Friendly Sparring

After exchanging a few words with Mo Fan, Zhou Sining went straight to find Mu Nujiao.

"From the way you looked before you left, I thought you wouldn't come," Mu Nujiao said, a little surprised.

"You came, so of course I had to." Zhou Sining grinned.

"Smooth talker." Mu Nujiao gave him a teasing eye roll.

"What? I'm innocent..." Zhou Sining protested.

"You have a match tomorrow morning. You should get some rest," Mu Nujiao said.

Zhou Sining didn't want to leave. They had been apart for days and had only just met again, yet Mu Nujiao was already sending him away.

How cruel.

"Don't want to go? Then what do you want to do?"

Mu Nujiao folded her arms and leaned against the doorframe, watching Zhou Sining with interest.

Zhou Sining scratched his head. He looked flustered on the outside and was every bit as flustered inside.

He had no experience pursuing girls. And with Mu Nujiao wearing a playful smile instead of her usual elegant composure, he had even less idea what to say.

"Hey, Zhou Sining! There you are!"

Just as he was trying to think of something, a bright voice rang out from the other end of the corridor.

They both turned. Jiang Shaoxu approached with a confident, cheerful smile, followed by a calm-looking Mu Bai.

"And who's this?" Jiang Shaoxu had noticed Mu Nujiao right away.

Zhou Sining quietly took a step sideways, putting some distance between himself and Jiang Shaoxu. Only then did he gesture toward the newcomers and make the introductions.

"Mu Nujiao, this is Mu Bai, a friend of mine, Mo Fan's, and Xu Zhaoting's. This is Jiang Shaoxu, a classmate I went on a Field Training Mission with."

Jiang Shaoxu raised an eyebrow. Her expression held a strange mix of emotions,