The ticket that Qiao Nan had was not the ticket that she thought Zou Wenxuan had lent to Qiao Nan. “Qiao Nan, where did you get the ticket?”

  It was difficult to get a ticket. Why would they have more than enough tickets?

  Zou Wenxuan pursed her lips, her gaze locked on Qiao Nan. She had to get an answer from her.

  Qiao Nan lifted the corners of her lips, confused. “If I say that I thought that the ticket was the ticket that the vice president prepared for me, will you believe me?”

  Xu Shengnan and Zou Wenxuan shook their heads. This was not the ticket that Xu Shengnan had.

  Qiao Nan sighed. “What if I say that I have no idea who gave this to me? Will you believe me?”

  Xu Shengnan and Zou Wenxuan shook their heads once again. Qiao Nan must be kidding.

  People were trying means and ways to get the tickets, yet Qiao Nan had an extra ticket for no reason. It was impossible.

  Zou Wenxuan seemed unhappy. “Qiao Nan, is your seat in the first row? No matter what, I am your senior. Go ahead and tell us the truth. What is the point in lying to us?”

  Was Qiao Nan pretending to be confused while she watched her make a fool of herself?

  “I am innocent.” Qiao Nan smiled bitterly. “A senior passed me the ticket. I really thought that it was the ticket that Vice President Xu promised to give me previously. Perhaps someone passed the wrong ticket to me?”

  “Impossible!”

  “You must be kidding!”

  That was a first-row seat. It would not be given wrongly.

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  There was a glitter in Xu Shengnan’s eyes. She could not tell what Qiao Nan was up to. “Qiao Nan, since you are a freshman, you may not know much about the situation here. Senior Gao almost became the most handsome boy in our school. He is the Prince Charming to many female students. Freshmen may not know, but second-year students and third-year students know it very well. It has a lot of significance.”

  The reason why the tickets were so hard to come by was that many second-year and third-year female students had been eyeing the tickets.

  They came from different faculties. Some were from the same faculty as the senior, while some were from different faculties.

  When Senior Gao was still in school, he was the top student and was almost deemed as the most handsome boy. He set up a company after graduating and his business was thriving. He was a success story that teachers would often cite to students.

  Many female students would give him love letters.

  Right now, he was successful and wealthy. He was the subject of attention of even more female students. It would not be an exaggeration to say that all the second- and third-year female students went after him like a flock of ducks.

  As a result, all of them would use all means and ways to attend the talk.

  In fact, admission was free. However, due to excessive demand, the tickets ended up costing a significant amount of money.

  Therefore, it was impossible to have an extra ticket.

  Qiao Nan felt pressured at being stared at by her two seniors. “If this is the case, then I have nothing to say. I really don’t know who gave me this ticket.” She was clueless who gave her this ticket and played a trick on her.

  Xu Shengnan and Zou Wenxuan exchanged looks with each other. It seemed that Qiao Nan was telling the truth. She really did not know whom the ticket was from.

  If so, this was weird.

  The second-year and third-year female students had been fighting for the ticket, yet a freshman like Qiao Nan had an extra ticket……

  Xu Shengnan and Zou Wenxuan felt thankful that they had tickets as well. If not, they would be so embarrassed to have lost to a freshman.

  Xu Shengnan glanced at the ticket in Qiao Nan’s hands. It was indeed a first-row seat. She told Qiao Nan secretly, “Remember to keep this ticket well and don’t tell others that you have this ticket. In particular, keep the fact that it is a first-row seat to yourself.”

  Xu Shengnan was speaking to Qiao Nan, but her gaze was fixed on Zou Wenxuan.

  If this was not handled well, second-year and third-year students might find Qiao Nan to be an eyesore and would cause trouble for her.

  It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. This had more or less to do with Xu Shengnan.

  They were members of the new English club and she was Qiao Nan’s senior. Xu Shengnan would keep a lookout for her junior.

  Xu Shengnan would not tell anyone about this or create trouble for Qiao Nan.

  Apart from Xu Shengnan and Qiao Nan, Zou Wenxuan was the only person who knew of

  this.

