A Chance Encounter

For the two years since she had come from the small town to Mingdu, the girl's days had always been dull and ordinary.

During the day, she listened to the Academy teachers' lectures and dealt with the attentions of boys secretly smitten with her. At night, after returning to her dormitory, she would review the Soul Tool knowledge she had learned that day. The only thing that ever changed was perhaps the clouds embellishing the sky, drifting like clouds upon the Ice Sea.

This was Ju Zi's favorite way to relax. Whenever she was tired, she would lie on the grass of the campus and gaze at the clear sky. That captivating azure blue was just like the eyes of that white-haired man.

"Eek~!"

The icy touch against her neck made Ju Zi shudder violently. Her mother withdrew the ice cube in her hand and looked at her teasingly.

"A grown daughter can't be kept at home anymore. You only had one meal with him, yet you've been absentminded since you got up this morning. If you chatted with him for a few more days, wouldn't you forget all about your father and me? Hurry up and serve the dishes—the customers are waiting."

"Mom~ What are you talking about..."

Ju Zi's little face flushed as she picked up the dishes and headed outside.

By the time Huo Yuhao and the other two had arrived at the restaurant last night, it was already past mealtime, and there had not been many customers after them.

After serving the last dish, she sat down at the table beside the three of them and started chatting with Huo Yuhao. From Huo Yuhao praising her father's cooking, to the teaching situation at Sun Moon Academy, and finally to Soul Tools, despite meeting for the first