But just when Lu Qian thought the matter was over, Ning Rongrong actually began sobbing again.
Feeling terribly guilty, Lu Qian did not dare upset Ning Rongrong now, so he hurriedly asked:
"What's... what's wrong now?"
Lu Qian asked very cautiously, his face covered in smiles.
Ning Rongrong sobbed for a little while before finally stopping, then looked pitifully at Lu Qian and asked:
"Tell me, does this mean I won't get to eat so many delicious things again all semester?"
Looking at Ning Rongrong's face, like pear blossoms drenched in rain, Lu Qian truly could not bear it. After all, he seemed to have just swindled her out of her entire allowance for the semester.
Otherwise, Ning Rongrong could not possibly have been so upset!
Gritting his teeth, Lu Qian thumped his chest and assured Ning Rongrong:
"It's all right. Whenever you want some, I'll bring you here!"
"Really?"
Ning Rongrong's big eyes instantly lit up.
"Of course!"
"Boo-hoo, you're such a good person."
"Heh-heh, we're just helping each other out."
Even having lived two lives, Lu Qian could not help blushing at that moment. He seemed to have been a bit too much of a bastard!
Lu Qian did not want to stay here any longer, so he hurriedly said to Ning Rongrong:
"I'm heading back to the academy. What about you?"
"I'll go back with you. I was going to look around the shopping street."
This time, Lu Qian did not agree to take Ning Rongrong to the shopping street, because this way, she might be able to push herself to finish her twenty-lap assignment.
After all, the girl had just been swindled out of her entire semester's allowance by Lu Qian and was already unfortunate enough. Lu Qian felt he had wronged her a little, so he would still help her as much as possible.
However, Lu Qian felt that whether Ning Rongrong completed this lap-running assignment or not, Flender would probably find fault with her, because Ning Fengzhi had instructed him to. Flender was acting on orders to knock Ning Rongrong into line.
On their way back, Lu Qian did not say much. He simply gave Ning Rongrong a little mental preparation so that she would not be unable to take it when Flender lectured her.
However, Ning Rongrong was clearly not in high spirits. Lu Qian guessed that the girl was probably still immersed in the sorrow of losing her allowance.
When the two returned to Shrek Academy together, Lu Qian never imagined that Zhu Zhuqing would actually be right at the gate, watching him return to the academy with Ning Rongrong.
However, after seeing Lu Qian and Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing turned and left. Lu Qian simply told Ning Rongrong, "Keep running your laps," before running toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Naturally, Ning Rongrong felt unhappy at the sight, so she simply vented her feelings by running laps.
"Qing'er!"
Lu Qian called out with cloying affection.
Then he caught Zhu Zhuqing's little hand. Zhu Zhuqing stopped, glanced at Lu Qian, and said quietly:
"What?"
"It was urgent, so I didn't have time to report to you. Will you hear me out now?"
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing.
Lu Qian went ahead and began talking, describing in particularly vivid detail how Dean Flender had swindled him out of eighteen hundred Gold Soul Coins.
Then came how Ning Rongrong, upon hearing about it, had shown great kindness and lent him all her own allowance.
After hearing all this, Zhu Zhuqing's expression indeed improved considerably.
"How could Dean Flender be that sort of person?"
"Haven't you heard Dean Flender's nickname? The profiteer! And not only is that fellow greedy, he's petty too!"
"Huh?"
Zhu Zhuqing could never have imagined that Dean Flender was such a person.
But just as Lu Qian was about to keep bad-mouthing Flender to divert Zhu Zhuqing's attention.
"Ahem, Qian, liars have to swallow a thousand needles, you know."
Flender!
Lu Qian had never imagined that this old fox would appear behind him without his knowing when.
Lu Qian then turned around in utter embarrassment and said with a dry laugh:
"Heh-heh, it was all... Young Master Dai told me all of it."
If he did not throw Dai Mubai under the bus now, when would he?
"Mubai?"
"Yes, Dean, please don't tell him I was the one who said it!"
Lu Qian spoke with feigned concern.
"Hmph, that little brat."
Flender snorted and turned to leave. If Lu Qian's guess was right, Dai Mubai was probably in for trouble.
Once Flender had gone far away, Zhu Zhuqing could not help asking:
"Did he really tell you that?"
"Heh-heh, of course not. It's just that I don't like him."
"Hmph, you're such a scoundrel."
"Oh? What, do you feel sorry for him?"
Lu Qian pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms by her slender waist with utter dominance. Unable to break free for the moment, Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly said:
"Let go of me! Someone will see!"
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's little face flush bright red, Lu Qian released her, looking immensely pleased with himself.
Feeling that she always came off worse with Lu Qian, Zhu Zhuqing was about to head back, but Lu Qian caught hold of her again.
"What?"
"I bought you something tasty."
When dealing with girls, snacks and desserts were definitely the first choice.
Not long after Zhu Zhuqing left, Lu Qian saw Dai Mubai walking toward the gate with an annoyed expression.
After seeing Lu Qian, Dai Mubai suddenly said to him:
"Bastard! Sooner or later, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"
"Oh."
Lu Qian was not afraid in the slightest.
Then Dai Mubai let out a tiger's roar and entered the state of Martial Soul Possession.
Just as Lu Qian thought the fellow was about to start a fight, Dai Mubai suddenly changed direction and began running laps around the academy!
"Hahahahaha!"
Lu Qian burst into completely undisguised laughter.
It turned out that Dai Mubai had also been punished by Flender with running laps.
But just as Lu Qian was about to stand at the gate and enjoy the show, Flender appeared behind him again.
"Lu Qian, twenty laps!"
"Huh?"
"What do you mean, huh? Get going!"
Flender spoke with a stern expression.
"Dean, I've just retrieved eighteen hundred Gold Soul Coins for you. How about we go to your office and hand them over first?"
"All right!"
Flender agreed very readily. There was no shame in making money!
Soon, Lu Qian followed Flender into his office.
"Dean, here are the eighteen hundred Gold Soul Coins. Since I'm being so considerate, how about letting those laps slide?"
"Not enough-ahem, no, you can't!"
Flender had accidentally let something slip. But was it really an accident?
Lu Qian understood as soon as he heard that and asked directly:
"Dean, how much would it be this time?"
"One hundred coins per lap."
"I'm going to run my laps."
If it were not for the fact that he could not beat Flender, Lu Qian would definitely have given him a brutal beating.
One hundred Gold Soul Coins per lap, twenty laps-that was another two thousand!
Was Flender a vampire?
"Ten coins!"
Seeing Lu Qian turn around and leave, Flender hurriedly changed his price.
"I! Am! Going! To! Run! Laps!"
"Five coins!"
"One coin! I can't go any lower!"
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