At the Inner Academy training grounds,
Ling Luochen was somewhat distracted,
not because she felt unwell, but because she had suddenly thought of that junior.
Ever since they exchanged contact information that day, Huo Yuhao had never contacted her again.
Even after he joined the Inner Academy, he hadn't come to say hello.
Instead, he spent every day by Ma Xiaotao's side.
To be fair, none of this was really Huo Yuhao's fault.
He hardly had any free time. He was either being pestered by Wang Dong or spending time with Ma Xiaotao.
Even if he wanted to slip away, he had nowhere to go.
As for Ling Luochen, there weren't many people or things she cared about.
Ma Xiaotao was one of them.
People in the Inner Academy were always comparing her with Ma Xiaotao. Though Ling Luochen always pretended not to care, she still paid a little attention behind the scenes.
So, as someone who knew both her and Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao's closeness with Ma Xiaotao left her baffled.
Just where did she fall short??
Ling Luochen suddenly lowered her head and silently compared her figure with Ma Xiaotao's.
There was a "tiny" difference, sure, but it wasn't that much, was it?
"Men are all no good."
For some reason, Ling Luochen muttered those words.
Ma Xiaotao had just arrived at the training grounds and heard her. Curious, she came over and asked,
"What are you muttering to yourself?"
Ling Luochen was lost in her own little world and hadn't noticed Ma Xiaotao approaching. She jumped in fright.
Seeing that it was Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen replied sourly,
"None of your business."
Going by Ma Xiaotao's usual temper, she would surely have traded a few barbs with her. Ling Luochen had even prepared a retort.
But after