"Uh… who are you?" Shenyan carefully asked the young girl in front of him. Although looking closing at those eyes, he felt a nostalgic feeling, but he still could not remember who this person was and how they even knew his name.
The young girl was stunned for a moment before speaking with a bright smile on her pretty face.
"I suppose you don't remember me— I was dressed in concealing clothes back then after all. In any case, we haven't introduced ourselves yet, my name is Leng Lanyue, I came by your restaurant two years ago along with my guard. Do you remember me now?" The young girl said in a sweet melodious tone.
Shenyan was still confused about who this person was, and he then fell in deep thought.
'Two years ago? Restaurant? Ah… Don't tell me it's that girl from two years ago who used that pressure thing, I think it's called spirit pressure, in the restaurant back then?'
Realization suddenly dawned on Shenyan's face as he immediately widens his eyes and he proceeded to stare at the girl in front of him and then upon looking at those recognizable blue eyes, he realized that it was indeed her. Hm? But how did she know his name? He does not remember giving his name to her back then.
The girl noticed the strange look on his face, and she immediately said, "I was watching your examination just now, and I heard your name from the announcements, that's how I know your name."
'Oh, so that's why.' Shenyan then thought to himself.
"I see. Anyway, I do remember you. So, what do you want?" Shenyan replied and curtly asked after thinking for a moment. Although he remembers her, he does not know why she would suddenly come and talk to him— they were not that close.
"Huh?" Leng Lanyue's eyes widen with surprise when she heard Shenyan's words. She did not think that Shenyan would bluntly ask her such a question and compared to how he spoke to them before when they visited their restaurant, his tone is quite different; His tone carries indifference— although back then he was still nonchalant when speaking to them, he was at least respectful and polite.
'Maybe, it was because he was working in the restaurant?' She thought to herself.
Indeed, Shenyan was only acting polite and showing mannerism when he was serving the customers in the restaurant because, that was how he was taught to serve the customers. But now that she was not customer anymore, he did not need to speak to her like he did back then.
After collecting her thoughts, Leng Lanyue spoke again.
"W-Well, there is no particular reason, I just wanted to say hello, since we would be attending the same academy and also, we met before, that's all." Leng Lanyue said to Shenyan, and the other party did not react at all.
"…"
And then she continued, "What are you guys planning to do, are you by any chance trying to tour around the academy?"
Wang Lei, who had been listening to this awkward conversation for a while now, decided to break the ice as he awkwardly replied, "R-Right, we were lost just now. We were planning to head out and get something to eat but we got lost along the way… the academy is pretty big, Haha."
Wang Lei did not know who this girl was, but it seems that she knows Shenyan. No, something is not right!
'Since when did Shenyan know such a pretty girl, why didn't I know anything about it.'
At that time, Wang Lei was not in the restaurant, he was sent by Wang Zhong to get some supplies from Liu Xing's father's Merchant store. So, he had no idea about what happened in the restaurant plus it is common occurrence no bothered to tell him anything.
"Oh, is that so… Do you mind if I escort you around, I am familiar with this place." Leng Lanyue said to them.
"R-Really?" Wang Lei was elated by her response as he did not what to do.
"Yes. Follow me." She then said to them.
After saying that she began to walk away in a certain direction. Wang Lei then dragged Shenyan along with him as they immediately followed the Leng Lanyue shortly after.
…
Meanwhile, the armored guard at this moment, had a deep frown on his face as he watched the whole situation just now. Not only does this brat not remember his young miss, but he was also even rude when speaking to her. Does he not know who she was even though she said her name? If not for his young miss, he would have dealt with this brat a long time ago. He had no idea what was special about that brat that warrants such an affection from his young miss.
After thinking about this, he only snorted in disdain before following after his young miss in a distance— although she said not to follow her, he could not leave his young miss with some bumpkins from who knows where.
…
On the other side, after walking for a while, Leng Lanyue then spoke.
"Where do you guys want to go first, the cafeteria or somewhere?"
Wang Lei was confused. They clearly said they were going to eat something so obviously the cafeteria. He dismissed his thoughts and replied, "If you don't mind, can you show us where we can buy some food."
"Okay!" Leng Lanyue said as she led them to a different path leading to the cafeteria of the academy.
Soon, they were standing in front a luxurious building that was even fancier than the Wang Zhong's restaurant. Immediately, after they reach the cafeteria building, Shenyan's eyes lit up in anticipation of the food they serve here. He had been quiet throughout this whole journey so when Leng Lanyue noticed his excited expression she immediately spoke.
"This is the cafeteria of the academy— they serve variety of food here. Some with spirit beast meat and some with special herbs that improves the body when consumed."
And then she continued, "Follow me, you need an identification tag if you want to dine here. Since, since you guys just pass the examination, you haven't received yours yet, so you can just follow me in and there would be no problem."
"I see. Thank you." Wang Lei expressed his appreciation.
"Hm." Shenyan only nodded his head.
…
Inside the cafeteria.
At this moment, a figure walked into the door immediately attracting everyone's attention. They saw a girl with slender features and beautiful blue eyes like the ocean enter the cafeteria, mesmerizing the students who were currently dinning in the cafeteria.
"So beautiful… who is that? She is wearing the academy uniform; How come I haven't seen her before?" one student said.
"Indeed, she is so pretty but who are those following behind her, are they acquaintance or friends…" the other student next to him then notice the two figures behind the beautiful girl.
"There is no way… maybe they are her followers?" The first student then said.
"What you say also make sense…how could they be friends with such a beautiful flower— I mean look at their attires, they are clearly bumpkins." The second student agreed.
"Hahaha! That's true." The first student then burst out laughing.
"You stupid idiots! Do you not know who that is? That is the Cold Beauty who came to the academy six months ago. Do you not remember?!" Some student said rolling his eyes at these two students.
"What?!" The two and other students around them exclaimed loudly when they heard this student.
"You mean that Cold Beauty with the ice affinity, who was popular the moment she came to the academy six months ago and some guys started pestering her around— I heard one guy got frozen solid from trying to touch her. How can it be her?!" Someone exclaimed in disbelief when he heard the student's claim.