Annual Assessment Begins

When Mu Ningxue learned she had been invited to Tianlan Magic High School, her first instinct was to refuse.

She had finally gotten a break, and all she wanted was to immerse herself in training.

But when she remembered that Mo Xie was at Tianlan Magic High School, she changed her mind. She had to go!

To make a good impression, she got up early, put on a little makeup, and made herself look her best.

Although she was wearing the Imperial Capital Academy uniform, it showed off her figure and youthful energy.

That said, the perpetually icy expression on her face had little to do with energy.

After reaching the sports field, Mu Ningxue searched the crowd for Mo Xie, anticipation and longing in her beautiful eyes.

At last, at the very back of Class 8, she found the boy she had been thinking about.

The sight of his handsome face, at once familiar and strange, stirred complicated feelings in her. She wanted to rush over to him, but hesitation held her back, so she kept it all to herself.

Then she saw Mo Xie glance at her and quickly look away. The light in Mu Ningxue's eyes dimmed.

He still won't forgive me? Mu Ningxue clenched her hands, her spirits sinking.

The next moment, a woman took Mo Xie's earphones and put them in her own ears.

Mu Ningxue's brows drew together, and she clenched her hands tighter.

Why... why could that woman be so intimate with Mo Xie?!

Her emotions surged, and cold air began to radiate from her body.

"Ning Xue, what's wrong?"

Mu Zhuoyun noticed something was off and asked her.

Only then did Mu Ningxue realize where she was. She drew back the cold air and replied,

"Nothing."

Those two icy words did not