As the only school in the Lolo Star Sphere, Star Academy boasts an excellent environment—beautiful, clean, and shaded by green trees. Rows of teaching buildings stand side by side, and the school is filled with youthful, vibrant faces. The school motto inscribed on the stone tablet at the school gate is enough to demonstrate its profound academic culture.

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

Jiang Ziqi clearly liked her college very much, her tone revealing a hint of pride.

Hua Ansu nodded, "That's right."

I silently added to myself, "It still can't compare to her alma mater."

She pointed to a building in the distance and asked Jiang Ziqi, "Is that the experimental building of the Forging Academy?"

How did you know?

It was amazing that Jiang Ziqi knew this, because their position was with their backs to that building, and they couldn't see the building's name from there.

Hua Ansu said, "Guess."

Jiang Ziqi rolled her eyes. "How should I know? I'm not a mind reader."

"You're so stupid! Wasn't there a map when we came in?"

"……oh."

A-Yi glanced at Hua Ansu. This girl was just fooling people again. She didn't need to look at a map at all.

After taking a short stroll, the three of them sat down at a snack shop in the college, where Jiang Ziqi ordered a lot of food and drinks.

"Try it, the taste is pretty good."

Hua Ansu was holding a glass of iced cola. She took a sip and exclaimed, "Wow, this tastes pretty good! What's this called?" She glanced at the glass and replied, "Cola?"

Jiang Ziqi asked in surprise, "You've never had it before?"

Hua Ansu nodded, "I've never had it."

Jiang Ziqi looked regretful. "This is called cola, a carbonated beverage. We also call it 'fat house happy water'."

"Soda?"

Hua Ansu laughed, "It is quite enjoyable."

Just as she was about to take another big gulp, Ah-Gu snatched the bottle of soda from her hand. He tested the temperature—it was ice cold—and then told Hua Ansu, "Drink less."

Hua Ansu: "Oh."

She watched helplessly as A-I-Gu opened the lid and took the ice cubes out with a spoon.

As she held the drink cup that was now empty except for the ice in Happy Water, "..."

Jiang Ziqi bit her straw, feeling a little full.

She lowered her eyes, as if thinking of something, her gaze becoming somewhat unfocused. It wasn't until Hua Ansu called her a few times that she snapped back to reality, "What's wrong?"

Hua Ansu: "You were just spacing out."

"oh."

Hua Ansu glanced around; quite a few people were watching them. She winked at Jiang Ziqi, "Is this a suitable place to talk business?"

Jiang Ziqi understood. "Let's go to my dorm."

After the three left, the snack shop became noisy.

Girl #1 yelled, "Wow, did you see that guy who was just sitting there? He's really eye-catching!"

Girl number two, her eyes sparkling, exclaimed, "Of course! I'm not blind, how could I not see? Ahhhh, I want to kiss her!"

Girl number three pounded her chest in frustration, "Too bad she's already taken!"

Boy #1: "Tch, so what if she's a little pale? Why are you swooning and yelling like that? You're so ignorant!"

Boy #2: "Those two girls are really pretty. Why didn't I ask for their contact information?"

Boy number three sighed, "It's a pity the prettiest one is already taken!"

Someone recognized Jiang Ziqi, "Was that Jiang Ziqi, the poor student from the Forging Academy?"

The others nodded, "It's her."

"When did she get friends? Those two seem quite nice to each other." Wei Yin gritted her teeth.

"Aren't you overthinking it? What good could someone be walking with her? At best, they might be a little better looking, but they're all show and no substance. It's a disgrace!"