Bei Ting understood what she meant.

Although the girl had held a birthday party once, the attendees were all from the upper class, and she never appeared in public again afterward. Although the federal public knew of her, very few had actually seen her in person.

Especially since they had never actually met in real life. So, he must have gotten to know her through other means.

“I come from the military and worked with Major Ling.”

"A major who doesn't show much respect when Marshal Ling is mentioned?"

Surprised by the girl's sensitivity, Bei Ting explained, "After all, I'm also a 3S, so we're on the same level."

That makes things even stranger. Is 3S willing to remain only a major? Does he have ulterior motives? Or is he simply lying to her?

Lian Han looked at him suspiciously and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, fine. Just don't come looking for me in real life."

"no need."

"Master, this is a communication from Miss Xiao Mei."

Knowing she was worried about the aftermath, Lian Han said, "Connect."

"Sister Xiaohan, have I gotten into trouble?"

"It's nothing serious."

The woman on the other end let out a long sigh and poured out the whole story, "Sister, that uncle is awful. I was playing with him, and he wouldn't even give way to a girl like me! He's practically bullying me!"

"Be good, ignore him from now on. I'll take you to Aiyuan Cake Shop later."

Pei Sumei cheered, "Sister is the best! Sister is busy. But I have time these few days."

"I see."

After the call ended, Lian Han looked at Bei Ting, "Bullying a child?"

Looking into her clear eyes, Bei Ting chuckled softly, "The child is quite adorable."

He was curious about what Yan Si was like, and after bumping into the girl, he wanted to tease her and try to get some information out of her. But his teasing backfired, and she immediately called for help, which he didn't stop. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have known that Yan Si was the Ling family's precious daughter.

"Uncle, I'm leaving too. I'll bring the little fox to visit you for the New Year. Don't bother me unless it's important."

North's Newly minted Uncle Ting: Is he really getting old? But considering the girl's age, he certainly can't be considered young anymore...

The interlude ended, and Lian Han returned to her normal classes. Actually, it wasn't exactly normal, because she now had a tail.

Today, aside from classes, she was followed everywhere she went; she could see him almost everywhere. And whenever she saw him, the people around her would give her ambiguous smiles, making Han feel uncomfortable all over and even more irritable.

A coffee shop.

"Is he planning to follow us all the time?" After a day, even Lian Han and Zong Jingyuan were getting impatient.

She liked being with Lian Han, but anyone would get annoyed if there were always other people watching them.

Lian Han said quietly, "If they're still following us tomorrow, put them in a sack."

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Of the four, Yozakura was the least noticeable, but also the kindest-hearted.

“It’s okay. He can get a beating online, but nothing will happen in real life. I don’t believe he’ll have the nerve to tell his advisor.” Zong Jingyuan was a little eager to try.

Lian Han stopped her, "No, there are too many people here. Let's wait a bit, I'll see if I can talk to him and clear things up later."

If things can't be explained clearly, then force will be the only option. Luckily, the other side is only a C-level fighter; otherwise, it would have been embarrassing if they hadn't been able to defeat them.

As long as Lian Han doesn't deliberately hide it, Old Man Xing, who can usually sense her thoughts, thinks: [This girl seems to be getting more and more violent lately.]

“Yes, it’s best to resolve this kind of thing as soon as possible,” Anhe agreed.

Lian Han glanced at her. "Do you still remember yesterday when you tricked me into being interrogated by three judges under the guise of an inspection?"

I should have kept quiet. Anhe: "...I really didn't mean to. Yesterday, Jiang and I were just about to contact you. My brother happened to call me, and I blurted it out, and they all followed me."

"But you seemed to be laughing quite happily at the time."

"What? I'm clearly injured—" An He's voice trailed off as Lian Han stared into her clear, bright eyes, "I admit I was wrong, okay?"

"Alright. I want to ask if Anhe and Xiaohan have any relationship?" Zong Jingyuan changed the subject.

“My brother and Xiaohan’s brother know each other,” Anhe said, then added, trying to save face, “They’re classmates.”

"No wonder you two get along so well," Yozakura exclaimed.

Lian Han, who was only trying to scare An He, chimed in, "Yes. My brother even mentioned that An He is a very determined girl."

Anhe's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Is it even possible that it's fake?"

Anhe's eyes crinkled, clearly in a good mood. "My brother also said before that Xiaohan is very talented."

Among Lian Han's brothers, Ling Ze is a year younger than her and wouldn't say such a thing; Ling Yue, that ice queen, is even less likely to say it; that leaves only her eldest brother, Ling Xin.

That's her crush; his gentle and refined demeanor is the most endearing.

The male god had even praised her. An He looked at Lian Han again, having already vowed to take good care of the male god's sister—in fact, besides her family's wishes, another reason she helped guide Lian Han was that Lian Han was Ling Xin's sister.

However—Anhe glanced at Lian Han; this younger sister was quite nice. Aside from her infuriating talent, she liked everything else about her.

"Tsk. You two stop flattering each other. You're already first or second in the class. If you keep praising each other, you'll become too arrogant."

"I'm finished eating." Yozakura pushed the plate towards the center.

"Would you like to eat some more?" Lian Han asked.

"No."

Yozakura shook her head. She didn't like coffee, and she was already a slow eater. Ordering another dessert would definitely take up more of everyone's time, and eating too much wasn't good for her.

But—it's really delicious.

"What are we doing now?" Zong Jingyuan asked, glancing at Bai Ze at the table two tables away. Bai Ze smiled kindly when she looked at him. It seemed he had been watching them closely.

"That's enough for today. Let's get together another day," Lian Han said. With someone else around, the fun wouldn't be as enjoyable; it's better to do it another day.

"Alright." After saying that, Anhe reminded her, "Xiaohan, you'll have a lot of work to do next semester with the new courses."

"I know. I've already started looking into it these past few days. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll have to trouble the class monitor."

"Sure. Just treat me to a couple of meals at Yizhen Pavilion next time."

A meal at Yizhen Pavilion, which costs at least seven figures, is still acceptable.

Lian Han wanted to hit someone.

Before Lian Han could even speak, Zong Jingyuan jumped in, "Stop trying to extort money from Xiao Han. I'll treat you next time."

"Oh! So there's a rich woman here. You weren't happy when I asked you to pay the bill last time, but as soon as I mentioned Xiaohan, you jumped up. That's too much of a discrimination." Anhe smiled and extended her hand to her.

Zong Jingyuan quickly backed away, "Stop fooling around, we're outside."

It's no secret among the four that she's ticklish.

“Anyway, we’re going to have a get-together at Yizhen Pavilion before the New Year.” Anhe pressed a button next to him, and a robot immediately came over to settle the bill. “Everyone go home. I still need to go see my brother.”

The four of them walked together to the coffee shop entrance. "See you in class tomorrow."

After watching them leave, Lian Han looked behind her and saw Bai Ze smiling gently at her.

"I heard you got beaten up by your cousin yesterday?" Lian Han asked bluntly.