Fortunately, plenty of students were heading in the same direction as Hua, so the others had no idea who the young lady the bodyguards mentioned was.
The dozen or so bodyguards did not approach Hua rashly. Neatly dressed in black suits, every one of them tall and imposing, they stood together in a group that was impossible to ignore.
Hua abruptly lowered her head, doing her utmost to avoid their gazes.
Her hands trembled slightly as she tightened her grip on her backpack straps.
Hua wished she could dig a hole right there and bury herself in it.
What on earth was that unreliable guardian... doing?!
The students around her froze at that resounding cry of "Greetings, young lady!"
Hua had no choice but to stop along with everyone else.
For a moment, everyone was so stunned that they fell into an uncanny silence in unison.
Even the students who had not yet left the Academy quickened their steps and headed outside.
More and more students gathered at the entrance. After the silence, they began whispering among themselves, and soon learned what the bodyguards had come for.
So they were here to pick up their young lady after school.
But they had never heard of any of their classmates being a wealthy family's young lady before, had they?
Most of the students looked around, trying to identify the young lady the bodyguards had mentioned.
A few quickly recovered and continued on their way.
Hua kept her expression unchanged and her head down as she walked outside.
Every step filled her with dread.
She could distinctly feel the gazes of the dozen or so bodyguards settling discreetly on her.
Hua was terribly uneasy, afraid her guardian would come up with some new stunt.
Something like making the bodyguards shout at her