The atmosphere in the Battle Chateau's dining room was rather peculiar.
Caitlin sat at the head of the table, while Cynthia had chosen the seat at the far end. Both felt rather weighed down.
By contrast, Xia You sat along one side of the long dining table, with May and Cheryl on either side of him. May looked as though this had nothing to do with her, or perhaps she had long since grown used to it. Unmoved by the atmosphere around her, she simply kept her head down and ate.
While enjoying Cheryl's services as she peeled shrimp, fed him, and offered him morsels, Xia You watched Cynthia coldly, waiting to see how she would behave.
Cynthia could hardly have felt more uncomfortable.
Whatever happened with Xia You, she felt she needed to clear things up with Caitlin.
For one thing, Caitlin was her friend, and she could not let her misunderstand. For another, she absolutely could not let this story spread. She had to keep Caitlin quiet.
But with Xia You right there, Cynthia had no chance to speak to Caitlin alone.
It seemed she could only wait until no one else was around and speak to her privately.
What bothered her most, however, was that Xia You kept watching her with a provocative look, as though certain she would not dare talk back to his face!
That made Cynthia seethe inwardly, too.
Leaving aside Caitlin's and Cynthia's complicated thoughts, Cheryl served Xia You another bowl of hot soup, then looked gently at her man and asked a question.
"You told me yesterday that you'd already defeated one Frontier Brain. How did your battles go today?"
Xia You glanced at Cheryl.
Come to think of it, he had yet to settle the score with her.
She had brought