  Zou Wenxuan was exasperated. She snorted unhappily. “You can rest assured. I am not a tattle-tale.” Even if Qiao Nan did not know whom the ticket was from, Zou Wenxuan did not have a good feeling toward the first-row seat.

  As a third-year student and the vice president of the established English club, her ticket was not as good as the ticket of a freshman who had just joined the school. It was such a shameful thing. She would definitely not tell others.

  But then again, those present, including Qiao Nan, the party concerned, were very curious to know how she came across this ticket.

  Even Qiao Nan herself did not know how she got the ticket. This was all the more interesting.

  Qiao Nan had yet to figure out exactly what happened, and the cell phone that Zhai Sheng bought for her rang.

  Qiao Nan took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. But the phone kept ringing. Qiao Nan had no choice but to answer it. “Hello……”

  Qiao Nan’s action caught the attention of Zou Wenxuan and Xu Shengnan. Qiao Nan was supposed to be on a work-study program, but she could afford a cell phone and the model was quite good.

  “Hello, is this Qiao Nan? I am Grandpa Feng.”

  There was a seemingly affectionate tone on the other end of the phone. Qiao Nan almost wanted to spit at him.

  Her grandfather died at an early age. Ever since she was born, she had never seen her grandfather, and neither had Qiao Zijin. Where did this man come from to say that he was her grandfather?

  “.……” Qiao Nan was silent.

  “I heard from Qing Qing that you participated in a school club and need sponsorships. We are one family. If you need money, why don’t you seek us out for help? Feng Meng has his own business. If your club wants to organize events and needs sponsorships, you can ask him for help. I will get someone to send you his phone number and address. You can look for him directly.”

  Apart from Zhai Hua, the entire Zhai family was in the capital.

  Would Not Fall for Your Trap

  Previously, Old Master Feng had thought of many methods and tried many methods as well, but they were no longer effective.

  Now, if they wanted to be close to Qiao Nan, it was impossible to go harsh on her. If the Feng family dared to do anything atrocious, the Zhai family would not hesitate to retaliate. Therefore, they could only use the soft approach.

  The Zhai family was righteous. Besides their hard-earned money and those given to them by the country, they had no other tricks up their sleeves.

  The Feng family merely did some research and they found out about Qiao Nan’s current situation.

  Qiao Nan lacked money while the Feng family had lots of money.

  The Feng family’s plan was to offer her small favors and to boil the frog slowly. Qiao Nan would gradually acknowledge the Feng family as her kin.

  The Zhai family had to leave the capital eventually, but Qiao Nan had to study in the capital for four years. This meant that the Feng family had four years to get close to Qiao Nan.

  Once the Zhai family left the capital, Qiao Nan would be without their protection, and she would have to seek shelter with the Feng family.

  The Zhai family might be willing to make the trip for Qiao Nan once or twice, but they would not do so for her three times, four times, or even a dozen times.

  Old Master Feng could not help but sigh. Time was on their side. It could do the Zhai family in and tear down Qiao Nan’s defense against the Feng family.

  Qiao Nan arched her eyebrows. “Did Shi Qing tell you about this?”

  “Yes, Qing Qing is very concerned for you. After knowing that you are in need of help, she thought of seeking help from us. We are one family. Actually, you can come directly to us. There is no need to stand on ceremony.” Old Master Feng lied through his teeth and he did not feel the least shameful at all.

  Qiao Nan shifted her foot and looked relaxed. “Thank you for the kind intentions, but I don’t need it for the time being.”

  \r \r \r

  “If you are busy, I can arrange for Feng Meng to send the money directly to you.” Old Master Feng smiled on the other end of the phone. He did not care that Qiao Nan rejected his offer.

  As long as Qiao Nan took their money, Qiao Nan would not be able to be rid of the Feng family in the future.

  Qiao Nan leaned back. “I don’t care what Feng Meng wants to do. It is your family’s business. Since Old Master Feng asked me today, my answer is clear and simple—I don’t need your help. If he insists on supporting the clubs and events that the college students organize, all of the clubs will be very thankful for the help and support that the Feng family gives them.”

