"Oh my, little sister, you're so good at talking." Zeng Meihua touched her face and laughed exaggeratedly. "But I'm not a big sister anymore, I'm an auntie now. My son will be a senior in high school soon."

"Come in and sit down, come in and sit down," Zeng Meihua hurriedly invited Xia Xiang into the room.

"Really? I can't tell at all! What should I call you?" Xia Xiang said in surprise. "You look like you're in your early twenties. Your skin is so good!"

“My surname is Zeng, you can just call me Aunt Zeng.” Zeng Meihua had been smiling ever since Xia Xiang came in. “Xiangxiang, how old are you this year? Where do you study?”

"I'll be attending Balala High School this new semester, and I'll be a senior then," Xia Xiang replied obediently.

"That's great! My son also goes to Balala High School. You two can go to school together in the future." Zeng Meihua patted Xia Xiang's little hand.

"Mom, are we having guests?" Wang Dadong, dressed in light-colored pajamas, brought out a water glass.

“Yes, this is our new neighbor, Xiangxiang,” Zeng Meihua introduced. “She’ll also be attending Bala High School this semester, so you’ll be classmates.”

"Hello," Xia Xiang said, her eyes slightly moist, as she stood up and extended her hand to him.

Although she had read the information beforehand and was mentally prepared, she was still somewhat dazed because this Wang Da Dong really looked exactly like his second brother!

Wang Dadong was stunned, standing there motionless for a long time.

Xia Xiang thought to herself, she was aware of her own appearance, she was only average-looking, it shouldn't be that bad, right?

Zeng Meihao gave an awkward smile and nudged her silly son.

"Hello," Wang Dadong said, reaching out to shake her hand. "I'm sorry, although this is our first meeting, you seem very friendly."

Zeng Meihao: ......

"Are you praising me?" Xia Xiang asked awkwardly but politely, thinking to herself, "I feel very comfortable with you too."

"Yes, yes," Wang Dadong scratched his head.

"Thank you," Xia Xiang smiled slightly.

Wang Dadong was still in a daze. His neighborhood was usually occupied by kind, eccentric grandmas who kept cats or toothless old men who played chess. When did such a young girl move in?

——

Xia Xiang sat for a while before getting up to say goodbye. Ji An called her at that moment.

"How about it, Ji'an?" Xia Xiang teased.

A cold voice came through the receiver: "Exchange intelligence."

"You said..." Xia Xiang's expression became more serious.

"I'll see you at the squid stall in the mall's food court. It's not safe to talk on the phone." With that, she decisively hung up the phone.

Xia Xiang stared at the phone that had just been hung up and complained, "Wouldn't meeting up be even more suspicious!?"

A little while later, Xia Xiang, carrying two bottles of soda, saw Ji An at Kuangxuan Grilled Squid. She went up to him, handed him one bottle, added a whole bunch more, and started eating without any hesitation.

While devouring squid, Gi'an calmly recounted the findings of his investigation over the past few days.

"Wang Yase, who is also a KO.3 like Wang Da Dong, should also transfer to the Ultimate Class in the new semester. I am now the underling of Jin Bao San, the class monitor of the Ultimate Class, and I have successfully infiltrated the Ultimate Class."

"Hmm," Xia Xiang replied expressionlessly upon hearing Wang Yase's name. "I visited Wang Dadong today and chatted with his mother for the entire afternoon."

"That's it?" Ji An looked surprised, pausing in his squid-eating motion.

"That's it?" Xia Xiang said without changing her expression, continuing to eat the squid.

TechAn: "..."

He was genuinely worried about the mission, but the elders sent word that he was in charge of it, which put him somewhat at ease.

"I've checked all the information over the past few months, and there are basically no discrepancies. I'll be transferring to Class 1 of Ultimate Grade this new semester, and then we'll be classmates again." Xia Xiang said without looking up, enjoying her meal.

Seeing Xia Xiang eating so heartily, Ji An also started to slack off, showing off his squid with big bites.

"Let's go to that place tomorrow. I've checked it out, and the owner will save me a table," Ji'an said, pointing to the takoyaki stall across the street.

"Living on flowers and drinking dew on the island, I really feel like I've wasted more than ten years of my life."

"Your aloof senior brother image in my mind has been completely shattered." Xia Xiang said with a hint of amusement.

"I call this getting into character," Ji An said, completely unconcerned. "I'm playing a delinquent student who likes to fight. What do you think?"

"I admire you!" Xia Xiang clasped her hands in respect.

Ji'an raised an eyebrow and continued to struggle with the snack in his hand.

Neither of them noticed Huai'an secretly watching them from the second floor—

——

"Young Master, it's packed up." The bodyguard in black handed the packed late-night snack to the refined young man holding a book in the car.

The boy looked up, frowned at the bag in the bodyguard's hand, his brows furrowed with helplessness, closed the book, and got out of the car from the other side.

"You guys go back, I'll walk back."

"But the boss..." The bodyguard hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"Don't come any closer!" the boy shouted, stopping the bodyguard. "I'd rather be killed than sit in a car with this pile of junk food."

"Don't cause trouble, I'll go back by myself."

The boy turned and quickly left the food street.

Huai'an frowned again upon noticing the commotion. "Is it that kid, and the Sword Demon?"

This person has a history with Xia Xiang. If this is not handled properly, given Xia Xiang's personality, she will likely meddle in his affairs.

After Wang Arthur left, he suddenly felt that the Sword Demon had become much more obedient and rarely seemed strange.

Although the Sword-Locking Stone can completely control him, it is still very annoying on the fifteenth of each month, and he has to spare his attention to cooperate with the Sword-Locking Stone to suppress him.

What happened just now? How could it disappear without a trace? He couldn't believe that the Sword Demon would be tired during the time when the Yin energy was at its heaviest each month.

Sword Demon: I simply sensed that a fearsome force had discovered me.

—Principal's Office, Balala High School—

Qian Laiye looked utterly haggard, staring blankly at the paper in front of him with a sense of hopelessness.

"Fate cannot be defied. I have done my best. I will stop drawing today. If I persevere for just one more minute tomorrow, I might be able to draw again."

After speaking, he radiated a glow, illuminating the somewhat dim principal's office.

"Enjoy life to the fullest when you're successful, lest you find yourself alone and melancholy on a late-night snack."

Before even touching the late-night snack, he slumped back into his chair dejectedly.

"Come out when you're here, don't bother me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the late-night snack disappeared, and Huai'an leaned back on his desk.

"Lord Huai'an, what brings you here?" Qian Laiye narrowed his small eyes, somewhat displeased.

His beer and barbecue! This kid is going too far!

“It’s all up to human effort,” Huai’an said, picking up the gold pen from his desk, glancing at it casually, and then handing it back to Qian Laiye. “We will keep people in check. You can remove her from this section, and we can discuss the terms.”

“You can’t raise a child like this; you have to let her grow up on her own.” Qian Laiye took the gold pen. “This is a principal’s advice.”

"Thank you," Huai'an said casually, returning the beer and barbecue to Qian Laiye.