Standing behind them, Ju Zi puffed out her cheeks in displeasure at the sight of Keke. What was this? I got here first! That rotten Keke!
"Tian Chen!" Keke leaped straight onto Tian Chen, clamping her legs tightly around him.
Tian Chen gently supported her little, pert bottom. Though it was not especially springy, it had already developed quite nicely.
"Keke, long time no see!" Tian Chen breathed in her familiar scent. If Ju Zi combined a girlish appearance with a mature woman's allure, Keke was purely a petite girl.
"Keke! You..."
Before he could finish, Keke seized her chance and captured his lips.
"Mmph!" Tian Chen was rather overwhelmed by the unexpected affection. What had gotten into Keke?
"Tian Chen! You big jerk! Where have you been these past few days? I worked so hard to get into Mingde Hall for you, only for you to disappear for so long!" Keke wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Here's what happened. Keke recently became a Level 5 Soul Engineer and passed the entrance examination for Mingde Hall, but you haven't been at the Academy for the past few weeks, so..." Ju Zi stepped forward to explain.
"Thank goodness I found you. Otherwise, I would've thought you'd seduced me only to abandon me!" Keke said through misty eyes.
"How could I?" Tian Chen gently patted Keke's back.
"You're my most adorable darling Keke. How could I ever not want you?"
Hearing that, the weeping Keke immediately turned from sorrow to joy.
"What did you call me? Darling!"
Although they had often exchanged flirtatious hints during their conversations over the past few months, they had never actually established their relationship.
"Yes! Aren't you?" Tian Chen playfully brushed her little nose.
"Who says I'm not? I am!" With that, Keke continued clinging to