At the entrance to the Association.
Dragging her suitcase behind her, Lin Guo hummed a tune as she walked through the doors in high spirits.
She had passed her certification exam in the Northern Capital.
She felt like a student who had finally reached summer vacation after a long semester.
Then she saw Ranger standing in the middle of the lobby, hands on her hips, ready for a fight.
"Stop right there."
Ranger raised a hand, her voice cold as ice.
Lin Guo stopped.
"...Huh?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm Lin Guo?" Lin Guo looked baffled. "Are you still half asleep?"
"Don't try that on me!" Ranger's voice shot up. "The real Lin Guo should be in the Northern Capital taking her certification exam right now! You can't fool me!"
"I can't believe you dared come back to the Association after the beating you took!"
"If I hadn't happened to be here, you might have gotten away with it!"
"Take this!"
Seeing that Ranger really was about to charge, Lin Guo hurriedly pulled her new credentials from her crossbody bag.
She had put them there specifically so she could show off to everyone the moment she got back.
"Look closely! These are my certification credentials!"
"Ranger! You're not messing with me on purpose, are you? Don't make me beat you up on the happiest day of my life!"
Ranger examined the credentials, then suspiciously circled Lin Guo twice.
"No! The credentials could be fake!"
"Then answer this! Before I left, what did you owe me?"
Lin Guo answered without a moment's thought.
"You owe me a milk tea. Thirty percent sugar, no ice, with pearls, thanks. And I don't want milk tea from the Association."
"..."
Ranger fell silent.
Three seconds later, she dropped her guard, stepped forward warmly, and took