Feng Xiaotian paused and turned back to look at her.
Huo Wu looked at Feng Xiaotian with utter seriousness. "Train if you want to train. It's not like I said you couldn't. But what about after you're done? You still have to eat dinner, right? I'll wait for you. Whatever time you finish training, I'll wait at the barbecue restaurant until then."
"Huo Wu, you don't have to..."
"I said I'll wait for you." Huo Wu cut Feng Xiaotian off. The redness at the tips of her ears had already spread down her neck. "Don't worry about whether I have to or not. I'm going to wait. If you dare not show up, I'll block you at the entrance to Godwind Academy. Every single day."
Feng Xiaotian looked at her blankly.
He vaguely felt that those words sounded familiar, as if he had heard something similar before.
After thinking about it for a long time, he finally remembered. He used to cling to Huo Wu like that.
Now, the tables had turned.
"Isn't that... kind of like being a simp?" Feng Xiaotian chose his words carefully.
Huo Wu's expression instantly cracked. Her fists clenched with an audible creak. "Feng Xiaotian, say that again! Who are you calling a simp? Say one more word and see if I don't burn your hair off!"
Feng Xiaotian hurriedly took half a step back and raised both hands. "My mistake. Calm down."
"So, are you coming tonight or not?"
"...I'm coming."
"That's more like it." Huo Wu released Feng Xiaotian's sleeve.
Huo Wu turned away from him and took two deep breaths before turning back. A bit of her usual pride had returned to her face. "Seven o'clock, Little Tiger Barbecue Restaurant in the south of the city. Be late, and deal with the