Party! Party! Party! (Part 2)

In the living room, Dania, who had already woken up, was quietly watching videos on the sofa with headphones on.

Sigrika was flipping through a novel, occasionally glancing at Little Encore, who was resting her head on her lap, to see if she had woken her up.

Footsteps came from the backyard. Sigrika turned around and saw Aemeath and her group carrying Xiao Ling back to the living room.

"Ah, you're back...?" Sigrika greeted the returning group with a smile, but when her eyes fell on Xiao Ling, her sweet smile froze on her face.

So what exactly did you guys do in the backyard?! Why does the senior look like he's been drained of all his energy?!

Dania snapped out of the video and, seeing Xiao Ling's exhausted state, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Where have you been? This guy looks like he's dehydrated." Dania looked at Little Ai, who was helping Xiao Ling to the sofa, with some confusion.

"We were playing badminton in the backyard just now... Xiao Ya, you know that as Resonators, our physiques are much stronger than A-Yu's, but A-Yu insisted on going at it like crazy." Aemeath was a little helpless, "In the end, she reaped what she sowed."

(Hajiling, oh Hajiling, do you not understand the difference in strength and yet dare to challenge the Solaris?)

"Xixi, let's take Encore upstairs to rest first," Dania said gently to Sigrika.

The place is about to get lively, and she doesn't want that to disturb the little angel's peaceful sleep.

Sigrika nodded obediently, gently picked up Encore, and slowly went upstairs.

Dania wasn't idle either. After taking off her headphones, she ran to the water dispenser, filled a glass with warm water, and then placed the glass in front of Xiao Ling with small, quick steps.

"Drink some water," Dania reminded her.

"I want an iced cola..." Xiao Ling said weakly, slumped on the sofa.

"Drinking iced cola after strenuous exercise? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?" Dania scolded playfully. "You better take better care of your body!"

After being scolded by Dania, Xiao Ling could only obediently sit up, pick up the glass of warm water, and drink it down sip by sip.

"Next time, you should know when to stop. With your current physical condition, it's basically wishful thinking to think you can beat Little Ai in badminton. You might even hurt yourself," Dania continued to admonish. "And you guys, don't let him mess around. Sports should be done within your limits."

Dania's advice to the others was based on hard-won lessons learned from her own experiences. Knowing she wasn't good at running, she still ran 1200 meters with Xiao Ling and Lupa, and even sprinted a bit at the end. As a result, she collapsed from exhaustion and fell asleep. It was truly a painful memory.

Aemeath and Lynae nodded repeatedly, while Iuno and Augusta nodded slightly, but the meaning was the same: they all meant they would pay attention next time.

Just as Xiao Ling continued to lounge around like Ge You, and the women discussed their next plans, the doorbell rang.

Aemeath was actually going to get up and open the door, but for some reason, Xiao Ling, who had been lying there like a corpse, suddenly stood up like a wound-up toy, staggered to the entrance, and opened the door with a "click".

Upon seeing the two new guests standing behind the door, Xiao Ling paused for a moment, then forced a smile onto her slightly pale face and said:

"Good afternoon... Principal Roccia..."

Roccia had to admit that when she saw Xiao Ling, looking almost completely exhausted, opening the door for him, alarm bells went off in her head.

Are you sure she was invited to a cozy family party and not to Xiao's extra?

"Senior, you look really bad...!" Morning covered her mouth, her eyes filled with deep concern.

"To be honest, you look like you've been in a state of excessive indulgence." Roccia's words were sharp, directly defining Xiao Ling's current condition in one sentence.

"..." Xiao Ling: Only silence. jpg.

So, even excessive indulgence has led to this... It seems my current condition is truly terrible.

"Hey Principal! It's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!" Aemeath quickly ran over to smooth things over. "A-Yu just played badminton with us too hard and exhausted all her strength, that's why she looks so weak now—she definitely wasn't doing anything lewd!"

Roccia at Aemeath's current appearance. Well, apart from her clothes being soaked with sweat, she was generally dressed neatly, with no strange marks.

"Ha..." Roccia rubbed her temples helplessly, "Let's help him back first, he looks like he's about to collapse if we don't take care of him."

"Should I have Doctor Lu prescribe some medicine to replenish your qi and blood, Lord Neptune?" Roccia asked the exhausted Xiao Ling.

