Chapter 84: Enrollment, sharp as a blade
Black hair fell to her shoulders, cascading like a waterfall along her luminous white neck. Tang Wu's oval face was exquisite. She stood beneath the shifting shade of a paulownia tree, wearing a white shirt, slim-fitting trousers, and flats that exposed the fine veins on the tops of her feet, enough to send blood pressure soaring. Understated and simple. Yet it was enough to make Zhang Xiaozhu, beside Song Zhen, purse her lips inwardly. Her painstakingly chosen outfit was clearly nowhere near this plainly dressed woman's level when it came to capturing every eye.
"I never imagined Nanjing University had someone this stunning," Zhang Xiaozhu sighed.
"That stunning...?" Song Zhen's voice drifted over. A little slow on the uptake, Zhang Xiaozhu missed the odd note in it. "She's not bad. She's different from you, very easy on the eyes, very comfortable to look at. Not your style, but I suppose you each have your strengths..." Zhang Xiaozhu was still smiling as she spoke, but a fierce glare from Song Zhen's phoenix eyes immediately silenced her.
Zhang Xiaozhu watched in fearful silence as Song Zhen stared at Su Xiaocan and Tang Xiaowu, her pupils contracting. In her memory, the only time the invariably calm and well-mannered Song Zhen had worn such an expression was when she first flew out to the family business in the Southeast. Back then, an ambitious manager in their family's Southeast region had been secretly maneuvering behind the scenes, growing so brazen that he threatened the family's foundations. Song Zhen's eldest brother had been unable to get away, so she, who was in China at the time, immediately flew to the Southeast region. Together with several staunchly loyal family veterans, she swiftly took control and overthrew the rebellious forces stirring