"Oh, Junior Sister Ye, you're here too!"
Ying Ming Hao wore a broad smile as he warmly greeted Ye Hua, who was choosing missions beneath the Projection Stele.
Ye Hua's response, however, was exceptionally cold.
"Hmph, we're not close!"
She gave an expressionless snort, seemingly unwelcome to his arrival.
Not only that, she deliberately stepped farther forward, as though trying to keep her distance from Ying Ming Hao, treating him like a thief.
Rather than backing off, Ying Ming Hao moved closer with even greater enthusiasm and continued:
"Oh, Junior Sister Ye, what are you saying?
"Strangers the first time, friends the second, as the saying goes. If we spend more time together, we'll naturally get to know each other.
"Anyway, Junior Sister Ye, which missions are you planning to choose?"
Ye Hua's expression grew darker. She glared at Ying Ming Hao and snapped:
"None of your business! What does my choice of mission have to do with you?
"And why are you standing so close? This place is huge. It's not as if you can't see the Projection Stele from anywhere else!"
Ying Ming Hao seemed completely oblivious to Ye Hua's displeasure. Still grinning, he said:
"Oh, Junior Sister Ye, don't be so cold. Your senior brother is only showing concern for you.
"Besides, we're fellow disciples. It's only right that we look out for each other."
Watching Ye Hua retreat again like a startled rabbit, Ying Ming Hao persistently followed her, acting as though they were old friends who had known each other for decades.
The other Personal Disciples all looked at Ying Ming Hao with admiration, silently marveling:
*If Junior Sister Ye's former fiancé had been half as shameless as him, he would surely have had his fill long ago. Why would he have needed to