But that's precisely why Ling Yun is worthy of being liked, worthy of Xia Zhen's affection, and even more worthy of her affection, that of the most outstanding girl, Xia Lan.
If Ling Yun were a fickle, womanizing playboy who couldn't resist beautiful women, then no girl here would like him, and might even deeply despise him.
From Xia Zhen to Yu Qi, and then to Xia Lan and Su Bingyan, each of these girls is extraordinary, and could even be described as a chosen one. They are independent beings who would never share their feelings with others. They either don't love or they only love. Only men who are devoted and single-minded can catch their eye. The idea of several women sharing one husband is something they would never even dream of.
After Xia Lan left, Xia Zhen eagerly awaited news from her sister. Of course, she was also waiting for news about the person her sister had mentioned. Xia Lan also liked Ling Yun, and Xia Zhen knew this, but she could only pretend not to know in front of her sister. Otherwise, it would be awkward for the two sisters to meet, let alone have a heart-to-heart talk.
Yuqi's arrival brought Xia Zhen some comfort. The title of one of the four beauties was well-deserved. Xia Zhen had always liked the gentle and elegant Yuqi, so they naturally got along well. The two beautiful girls became a sight to behold in the headquarters of superpowers. Their shared experiences also made Xia Zhen and Yuqi close friends who could talk about anything.
Meanwhile, two girls who should have been rivals for love, both heartbroken, grew closer. During this time, Xia Zhen and Yu Qi hadn't returned to Jinghua University, so they were unaware of Su Bingyan and Chen Jiaxuan's adventures in Europe. The two girls talked a lot, but tacitly avoided mentioning Ling Yun.
Lingyun had become a taboo topic among the two girls.
Yuqi's feelings for Lingyun are quite different. She is relatively young in mind and simply loves Lingyun. Moreover, Lingyun has rejected her more than once or twice. Although she feels bad about not getting a response, Yuqi is good at comforting herself. She has also experienced a lot of setbacks. Her trip to Hong Kong made her seem to grow up overnight. Therefore, she is not as fragile as Xia Zhen and can adjust herself. Although Yuqi is two years younger than Xia Zhen, she can comfort the little girl and become a rather childlike older sister.
Aside from Xia Lan, the two girls were complete strangers to Xiao Rou. Yu Qi was meeting her for the first time, even though she was Xiao Rou's classmate. With so many students at Jinghua University, no one would recognize a girl wearing an ordinary mask. Now that they had seen Xiao Rou's true face and knew that this was the woman Ling Yun deeply loved, the two girls were eager to see what made Xiao Rou so extraordinary that she could capture Ling Yun's heart so completely.
Before they could even witness it, Xia Zhen and Yu Qi were captivated by Xiao Rou's account of her experiences. The thrilling four trials, the escape from the lava sea, the one wrong step that meant certain death, and the mutual trust between the two of them—Xiao Rou made no attempt to hide anything, simply narrating the story like an observer, leaving Xia Lan and the other two girls completely convinced.
There's no need to say anything more; Xiaorou's experience speaks for itself. Even Xia Zhen, in her own heart, probably couldn't have achieved the same level of intimacy and understanding as Xiaorou and Lingyun under those circumstances. They only had liking and love for Lingyun, but it was far from reaching the point of spiritual and physical intimacy. They initially thought Lingyun was just particularly fond of and infatuated with Xiaorou, but upon hearing this, they realized that their feelings for each other had already deepened so much.
"I wish you well, Xiaorou. Only you are worthy of Lingyun. You are a good girl." Xia Zhen said sincerely. If she had harbored hostility and jealousy towards Xiaorou before, it had now vanished after Xiaorou's words. Compared to Xiaorou's willingness to die for Lingyun without hesitation, her own infatuation, though seemingly touching, was nothing, really nothing.
Besides, the young girl has already changed her mind. As long as she can see Lingyun happy, she will be happy no matter what.
