CHAPTER 459: 131. REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR PHONE ON SILENT WHEN DISCUSSING SERIOUS MATTERS_2

Yan Huan also turned his head, his gaze falling upon him.

"..."

After a moment of thought, Owen, with a smile, spoke to Spencer,

"Spencer, I’m a long-distance runner, and you’re not professional, so we’re even on that point.

"As for the boys versus girls thing, I know that when it comes to fights and brute strength, the boys are no match for you, so let’s not count that against me, okay?"

Spencer furrowed her brows, and in front of her, the smile on Owen’s face faded slowly as he continued,

"I’m not beating you for any other reason but to remind you, for Yan Huan’s sake, to tone it down a little and not to be too overbearing."

"..."

He extended his finger, pointing at Spencer and said,

"The Golden Lion Group is formidable, but this is Lin Gate, not Hawk Country, and it’s not just about you."

"What does my family have to do with it, meow?!"

"That’s great then, everyone on their own, let’s settle it with a club battle. I’ll see you in the finals, shall we draw lots then to decide?"

After saying this, Owen turned his head towards Yan Huan and asked,

"Are you satisfied now, Yan Huan?"

Yan Huan did not respond, just let go of his shoulder, and Owen said, "Thanks."

Then, he turned and walked towards the stands.

On the bleachers, students from the Inner Court started cheering loudly, gathering around like they were welcoming back a victorious general,

"It has to be President Owen, running Spencer ragged!"

"Awesome! Just love seeing Spencer lose face!!"

"..."

Yan Huan glanced over in that direction, then turned to look at Spencer who was just let go by An Le, her sky-blue eyes looking back at him,

Having dealt with the host previously, Yan Huan had gradually learned to wear a mask.

But right now, something else came to his mind.

His facial expression paused slightly, then shifted back to natural,

Thus, the distinctive smile vanished, replaced by a subdued demeanor.

Spencer looked at him, and after a second of silence, she looked away and mumbled,

"Thanks for helping me, meow..."

Yan Huan looked at her, reassessing if he felt that inexplicable aversion.

Sure enough, there wasn’t any.

An Le, utterly relieved, rushed up still incessantly talking about the club battle, completely oblivious to the eye contact between the two,

"Thanks to you, Xiao Huan... it’s going to rain soon, that could affect the match. We’re currently in eighth place, even losing one point could keep us out of the second round..."

Spencer sneakily glanced at An Le, only belatedly remembering about the club battle,

"That’s right... meow!"

Seeing this, Yan Huan gave a faint smile, not lying, just saying,

"It’s just the duty of the student council."

"..."

Spencer did not respond, just pondered for a moment, then pulled out a little pig cookies from her pocket,

"Here’s a good one... for you..."

Yan Huan was slightly startled, reaching out to take it.

While nearby, An Le blinked, glancing first at Spencer on the left, then at Yan Huan on the right.

Finally, her gaze fell on the little cookie in her hand.

The Little Thumb around her neck immediately turned into dead fish eyes, muttering,

"Wait, why does it feel like the atmosphere just got a bit romantic?"

Spencer, belatedly realizing the situation, hesitantly took out another cookie and handed it to An Le,

"Here’s another good one... for you too..."

"Ah, thank you, classmate Spencer!"

Watching the similarly offered cookie, An Le’s previously puzzled face brightened to a smile.

"It must be a misunderstanding, Little Thumb. Look, classmate Spencer gave me one too!"

"Hehe."

Yan Huan glanced at the current weather, thinking that today’s club battle would likely be halted.

Hence, he took out his phone, opened Plane, and tagged Sakuragi Hitomi in the group chat, asking her to notify all departments to prepare to retreat.

But after several tags, with no response, he raised an eyebrow.

Yuanlina: "President, Sakuragi seems to have some family issues and didn’t come to school today! I’ll notify the other departments instead!"

Not here then...

Yan Huan: "Alright, thanks."

He sent a cat emoji.

Putting away his phone, he looked up at the sky.

It was about to rain again.

...

...

As a man-made city on the sea, Lin Gate’s area is constantly expanding.

The oldest areas are South District, Luqiao District, and Jinghe District, with the rest of the new areas also entirely artificial.

But uniquely, the four outer islands are natural islands that were already standing in the sea around Lin Gate.

Because of this, the outer islands have many natural attractions that Lin Gate’s main island does not have. Yan Huan’s elementary school often organized trips to these outer islands.

Currently, Lin Gate, Vermilion Bird Outer Island.

"Swish~"

The sea’s fierce winds carried the curtain of rain, hitting the coastal rocks, crossing the beach and then the fluctuating lush greenery, which faced the urban area of Vermilion Bird Outer Island.

Inside a hotel in the city, on the ninth floor.

Nara hurried out of room 0927 dragging her suitcase, while putting on sunglasses and a mask.

Her phone beeped, a message from an unknown contact stood out:

"The Red-haired Demon is looking for you, run!"

"..."

Nara glanced at her phone, not daring to linger, she hurried her pace.

The heavy rain outside and the dreary weather worsened Nara’s mood,

"Tch... when it rains, it pours, what rotten timing for it to rain now?"

As she anxiously walked toward the elevator, the emergency exit door in front suddenly opened, and two burly men stepped out.