Han Mo looked at Bai Xi's bright eyes, his smile becoming more captivating, "Between us, it shouldn't be 'great minds think alike.'"
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow, "Then what should it be?"
Han Mo smiled, reached out, and gently tapped Bai Xi's small nose, "It should be that our hearts are connected, a tacit understanding!"
As the night deepened, his cold fingertips brushed across her nose, inexplicably making her cheeks feel hot. She opened her eyes and looked at him, "You're always flirting with me, can't you do anything else?"
Han Mo looked at her seemingly chiding expression, his gaze deepening, "Of course. If there were no one else here, I'd want to continue what we didn't finish in the dorm."
Bai Xi's eyes widened abruptly. Her already flushed cheeks were now burning hot. "Why are you different from before? I thought you were a pure little lamb. Now it seems you were just pretending..."
Han Mo chuckled, "What exactly did I do before to make you misunderstand? I'm actually just a normal, ordinary man. There isn't a single man in this world who wouldn't want to do anything upon seeing a girl he likes. Even if he doesn't do anything, it's because he's holding back."
After speaking, he gently massaged the hair on top of her head with his well-defined fingers, saying no more. His gaze softened again, "I love you, so I choose to respect you and value this matter greatly. At the very least, I need to give you and your family the proper explanation. You deliberately provoked the Hall Master of Kui Hall just now, wanting to lure him here, didn't you?"
Bai Xi felt the warmth on her head, as if it was slowly being transmitted to her heart through his broad palm, filling her with warmth. "Mm."
Even if they resolved this crisis this time, if the Hall Master of Kui Hall escaped again, then even if they succeeded, it would be a failure, because he would still have his next perverse game.
Therefore, she hoped to turn a passive situation into an active one.
This was why she deliberately provoked him with her words. Even if she couldn't confirm the so-called game hints from his mouth, she had to do it. He had said he wanted to slice Han Mo into a thousand pieces, and it was likely he was already enjoying the thrill while saying it. He would surely approach the Black Gold Academy, waiting for the final outcome of this game.
And what they had to do was...
"Lure the tiger out of its den."
"Catch the turtle in a jar."
They spoke the idiom in unison, the two phrases perfectly complementing each other to form a complete sentence, demonstrating their profound understanding. Their eyes met, and they couldn't help but smile at each other.
Just then, the sound of a pebble falling into water echoed from nearby.
Bai Xi turned alertly towards the source of the sound, her eyes sharp as knives. But in the next second, that sharpness and coldness vanished. In the reeds not far away, luminous dots slowly appeared, twinkling in the dark night sky like falling stars, or like spirits dancing in a fantasy world.
From a distance, a joyful and cute exclamation rang out, "Wow, fireflies, so beautiful."
Male: "Aren't they beautiful? I told you! This is our Black Gold Academy's sacred dating spot. It looks ordinary in the morning, but it's incredibly beautiful at night. Legend has it that if a couple writes their names on a red cloth strip and hangs it on a tree here, they can be fated for three lifetimes."
Female: "Wow, really? Then we have to write them too! I want to be with you forever!"
Male: "Naturally. That's why I brought you here. Actually, before I met you, I always felt that relationships weren't a necessary part of life. I planned to achieve my dreams, get a dog, and grow old alone. Fortunately, I met you. You're always like the sun, giving me endless warmth and energy. I really can't leave you anymore."
Female giggled, "Is that so? If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known I was this good..."
"..."
Bai Xi involuntarily looked at Han Mo across from her, her eyes shining slightly.
In fact, when she had first returned to M City from the dark division, her thoughts were the same as the young man's. She was strong, dominant, and exceptionally powerful in combat. Even though countless men wanted to get close to her, their motives were mostly like Han Rui's: they sought her abilities and the dark division behind her, or they wanted to repay a debt of gratitude.
However, regardless of who it was, everyone hoped that the person standing by their side truly understood them and loved them genuinely.
Fortunately, just like that young man, she had found hers.
With that thought, she spontaneously opened her arms and wrapped them around Han Mo's waist, "Let's get married when we get back."
Before, although she had already decided to marry Han Mo, that thought was tinged with some uncertainty. It was like finding someone in the vast crowd, and this person seemed different from everyone else, so she wanted to be with this person and spend the rest of her life together.
The wedding date could be sooner or later; she didn't particularly care.
But now... she truly felt her heart flutter for him, her heart warmed by him. She desperately wanted to be with him. It had nothing to do with worldly etiquette or doctrines, but simply a desire to use the customs and rules of this world to announce to the entire world that from this moment on, he belonged to her!
Han Mo tightly embraced Bai Xi, "Okay, let's get married when we get back."
He had to resolve the Kui Hall issue quickly. After all, Xi'er's body now had significant hidden dangers, and anything concerning Xi'er was of utmost importance. He had to immediately investigate these matters thoroughly to see how to resolve them.
The next day, rumors spread throughout Black Gold Academy that the administrative building's supervisor had stolen from within and attempted to harm the principal after being discovered by him.
The academy entered a state of high alert. All students were forbidden from leaving without authorization, bringing unsafe items into the school, accepting deliveries, or ordering takeout privately. Relatives of students and teachers were not permitted to enter Black Gold Academy for any reason in the immediate future...
Although these conditions seemed quite strict, the students of Black Gold Academy were not significantly impacted.
After all, Black Gold Academy itself was like a small city with everything available.
For food, clothing, housing, and transportation, while their freedom was curtailed, their lives were not affected. More importantly, many aspects of life were even better than outside.
Furthermore, the principal had announced that this lockdown would only last ten days, after which all students would receive a seven-day holiday. Therefore, the entire academy remained peaceful.
Of course, all of this was arranged by Bai Xi through Wei Changhe, and it all proceeded as she had anticipated.
She hadn't expected the supervisor to not flee immediately after waking up, and instead tried to frame her and Han Mo. After watching the surveillance video, Wei Changhe had immediately called her, offering profuse apologies.
She took this opportunity to assign her first step of the plan to Wei Changhe.
This morning, this news had been broadcast throughout Black Gold School. When she left the dormitory, she had overheard the discussions of the female students.
The entire Black Gold Academy appeared calm and peaceful, much like the quiet before a storm.