"Ah... you too, good luck, An Le."

"..."

It wasn't until An Le stood up with a cup of milk tea and walked towards the door that Yan Huan snapped out of the shock caused by the different An Le.

He glanced at Bai Yi sipping her milk tea, and at Ye Shiyu, who was squinting with an ominous aura.

After a moment's hesitation, he still stood up and chased after her towards the door.

"Tap tap tap..."

"An Le!"

"Y-Yes!"

Holding her milk tea as she walked out of the store, An Le's body stiffened from Yan Huan's call, and then she awkwardly bent her body, turned her head, and looked at Yan Huan who had chased her out.

Seeing her familiar reaction, Yan Huan suddenly felt that the An Le just now had merged with the soft and sweet An Le from the past.

"Xiao... Xiao Huan, what's up?"

Seeing this, Yan Huan smiled wryly.

Originally, he wanted to say, "Can we find a time to chat alone," whether it was about Spencer or the years they spent apart.

But thinking carefully, saying it so directly felt a bit strange.

So at the last moment, he modified his words,

"An Le, are you free this weekend?"

"Ah... yes... I am, Xiao Huan you..."

"Want to go watch Bai's charity performance at the hospital this weekend? She invited me before, but I'll be the only one in the audience, and it might be dull."

Yan Huan smiled slightly, pointing his thumb towards Bai Yi inside the milk tea shop,

"We can also chat there, and maybe grab dinner together in the evening."

An Le blinked, her face blushing even more.

She lowered her head, yet she nodded without thinking, indicating her agreement,

"Okay..."

"Then we can set a specific time and place to meet up on Plane, see you then."

"Mm!"

An Le nodded happily in agreement and then left while bouncing slightly with excitement.

But after just a few hops, she seemed to remember that Yan Huan was still behind her.

So she awkwardly shrank her body and gradually walked normally rather than jumping.

The sight made Yan Huan chuckle, and after a few seconds, he asked the kitty spirit on his shoulder,

"Meow-chan, don't you think An Le seems different from before?"

"Emm, could it be that An Le is still the same as before, meow?"

"Huh?"

Facing Yan Huan's confusion, Meow-chan tilted its head and said something he didn't understand,

"It's just that you haven't fully understood what An Le was like before, so you think she's changed."

"..."

Yan Huan was noncommittal but could not think further.

Because at that moment, Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi walked out with milk tea as well.

Lunch break was almost over.

"Dong~ dong~"

The melodious chimes of the Yuanyue Clock Tower rang out, reminding everyone to return to the school building quickly.

Yan Huan anxiously glanced at Ye Shiyu, worried that she would have another dispute with An Le, causing both of them to spiral out of control as they tripped up the modifier.

So, he spoke up to explain on An Le's behalf,

"An Le never had other friends growing up, she might say things without thinking... Sister Shiyu, don't take it to heart."

Ye Shiyu came back to her senses a little, looking at Yan Huan.

Then, she shook her head and said,

"I won't, Xiao Huan."

Her hand clenched her phone tightly.

...

...

"Little Thumb, do you think Senior Sister Ye will fall for it?"

"Ah, enough with the title, just call her Ye Shiyu when talking to me!"

On An Le's shoulder, Little Thumb rolled its eyes, the tail hanging down her back wagging slightly.

At the same time, it continued to explain to An Le,

"The index finger prefers hosts who are possessive and controlling because that's its own annoying nature... or instinct.

"It loves manipulating lifeless things that completely belong to it; it hates anyone trying to touch what it considers its own.

"Your provocation is like telling Ye Shiyu and the Index Finger that you've claimed Yan Huan first, something they absolutely cannot accept.

"So, as long as the Index Finger is still on Ye Shiyu, she won't be able to resist coming to settle accounts with you."

But as it was speaking, Little Thumb glanced nervously at An Le,

"However, I'll remind you, the Index Finger is very powerful!

"If your plan fails, not only will you be in danger, but I might lose a layer of skin too!"

Compared to the clearly less confident Little Thumb, An Le seemed not to react much.

At this moment, she had walked back to the teaching building, planning to get her backpack from the class when she happened to encounter Park Shuwen at the door.

"Uh..."

Upon seeing An Le, Park Shuwen blushed and stopped, staring at her blankly as if he couldn't move,

"An... An Le..."

"..."

An Le glanced at him and said nothing, just walked into the classroom,

"Little Thumb, speaking of which, what's your take on Bai from earlier?"

"What do you mean by take?"

"When I incited Senior Sister Ye earlier, Bai's reaction was strong. Also, the way she looks at Xiao Huan... isn't right."

"I don't even know how you could tell her look wasn't right..."

Little Thumb didn't know how to comment on that, but it blinked and still gave An Le a critical piece of information,

"Well, being more cautious is never wrong. After all, Yan Huan is quite popular, so my kind would definitely gather around him."

"In other words..."

"In other words, the remaining two unidentified hosts are likely also at Yuanyue Academy, and closely connected to Yan Huan."

Upon hearing this, while packing her bag, An Le became more convinced that Bai Yi was highly suspicious.

It just so happens that Xiao Huan invited her to go with him to Bai Yi's charity performance over the weekend.

Perhaps she could get closer to her and gather some clues?

An Le thought as she suddenly drew a cloth-like blindfold from her backpack.

Looking at it, An Le paused for a second, then tucked it into her pocket.

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