Chapter 435

"Of course, I am your older sister. If you are bullied, I will naturally stand up for you."

"Come on, tell me which little brat you're having a bad relationship with, and I'll teach her a lesson!"

Yun Xi wiped her nose and slowly walked to Qiao Xinying's side. If this girl can't handle someone, let her deal with them.

This was the only way she could help the girl; since she was living under someone else's roof, she should at least lend a hand.

"Really? What if I said that the little wildcat who misunderstood me was the girl next to Wu Liang? Would you still be willing to help me, Sister Yun Xi?"

After touching the rose petals, Qiao Xinying smiled and looked at Yun Xi beside her, especially when she saw Yun Xi's face turn pale in an instant, she sneered.

She had guessed this would be the outcome, after all, Sister Yun Xi and Wu Liang's bodyguard had an ambiguous relationship.

Presumably Yun Xi's beautiful outfit today is related to that person, so she should stop teasing Yun Xi here.

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. I have to go to class now. We'll talk about it later."

"As for that little wildcat who's hostile towards me, I think I can handle it."

Qiao Xinying stood up and patted off non-existent dust from her skirt.

He reached out and patted Yun Xi's head with a faint smile. It was about time to set off. He was looking forward to seeing Wu Liang's expression when he saw him.

"I'm starting to look forward to it a little... Academy life..."

Qiao Xinying twirled the ends of her hair and whispered, "This time, my academy life will probably be very interesting..."

Chapter Nine: Qiao Xinying Enters the Class

The weather was rather hot in the afternoon; even the arrival of autumn hadn't taken away the summer heat.

The stuffy air in the classroom made people feel drowsy, and they had no desire to listen to the lecture. Many students were dozing off on their desks.

But changes often happen in an instant. When Qiao Xinying, wearing pure black leather shoes and black stockings, walked into the classroom, the gloomy and irritable atmosphere was instantly cleared away.

Feeling the fragrant breeze blowing in their faces, the boys opened their sleepy eyes and looked at the girl standing on the podium.

Her long, silver-gray hair cascaded down her front like flowing water, and her delicate, pretty face was adorned with light makeup.

The over-the-knee stockings, which just covered the girl's thighs, left a ring of flesh marks on her fair legs, making her straight and slender legs arouse the imagination.

The boys stared blankly at the beautiful girl with long silver-gray hair in front of them, not because she was particularly pretty.

After all, their class already has top-notch beauties like Yao Shi, Han Yu, He Xue, and Miao Lian, so it wouldn't be surprising if another beautiful girl appeared out of nowhere.

They were surprised by the girl because of her subtle, elegant demeanor and her strangely familiar appearance.

The girl was indeed very beautiful, extremely beautiful, but this inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if I had seen her somewhere before, was rather strange...

"Hello everyone, my name is Qiao Xinying, and I am a new transfer student. I hope we can get along well in the days to come."

Her cherry-pink eyes glanced around briefly before finally settling on Wu Liang, who was sitting in the second-to-last row by the window.

Looking at the other person's wide eyes and incredulous expression, Qiao Xinying, who already had a smile on her face, smiled even more gently.

You didn't expect this, did you, Wu Liang? You didn't expect us to meet again so soon, did you? Are you a little surprised?

"It's you?"

Han Yu, who had already noticed Qiao Xinying's displeasure, stared at the uniform she was wearing.

The woman who annoyed her actually joined as a transfer student? No wonder she said they would meet again soon.

So that's what she meant by "meeting"? Tsk, she doesn't have a good impression of this woman.

"Miss Qiao Xinying."

Yao Shi nodded politely from her seat. Although she had guessed it beforehand, she didn't expect Miss Qiao Xinying to act so quickly.

However, none of this matters. Miss Qiao Xinying has clearly stated that she will not have any romantic feelings for the young master, and at most, they will only be friends.

The reason she didn't break off the engagement with the young master was simply because of face-saving and family matters. Besides, Miss Qiao already had an engagement, which could help her avoid some minor troubles.

"Over here! I have a seat here!"

He Xue's eyes lit up when she saw Qiao Xinying, and she hurriedly reached out to greet Qiao Xinying, who was still standing on the podium.

