"Wait!"
Ye Xinglan watched Xu Yue turn and leave without hesitation, then called out anxiously.
Xu Yue raised an eyebrow and half-turned to look at Ye Xinglan.
"What is it? Do you need something?"
"...Um, your name is Xu Yue, right?"
Ye Xinglan jogged over to him and held out her fair little hand. "Let's properly introduce ourselves. My name is Ye Xinglan. Could I ask you a few questions?"
As she spoke, her azure eyes remained fixed on Xu Yue without blinking, her curiosity completely undisguised.
"Hello, I'm Xu Yue. Nice to meet you."
Xu Yue smiled faintly and lightly shook her hand before quickly letting go. "What do you want to ask?"
"Mm... I want to know, you..."
Just as Ye Xinglan was about to continue, the referee beside them coughed heavily twice, looking rather helpless.
"Ahem! The two contestants are requested not to linger after the match. The arena still needs to be used!"
"In that case, let's not stand here. How about we talk while we walk?"
Xu Yue looked at Ye Xinglan, and she readily nodded in agreement.
Soon, the two left the arena side by side and headed toward the exit passage of the grand stadium.
Elsewhere, in the stands.
Xu Lizhi stared at the two figures leaving side by side with bloodshot eyes. He crushed the bun in his hand, its meat filling squeezing out through his fingers.
"...Sister Xinglan, why?!" His gaze slowly shifted from Ye Xinglan's slender figure to Xu Yue.
"It's all your fault! Xu Yue!!!"
The events of the past few days played through his mind one by one.
From Ye Xinglan's attitude toward Xu Yue on the day of the opening match, to their encounter at the mall, and now what had happened on the arena today.
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