Veranica's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
She slowly lowered her raised leg, casually stretched, and asked indifferently, "What's wrong with him?"
“Miss Nika, Grand Knight Bai Wu asked me a lot of questions about you last night,” Zhang Yufei continued, observing Veranika’s reaction. “He asked me what kind of man you like, whether you have a boyfriend…”
Veronica paused, instinctively asking, "Why is he asking that?"
Zhang Yufei said seriously, "Miss Nika, what do you think? Under what circumstances would a martial arts fanatic like Grand Knight Bai Wu ask such questions?"
The room suddenly fell silent, with only Veranika and Zhang Yufei's slightly rapid breathing.
Zhang Yufei continued, "Miss Nika, I want to congratulate you. You two are in love, and your relationship can be described as a case of 'no fight,' just like many movies and TV dramas you've seen."
Veronica's eyes darted away, and she whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't like him at all."
Zhang Yufei walked up to Veronica, looked directly into her brown eyes, and said seriously, "Miss Veronica, we've known each other for four years, you can't lie to me. Besides, these past few days you've been deliberately finding various topics to ask me about him, and you've been watching his combat videos, doesn't that mean you have feelings for him?"
The air froze again.
Veronica didn't say anything, but continued to bend over backwards, her expression seemingly very calm.
Only her trembling eyelashes revealed the turmoil in her heart.
Zhang Yufei wasn't in a hurry and stood quietly to the side.
After a long silence, Veronica whispered, "I just think he's special. His single-minded determination to become stronger is truly admirable."
Zhang Yufei said softly, "Miss Nika, I'm sorry, I told him that you've been asking me about him a lot lately."
As soon as she finished speaking, Veronica suddenly stood up, her fair cheeks instantly flushed red, and she stared blankly at Zhang Yufei.
A few seconds later, she said in horror, "What else did you say?!"
Zhang Yufei said softly, "I also said that you should like him too."
Veranika was stunned.
Zhang Yufei had anticipated Veronica's expression and continued, "Miss Veronica, it's been a year and a half since the disaster, and less than one in a hundred people have survived. It's really not easy to meet a man who truly moves your heart. We've known each other for four years, and I genuinely hope to see you happy too."
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yufei said seriously, "Just because I told him you might like him, he gave me 2,000 catties of giant octopus meat and allowed me to recruit children at will."
"In addition, he said that if he wins your heart, he will give me 10,000 catties of giant octopus meat. You can imagine how much he cares about you."
“Miss Nika, I really envy you. Just because I told him this news, he was willing to give up so much.”
"And I begged him desperately every day, but he only reluctantly agreed to some of my requests, simply because I was merely his maid, while you were the one he truly loved..."
Veronica was stunned and had no idea how to respond.
Even after Zhang Yufei said goodbye and left, Veronica remained sitting on the yoga mat, lost in thought, with a slight blush on her face.
3 PM.
Jiang Wu returned to Veranica's manor and told the maids that he wanted to find Veranica to continue the fight.
Soon, Veronica came out of the villa.
This time, she didn't take action as usual, but stood there quietly, her gaze lingering on Jiang Wu's tall and straight figure.
Stand like a pine tree, walk like the wind.
His tall, muscular physique was clearly defined, and his resolute face was filled with piercing eyes.
He's actually quite handsome.
The image of Jiang Wu fighting the giant octopus alone involuntarily surfaced in Veranika's mind.
She knew that she could only suppress him because she was one level higher in strength than him.
Once Bai Wu obtains a higher-level energy essence and completes his advancement, I will be far from being his match!
He is the true strongman.
Veranika felt her face burning as she thought about what Zhang Yufei had said to her.
Jiang Wu didn't give Veranika any more time to observe. He flashed away, transforming into a black shadow and attacking Veranika.
His right fist, accompanied by a whooshing sound, aimed straight for Veranika's face.
Veronica's pupils contracted slightly, and her body reacted instinctively, leaning back, her long golden hair tied in a ponytail drawing a dazzling arc in the air.
At the same time, her long right leg kicked upwards like a whip.
"Bang!"
The impact of fists and feet made a dull thud.
Veranika used the momentum to flip backward and landed steadily on the ground.
To her surprise, Bai Wu seemed even more formidable than before. Had he improved again?
Thinking back to the first battle, he felt that he had almost completely dominated him, and that he seemed to have improved in every subsequent battle.
Little by little, it adds up.
By now, he has clearly been able to keep up with his own fighting rhythm.
He's really amazing.
The two clashed again, their movements so fast that they were difficult for the average person to discern with the naked eye.
More than an hour later, Veranika swept a whip kick across Jiang Wu's ear.
Jiang Wu dodged to the side, but deliberately slowed down by half a beat, letting Veranika's toes brush past his shoulder.
He chose to bear the force, his body rotating with the momentum, his left arm gripping Veranika's slender, straight calf like an iron clamp.
"You!" Veronica exclaimed, kicking Jiang Wu's chest with her other foot.
Jiang Wu neither dodged nor evaded, taking the kick head-on, while simultaneously using his right hand as a claw to grab Veranika's slender ankle again.
The next second, he suddenly pulled down and hugged Veranika's slender waist.
Veronica was stunned and instinctively punched Jiang Wu in the face.
Just then, Jiang Wu said earnestly, "I like you."
The fist stopped one centimeter away from Jiang Wu's face, the force of the punch ruffling the stray hairs on Jiang Wu's forehead.
Veranika felt her heart was about to leap out of her chest, and her mind went completely blank.
She had never been in a relationship, but had watched many romantic movies and TV shows.
It seems like this scene appeared in several movies and TV shows I've seen before, where people confess their love during battle.
She lowered her clenched fist and stared blankly at Jiang Wu, as if time had stopped at that moment.
A few seconds later, she realized what was happening.
Jiang Wu's arms felt as strong as steel, yet they also carried a reassuring warmth.
She had never had such close contact with another man before. Her usually calm and sharp brown eyes were now filled with panic, and her long eyelashes trembled incessantly.
For a moment, I was completely at a loss for how to react.
"Let...let me go..." Veranica's figure was barely audible, as if she were a completely different person from her usual self.
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