Chapter 4671 — Shabby Teammates
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
According to Wei Zhao's long-standing experience, any man who had accomplished something in some field would inevitably develop a distinctive presence of his own, whereas the presence of these two men was at best a little better than an ordinary person's, far from leaving any deep impression. In Wei Zhao's view, they were not even a match for the Scrap King.
"So it's Junior Sister Jiali." Huo Yudie gave a faint nod, then changed tack: "But why should I wait for you?"
The woman called Jiali immediately changed color at these words. Her cheeks twitched awkwardly for a moment. She put away that false sweet smile and looked coldly at Huo Yudie: "What? From the sound of it, Senior Sister Huo doesn't welcome me? Have you been treating the Principal's words as so much wind past your ears? Before we set out, the old lady specially instructed us to work as one. Surely Senior Sister Huo isn't relying on her status to disregard even the Principal?"
Huo Yudie's eyes narrowed slightly, and the surrounding atmosphere instantly turned cold. Wei Zhao could tell that this girl really was on very bad terms with this Jiali—the impatience was plain to see.
"Haha, Junior Sister Yudie, Junior Sister Jiali, there's no need for you two to be so tit-for-tat. You two are known as the Twin Beauties of Morning Pride—here on West Island, of all places, you ought to be working as one!" The slightly taller of the two men hurried to smooth things over.
"Exactly. We're all from the East Continent, and working as one is the proper thing. We can't let outsiders make a joke of us and damage the image of the East Continent Academy," the other man chimed in.
As the two spoke, their gazes fell one after another on Wei Zhao standing to the side. Though they said nothing directly, the superiority that seeped from their bones and the contempt that welled up from the heart were truly infuriating—only Wei Zhao could not be bothered to pay them any mind.
Put on the spot by the two of them, Huo Yudie could not help feeling somewhat awkward. After a glance at the several of them, she shut her mouth and said nothing more; what she was thinking, no one could tell.
"That's right, Senior Sister Huo, our two senior brothers are quite correct. You mustn't ruin the image of our Morning Pride Academy." That sweet smile reappeared on Jiali's face. She gave Wei Zhao a look full of ill intent and curled her lip: "Senior Sister Huo, weren't you always the proud and aloof ice lotus no man could touch? It's only been a few days since you left the East Continent—how have you already taken up with some wild man? Even if your heart has begun to stir, you might at least mind the image of our academy?"
"Nonsense!" Huo Yudie's fair face flushed red with anger. She exchanged an awkward glance with Wei Zhao, then turned her head and snapped coldly: "He is merely a teammate I found. Junior Sister Jiali, if you say such outrageous things again, don't blame me for forgetting our bond as fellow disciples!"
Jiali frowned and was about to add a few more mocking words when the tall man standing beside her beat her to it: "Teammate? Hahahaha, Junior Sister Yudie, wherever did you dig up such a rustic teammate? He wouldn't be a native man of West Island, would he? I hear the men here spend all year round pouring tea, serving water, and looking after the children—this is the first time I've ever seen one!"
This man was one of Huo Yudie's suitors, and the fervent look in his eyes when he gazed at her was utterly undisguised! (To be continued)