(Shortly after Xuan left the cafeteria...)
[Xue Hanbi's POV]
She stared at the parting figure of the aloof man, unsure of how to react.
Frost gathered around her, freezing the table as she stood up, her cheeks slightly flushed.
"How dare he..." Hanbi muttered, her hands slightly shaking. "Mei Mei, did I hear that right? H-He said, 'Get it yourself, princess?'"
All of a sudden, frost gathered in her chest, and in the next moment, the pendant she had hidden behind the cloak began to hover slightly in the air.
Then, a single small blob-like figure appeared, and it was none other than Mei Mei, the Heaven-ranked spirit companion her father had gotten for her 18th birthday.
"Heh... Hanbi, Hanbi..." Mei Mei trailed, hovering around her. "You didn't hear him wrong, but I can't find a reason to disagree with him."
"What?" Hanbi froze. "Shouldn't you be on my side, Mei Mei?"
