The next day.

  After exiting the elevator, Lu Chengzhou and Gu Mang headed straight to the underground car park. Lu Yī and Lu Qi were waiting by the car. The latter two bowed their heads respectfully at the couple when they saw them coming. “Young Master Lu, Ms. Gu.”


  Upon seeing Lu Qi, Gu Mang poked the brim of her cap upwards, her delicate eyebrows rising a little.

  With his head lowered, Lu Qi carefully peeked at her in awe, respect, and anxiety. His attitude was vastly different from how he had treated her in Country K.

  Lu Chengzhou squeezed her fingers as he lifted his chin at him. “Lu Qi will be following you around from now on.”


  From the way she squinted her eyes at Lu Qi, it seemed that she disliked the idea.

  Her attitude scared Lu Qi and he became even more nervous.

  Lu Chengzhou tilted his head closer toward Gu Mang, whispering, “He can be your driver.”


  “.……Fine,” she said.

  Lu Qi’s eyes lit up in delight.

  , thought Lu Yī as he glanced at his buddy. ……

  The car came to a stop in front of Capital University.

  When Gu Mang saw that Lu Chengzhou was going to get out from the other side of the car, she pulled his wrist and said, “No need to send me off.”


  He turned his head back and looked at her for several seconds before nodding his head. “Fine. The weather’s been cold lately. Remember to wear an extra piece of clothing when you go out. There’s food in the fridge.”


  She patiently listened to what he had to say before she humming a response and took her backpack from the car. She was about to get out of the vehicle when her hand on the car door’s handle suddenly froze.

  “What’s wrong? Did you forget something?” Lu Chengzhou swept his gaze around him.

  Turning her head back, she leaned in and gave him a quick peck on the lips before pulling away with a smile. “Do you feel secure now?”


  Sitting in front, Lu Yī swiftly pressed a button and raised the partition.

  Lu Qi was dumbfounded.

  Even though Lu Chengzhou was used to being snuck up on by Gu Mang, he still froze in surprise at having been kissed by her.

  “I’ll get going.” She hooked his chin with her finger before turning around to push the door open.

  Lu Chengzhou chuckled as he watched her leave. Lu Yī and Lu Qi exchanged puzzled looks, finding it strange that Gu Mang left so quickly.

  There were hints of amusement in Lu Chengzhou’s eyes as he rubbed his lips with his thumb. When Gu Mang had finally walked past Capital University’s gates, he said, “Head to the airport.”
……

  Gu Mang had one class that morning. After her class ended, she followed the crowd out of the academic block while sending a message on her phone.

  Qin Yaozhi texted her something. [Sister Mang, give me a minute. I’ll be right there.]

  [Okay], she replied.

  Just as she exited the chat, her phone vibrated. She had a new message from Shen Xie. [Arctic Fox, we lost the contract! The He Corporation’s new employee is a pro!]

  She showed no expression as she read the message and put her phone away. She then went to a deserted corner and waited for Qin Yaozhi under a tree. After a few moments Gu Mang saw Qin Yaozhi run over.

  Qin Yaozhi stopped right in front of Gu Mang, panting with a smile on her face. “You sure are impressive, Sister Mang! Full marks for all subjects, huh?!”


  Gu Mang smiled. “Let’s go.”


  “Okay.” As they walked, Qin Yaozhi took out a few packets of snacks from her bag and passed them to Gu Mang. “Jinyang got us seats already.”


  Gu Mang hummed in acknowledgment as she took the snacks and opened a lollipop. She stuffed the candy in her mouth……

  The two of them ran into Shen Qianzi and Sang Xue, who happened to be exiting the library at that moment. However, Gu Mang ignored them and carried on walking forward with her hands in her pockets as she bit into her lollipop.

  When they walked past each other, Qin Yaozhi turned her head slightly to roll her eyes at them.

  Ever since Shen Qianzi embarrassed herself, many people at school could not stand her and she had even lost almost half of her Weibo’s followers. Now, she was trying to build her image as an overachiever on Weibo by flaunting that she had passed all the subjects on her first exam. This move was proving effective as she was slowly regaining her followers.

  Qin Yaozhi could not understand it though.

  Her anger surged as she recalled Shen Qianzi’s post that was still hanging around on the forum. She endured it in the end though. Following Gu Mang, she swiped her card and entered the library.

  Shen Qianzi came to a stop as she turned back to look at the duo who had walked past them. “Gu Mang and Qin Yaozhi know each other?”


  Sang Xue nodded as she looked at them and whispered, “Qin Yaozhi took the joint exams in Ming City. She was even in the same class as Gu Mang in high school.”


  That made Shen Qianzi frown. “Someone with her temper is actually willing to follow Gu Mang?”