As though she had noticed Gu Qingnian's expression, the memories in Jiang Nannan's mind came rushing back, and her delicate pink cheeks flushed slightly.
Gu Qingnian blinked, then said, "As for the money... the academy will cover it, right, Teacher Wang Yan?"
Wang Yan paused, then took a gold card bearing Shrek's crest from his pocket and nodded. "Yes, the academy will cover it."
Jiang Nannan breathed a sigh of relief. After shooting Gu Qingnian a resentful look, she said, "Then I have no objections either."
Wang Yan smiled and turned to Wang Dong. "Wang Dong, you have no objections either, right? Then let's set off!"
Wang Dong had her head slightly lowered, her expression extremely unpleasant, as though she were thinking about something. The moment she heard Wang Yan speak, she suddenly reacted like a cat with its fur standing on end, whipping her head up with a swish-
"No! I do have an objection! I just don't want to use Soul Tools! What's wrong with that?!
"...You all go ahead. I'm going back."
Huo Yuhao and the others were startled. They could not understand why Wang Dong had reacted so fiercely. It was very strange. If Wang Dong had left because of what Wang Yan said, they could have just about understood it.
But Gu Qingnian had been the one to speak this time, and that made things completely different. Although Wang Dong usually bickered with him and refused to concede, it was always just talk. This was the first time they had seen her react like this.
Unlike Wang Yan and the others, who knew nothing, Gu Qingnian felt a chill flash through his heart as he watched. Huo Yuhao and the others did not know, but he did. The main cause of all this was the