"Damn it... I'm exhausted, not suffering from kidney deficiency, okay..." Xiao Ling said indignantly.

As Aemeath helped Xiao Ling sit back on the sofa, the others also saw the two new party members.

"Principal Roccia and Professor Morning are here too?" Lynae exclaimed with delight upon seeing these two important figures who were rarely seen.

"It was Miss Shorekeeper's invitation. It's been a long time since I've seen you all. I was planning to visit you at Xiao Ling's house, but you weren't home," Principal Roccia explained. "I ran into the Shorekeeper and found out you were all gathered here, so I decided to come over."

"And who is Professor Morning?" Dania pointed to Professor Morning, who was standing next to Roccia.

"The principal practically dragged me here... I originally wanted to use the weekends when I didn't have classes to advance my academic research and also take some time to grade the students' assignments," Morning said somewhat helplessly.

"The workload here is much lighter than when you were in the Deep Sky Collective, so you don't need to sacrifice your rest time to catch up on work. Balancing work and rest is also an effective way to increase work efficiency," Roccia advised with a smile.

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it, Professor Morning!" Aemeath said with a smile. "With you all joining us, this party will be even more lively!"

"Uh... but it's a little disappointing that you might not be able to have A-Yu's cooking tonight..."

Aemeath glanced at Xiao Ling, who was practically exhausted to the point of utter collapse, and sighed helplessly.

"It's alright, I'll just sleep for a while, and I'll be fine again when I wake up."

Xiao Ling fell asleep as soon as she said she wanted to, found a comfortable position, and soon her snoring could be heard in the living room.

Although it is very impolite to sleep in a guest's house, Xiao Ling really needs to get some sleep to relieve her physical fatigue.

The women on the sofa were all stunned to see Xiao Ling fall asleep instantly.

Dania was the first to react. Her blank stare suddenly lit up, and she immediately turned on her phone to start recording.

Hmph, this rascal has been teasing me all this time, she's finally caught me red-handed!

Seeing Dania's actions, Aemeath immediately followed suit, taking out her phone to record Xiao Ling's current predicament.

One small action can have far-reaching consequences. With Dania and Aemeath taking the lead, everyone on the sofa started to get moving, some recording, some taking photos, and even Principal Roccia brought Professor Morning to join in.

However, the women present all felt that something was missing, but they just couldn't quite put their finger on it.

Just then, the blonde hottie had a flash of inspiration and used her Resonance Ability to summon her graffiti paint bottle, turning Xiao Ling's handsome face into a big, messy cat face.

"Is this alright? Will he find out when he wakes up?" Aemeath asked softly.

"No, this graffiti will disappear on its own in a while, leaving no trace of the prank." Lynae was quite familiar with her Resonance Ability and naturally knew how to avoid being noticed by the person involved. "Don't just stand there! Come on over and take a picture!"

Aemeath and Lynae went ahead, one on each side of the sleeping Xiao Ling. One made a peace sign with her right hand, and the other used her left hand to gently support Xiao Ling's chin. They snapped a photo.

Dania and Sigrika, who had just come downstairs, followed closely behind. Honey Peach wouldn't miss any opportunity to tease Hajiling. She took a selfie with her phone in her left hand and made a heart shape with her right. Sigrika, who had been pulled over by Dania, was still quite photogenic and made a peace sign.

Next up was the Sun and Moon Team. Iuno rested her right hand on the armrest of the sofa where Xiao Ling was, waving to the camera. Augusta, on the other hand, wore a calm and confident smile, which was very much in line with her personal style. Finally, Aemeath took the picture of them.

Cartethyia and the little wolf who had just come down from the battlefield were in the fourth group. Little Cart had somehow learned a posing technique for taking pictures, pointing her right index finger upwards with a very clear look in her eyes, as if she were very smart. Lupa, on the other hand, smiled with her eyes narrowed, revealing two fangs, and seemed to enjoy this impromptu prank quite a bit.

Finally, it was Roccia and Morning. The principal had a great sense of the camera, so she looked great in any pose. At this moment, she took off her sun hat and tucked it under her elbow, placed her right hand flat, and rested her chin on her left, winking at the camera. Although Morning was a little reserved, she still smiled and gave a peace sign, clearly finding Xiao Ling's awkward posture quite amusing.

And so, without her even realizing it, Hajiling's embarrassing past was recorded by the women in the living room. Whether this incident would become a topic of conversation among them was another story.