"Hello, Ju Zi! Where are you heading?"
After leaving with Meng Hongchen, Tian Chen happened to run into Ju Zi, who was on her way to get something to eat.
The moment Ju Zi saw Tian Chen, her gaze softened, but she seemed to deliberately avert her eyes.
"Nowhere. Just go about your business!" Ju Zi waved her hands in a fluster.
After Xu Tianran learned that Tian Chen had been transferred to Mingde Hall, he had used his connections to get Ju Zi admitted to Mingde Hall as a special exception, too.
There was nothing Ju Zi could do about it. She simply could not defy Xu Tianran, but she no longer wanted to keep scheming against Tian Chen.
She was afraid... afraid that if she stayed around him any longer, she would lose control of herself. Ever since she had eaten the meat he grilled that day, his figure kept popping into her mind.
That was why she had been trying to avoid Tian Chen these past few days.
But she knew she could not be with Tian Chen. Otherwise, not only would she be doomed, she would drag him down with her.
Upon seeing Ju Zi, Meng Hongchen snorted coldly, tightened her grip on Tian Chen's arm, and led him outside.
"Tian Chen, didn't I tell you? This..."
"Ju Zi works for the imperial family, so I should stay away from her as much as possible, right? Come on, Mengmeng! How many hundreds of times have you said that?"
"Then why are you still so close to her?" Meng Hongchen pouted in displeasure.
"You think I can't tell that Xu Tianran specifically sent Ju Zi to get close to me? But I have a plan. When the time comes, who's the hunter and who's the prey may