Liu Erlong gestured for Qian Ren Shuang and the others to come in. "This is private. Get inside first and close the door."
Once Qian Ren Shuang and the others filed in and obediently shut the door, Liu Erlong spoke seriously. "There are still many students in the academy. To avoid causing unnecessary panic, please keep what happened today confidential."
"Got it!" Qian Ren Shuang and the others answered in unison.
A month passed.
Although news of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's deaths had not spread, some male students, having not seen Dai Mubai for an entire month, could not resist asking around about Zhu Zhuqing. Some even waited specifically along the route she had to take to the cafeteria.
At last, they found an opportunity when Guilmon was not by Zhu Zhuqing's side.
"Your nominal boyfriend is gone." The boy leading them wore a gleeful expression, his tone full of anticipation for a spectacle. "Does your lover still want you?"
"Boss," one of his lackeys chimed in when Zhu Zhuqing did not immediately refute him, "she's already brought one husband to his death. No one would dare marry her now. At best, she's destined to be a concubine."
Zhu Zhuqing's expression darkened, but her gaze was unexpectedly calm. She looked coldly at the group before her and said, "I'm warning you—my current boyfriend is Director Qian. He's the kind of person who even dares to hit Dean Liu."
"Bullshit!" the leading boy retorted at once, raising his voice several octaves. "You and Director Qian aren't even together that often!"
Without changing expression, Zhu Zhuqing continued fabricating. "Director Qian already has Ning Rongrong, Xiang Ya, and Jiang Zhu. Of course I can only be a concubine." As she said this, even her tone carried a trace of self-mockery—Dai Mubai