Feng Xiaotian was carried away on a stretcher, and the students returned to their respective classes to continue their lessons. Everyone had found where they belonged.
For the moment, Lin Qian did not work on building rapport with Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu. Instead, he brought Bai Chenxiang and Tai Long along, and the five of them found a secluded place to sit.
Looking at Bai Chenxiang, who appeared to be around twenty, youthful and beautiful, the two women-especially Huo Wu-could not help feeling a strong sense of crisis, afraid the newcomer would replace the old.
Although Shui Bing'er was not a petty person, faced with a young woman who seemed very close to Lin Qian, she too felt a sense of crisis. She and Huo Wu came from the same city and had plenty of dealings with each other, so they naturally formed a united front against this outside invader.
Even if they were to become sisters in the future, seniority still mattered. The order of arrival determined who ranked above whom.
Faced with the two women's inexplicable hostility, Bai Chenxiang felt bewildered. Given her fondness for Lin Qian and her guesses about the relationship between the two sides, she soon understood what was happening.
Sneaking a glance at a certain someone's handsome profile and recalling her grandfather Bai He's advice, she somehow did not deny it. Instead, she moved closer, almost pressing against him.
Seeing her cling to him like an accessory, Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er felt even more certain of their suspicions. This woman really did harbor ulterior motives!
"Everyone, sit down and let's discuss business. I'm pressed for time."
As the head of the household, he had to establish the rules early, or he would only find himself on the back foot in the future.