"Don't even think about running off anywhere. Stay right by my side!" Xia Lian said sternly, tapping Wei Liang's forehead as though she were striking a wooden temple block.
Wei Liang, who had just been shouting that he was "already taken," now looked miserable. "I'm not a mascot! Why are you keeping me under control?"
"Oh, sure, you got what you wanted, and now you're pretending nothing happened, you scumbag!" Xia Lian leaned back theatrically, staring at Wei Liang with a cold smile.
The atmosphere immediately took a turn for the worse. Lin Yi gave Wei Liang an odd look. "Liangzi, don't tell me you two..."
"Holy freaking beans! It's not what you think!" Sweat practically cascaded down Wei Liang's face. Before coming to the Gymnasium, he had been swaggering around, but now that he was here, he denied it outright, leaving Lin Yi thoroughly bewildered.
"It's exactly what you think!" Xia Lian interrupted Wei Liang, giving him no chance to explain. "All right! That's how it is. No more discussion!"
"I'll take you to see Boss first." She addressed Lin Yi, then turned to Wei Liang. "...Then I'll give you some one-on-one training!"
Wei Liang lowered his head pitifully. Even his Baseball Cap seemed to droop.
At the mention of Boss, Lin Yi quickly nodded, then remembered to ask, "By the way, Xia Lian, do you know what happened last night?"
"Last night?" Xia Lian paused slightly. "During the Gray Fog Invasion, everyone carried out their assigned tasks as usual. Was there a problem?"
Lin Yi hurriedly said, "I mean, what happened to Li Huiyuan?"
Xia Lian immediately looked disdainful again. "Scumbags only keep other scumbags around. Asking about the Gymnasium-when all you're really thinking about is Li Huiyuan."
The corner of Lin Yi's mouth twitched hard, but seeing