After leaving the Inscription Hall, Lin Qiufeng couldn’t help but ask Bai Ling, “Xiao Ling, where are we going now? Don’t tell me we’re heading back to the dorm!” Judging by her expression, she was clearly up to something.
“Let’s go check out the squad!” Bai Ling wanted to see if she was back.
Missing someone and waiting for them was a kind of torture, especially when your heart was still holding onto her.
Besides, ever since joining the squad, she hadn’t gone back after the first time.
If she kept never showing her face, it wouldn’t look good.
“Alright, let’s go then!” Lin Qiufeng didn’t object at all.
She always supported Bai Ling’s decisions unconditionally.
At this time of day, most squads would be out doing missions to gain experience for their members and level up the squad.
But that was only for squads with a few or a dozen people.
For a big squad like Lingtin Squad, even though some people would team up for missions, they wouldn’t take everyone at once, so there were still people at the reception area.
Plus, since it was the start of the new semester, lots of squads were working hard to recruit talented new students to strengthen their future.
Lingtin Squad didn’t really need new people right now, but there were always people wanting to join every day.
After all, this squad was strong, so you didn’t have to worry about failing missions.
And most importantly, there were lots of girls in this squad.
If you could find someone to team up with here, wouldn’t life be great?
Of course, that only applied to some of the guys.
For the girls, the logic was that if there were lots of girls in the squad, it probably wouldn’t be too bad, and they wouldn’t have to worry about running into creeps.
Plus, maybe they’d even find a few close friends.
Following the route in her memory, Bai Ling and Lin Qiufeng arrived at the place where Xu Wenjing had brought them when they first joined.
Inside the main hall, there was only a reception desk, and at the desk, a young girl was sitting in a chair, flipping through something, not noticing anyone had come in.
Lin Qiufeng walked up and sensibly spoke first, “Excuse me, is Senior Xu Wenjing here?” The girl heard someone speak, looked up, and saw two pretty girls.
The one who spoke had a black ponytail, emerald green eyes, and wore a crisp school uniform that made her look heroic.
The other one was even more striking, with long black hair casually draped behind her, a butterfly bow on her head adding a touch of cuteness, and black eyes like a bottomless abyss that could draw in your soul.
Her elegant, refined aura gave off a serene beauty, and her alluring figure paired with her stunning face made even the girl at the desk freeze for a moment.
“Senior Xu Wenjing isn’t here.
Are you two here to join the squad?” The girl stood up and responded politely, then noticed they weren’t wearing the Lingtin Squad’s badge and assumed they wanted to join.
“Oh, we’re already members of this squad.” Lin Qiufeng answered calmly.
Bai Ling felt a little disappointed hearing that.
Even the last clue wasn’t here, but she believed they’d meet soon, and it wouldn’t be long now.
“Huh? Then why aren’t you wearing the squad’s badge?” The girl was a bit surprised.
“Oh, here it is!” Lin Qiufeng rummaged through her clothes, found the badge quietly lying in her pocket, and showed it to the girl.
Bai Ling just took hers out from her storage ring.
“Uh…” The girl was a bit confused.
Who joins Lingtin Squad and doesn’t wear the badge to show off their status? But these two just left it lying around? Were they here to mess with her? “Hehe, it’s fine, I just forgot to wear it.” Lin Qiufeng laughed awkwardly.
Honestly, she really had forgotten.
On the first day she joined, she went on a mission, and when she came back, she forgot she was already a squad member.
After saying that, she pinned the badge to her chest, and Bai Ling did the same.
Maybe it’d come in handy later.
That excuse was really something.
Girl, how carefree are you? “So, what did you want with Senior Xu Wenjing?” The girl didn’t press the badge issue.
After all, it was their business.
“Uh, we just…” Lin Qiufeng hadn’t finished when a female voice came from the side.
“Hmm? Xiaotong, do we have guests?” A voluptuous, mature-looking woman walked over, her figure absolutely stunning, curves in all the right places, and her chest looked like it was about to burst out of her clothes.
She looked at Bai Ling and Lin Qiufeng and asked Xiaotong.
“Ah! Shui Shui-jie, they’re here to see Senior Xu Wenjing!” Xiaotong explained why Bai Ling and Lin Qiufeng had come.
Hearing that, the woman named Shui Shui looked at Bai Ling again.
“She’s not here right now.
