Chapter 50: and translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities appearing in these lines

Wen Zhan last saw Jun a Ran at her coming-of-age ceremony when she was eighteen; she had shone brightly at the banquet, and it was only because of this ceremony that he discovered he actually had a disciple with such talent.

He is someone who greatly values talent.

The last time he saw her, she was somewhat aloof, but she had not yet dressed so extravagantly.

As Wen Zhan entered, people followed him in one after another, and at his side were a man with white-gold hair and a girl whose attire and appearance were quite conventional.

The hall's microphone was still off, and the central podium had only those five or six people.

She was also respectful toward this master, but later she came to understand.

Wen Zhan insisted that Pei Yusen marry her, merely to consolidate Pei Yusen's position.

Although Wen Zhan bears the surname Wen, she knows that the husband of Pei Yusen's paternal aunt's younger sister is Wen Zhan.

Pei Yusen spoke first, "Master has arrived, I didn't go to greet you."

He went up to meet him, nodding slightly at the white-haired man, and the man opposite also smiled, but his gaze fell on Jun a Ran.

At noon it was still misty blue, but now it is white-gold.

And her gaze fell on the girl behind Wen Zhan.

Under his guidance, Wen Zhan sat in the central seat, then patted her clothes after sitting down.

Pei Yusen stood to his left, he casually glanced at Jun a Ran and Huo Anle, displeased, saying, "Jun a Ran, the master has arrived, and you didn't even go to greet the master."

She said nothing.

At this moment, silence is the best weapon; she would rather stay silent to avoid earning grudges later.

A man wearing the attire of an elder looked at her and snorted, "What are you wearing? Don't wear it again. You haven't learned Anle's composure, and you haven't even learned the duty of your junior sister."

He is Wen Zhan's junior martial brother, and also the young uncle of Shi Shenlan, Shi Qiang.

Hearing this, Jun a Ran looked at him, her slender brows coldly raised, speaking in a cold tone: "I cannot learn Huo Senior Sister's bearing, but how have I failed in my duty, Master Uncle?"

Shi Qiang was choked by her words, grew a little angry, and said in spite, "It seems I'm not welcome here, so I won't stay."

Although everyone was somewhat surprised, no one went to coax Shi Qiang.

Seeing this, Shi Qiang turned his head away from her and left.

Wen Zhan said nothing about this.

He glanced at the disciples already seated in the hall, he showed a relieved smile, and Pei Yusen indeed did not disappoint his expectations, leading Floating Gate toward a bright future.

Ten minutes later

Jun a Ran sat to the left of the white-haired man, and to her left was the girl who had come with Wen Zhan.

Wen Zhan sat in the center, Pei Yusen to his right, the white-haired man to Wen Zhan's left, Huo Anle to Pei Yusen's right, and Jiang Luoxu at the far end.

A middle-aged man in a formal suit stood up.

The masters stood up, and they also stood up.

"You've come back from Lucifer School, it's no easy feat; after several years, I don't even know if you've forgotten the senior brothers and sisters of Floating Gate."

He said each in turn: "Pei Yusen, Eldest Senior Brother of Floating Gate."

"Huo Anle, Ninth Senior Sister of Floating Gate."

"Jiang Luoxu, Thirtieth Senior Brother of Floating Gate."

"Huo Li, Eighteenth Senior Brother of Floating Gate, a true god who returned from the mercenary battlefield."

Hearing this, Jun a Ran's half-open, half-narrowed sleeping phoenix eyes seemed to widen a little; had she misheard?

The person standing beside her was none other than the rumored eighteenth senior brother, Huo Li.

She slightly lifted her head, looking at the man's handsome, rugged side profile.

"Jun a Ran, Twenty-ninth Senior Sister of Floating Gate, a rising star with limitless potential."

The man slightly tilted his head, lowered his gaze to look at the girl, and their eyes met.

"You're quite impressive, able to make him praise you like this." The man's voice was clear and pleasant, yet with a hint of low depth.

The girl slightly nodded, then turned her gaze to the audience, her pair of sleeping phoenix eyes somewhat languid, saying, "You too."

Although she said "you," she showed no humility at all, being unrestrained and wanton.

"Lin Wenshui, your new senior sister."

The girl beside her bit her lip, gave a faint smile, very pure and cute, but her first impression was that this girl had a lot on her mind.

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Night

She wore high heels and strolled with Huo Anle on the field of Linglong Academy, seeing Pei Yusen playing basketball on the field; among that group were Huo Li and Wen Zhan.

"Jun a Ran, when are you going home?" Huo Anle is also from the south, but not from Jiangcheng.

Jun a Ran said nonchalantly, "There's nothing to go back for."

She held her phone, which kept vibrating.

Huo Anle chuckled and said, "I want to go home every day instead of training, yet you actually don't want to go back."

"I'm lazy." That's just how she is—moody and temperamental.

The two walked side by side when a girl bumped into them from the front, the girl holding a cake.

At the instant the girl collided with Huo Anle, Jun a Ran grabbed Huo Anle's wrist and pulled her into her embrace, causing the girl to strike squarely against her back.

The corners of the cake box poked into her back.

Huo Anle never expected that Jun a Ran, such a cold beauty, would also protect others.

A warm feeling rose in her chest; she patted Jun a Ran's arm and softly said, "Jun a Ran, are you okay?"

Jun a Ran released her wrist and said nothing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Senior Sister Jun, Senior Sister Huo, I ran too fast," the girl said, her small face flushed bright red, yet she kept apologizing.

Sorry, sorry!

Huo Anle raised their voice and asked, "How did you run so fast? What if you bump into Master and the uncles?"

She felt the girl before her looked familiar.

She looked at her calmly and said, "You're Lin Wen-shui, right?"

Huo Anle looked at her in surprise, while Lin Wen-shui quickly nodded, a hint of joy finally appearing on her panicked face: "Senior Sister Jun!"

She took Huo Anle's hand, her eyes calm and lazy.

Let's go.

They left, and Lin Wen-shui gazed at the now-ruined cake, lost in thought, then glanced at the retreating figure of Jun Aran, feeling a bit regretful.

How could someone as proud as Jun Aran go and block something for Huo Anle!

She had heard others say Huo Anle hated cake the most; her initial thought was that if she bumped into Huo Anle, Huo Anle would get angry, drop her ladylike gentle facade, allowing Huo Li to see her being bullied, thus making Huo Li lose affection for Huo Anle—but she hadn't expected Jun Aran to suddenly appear halfway.

Angry, Lin Wen-shui casually threw the cake into the trash can.

At ten o'clock, in the dormitory.

Jun Aran changed into a black short top, black slim-fit pants, and her hair turned black.

She looked at herself in the mirror, touching her face; in her previous life, because of this face, who knows how many people had secretly coveted it.

She put on a mask and a baseball cap over her black long hair, then left the dormitory via the safety exit.

She deliberately went through the blind spot of the surveillance.