Miaomiao nodded, walked over to the empty seat by the window, pulled out the chair, and sat down, placing her schoolbag in the compartment beneath the desk.
Outside, the sky was gray, and a thin mist shrouded the campus's stone courtyard. A damp breeze blew through the half-open window, stirring her jet-black hair.
Compared to the crowd indoors, the dampness outside felt closer to the familiar air of the sea. The cool, moist breeze actually made her feel comfortable.
"Hello."
Just as she settled into her seat, the girl beside her turned toward her with a sunny smile and ventured, "My name is Lia, Lia Chen. Welcome to our class. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
Miaomiao tilted her head slightly, her dewy eyes turning toward the girl.
Lia Chen was a rather cute-looking girl, with short, slightly wavy dark brown hair, a heart-shaped face, and big, round eyes. She wore a little makeup, and the outer corners of her eyes tilted up slightly. With her small, rounded nose, she looked like an adorable kitten.
"Hello, Lia." Miaomiao's eyes sparkled. "Your surname is Chen? Are you from Hua Country?"
She liked Hua Country.
"Yes, my father is from Hua Country. My mother's name before she married was Belle Kane."
"Kane?" Miaomiao remembered that surname-Bruce's older cousin, the tall woman with dazzling, flame-red hair. "Kate Kane?"
"Yes. The Kanes you're thinking of." Lia shrugged self-deprecatingly, looking a little embarrassed. "You probably haven't heard of us. Although the Kane Family and the Wayne Family are related by marriage, my mother is only from a side branch of the Kane Family. And since she married someone from Hua Country, we basically have nothing to do with the main family anymore."
She lowered her long lashes, her round eyes turning toward