  In short, if they really sent the money, Peking University’s students and the new English club would be thankful for their help. Her brain was not damaged. The money was for the club. How could she be made accountable for it?

  She would never puff herself up at her own cost.

  It was just Old Master Feng’s wishful thinking that she would be held accountable and she would not be rid of the Feng family in the future.

  Old Master Feng tightened his grip on the phone. “It is because of you that the Feng family is willing to fork out money.” Without Qiao Nan, the Feng family would not spend a single cent on the school.

  Qiao Nan laughed in anger. “I don’t know and don’t need to know the reason why the Feng family is willing to fork out money. All I know is that the money belongs to the Feng family. They are the only people who have the right to decide where their money will go to.”

  The Feng family was willing to give the money by themselves. How dared they make her take responsibility for it?

  Because of her?

  She did not ask the Feng family to fork out money for the new English club on account of her. She would not stop them if they insisted on doing so. However, she must make things clear right from the start.

  If they gave money to the club, they did it willingly and on their own accord. It had nothing to do with her.

  VI dCC

  Old Master Feng might have wanted to make her take responsibility for it, but she was not willing to go along with him.

  In short, she would not stop the Feng family from sponsoring the club. However, if they wanted to make use of this to have ties with her, it was absolutely impossible.

  Old Master Feng was so angry that his hand shook. It had been years since someone dared to use this attitude with him. A young lady who had no influential background would actually dare to speak to him in this way, disregarding his feelings. The Zhai family was indeed her strong backing!

  In Old Master Feng’s opinion, Qiao Nan dared to be disrespectful to him and put on airs because she had the Zhai family as her support. In fact, it was the truth.

  Without the Zhai family, the Feng family would not want to be related to Qiao Nan or create trouble for her.

  Of course, since it was due to the Zhai family that she landed herself in such trouble, she would not reject their help. She would need their help to solve the problem of the Feng family.

  Since the Zhai family supported her, Qiao Nan did not fear Old Master Feng as she had the Zhai family to fall back upon.

  “Good, very good. You are very brave.” Old Master Feng let out a breath as if to let out all his anger. “It’s fine that you don’t need our help now. We are relatives. If there is anything, we need to discuss it. If you need our help, you can give me a call. I will get Feng Meng to send the money to you.”

  He knew very well what kind of people the Zhai family was.

  Qiao Nan needed sponsorships, but no one in the Zhai family would help her.

  Not everyone in the capital knew about Qiao Nan’s relationship with the Zhai family. If the Feng family put some pressure on the businesses in the capital, regardless of how good Qiao Nan was with her words, no one would provide her with sponsorships.

  “Alright. I will remember your words.” Qiao Nan could not be bothered to say that it was impossible or to feign civility. What she had to do now was to end the call. “Goodbye, Old Master Feng.”

  “Goodbye.” Old Master Feng, who had made up his mind, ended the call. There would be a day when Qiao Nan would come asking for help.

  Qiao Nan hung up the phone and put it back into her pocket. She turned to see Xu Shengnan and Zou Wenxuan, who were in shock. They were dumbstruck.

  Qiao Nan touched her face with her hand. “Do I have flowers on my face?”

  Xu Shengnan and Zou Wenxuan shook their heads.

  Qiao Nan was baffled. Since she did not have any flowers on her face, why would her seniors stare at her with such an incredulous expression?

  Zou Wenxuan wore a perplexed expression on her face. “Someone wanted to lend you money and you rejected him?” Unless they had their own way of solving the money issue, whenever they needed to look for sponsorship, they would have to go around begging for help. Someone wanted to sponsor the club and was rejected outright. Zou Wenxuan had never seen such an absurd situation.

  Xu Shengnan moved her mouth. She did not know if she should severely criticize Qiao Nan or ask Qiao Nan what was going on to satisfy her gossipy nature.

  It was the sponsorship that they had been talking about. It was offered even without them doing anything, yet Qiao Nan rejected it.

  Xu Shengnan felt as if her heart was bleeding. It ached tremendously.