If you need anything, you can tell me and I’ll pass it on.” Shui Shui smiled warmly, giving off a friendly vibe.
“Hm?” Shui Shui noticed the badges on their chests and made a surprised sound.
That was definitely the Lingtin Squad badge, but how come she’d never seen these two before? She’d met everyone in the squad, maybe not remembering every face, but at least their general look.
The only ones she hadn’t met were the two Xu Wenjing had brought in.
After joining, Xu Wenjing had taken them straight on a mission.
And both of them were outstanding, with one being Bai Ting’s younger sister.
Now the two of them had come together to find Xu Wenjing, which fit perfectly.
Thinking of this, Shui Shui suddenly realized, “You two must be Bai Ling and Lin Qiufeng!”
“Uh… yeah, that’s us.” Lin Qiufeng was a bit confused by Shui Shui’s sudden change in attitude.
She hadn’t recognized them a moment ago, but now she acted like she did.
She didn’t really get it, but she still replied.
Otherwise, it would be rude.
“So it really is you two.” Shui Shui started sizing them up.
“W-what’s wrong?” Lin Qiufeng felt a bit creeped out by her blatant stare.
“Nothing, it’s just that I didn’t see you when you joined, and then I kept hearing Xu Wenjing complain about you two!” She covered her mouth and laughed.
She remembered Xu Wenjing’s expression when she complained about them.
It was hilarious.
Usually, Xu Wenjing was calm and collected, but these two had managed to get her so worked up.
It was a first.
“Huh?” Lin Qiufeng was totally lost.
What was going on?
“It’s nothing, let me laugh for a bit, hahaha.” Shui Shui laughed so hard her chest bounced like crazy, probably even more than a rabbit.
After a while, seeing Bai Ling, Lin Qiufeng, and Xiaotong all looking at her like she was nuts, Shui Shui finally stopped laughing and coughed.
“Ahem, so, what did you want with Xu Wenjing?”
“Nothing much, just wanted to ask when Bai Ting-jie will be back.” Lin Qiufeng always spoke for Bai Ling.
“Ting-jie isn’t back yet!” Shui Shui’s face was still a little flushed from laughing, making her look even cuter.
“Oh!” Lin Qiufeng replied, then turned to look at Bai Ling.
Bai Ling had been mentally prepared, but still couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.
It looked like she’d have to wait a bit longer to see her.
“I’m fine.” Bai Ling said flatly, as if nothing had happened.
Xiaotong, listening to all this, was a bit curious.
Wasn’t Bai Ting the captain of Lingtin Squad? Who were these two, and why did they want to see the captain? She’d never seen them before, and it wasn’t like the captain was that easy to meet.
“Don’t worry, she should be back soon.” Shui Shui knew what was going on and tried to comfort her.
“Yeah.”
“Do you need anything else?” Shui Shui asked curiously.
“No, we’ll get going now.” Lin Qiufeng guessed Bai Ling probably didn’t want to stay any longer.
She was basically like the worm in Bai Ling’s stomach.
“Why not come in and sit for a while?” Shui Shui politely invited them in.
“No, thank you, senpai! We won’t trouble you.” Lin Qiufeng politely declined.
“Alright then, I won’t keep you.
Come by and hang out if you have time.” Shui Shui said.
“Yeah, sure, definitely.” Lin Qiufeng replied enthusiastically.
After saying that, the two of them left.
Once they were gone, Xiaotong couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked Shuishui, who was still looking in the direction they’d left, “Shuishui, who were those two? Why did they come in and immediately start asking about the captain?”
“Oh, them? The girl with black hair and black eyes is the captain’s little sister! The other one is probably her friend.” Shuishui explained patiently.
She was always patient and gentle with everyone, so of course she answered Xiaotong’s question.
“What? The captain actually has a little sister?” Xiaotong covered her mouth in surprise.
She’d always thought the captain was an only child, so she hadn’t expected her to have a sister.
But honestly, the two of them didn’t really look alike.
Not just the hair color—their personalities were worlds apart too.
“Yeah, I was curious at first too, but after looking into it, I found out the captain really does have a little sister, and it’s her, that girl named Bai Ling.”
“Oh~!”
“All right, all right, let’s get back to work.
I’m heading out for a bit.” With that, Shuishui walked out, leaving Xiaotong deep in thought.
