When Cheng Han saw how Situ Xingchen—who was sitting beside him—seemed to be surveying her surroundings, he could not help but ask, "Xingchen, what are you looking at?"
"Hm? Oh, nothing much. It's my first time at the Qing Jiao Competition, so I'm rather curious." Situ Xingchen quickly hid the disappointment in her eyes and happily smiled at Cheng Han.
Cheng Han did not doubt her words and laughed out loud. "It's natural for you to be curious. You'll naturally find out what's going on when the competition starts! I have high hopes for you this time!"
"Don't worry, Mentor. I'll definitely do my best."
"You have such outstanding talent. I don't have much to worry about." Cheng Han was very confident, as if he knew for certain that Situ Xingchen could definitely attain good results in the end.
Situ Xingchen smiled and nodded, suppressing her other thoughts at the bottom of her heart.
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