The auditorium was brightly lit, with a champagne tower stacked high. Chu Zihang stood in a corner looking at it, unable to shake a sense of déjà vu, as though a dragon might suddenly awaken, the ground would shake, and the glasses would come crashing down.
"Chu Zihang!" An energetic voice came from beside him. He turned to look and saw a new student from the preparatory class.
"Hello," Chu Zihang said. He recognized her as Xia Mi, whose picture had been posted on the Nightwatch Forum. She had also attended Shilan High School. He had no particular memory of this girl, but she was supposedly the greatest threat to Zero and Nono, because she had once had Lu Mingfei all to herself for three years. Three years-anything could have happened.
"So cold," Xia Mi said, a little dissatisfied. "Never mind. Do you know where Lu Mingfei is? He disappeared as soon as he entered the auditorium, and I haven't been able to find him."
"He and Zero should be getting ready in a room at the back. They'll come straight out once the ball begins," Chu Zihang said. "I suggest you wait until he finishes the first dance before looking for him."
"That won't do. Lu Mingfei has two temptresses clinging to him right now. I have to hurry and rescue him." Xia Mi shook her head and headed toward the back of the auditorium.
"That's Xia Mi?" Susie walked over, watching the lively girl nimbly evade the News Department's lackeys, escape their encirclement, and head straight for Lu Mingfei.
"Yes," Chu Zihang said. "She was just looking for Lu Mingfei."
"Xia Mi was two years below you, right? Did you know her before?" Susie asked.
"I don't really remember her," Chu Zihang said.
"The preparatory students say Xia