Three Plans

Although he had fobbed off Li Meng and the others with a half-truth, Zheng Qing did not think he could rest easy from then on. Just like in novels, every character who thought that way ended up dying horribly.

So he finally made up his mind that after class on Friday, he absolutely could not go to Qingqiu Mansion with Li Meng, Xiao Xiao, and the others.

If he did not go, he would still have room to trade space for time. If he went, there was a high chance that familiar faces like Su Ya from Qingqiu Mansion would expose him, ultimately plunging him into a terrifying battlefield of romantic chaos.

Just thinking about it made it hard to breathe.

Therefore, he had to find a suitable escape plan before Friday—one that met two conditions. First, it had to keep him away from Qingqiu Mansion, or rather, prevent him from appearing there with the others. Second, it had to be "gentle and natural," and absolutely could not leave anyone with the impression that it was "stiff and contrived." He could not let anyone notice that he was deliberately avoiding Qingqiu Mansion.

After all, he was trying to stay away from the Beta Town residence of the Wizarding World's Number One Beauty. Moreover, according to reliable rumors circulating at First University, Su Shijun was currently studying at First University. This meant that young wizards visiting Qingqiu Mansion had a very good chance of meeting that great beauty up close. At a time like this, if Zheng Qing tried to forcefully stay away from that mansion, he would only leave the others with two impressions.

Either there was something wrong with his preferences, or he had a guilty conscience and did not dare face Beauty Su.

Neither possibility could have been