Chapter 1526
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Chapter 1526 I’ve Been Divorced, Did You Know?
After six or seven consecutive sword strikes were dodged by Cao Yuan, Lu Menglei already realized something was wrong.
Lu Menglei had only been learning swordsmanship for a few years, but among her peers, very few could avoid her attacks, let alone dodge so many strikes in succession. Watching Cao Yuan’s calm and composed demeanor, Lu Menglei was utterly shocked!
How could this guy’s skills be so good?
Who exactly was he!?
Just as Lu Menglei’s mind wandered, Cao Yuan, who had been continuously retreating, suddenly stepped forward, struck the back of his hand against Lu Menglei’s wrist, then lightly tapped a certain spot on her forearm with the branch, instantly knocking the bamboo sword from her hand.
Whoosh—!
The slender branch flashed through the air like lightning, emitting a sharp whistle, and abruptly stopped beside Lu Menglei’s fair neck, leaving her face extremely pale.
Cao Yuan held the branch, his lips curling slightly upward, “You lost, senior.”
Lu Menglei hadn’t yet recovered from that lightning-fast strike. She stared blankly at the man before her, and after a long while, suddenly stepped back, looking at her knocked-away bamboo sword in disbelief:
“How… how did you do that? Who exactly are you?”
“I told you, I’m a new philosophy student…”
“That’s not what I meant!” Lu Menglei’s eyes were incredibly bright as she looked at Cao Yuan like he was a rare treasure. She rushed over to him, grabbed his hand, and examined it carefully.
“You’ve studied swordsmanship, haven’t you? Your hands have thick calluses, either from using a sword or a knife! You’re definitely not an ordinary philosophy student!”
Feeling the delicate warmth transmitted through his palm, Cao Yuan coughed lightly, “I just learned a little when I was young…”
Lu Menglei also realized the awkwardness and immediately released Cao Yuan’s hand, her cheeks heating up slightly, but she still stared into his eyes, her gaze gradually becoming passionate.
The Kendo Club had truly found a treasure!
“Again!” Lu Menglei wasn’t defeated by one failure. She quickly picked up the bamboo sword from the ground, assumed a battle stance, her slightly flushed face returning to normal, filled with seriousness.
“Alright.”
Lu Menglei let out a light shout, using all her strength, and charged forward again!
…
Across the hallway.
“Always bullying the young lady.” Jiang Er floated in the air, sticking her tongue out at Cao Yuan on the training field.
“He’s already holding back a lot, otherwise, even with just a branch, Lu Menglei wouldn’t last a single move.” Lin Qiye watched the two on the training field with a smile, finding it amusing.
“Speaking of which, this Lu Menglei has good skills and temperament, she’s good material for a Night Watchman. It would be perfect if she had a Forbidden Domain.”
An Qingyu pushed up his glasses and said.
“Cao Yuan wouldn’t agree.” Lin Qiye shook his head, “What man would want the girl he likes to put herself in danger?”
“That’s true.”
Time passed bit by bit, and by the time Lu Menglei and Cao Yuan finished their “sparring,” it was nearly twelve o’clock.
As the lights in the training field turned off, the two walked out of the room, and Lin Qiye and the others, who had been watching the match for two hours, finally regained their spirits.
“Late at night, with no one on the road, a junior escorting a senior back to the dormitory makes perfect sense.” An Qingyu couldn’t help but applaud Cao Yuan, “If the dormitory happened to close its doors right now, preventing her from returning, that would be even more perfect.”
“Unfortunately, Beijing University dormitories have no curfew, you can enter no matter what time you return.” Jiang Er, who was thoroughly familiar with Beijing University’s regulations, sighed with some regret, wearing an expression of having missed a good show.
An Qingyu pondered for a moment, “I feel like, if they just go back like this, wouldn’t it be a waste?”
“What do you mean?”
“Look, after that exchange just now, Lu Menglei already admires Cao Yuan… I think we should strike while the iron is hot, and let Cao Yuan transform her admiration into a sense of security.”
“A sense of security… how do we do that?”
Lin Qiye rubbed his chin with one hand, as if thinking of something, his gaze drifting toward a teaching building shrouded in darkness not far away, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth:
“I have an idea…”
…
“Time flies, it’s already so late?”
Lu Menglei carried the bamboo sword on her back, looking at the empty road ahead. Several street lamps were scattered on both sides of the road, and under the dim light, the entire campus was deathly quiet.
“It’s already past twelve.” Cao Yuan checked the time and asked casually, “What time is the dormitory curfew?”
“Curfew? Beijing University dormitories don’t have a curfew.”
“Oh…”
Cao Yuan’s eyes couldn’t hide his disappointment.
“Junior Cao Yuan, you live off-campus, right?” Lu Menglei asked, as if remembering something.
“Yes.” Cao Yuan nodded slightly, “The way to the campus exit and your dormitory is in the same direction, so I’ll walk you back.”
“Uh… is it the same direction?”
“Isn’t it? Anyway, I’m a bit tired from exercising just now, I’d like to take a walk.”
“…Alright.” Lu Menglei looked at Cao Yuan suspiciously, her expression somewhat strange.
Lu Menglei and Cao Yuan walked side by side on the small path, neither speaking. Under the dim street lights, their shadows overlapped, and the air suddenly fell into a subtle silence…
After some time, Lu Menglei bit her lip and took the initiative to speak:
“Junior Cao Yuan.”
“Hmm?”
“Did you know that I’m divorced?”
“I know.”
Cao Yuan’s straightforward nod made Lu Menglei pause for a moment. She gave Cao Yuan a complicated look,
“You… sigh, it’s good that you know.”
They fell into silence again.
Meow—!!
Just then, a small figure suddenly emerged from a side path, biting Lu Menglei’s small bag like lightning and forcefully pulling it away!
The cat appeared so suddenly that Lu Menglei didn’t react in time. She turned her head in astonishment to see a black cat holding her bag in its mouth, standing at the edge of a flower bed, turning to dash toward a teaching building in the darkness.
“My bag…” Lu Menglei called out anxiously and immediately followed.
Cao Yuan stood in place, looking suspiciously at the departing cat shadow, his expression somewhat peculiar. He looked around, then hurried after Lu Menglei.
Although Lu Menglei was fast, she was no match for the agile cat. She chased the black cat all the way to a dark teaching building, where the black shadow flashed along the outer wall’s pipes to the sixth floor, disappearing behind a window.
Lu Menglei stood panting at the foot of the teaching building, about to pursue, when she suddenly stopped.
She stared at the building before her, as if remembering something, her expression becoming somewhat flustered as she murmured:
“Oh no, this building is…”
