They had just stepped onto the stage.
Du Weilun looked at Huo Yuhao and the other two with a faint smile, then turned to continue reading. His unexpected smile left the three of them flattered, but they knew the reason behind it and did not get carried away.
The surrounding students who did not understand were utterly astonished, while those who saw through it wore expressions that said this was only natural.
At that moment, Du Weilun raised his voice slightly. "Next, please give a warm round of applause to welcome the ultimate champions of our Freshman Assessment. They are Gu Qingnian's team! The team members are..."
He paused there, and everyone instinctively froze and held their breath.
"Gu Qingnian!"
The entire crowd erupted in cries, especially the girls, some of whom had already screamed themselves hoarse, their voices seeming capable of piercing people's eardrums. In contrast, a small handful of boys kept making bitter, sour remarks, such as, "Who knows what connection he has with the intruder?"
"I heard he secretly discussed something with the intruder..."
"My grandma's grandson's classmate's son's friend's aunt's friend's son's classmate's grandma's grandson told me that he..."
Their voices were barely audible, like the whimpering of scrawny dogs. Soon, those voices were drowned out and vanished, leaving nothing but the crowd's endless cries, screams, and applause.
Whoosh! A whirlwind howled, and a tall, slender figure in white descended before Huo Yuhao and the other three like an immortal coming down from the heavens.
It was none other than Gu Qingnian!
Gu Qingnian's arrival brought a thoughtful look to Zhu Lu's eyes as she recalled the circumstances and outcome for the three of them, especially how her so-called fiancé was now... Sigh...
*And Cui Yajie hasn't come back for several days. Where did she go?