Jiang You had been planning to go back to her dorm and grind through the materials Li Yu gave her.
But after the system’s voice sounded, she changed direction and headed for the second-year academic building.
Inside the classroom, Xie Heng was still in his specialized course. Once the teacher finished the last bit of theory, he could go clear a Secret Realm with his teammates.
Just then, a faint commotion arose in the classroom.
The majority of students in the Combat Department were guys; only one or two girls with Combat Beast Souls were mixed in among them.
Jiang You now stood unabashedly at the entrance to their Combat Department classroom, open and confident. Her beautiful face and impressive figure immediately captured the attention of the students inside.
It was a known fact that the girls in their Combat Department class were all tall and fierce as tigresses, while the girls from the Healing classes were soft and adorable.
But the girl at the door was not only charmingly cute, she was also exceptionally beautiful.
"Whoa, what a hottie. Who’s she waiting for?" one of the guys muttered, his eyes wide.
"No idea. Whose girlfriend is that? She’s gorgeous."
"Holy shit, she’s so damn hot. I wonder if she’d take me as her boy toy if I went up there?"
"A sorry-ass like you? Forget it."
...
Xie Heng paid no attention to the commotion. He had to clear a Secret Realm again soon, which meant he’d have to check in with *that woman*. Otherwise, he was afraid she’d do something crazy again.
"Bro, bro..." Xu Wen, sitting behind him, poked him several times.
Xie Heng had been about to message Jiang You, but the person behind him was calling him persistently. He frowned slightly, lowered the terminal on his wrist, and turned to see what he wanted.
"What is it?" he asked, his expression cold. "If this isn’t important..."
"Sister-in-law’s here," Xu Wen said excitedly, poking him again and pointing toward the classroom door.
Xie Heng fell silent. His eyelids lowered, and his heart unexpectedly beat a little faster.
He slowly turned his head and his eyes immediately landed on Jiang You at the classroom entrance.
When Jiang You noticed him looking, she lifted her chin at him proudly, as if to say, ’This young lady came to wait for you after class. You should feel honored, my loyal subject.’
Xie Heng’s gaze lingered for a moment. He thought his fiancée was, at this moment, actually kind of... cute?
A strange warmth spread through his chest.
Just as quickly, Xie Heng averted his gaze, his expression turning indifferent once more.
’This woman’s looks and her personality are worlds apart.’
The teacher at the front of the room seemed to have noticed the disturbance. Without saying much more, he dismissed the class, telling them they could go clear their Secret Realms.
After class was dismissed, Xie Heng wasn’t in any particular hurry. But then he saw several guys from his class walking toward Jiang You, shoving each other and joking around as they went.
"Go on, hurry, get her contact info."
"Hahaha, weren’t you going to be her boy toy? Scared now?"
"Hurry up and get her contact info already!"
...
Xie Heng’s expression darkened. He shot to his feet and strode directly toward Jiang You.
Before the guys could ask for her contact info, Xie Heng had grabbed her by the wrist and was pulling her away.
The boys stared blankly at their retreating figures.
"I can’t believe it. She’s actually the class rep’s girlfriend."
"Yeah, I thought a guy as cold as our class rep would never get a girlfriend. I can’t believe he’s dating such a beauty."
"Even the class rep has a girlfriend. What about you guys?"
"As long as the class rep agrees, I don’t mind being the side piece."
"Piss off. Keep dreaming, it’s more realistic."
...
Laughing and horsing around, the group of guys left.
Xie Heng dragged Jiang You to a corner of the stairwell.
"What are you doing?" Jiang You demanded, confused. She tried to pull her wrist free from his grasp but couldn’t, so she just scowled. "I came to wait for you after class! Why did you drag me over here?!"
The moment he heard that, the nameless anger inside him suddenly vanished.
’That’s right, why did I suddenly drag her here?’
A moment ago, it was like he wasn’t in control of himself. He had just gone over and dragged her away, subconsciously wanting to keep her from interacting with other guys.
’So impulsive.’
It was so unlike him. He furrowed his brow, refusing to dwell on the reason for his impulsive action.
As he looked into her glaring, pink eyes, his chest felt both hot and constricted.
"Why did you suddenly come looking for me?" Xie Heng asked, his brow furrowed for a reason he couldn’t pinpoint. His tone was cold and hard.
’Whenever this woman has free time, doesn’t she always go around hitting on guys she deems worthy of her? Why come looking for me today?’
"I’m here to clear a realm with you," Jiang You said, perfectly self-assured. "What? Do you have another Healer stashed away somewhere? Did I scare you by showing up unannounced?"
"Stop making things up," Xie Heng said with a frown. "I don’t have another Healer."
"Oh? Insisting so strongly that you don’t have another Healer. Sounds like a guilty conscience to me!" Jiang You was relentless.
’Anyway, the system told me to act up until we finish a Secret Realm, so act up I will.’
At her words, a vein started throbbing on Xie Heng’s forehead again.
He suppressed the fresh wave of nameless anger that rose within him.
’I shouldn’t have bothered explaining anything to her. She doesn’t listen and just makes a scene for no reason!’
"Alright," Xie Heng said, composing himself. "You don’t have to wait for me after class next time. I’ll let you know when I’m going to run a realm, and I’ll wait for you if you’re coming."
"What do you mean? You should be honored to have a great beauty like me waiting for you. Are you trying to stop me from coming because you have a guilty conscience?" Jiang You, of course, was having none of it.
Xie Heng figured he shouldn’t have said anything more to this woman.
Xu Wen and the other three members of their team stood on the stairwell landing, unsure if they should leave or stay. After all, they were on the same team and had to enter the Secret Realm together.
Xie Heng noticed them too and had to rein in his temper. "Fine. Do whatever you want. My teammates are waiting. Let’s go, I’ll introduce you. Then we can all enter the Secret Realm together."
He pulled her over to his teammates, cautioning her as they walked, "Once we’re inside the Secret Realm, you listen to me. Don’t run off on your own. It’s dangerous."
"The school’s Secret Realms have a fail-safe. It automatically ejects you if you’re about to die. What’s there to be afraid of?" Jiang You said dismissively.
Xie Heng’s face was cold as he fell silent.
’It’s not like she’ll listen to anything I say anyway.’
When Xie Heng brought her over, Xu Wen and the others introduced themselves with smiles.
"Hello, Sister-in-law. I’m Xu Wen," the slender young man said with a smile.
Jiang You vaguely remembered him.
"Hello, Sister-in-law. My name’s Li Xiang," a good-natured, heavyset guy said with a smile.
"Hello, Sister-in-law. I’m Lin Zhi," said another heavyset guy. This one had a constant smile on his lips and looked much shrewder.
’Two heavyset guys, one skinny one, plus the handsome Xie Heng, and then me, the great beauty.’
’Yep, a five-person team.’
Jiang You gave a demure nod.
"Yes, hello. I’m Jiang You."