Mount Luofu.
First-Year Women's Dormitory.
The door swung open.
Three girls inside looked over together.
"Jiang Xueyao of the South River Aristocratic Clan?"
A short, plump girl called out.
"That's me." Jiang Xueyao smiled.
"I'm Liu Zhouzhu of the Liu Household in An County. These two are Wang Juan from Cloud Mountain and Qian Xiaohui from Liu City. Welcome! Are you moving into our Dormitory?" the short girl said excitedly. The other two came forward too, ingratiating smiles on their faces.
Their own families were well-off, but the Jiang Household was a Great Aristocratic Clan thousands of years old, with deep foundations and an entire province under its control. There was no comparison. If they became friends with Jiang Xueyao, their families would be overjoyed!
Even their standing at home and out in the world would rise with the tide!
Wang Juan had a shrill voice and spoke in a quick rush:
"Xueyao, are you joining our room? Perfect. We'll kick that penniless girl out today. I'll tell the teacher myself." "Right, it's a small matter. Leave it to us," Qian Xiaohui hurried to add.
The smile vanished from Jiang Xueyao's face. The chill in her eyes settled on all three as she asked gently:
"Who are you talking about? Yang Xiaobing?"
"Yes!" the three girls said together.
"She's my best friend. I'm here to take care of something for her," Jiang Xueyao said.
Best... friend...
The three girls took a moment to absorb that. Their expressions gradually changed.
Earlier that day...
There had been a few unpleasant incidents.
Had Jiang Xueyao come to settle the score?
Before the three girls could work out how to respond, Jiang Xueyao glanced at the bed by the door and called outside:
"Come in. There isn't much. You can move it all in