Xiao Ran sat up, his eyes still bleary with sleep. He was just about to open the door when the person outside lost patience and came straight in.
Seeing Veranica appear in his room using Teleport, Xiao Ran woke up a little more. He scratched his bird's nest of hair, looking helpless.
"Couldn't you at least wait for me to open the door? You just teleported right in!" Xiao Ran pulled a blanket over himself and spoke helplessly.
"What's there to cover up? I've already seen everything anyway. Hurry up and get out of bed. It's already noon, and we still have to explore the campus after we eat!" Veranica said, pursing her lips.
"It's already noon?" Xiao Ran froze. Happiny thoughtfully handed him his Pokédex from beside him. He opened it and checked. Sure enough, it was eleven.
"What else did you think? Do you think I wanted to come in and wake you? Were you out sneaking around last night or something? How could you sleep so soundly?" Veranica asked irritably.
"All right, I stayed up too late chatting last night and lost track of time!" Xiao Ran replied, rubbing his eyes.
"Stayed up too late chatting? With whom? A girl?" Veranica narrowed her eyes and fixed her gaze on Xiao Ran.
"Yeah, my wife, Ye Ling!" Xiao Ran answered instinctively, without thinking. At his words, the light in Veranica's eyes dimmed.
"Fine, then hurry up and get ready. I'll head out first!" With that, Veranica left, leaving only a cloud of silvery dust behind.
Only then did Xiao Ran realize what he had said to Veranica. He helplessly patted Happiny beside him, got up, and headed for the bathroom.
By the time Xiao Ran finished getting ready and stepped out of his room, half an hour had