"I... I wanted... I wanted...”

Lin Yixin stammered for a while but could not finish her sentence.

My heart rippled and I asked, "You missed me?"

Lin Yixin was quick in her words this time. "Yes, I wanted to beat you up!"

"...”

The additional words were enough to cause me grief.

……

Seeing me remain silent, Lin Yixin laughed and said, "I know that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls have a base of operations. You, Gui Guzi, Beiming Xue and the others must be there!"

"Oh, so you do know...” I felt slightly guilty. "Then why were you searching for me?"

"No, I just wanted to confirm if you were alive or not. How about it, does this miss have enough concern for you?" Lin Yixin said with a chuckle.

I was speechless. "It is so late, but you’re not sleeping yet?"

"No, grinding!"

"Dorms shut down routers for the night. Are you using an internet cafe connection?"

Lin Yixin was speechless. "Internet cafe? I’m not you, the legendary 'overnight cafe male'. Why would I go to an internet cafe? The school recently, um, was unanimously asked...