone around together. They were siblings, after all.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help looking around for Xu Xin.

Before long, he spotted her lovely figure behind the counter, and his heart began to race.

"I knew it. You're still thinking about Sister Xin." Xu Qing saw him staring at Xu Xin behind the counter and knew exactly what he was thinking.

"Cough, cough." Luo Feng's face reddened, and he quickly looked away.

Xu Qing turned to Chen Gu and Zhang Ke. "What would you like to drink?"

"Tieguanyin."

"Pu'er tea, with jasmine flavor."

Xu Qing nodded, then went to the counter and said something to Xu Xin. He glanced back toward Luo Feng and the others, and Xu Xin looked over too.

When Luo Feng saw Xu Xin looking his way, he gave her a nervous smile.

A moment later, Xu Qing came over. "Tieguanyin for you two, and jasmine Pu'er for you. Luo Feng, Sister Xin wants you to go over."

"She called for me?" Luo Feng asked, taken aback, his spirits lifting.

"Of course she called for you. Hurry up. Don't just stand there looking clueless. I wasn't this clueless before," Xu Qing urged him.

If Xu Xin heard him say that, she would definitely burst out laughing.

She knew better than anyone how clueless Xu Qing used to be. He had really been a silly, daft kid.

"Okay." Luo Feng headed for the counter, feeling both excited and nervous.

Xu Xin and Luo Feng soon met and began to chat.

"Hey, kid, your name's Xu Qing, right? Does Luo Feng like your sister?" Chen Gu and Zhang Ke asked curiously.

"Yeah. I wasn't sure before, but now I can say for certain that he likes my sister. You wouldn't believe it—back when we were classmates in our first year of high school, he was always staring at her," Xu Qing said frankly.

Hearing that, Chen Gu and Zhang Ke laughed. "Who knew little Luo Feng could be like that? But your sister is so pretty, it's no wonder he fell for her."

"Of course. Sister Xin is beautiful. Plenty of guys like her," Xu Qing said proudly.

"What about you? You're pretty cute too. Do you have a girlfriend?" Chen Gu asked.

Xu Qing gave him a look. "I'm a guy, okay? Don't call me pretty. You should call me handsome. I was still young back then, so of course I didn't have a girlfriend. Sister Xin wouldn't let me, anyway. Besides, lots of girls like me."