She enjoys being with kind girls, and even more so with girls who are both kind and beautiful. Miss Qiao Xinying is clearly her type.

"Ah, thank you for the invitation. May I ask your name? I remember seeing you at the library a few days ago."

With her shoulder bag slung over her shoulder Qiao Xinying naturally walked over and sat down in the empty seat next to He Xue.

She curiously observed the cute and cuddly girl in front of her; she had seen her before at the library.

Moreover, she is also a partner of Miss Shi and Miss Su Qian, and if nothing unexpected happens, this child will probably be one of Wu Liang's harem members.

"You can just call me Xiaoxue, I'm a good friend of mine..."

A sudden chill ran from He Xue's feet straight to her head, and the piercing gaze made He Xue face turn pale and her body stiffen. She hurriedly looked to her side.

Han Yu stared at her with a gloomy expression, as if he would tear her apart and devour her alive in the next second.

"Qiao... Qiao Xinying... you can just call me He Xue... after all, we only just met... we're not very familiar with each other yet..."

He Xue swallowed hard, so frightened by the black aura emanating from Han Yu that her tongue trembled and she could only stammer as she spoke.

No... why is Xiao Yu suddenly acting so scary...? Is she jealous of me...?

Because she made Qiao Xinying call her Xiaoxue? So Xiao Yu felt that Qiao Xinying had stolen a part of her precious possession?

Wow~~ Xiaoyu's Xiao Yu is just too cute! She actually gets jealous over a nickname!!!

"Okay, He Xue."

Qiao Xinying spoke with a smile, but her gaze went straight past He Xue and landed on Han Yu face was covered in dark energy.

It wasn't just ordinary resistance; the girl named Han Yu's disdain for her was written all over her face.

"I heard from Wu Liang that you studied abroad before. How come you suddenly transferred to our class at this time?"

He Xue moved closer to Qiao Xinying and asked her curiously.

"Isn't this obvious, He Xue? Don't you know why I came here?"

"Moreover, the Huihuangxing Academy is about to hold a large-scale expedition, and it would be a great pity if I missed it."

"I want to leave some beautiful memories at the end of this summer, so that I can smile when I think about them in the future."

Qiao Xinying rested her chin on her hand and remained silent for a while before slowly speaking.

She did want to leave some memories for herself at the end of this summer, and some memories for her and Wu Liang.

The once cowardly and wicked fiancé has become such a special and outstanding man, but most of these stories are based on what I've heard from others.

Although I had seen Wu Liang in the library before, he had only become a steady and mature young man, and there was nothing particularly remarkable about him.

So, taking advantage of this opportunity to travel, she wanted to see for herself the real changes in Wu Liang. She had never met a man who could earn such high praise from her mother...

"Wu Liang, do you know her?"

Nan Zhu curiously poked Wu Liang's back and asked in confusion, "Wu Liang really does have more and more women around him."

"Know."

Wu Liang glanced silently at Nan Zhu behind her, then at Qiao Xinying, feeling that there was no way for them to have any interaction.

The engagement, which was supposed to take place in the library, was salvaged by Qiao Xinying. The first meeting between Nan Zhu and Qiao Xinying should have been a few days after the engagement was dissolved... but now...

How is he supposed to play this game anymore?! The plot has already gotten out of his control, you bastard!!

Chapter Ten

After class

After Qiao Xinying joined the class, many people wanted to come up and chat with this beautiful girl.

But after seeing Yao Shi and He Xue surrounding Qiao Xinying, she had to give up the idea. Judging from how familiar they were, they probably knew each other before.

But thinking about it carefully, it's strange. Whether it's Miss Shi suddenly transferred to the class or Miss Qiao Xinying today, they both seem to have some connection with Wu Liang. Is this what's called the "handsome guy effect"?

"Ms. Qiao Xinying, has Ms. Qiao Ranxin said anything to you recently?"

During the break, Yao Shi took the initiative to walk up to Qiao Xinying and asked her softly.

After all, Ms. Qiao Ranxin also liked the young master very much, and as his mother, she shouldn't have let him go so easily.