Compared to Xia Zhen, Yuqi seemed much cuter. She said to Xiaorou with trepidation, "I'm sorry, Xiaorou, I...I confessed to Lingyun before. I'm so sorry." As she spoke, the girl lowered her head in shame, waiting for Xiaorou's scolding. She had indeed considered taking Lingyun away to be with her, but now Yuqi truly understood why Lingyun loved Xiaorou so much. She bit her lip, feeling that what she had done was practically a crime compared to Xiaorou.
The girls were amused by her. Xiao Rou patted her round shoulder and said, "If confessing to Ling Yun is a betrayal of me, then I'll be facing a long line of girls from now on. Don't let that guy feel good about himself, or who knows how smug he'll become. He might even tell me, 'Look, so many girls like me. You should be worried.'" She smiled as she spoke.
Yuqi glanced at her secretly, and only then was she sure that Xiaorou wasn't really angry. She finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she couldn't help feeling a pang of bitterness in her heart. What was she going to do, spending every day with Lingyun, seeing him every day, while he was exchanging glances and being all lovey-dovey with Xiaorou?
"Besides the three of you, are there any other girls who like him?" Xiao Rou's gaze swept over Xia Lan, Xia Zhen, and Yu Qi's faces one by one, and she couldn't help but secretly applaud. These girls each had their own charm and beauty, and they were all very individualistic and outstanding. Any one of them could probably be the center of attention, but when they gathered here, influenced by their own aura, their attention was focused on an ordinary boy.
"Honey, you really are a ladies' man. So many girls like you. If I don't keep a close eye on you, you might run off with someone else," Xiaorou thought to herself, muttering to herself.
The three girls were taken aback. They hadn't expected Xiao Rou to ask such a direct question. She was definitely not an ordinary person. How could they dare to ask such a question? Did Xiao Rou feel threatened and want to take the opportunity to kill her unknown rival? The girls thought with amusement.
Xia Lan looked at Xia Zhen and Yu Qi. She didn't really know Ling Yun, and could even say she only had a superficial understanding of him. Moreover, according to the information she obtained from the Superpower Headquarters, Ling Yun's experience was quite ordinary: an ordinary elementary school, an ordinary junior high school, an ordinary high school, and then, in his senior year of high school, he miraculously ranked first in the entire school, thus beginning his extraordinary life.
Of course, Xia Lan now knows that Ling Yun is a superhuman with acquired abilities, but she doesn't know what caused an ordinary person to become a superhuman and grow into the super strong person he is today.
"Hmm, maybe Su Bingyan and Chen Jiaxuan also have feelings for him in that way." Since Ling Yun went to university, Xia Zhen, out of consideration for him, still knows a lot about Ling Yun's life experiences. Hearing Xiao Rou say this, she thought for a moment and then said.
“Su Bingyan might be interested, but Chen Jiaxuan might not be.” Yuqi shook her head, denying Xia Zhen’s point. As one of the four beauties, she naturally knew the psychology of the other beauties better. “Chen Jiaxuan is a playful and mischievous girl. She might have some feelings for Ling Yun, but I feel that she doesn’t have the kind of feelings for Ling Yun that you described.”
"How do you know she hasn't?" Xia Zhen retorted. "You can't tell from appearances. Maybe Chen Jiaxuan is hiding something."
Xiao Rou pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Do you know Li Lingling?"
The girls were all taken aback and shook their heads, indicating that they did not know her. Ling Yun had never mentioned Li Lingling to anyone, so the girls, including Xia Zhen, did not know her. When Xiao Rou asked, the three girls were dumbfounded. It turned out that after counting, they had missed one person who liked Ling Yun. How could this guy be so promiscuous?
Thinking of this, the girls were annoyed again, not knowing where their anger came from. Including Li Lingling mentioned by Xiao Rou, plus the four beauties, Xia Zhen, and Xia Lan, there were already seven beautiful girls. What did Ling Yun do to win the hearts of so many beauties?
