Chapter 622
Beau froze for a moment. “No, I want to date you. This has nothing to do with anyone else p>
Mira nodded slightly. “I have zero interest in you. Let’s not pursue this p>
Had it been any other guy, Mira would have let him down politely. Even if romance was off the table, they could at least be civil classmates. But the fact that he had just publicly courted Luna and was now hounding her left a sour taste in her mouth.
Beau stared blankly for a few seconds. “Mira, just think about it. I genuinely like you p>
Honestly, since starting college, no girl he had set his sights on had ever turned him down.
Mira shook her head. “There’s nothing to think about p>
She was already naturally apathetic when it came to romance, let alone dealing with someone whose motives felt incredibly sketchy.
“Sorry to bother you, then p>
Beau turned on his heel and walked away with elegant composure, managing to maintain his gentlemanly facade.
Sitting nearby, Elara nudged Leah with her elbow. “Didn’t you have a crush on him? Go shoot your shot p>
Leah frantically clamped a hand over Elara’s mouth, checking their surroundings in a panic before whispering, “Do you think dating is like fighting over a Black Friday doorbuster? You just see it and grab it p>
“Then how are you supposed to win him over p>
“I can’t even begin to explain this to you p>
Leah sighed in utter defeat.
These two old friends were quite the odd pair. Mira was terrifyingly sharp, navigating every situation as if she held the world on a string.
Meanwhile, Elara was painfully naive, seemingly oblivious to everything in life except her textbooks.
At noon the following day, right after the morning drills ended, another unfamiliar guy walked up and asked Mira out to dinner.
“Sorry, but I don’t have the time p>
“When will you have time, then p>
The guy was relentlessly stubborn.
“I will never have the time p>
After the guy finally slinked away, Harvey Rivers strolled over. “You’re drowning in luck. A new handsome guy hits on you every single day p>
“Why aren’t you stepping in to block them p>
“I wouldn’t mind blocking them for you. You could just tell everyone I’m your boyfriend. I guarantee no one would bother you again p>
Mira glared at him. “Are you asking for a beating p>
“Hey, I’m just trying to help! It’s honestly the most effective strategy p>
Over the next few days, random guys continued to approach her to strike up a conversation. If they seemed well-intentioned, she politely turned them down.
If they gave off a weird vibe, she didn’t even bother opening her mouth, simply waving them off.
Mira’s instincts told her that Vanessa Voss, Luna, and their clique were pulling strings behind the scenes to orchestrate this nonsense.
Five days later, everyone had mostly adjusted to the grueling reality of the Orientation. Despite slathering on layers of sunscreen, they hada
developed a visible tan.
After a full week, the afternoon drills concluded. The moment the
formation was dismissed, students
rushed toward the dorms for at
shower. However, one girl suddenly
began limping awkwardly toward Instructor Vance.
Mira found it suspicious. The girl had been completely fine just moments ago and hadn’t taken a fall, so why was she suddenly limping?
Instinctively, she stopped walking and watched the scene unfold.
Elara and Leah immediately tried to hurry her along. “Come on, Mira! We need to move before those two troublemakers beat us to the showers and hag the stalls. for an
hour.” te
“Leah, you go ahead and claim a stall. I’ll be right behind you p>
Mira’s gut feelings were rarely ever wrong.
“Instructor, I sprained my ankle. I don’t think I can participate tomorrow,” the girl whined.
Instructor Vance was just about to wave her off and grant her the leave.
Suddenly, the girl tilted sideways, pretending to lose her balance.
He reflexively caught her by the waist to stop her from hitting the dirt.
“What are you doing?! Let go of me p>
Mira watched in disbelief as the girl violently shoved the instructor away p>