You Have a Boyfriend?

After being yelled at by Lu Xiaoqian, Yuan Chengkong's expression immediately changed.

"How did you know about that?" Yuan Chengkong's attitude suddenly became much calmer, and the tenderness vanished from his eyes as he looked at Lu Xiaoqian.

Lu Xiaoqian noticed Yuan Chengkong's change in attitude. She had originally not wanted to bring this matter up and simply let it pass, but since Yuan Chengkong still refused to give up, she could only tear off all pretenses. "If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place."

After saying that to Yuan Chengkong, Lu Xiaoqian took Mu Xueyuan's hand and caught up with Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan.

"Xiaoqian, are you and that Yuan Chengkong boyfriend and girlfriend?" Meng Xuanxuan asked Lu Xiaoqian with a frown. She had not known before, but now that she did, she naturally had to get to the bottom of it.

"He isn't worthy!" Lu Xiaoqian seemed especially unwilling to hear Yuan Chengkong mentioned. Upon hearing Meng Xuanxuan's question, she spoke bitterly.

"Yuan Chengkong is just a pretty boy. He climbed into that woman Dou Qing'er's bed for power and influence, and he even injured Xiaoqian's brother because of it. How could that kind of scum deserve Xiaoqian's affection!"

Mu Xueyuan spoke up then. Only after hearing this did Meng Xuanxuan and Tang Yu finally understand.

"By the way, Tang Yu, it seemed like you and Yuan Chengkong had some history just now?" Mu Xueyuan abandoned Lu Xiaoqian again, ran to Tang Yu's side, and asked curiously.

"Do you know Yuan Chengwu?" Tang Yu did not answer Mu Xueyuan's question and instead asked one of his own.

"Yuan Chengwu? Didn't they say he was crippled? Ah! That was you?" As if suddenly remembering something, Mu Xueyuan cried out.

As they spoke, the group of four arrived at the Asian Military Academy's auditorium. The hall covered over a thousand square meters and could easily accommodate several thousand people. However, since it was the first day of registration, there were not many people there, only around two or three hundred.

Those who could attend a military academy were generally children from wealthy families. How could children from ordinary households afford it? Take Mu Xueyuan and Lu Xiaoqian, for example. One look at how they were dressed made it clear that their families were anything but ordinary.

"Brother Yu! Xuanxuan!" Hearing the voice, Tang Yu looked over and spotted someone he knew. It was none other than Zhang Mufeng, the one who had informed them about the freshmen mixer.

Although Zhang Mufeng greeted Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan, his gaze remained fixed on Lu Xiaoqian beside them, his eyes carrying an indescribable emotion.

"Hey, kid, stop staring at Xiaoqian like that. You're making her embarrassed!" Seeing Zhang Mufeng keep his eyes on Lu Xiaoqian and completely ignore both her and Tang Yu, Meng Xuanxuan said irritably.

After Meng Xuanxuan called him out, Zhang Mufeng smiled awkwardly and reluctantly pulled his gaze away.

"Where's Li Yiyang?" Tang Yu was fairly familiar with Li Yiyang. Wherever Zhang Mufeng could freeload, Li Yiyang would surely be there, and wherever Li Yiyang was, Zhang Mufeng would surely be there too. Yet this time, Tang Yu did not see Li Yiyang, which left him somewhat puzzled.

"Brother Yang said he was too embarrassed to face you, Brother Yu!" As Zhang Mufeng said this, he secretly glanced at Meng Xuanxuan. Tang Yu understood at once.

"We're all in the same school. Where could he possibly hide?" Tang Yu was nearly amused by Zhang Mufeng's words.

"Tang Yu, you really aren't angry with me?" Upon hearing Tang Yu say that, Li Yiyang stepped out from behind him, looking rather awkwardly at Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan.

"What's there to be angry about? Though lately, I haven't seen you introducing me to much business. I'm practically going broke." His half-joking tone instantly dissolved the previous awkwardness.

"Hehe, good, good, as long as you're not angry. Aren't you going to introduce these two beauties to Mufeng and me?" Li Yiyang asked, pointing at Mu Xueyuan and Lu Xiaoqian beside Tang Yu.

When Li Yiyang asked, Mu Xueyuan was straightforward and briefly introduced herself and Lu Xiaoqian. However, while she spoke, her gaze kept drifting toward Tang Yu. Li Yiyang was no fool, and he could naturally tell that Mu Xueyuan was interested in Tang Yu. Realizing this, Li Yiyang could not help shaking his head and sighing inwardly. There was nowhere he was inferior to Tang Yu. He had family background, and he was not much less handsome either. So why did all the beautiful girls only focus their attention on that low-EQ guy?

The six of them found a place to sit and chat. Only then did Tang Yu learn the identities of Lu Xiaoqian and Mu Xueyuan. Both the Mu Family and Lu Family were cultivation clans. Their ancestors were old monsters who had survived the Great Cataclysm, possessed terrifying strength, and had extensive connections throughout the Federal Government. Experts emerged endlessly from their families, and their people could be found in both the military and the upper ranks of the government.

