Chapter 98: What If I End Up Loving You Even More?

Although the young woman was seated in the corner, many eyes in the classroom still could not help drifting toward her.

Lin Xiao was one of them. Unlike the others, who were at least somewhat restrained, he looked openly and unabashedly.

Wen Jingxuan was already gazing at her in a trance.

“My God, what kind of immortal beauty is this? This is the first time I’ve ever felt inferior in front of a girl.”

“Didn’t you just say rabbits don’t eat the grass by their own burrow? Why are you suddenly interested now?”

“And aren’t you?”

Hu Yu fell silent. If he said he felt nothing at all, that would obviously be a lie.

Not everyone in the class was secretly looking at the woman. A few had merely stared blankly at her for a moment, and after coming to their senses, they sat up a little more properly.

Their strange behavior quickly drew attention.

“What’s going on with you guys? Why are you all pretending to be such fine, respectable men? Do you really think such clumsy tricks will make her notice you?”

“Exactly. You used to be wild as anything in the dormitory, so what are you putting on the big-tail-wolf act for now?”

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Hearing the murmurs around them, those few knew they had no choice but to explain.

“You don’t know anything. It’s normal that you don’t recognize her. She used to be in Goldenhill, and so were we. Do you know who she is? She’s the Witch, Lora!”

Once her identity was revealed, many people drew in a sharp breath.

This seemingly timid and delicate young woman was actually the legendary witch.

Lora could be said to be a living legend among the new students of Imperial Capital Spirit Martial Academy.

To enroll as a first-year student while already being a fourth-tier powerhouse was unprecedented in all these years.

Most of the students had only heard the name; this was their first time seeing the real person.

It made sense, too. Lora was born with dual abilities, and both her light and dark affinities were SSS-rank. With conditions like that, she was certainly destined to enter this so-called elite class.

Many people had already been discussing her before; at last, they were seeing the person herself.

Lora’s beauty was indeed beyond reproach. Being the top of the ten campus beauties was entirely well deserved.

But once they thought of the rumors surrounding her, many no longer dared to look at her.

A joke. She was a fourth-tier powerhouse; none of them wanted to be dealt with by her.

Lin Xiao and the other three were also rather surprised that this woman was the legendary Lora.

Wen Jingxuan even shuddered.

“Damn! I actually got ideas about the legendary witch just now. I really must have a death wish.”

“Plus one.”

“Luckily you held back earlier and didn’t do anything too outrageous. Otherwise, you’d probably be lying on the floor by now.”

Listening to the others discuss her, Lin Xiao’s interest in Lora only grew stronger.

What he knew of Lora was limited to the talk he had overheard in the car on the way here. He was now desperately eager to learn more.

From the way Sun Bin and the others acted, they seemed to know far more than he did.

“You three, tell me about Lora.”

When the three heard Lin Xiao ask that, they all stared at him in disbelief.

“L-Lin bro, you don’t know Lora?”

Lin Xiao was speechless. Why did he have to know her?

“Only a little. On the way here, I heard people mention her in the car: a fourth-tier born dual-type, with SSS-rank light and dark affinities. I think they also said she has a split personality? I don’t know anything else. I didn’t notice anything unusual, so why are you all so afraid of her?”

“Lin bro, you don’t know how many people have been fooled by her appearance. Well, fooled isn’t quite the right word. Just like her abilities, she has two personalities. The one showing right now might be the main one—timid and shy—but she has another side: overbearing, unreasonable, ruthless. I heard that anyone who dared pursue her before was basically dealt with. I’d advise you to keep your distance.”

Lin Xiao paid Wen Jingxuan’s warning no mind.

After learning who Lora was, most people no longer dared to look at her directly.

Even if they did, they only stole a glance as though by accident.

So she really did have a fierce reputation.

Unlike the others, even while chatting with Sun Bin and the rest, his gaze never left Lora.

Thinking of what Liu Hao had told him after the auction, he suddenly remembered that the head of the Grand Regal Group seemed to have the surname Lora as well.

That made one think. Her background was probably far from simple.

Interesting.

Seeing that Lin Xiao remained unmoved, Wen Jingxuan felt helpless.

Since Lin Xiao had always treated them so well, he felt it necessary to warn him.

“Lin bro, I know you might be strong, but you’re still only a second-tier ability user. If you really make her angry, you may not be her match.”

“Relax, I know my own limits.”

Seeing that Lin Xiao still would not budge even after all that, Wen Jingxuan had no choice.

The corner where Lora sat was actually not far from Lin Xiao’s seat.

When she felt the attention on her lessen, she clearly felt much more comfortable, and the flush on her face faded somewhat.

It seemed everyone had figured out who she was.

She was helpless about that. Though she was a little shy, she still hoped to make a few friends.

But whenever the other side of her surfaced, it would drive away anyone who tried to get close.

She could do nothing about it. After all, in the strictest sense, that other side was also herself.

And this time seemed a little different. Why did she feel one gaze in particular burning with more intensity than the rest?

Soon, she found the source: the extremely handsome young man not far from her.

When she looked at Lin Xiao, their eyes inevitably met.

Feeling her gaze, Lin Xiao immediately gave her a smile.

Lora promptly looked away again, her delicate face once more flushing bright red.

Was there any need to be this cute?

Just then, Lin Xiao suddenly felt a faint surge of spiritual power from Lora, and the blush on her face vanished in an instant.

Lora turned back toward him. It was still the same face, yet Lin Xiao could feel that her aura had changed.

“What are you looking at? Keep staring and I’ll dig your eyeballs out!”

Lin Xiao looked at the woman before him in surprise. That was a terrifyingly fast change of expression.

She really had switched personalities in the blink of an eye.

Was this Lora’s other personality?

The moment she spoke, Lin Xiao was certain: Lora was the woman from private room one.

Only now, her voice no longer carried the earlier timidity, and had gained a chilling edge.

Of course Lin Xiao would not be frightened by her. Seeing Lora’s puffed-up little face, his heart could not help but thud twice harder.

“Beautiful things are always impossible not to admire.”

Hearing their exchange, everyone stared at Lin Xiao in stunned disbelief.

This student was truly bold. Lora had already brought out her second personality, and he still dared tease her aloud.

Perhaps Lin Xiao’s behavior had also exceeded Lora’s expectations. She froze for a moment, then quickly clenched her fists, ready to deal with him.

At that very moment, an elderly man with white hair walked into the classroom.

If there was no mistake, this should be their advisor.

Seeing the old man, Lora could only temporarily swallow her anger. She shot Lin Xiao a vicious glare and made a throat-slitting gesture.

What she did not know was how adorable that gesture looked to Lin Xiao, especially with the pair of little fangs she bared.

An angel’s face, a devil’s figure, and a changeable personality.

Good heavens—what was he supposed to do if he loved her even more now?