Hu Liena flushed a little, her heart pounding wildly. Holding Xu Ran's arm, she could clearly feel his presence, and that warm sensation was very comfortable. By his side, she always felt a powerful sense of security, one that swept away all her earlier worries and discomfort.
Hu Liena stole a glance toward Xiao Wu. Naturally, she knew about Xiao Wu's relationship with Xu Ran. She worried that her actions would displease Xiao Wu.
But she soon realized she had been overthinking it. Xiao Wu had long since grown used to such things. After seeing Hu Liena's beauty, she had already marked her as Xu Ran's next target for conquest. Why would Xiao Wu mind Hu Liena getting close to Xu Ran?
Besides, this was nothing.
Compared with Xu Ran's other shameful tricks, which were too embarrassing to put into words, holding hands hardly counted as anything.
Xiao Wu was generous with her goodwill toward Hu Liena. Seeing Hu Liena look her way, she merely smiled faintly and nodded in acknowledgment. She despised Tang San and was more than happy to see him suffer a setback.
Seeing that Xiao Wu was not angry, Hu Liena breathed a sigh of relief. Nothing had happened between her and Xu Ran yet, and she did not want to sour her relationships with the confidantes around him.
"Xu Ran..." Hu Liena lowered her head and looked at her beautiful legs, at a loss for what to say.
In truth, she and Xu Ran were only ordinary friends. No, they did not even count as friends.
They had only met once before. Although she liked Xu Ran very much, he did not necessarily feel any fondness for her.
However confident she was in her looks, after seeing the group of women around Xu Ran, each