Wan Zhuo was happy now—extremely happy. He had finally obtained his first Weird ability, and it was Child of Water, which had once been rated SS-Rank. The road ahead would be much easier now.
Although Sea City University was on break, students were allowed to stay. That was only natural, given the peculiar nature of this world.
Wan Zhuo was strolling along the university's tree-lined avenue when he suddenly spotted a fashionably dressed girl not far away.
Wan Zhuo's heart gave a sharp pang. Although things were going very well between him and Lü Youying, he still froze for a moment at the sight of this girl. There was no other reason-she had left too deep an impression on him. She was nothing like her delicate appearance suggested. She was Yan Rou, Sea City University's campus beauty.
In Wan Zhuo's memories, Yan Rou had always been one of the women he doted on most. Though she had never been able to help him in other areas, he felt most relaxed when he was with her. And in certain respects, her wildness and lack of inhibition were the complete opposite of the gentleness her name suggested.
At that thought, Wan Zhuo couldn't help swallowing. He put on his signature sunny expression and walked toward the fashionably dressed girl.
A pair of cream-colored headphones hung around Yan Rou's slender neck, and she wore a pale yellow baseball cap. Beneath her denim jacket was a tight black cropped T-shirt, paired with very short, tight denim shorts and pale blue canvas shoes.
She was staring blankly at the campus lake.
"Hi there."
Yan Rou turned and saw a handsome, sunny-looking boy watching her with concern, as though he was afraid she might do something drastic.
Seeing that he was simply looking at her with