Bai Yuan and Zhuo Xing had arrived early at Jindu Academy's gates to wait for Chu Xin, who was about to return to school.
No one had notified Bai Yuan and Zhuo Xing in advance this time. Instead, Chu Xin had called them himself to ask for their help.
Standing at the gates, Bai Yuan chewed a piece of bubble gum with a bored expression, glancing toward the entrance now and then. Yet even after half an hour, Chu Xin still hadn't appeared.
"Seriously, how long is Chu Xin going to keep us waiting? It's been forty-five minutes! Why isn't he here yet?"
Phone in hand, Zhuo Xing gritted her teeth as she stared at the time on its screen. This was already her fourth time checking. Chu Xin was a full forty-five minutes late.
As the academy dean's little princess, when had Zhuo Xing ever been treated like this? Did Chu Xin really have no sense of time?
Beside her, Bai Yuan pursed his lips and blew a bubble, only for Zhuo Xing's outburst to startle him into popping it. The bubble had been a little too big, plastering gum all over his nose.
There was no chewing that gum anymore. Bai Yuan could only peel it off his face while giving Zhuo Xing a helpless look.
"Let's wait a little longer. Didn't Chu Xin say he had a surprise for us? Why don't you guess what it might be?"
Zhuo Xing glared at Bai Yuan and stamped her foot hard.
"A surprise? What surprise could I possibly need? I have access to every resource in the academy. What could he possibly do for me? Let me make this clear right now: if Chu Xin doesn't apologize when he gets here, this isn't over!"
Just as Zhuo Xing finished