"I remember now, there should also be Lin Naimei, who seems to be quite interested in Ling Yun as well." Xia Zhen racked her brains and finally remembered another girl who seemed to have been overlooked. Lin Naimei hadn't come to school for a long time, but strangely, the school hadn't taken any action against her, and her disappearance hadn't surprised anyone. This was an inexplicable thing in itself, as if Lin Naimei herself didn't exist.
“It’s Mochizuki Nami.” Xiao Rou said calmly. This Japanese girl who dared to compete with her for Ling Yun’s favor had left a deep impression on Xiao Rou. Her personality of daring to love and hate was also quite admirable to Xiao Rou. She heard that she had also joined the trip to Hong Kong. Ling Yun had mentioned it to Xiao Rou afterward, but in order to avoid Xiao Rou from overthinking, Ling Yun just mentioned it lightly.
"Mochizuki Nami?" Xia Lan and the other two were very surprised. They didn't know that Mochizuki Nami was actually Lin Nami. So Xiao Rou gave a simple explanation, and the three girls were amazed. They didn't expect that Lin Nami was such a remarkable person, a genius from a Japanese ninja family.
Xia Zhen and Yu Qi immediately frowned as if they had thought of something, and said in unison, "Won't she harm Ling Yun?"
Xiao Rou shook her head: "Maybe, maybe not. I can't figure out Mochizuki Nami either. Maybe only Ling Yun knows what she's thinking."
The girls immediately deflated, huddled together, and didn't know what to say.
A deep cough came from behind them. Xia Lan, Xia Zhen, and Yu Qi turned around and were immediately startled. They exclaimed in unison, "Chief Instructor!"
Tang Tiejin smiled and nodded casually, saying, "You guys are chatting, I just came over to take a look."
Xiao Rou had already seen Tang Tiejin coming from the opposite side, but pretended not to see him. Only after Xia Lan and the others finished shouting did she politely say, "Hello, Chief Instructor."
Tang Tiejin stared at Xiao Rou, his heart churning violently. The more he looked at Xiao Rou, the more he saw Fei'er from back then; the mother and daughter looked very alike.
Xia Lan was quick-witted and could tell at a glance that Tang Tiejin wanted to talk to Xiao Rou alone and that it was probably inconvenient for the three of them to stand there. So she immediately took Xia Zhen and Yu Qi's arms and said with a smile, "Come on, let's go to the park over there. The scenery here looks nice."
Xia Zhen and Yu Qi were both extremely clever, and they immediately understood what Xia Lan meant. They quickly replied, "Okay, let's go take a look."
The three girls skipped and hopped away, leaving only the silent Xiaorou and Tang Tiejin.
"Xiaorou, we're almost at the territory of the Supernatural Abilities Bureau. Do you think Lingyun is in danger right now? What strategy should we take?" The unfamiliar father and daughter remained silent for a long time before Tang Tiejin couldn't hold back any longer and asked first.
Xiao Rou looked at him in surprise: "Chief Instructor, these are decisions you should make. Why are you asking me, an outsider?"
Tang Tiejin, feeling awkward, gave an embarrassed laugh: "I just didn't know how Ling Yun was doing, so..."
"He's fine, but I can't be sure if he's been captured by the Americans. But at least he's still normal for now," Xiaorou said confidently. If there was only one person in the world who could give Xiaorou such confidence, it would be Ling Yun.
Tang Tiejin nodded: "Then I'm relieved."
Another awkward silence ensued.
The head instructor finally abandoned his reserve, looked at Xiaorou, and slowly said, "Xiaorou, can you tell me about your mother?"
Chapter 411 Lingling and Lingyun's Meeting
Marquis James the vampire suddenly froze. Who could come up behind him without him noticing? He had mutated into a marquis with the abilities of a marquis. Even a strong person of the same level could not so easily deceive a vampire's senses. If the other party could slap him on the shoulder, it meant that the other party could also easily and silently cut off his head.
James's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinholes. There shouldn't be this person on the plane. His senses had already scanned the Boeing mini-plane beforehand. The most powerful superhuman was lying quietly in the single cabin. The others were no threat. The only slightly threatening girl was already close to unconsciousness under his claws.