Hearing her name suddenly called out, Dugu Yan could no longer play the ostrich. Blushing, she reluctantly poked her head out of Chen Ming's embrace. When she realized the person in front of her was her dormmate, Ye Lingling, she felt a mixture of embarrassment and relief.
Although they hadn't spent much time together, Dugu Yan had a good impression of Ye Lingling. Despite being introverted, Ye Lingling was gentle and kind toward others and had unique insights into poison and medical practices.
Though younger than Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling possessed the compassion and dedication to healing that even many older healing-type Soul Masters in their seventies or eighties lacked, fully living up to the thousands-of-years-old reputation of the Nine-Hearted Begonia.
Among the few people Dugu Yan respected at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Ye Lingling was undoubtedly one of them. While Dugu Yan hadn't explicitly said so, she felt Ye Lingling likely regarded her as a friend too.
