"People always grow up, right?" Ji Yueyao was silent for a moment before finally giving this answer.
“This is not growth, it is change.” At this moment, Ji Tiehan pushed open the door and entered. Ji Yueyao looked up and found that Yao Lin was following behind him.
I've been in this world for more than half a year now, and I'm sure I've experienced both growth and change.
"You said you wanted to see Yao Lin, and now I've brought him here." Ji Tiehan closed the door, sat down on the sofa, and then glanced at Ji Yueyao and the others.
"Yao Lin." Ji Yueyao looked at Yao Lin with a complicated expression. She closed her eyes and quickly suppressed her emotions, lowering her gaze gently. "Long time no see."
"Yeah... team... uh." Yao Lin also seemed a little restrained. He swallowed the words that were about to come out, scratched his head and gave his usual carefree laugh before falling silent again.
"You're here too." Wei Kang turned to look at Yao Lin, stood up, and said expressionlessly, "This is the first time I've seen you since I woke up."
Yao Lin nodded. Ever since he arrived at the training area, he had been locking himself in his room. Today was the first time he had seen Wei Kang and Ji Yueyao. To be honest, he was feeling a bit hesitant and thought he shouldn't be standing here.
A person who abandons his partner at a crucial moment... even if he feels he did nothing wrong, he can never hold his head up high.
"Is this the first time I've seen you?" Ji Yueyao looked at Yao Lin with some doubt, glanced at Wei Kang, and then focused her gaze on Yao Lin again. "Yao Lin, are you new to the training area?"
Wei Kang has been awake for several days now, how could it be that we're only seeing him now?
"No..." Yao Lin chuckled, looking at Ji Yueyao with a sense of unfamiliarity. Could it be that the feeling of being partners had completely disappeared?
Yao Lin avoided Ji Yueyao's gaze and looked towards a deserted place. "It's just that I've been harassed by Xu Lingnan and the others, so I came to the training area to hide... I've been hiding my whereabouts and haven't gone out."
The training area is under Yu Zhenlong's direct jurisdiction, so no matter how outrageous Xu Lingnan is, he wouldn't dare to cause trouble here.
"You haven't gone out?" Ji Yueyao was taken aback. "Does no one else know your whereabouts?"
"Besides me... only my family and teachers probably know..." Yao Lin glanced at Ji Tiehan, then suddenly looked at Ji Yueyao as if she had just thought of something, "By the way... I heard from the teacher that the team... uh, you know I'm in the training area, how did you know that?"
Yao Lin didn't know what to call Ji Yueyao at this moment. If he called him "Captain," he would realize that he had already left Ji Yueyao's team, and Ji Yueyao was no longer a squad leader at the Xiyu base... But calling Ji Yueyao by his name directly felt awkward. He used to always insist on being called "Captain," and now he had given up the opportunity to become a member of Ji Yueyao's team...
"Just call me Ji Yueyao, don't keep calling me 'you'." Ji Yueyao frowned, clearly annoyed that Yao Lin was stammering and didn't even know how to address her. She had never blamed Yao Lin, but his timid and hesitant manner now was something she found very distasteful.
Yao Lin nodded, gave an awkward smile, and then fell silent.
“Yu Tianfang told me,” Ji Yueyao said, crossing her arms and looking directly at Yao Lin. “I’m also wondering why he knew.”
Yao Lin was taken aback, then exchanged a glance with Ji Tiehan, their expressions suddenly becoming very strange.
"What's wrong?" Ji Yueyao asked, puzzled.
"Yu Tianfang has been living a very successful life since Ji Yueyao disappeared. Not only does he have a lot of points, but even Yu Zhenlong seems to respect him." Yao Lin's eyes couldn't help but show envy as he said this. "Nobody knows where his points come from, but we've never seen him carry out any point-based missions, yet he seems to have an endless supply of points... I find it strange that someone like him would end up being our driver in the first place?"
"Who exactly is he?" Ji Yueyao murmured, voicing the question on everyone's mind. She stood up and paced back and forth in the room, a strange unease creeping into her heart. "Yao Lin, you said only your family and teachers know about this?"
"Mm." Yao Lin nodded.
“I ran into Yu Tianfang when I arrived. He told me he was coming to the training area to find us,” Ji Yueyao said in a low voice, her eyes filled with icy coldness. She glanced out the window, and her voice suddenly turned frighteningly cold. “Just to be on the safe side, I think you need to go back and see your family.”
Ji Yueyao turned around and looked directly at Yao Lin, coldly saying, "If Yu Tianfang really holds such a mysterious position in the Xiyu base, it's possible that he might be one of Zhong Ran's people, which means it's possible that he's also your enemy like Xu Lingnan."
Upon hearing this, Yao Lin's face drained of all color. He quickly stood up and staggered towards the door. He was so anxious that he couldn't even utter a farewell. In the blink of an eye, he had disappeared from the room.
The room was extremely quiet, as if he had never been there at all.
Looking at the silent Wei Kang and Ji Tiehan, Ji Yueyao sighed and slowly said, "I'm leaving too."
"Where are you going?" Wei Kang asked immediately, his reaction even faster than lightning. He looked at Ji Yueyao with disbelief in his eyes. "You've only been here a short while."
"I've been away from the Xiyu base for too long. Now I need to get a good feel for the situation here, otherwise I won't be able to take a single step out." She really disliked this uncertainty. Perhaps her life here had honed an instinct in her, and she felt extremely uncomfortable if she went against that instinct. Thinking of this, Ji Yueyao walked up to Wei Kang and gently straightened his collar. Then she turned back, nodded goodbye to Ji Tiehan, and strode towards the door.
"Wei Kang, I'll come see you again tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yueyao closed the door and left.
Wei Kang stared blankly at the closed door, not even having reacted yet. He stood up, walked to the door, pushed it open, and then stared blankly at the dark corridor.
Did they act decisively and leave without any hesitation?
"Is this really you, Ji Yueyao?" Wei Kang stood blankly at the door. His body had almost fully recovered because of his superpowers, and he was certain that he was no weaker than before. However, standing in front of Ji Yueyao, he only felt a strange sense of oppression.
What exactly did she go through to cause such a dramatic change in her?
She used to be strong, but she was definitely not as independent as she is now. Wei Kang retreated to his bamboo chair, somewhat lost in thought. The current Ji Yueyao only felt like a stranger to him.
"Teacher, during the time Ji Yueyao was missing...where did she go? What happened to her?" (To be continued.)
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