"By the way, Yiyang, your family does business with the military. Do you know how the war is going now?"

At Tang Yu's question, everyone became interested and turned their gazes toward Li Yiyang.

Hearing Tang Yu ask, Li Yiyang glanced around before lowering his voice. "I only heard this from the elders in my family. They said the Mechanical Clan came from a star system far beyond the Milky Way through spatial-jump technology. But they seem to have come here as refugees, and their overall strength has declined drastically. Otherwise, the Federation would never have been a match for them."

Tang Yu grew curious. "Then what is their purpose in attacking the Federation?"

At Tang Yu's question, Li Yiyang became even more animated. "The Mechanical Clan has its own main brain, but it is said that their main brain was severely damaged and urgently needs repairs. The Federation's Main God is the best material for repairing it. The primary reason they invaded the Solar System was to seize the Main God!"

"Then can we win?" Mu Xueyuan's head squeezed out from between Tang Yu and Meng Xuanxuan.

"Of course! The Federation has prospered for three hundred years. How could a mere Mechanical Clan stop the advance of human civilization? Just the day before yesterday, Long Xuan, the Federation's strongest expert and president of the Warrior Association, broke through the Mechanical Clan's blockade between Pluto and Neptune by himself and captured dozens of the Mechanical Clan's golden leaders."

Upon hearing Li Yiyang's words, Tang Yu's brows jumped sharply. Charging alone into the Mechanical Clan's main base, capturing dozens of their golden leaders, and even escaping unscathed—just how powerful did one have to be?

"The Mechanical Clan's golden leaders are already comparable to human experts at the Divine Transformation level. Their body structures are special too, making them even stronger than experts at the same level. How did he do it?" Tang Yu could not be blamed for his shock. It was simply too unbelievable.

"Human experts emerge one after another. The Mechanical Clan's invasion is nothing more than a modest trial for humanity. Besides, contact has now been established with Great Wilderness Star. Both sides benefit: we want the Mechanical Clan's main brain, while Great Wilderness Star's martial civilization wants their bodies to refine weapons and magical artifacts."

"Has the final battle begun?"

"If my information is correct, we'll see it on the news tomorrow morning," Li Yiyang said with certainty in response to Tang Yu's question.

Suddenly, a beautiful melody began to play. Couples entered the dance floor one after another and began to dance. The freshmen mixer had been organized to encourage interaction among students. Whether they knew each other beforehand or not, after one ballroom dance, they would become more or less acquainted.

"Xiaoqian... may I have this dance?" Zhang Mufeng's voice trembled slightly. Before he had even finished speaking, his face had already turned red. He really was a shy young man.

"Let's go!" Hearing Zhang Mufeng's invitation, Lu Xiaoqian smiled and extended her hand.

Seeing that her best friend already had a dance partner, Mu Xueyuan grew anxious. Her gaze remained fixed on Tang Yu. "Tang Yu, let's dance too!" Though she said it to Tang Yu, her eyes were directed at Meng Xuanxuan.

"You're overthinking it. This guy can't dance ballroom at all!" This time, Meng Xuanxuan was not angry, because she knew Tang Yu would not agree. He simply did not know how to do such things.

"It's fine, I can teach you!" Upon hearing Meng Xuanxuan's words, Mu Xueyuan beamed with delight and hurriedly dragged Tang Yu toward the dance floor. Tang Yu had not been interested, but he could not resist Mu Xueyuan pulling on him, so he reluctantly entered the dance floor.

Watching Tang Yu's clumsy dance moves, Meng Xuanxuan wanted to laugh but could not. He was clearly her boyfriend, so how had he ended up dancing with another girl? Fortunately, Tang Yu was not interested in ballroom dancing. Although he learned quickly, he returned as soon as the song ended.

"Xueyuan, you dance so well!" Li Yiyang said, giving Mu Xueyuan two thumbs-up.

"Hehe, right? Tang Yu, what do you think?"

Li Yiyang's expression was fine when he heard the first half, but when he heard Mu Xueyuan's second sentence, his face darkened. Why had it circled back to Tang Yu again?

"It was all right. I'm not very interested in that sort of thing!" Just as Li Yiyang expected, Mu Xueyuan had run into a wall with Tang Yu.

"Li Yiyang, don't tell me you like Mu Xueyuan?" Seeing Li Yiyang fawn over Mu Xueyuan, Meng Xuanxuan said something astonishing.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Li Yiyang had just raised his glass and taken a sip. Upon hearing Meng Xuanxuan's words, he nearly sprayed it all out.

"You can't like me, because I'm already taken."

"Huh?!" Li Yiyang did indeed have some feelings for Mu Xueyuan. Hearing her say that, disappointment immediately appeared on his face.

"Xueyuan, you have a boyfriend?" Li Yiyang looked utterly disappointed as he said this. He had finally moved on from his feelings for Meng Xuanxuan and was preparing to pursue Mu Xueyuan, but hearing Mu Xueyuan say that left his face full of dejection.