No matter what, it would make her daughter take the initiative to approach the young master. However, if Miss Qiao Xinying herself has no interest in the young master, then that's another matter.

"Mom seems to be very busy lately and doesn't have much time to take care of me."

"If Miss Shi wants to ask what advice your mother has for me, there is some, but those are just some trivial matters in life and are not worth paying too much attention to."

Sitting in her seat, Qiao Xinying curled the ends of her hair. Her mother had been behaving very calmly lately, as if nothing had happened.

Even after she initially told her mother that she wanted to break off her engagement with Wu Liang, her mother did not show any extreme emotional fluctuations.

The sentence her mother has been saying most often lately is that she should learn more about Wu Liang before making a decision.

At first, she thought this was just her mother's delaying tactic, but judging from the current situation...

"Mom is right..."

Qiao Xinying glanced at Wu Liang, who was sunbathing in the back, and smiled without making a sound.

She's probably the one who's short-sighted now; she naively believes that the old Wu Liang will continue to be a scoundrel.

But the truth often changes dramatically in a very subtle way, leaving her in the dark and bewildered.

After observing and briefly communicating with Wu Liang, although she couldn't say she fully understood the current Wu Liang, she was certain that the Wu Liang in front of her was no longer the rascal she used to know.

The words "reborn" and "completely transformed" perfectly describe Wu Liang now. In her eyes, Wu Liang is now a character who is both very familiar and completely unfamiliar.

The familiarity lies in the fact that she still has memories of playing with Wu Liang when they were young, and the familiarity also lies in the fact that their relationship is still as bad as before.

But Wu Liang is completely different to her now; she can no longer sense any trace of the Wu Liang she once knew.

"Miss Qiao, do you know where we are going on this long journey?"

Yao Shi leaned against Qiao Xinying's desk and asked softly, as if Teacher Ye was going on a long trip to a relatively distant island.

In that case, she should inform Milutin to go back early to prepare some daily necessities and some spare supplies for unforeseen circumstances.

"Unfortunately, I don't know where I saw on this trip either; my mother didn't tell me."

"Moreover, this time the destination was not chosen by my mother, but by a teacher who is close to her."

Qiao Xinying shook her head with some regret, although she was also very curious to know where her mother would arrange for everyone to travel this time.

But no matter how she asked her mother, she had no intention of telling her, acting all mysterious.

Perhaps they wanted to surprise everyone, or perhaps they wanted to maintain this high level of discussion and keep everyone excited, which is why they didn't want to tell themselves.

"Miss Shi Yaoshi, since you've already said it's a long journey, I imagine it must be to a very distant place."

"My mother likes to look at the sea, and she doesn't really like overly noisy cities. She prefers quiet and peaceful places."

"Based on my understanding of my mother, she would probably choose a relatively remote and peaceful island as her travel destination."

Qiao Xinying smiled slightly after a moment of silence. If it were her mother, she would definitely choose an island that was relatively remote but had extremely beautiful scenery as the destination.

No matter what, she is Qiao Ranxin's daughter. Even if she is only an adopted daughter, she knows her mother's preferences very well.

"Is that so? A remote and peaceful island..."

Upon hearing this, Yao Shi covered her chin and pondered silently. If it were an unfamiliar and remote island, who knows what dangers might arise in such a place.

Just in case, she and Milutin should wear protective gear, so they'd have a solution if anything happened.

"Huh?" ×3

Just as Yao Shi raised her hand to cover her chin, a sparkling object, as bright as a gemstone, immediately caught the attention of Han Yu, He Xue, Qiao Xinying.

Three sharp gazes instantly pointed like piercing ice spears at the dazzling silver gemstone ring on Yao Shi's right ring finger.

Han Yu, who was the first to notice this, immediately turned pale, and a chill ran through the depths of her watery eyes.

He Xue and Qiao Xinying stared in surprise at Yao Shi, who showed no awareness whatsoever, before finally focusing their attention on the ring on Yao Shi's right ring finger.

Miss Shi really has no tact whatsoever. If it were someone else instead of Yao Shi, they would definitely think that the other person was deliberately showing off her diamond ring.