And so, after exchanging flirtations and playful insults for a while, Xiao Haimie restarted the engine, ready to head back to the school.
However, as they drove onto the tree-lined road, Ye Haochuan suddenly felt a lingering unease. Glancing in the rearview mirror, he was startled to find a sedan following them calmly and steadily.
At first, he thought that the car was merely sharing the route with him, but after several observations, he realized that things weren't so simple, especially when he recognized a somewhat familiar face in the passenger seat—the unease in his heart grew sharper.
That familiar face was none other than He Feng, the Hellfire disciple he had encountered at the Global Building and who had later escaped.
"Sister Mei, we're being followed. You drive back to school first; I'll handle the trouble," Ye Haochuan said gravely.
"We're being followed?" Xiao Haimie was momentarily confused.
Ye Haochuan nodded: "Mhm."