At the Mu family residence, in Mu Xianguang’s courtyard. At eight in the morning, the fragrance of sandalwood drifted through the pearl curtains. When Mu Yining arrived, a servant was carrying out untouched dishes. Seeing her, he stepped aside and bowed slightly. Mu Yining lifted the pearl curtain and entered. Inside was dim and smoky.…

On the seventh floor. Xu En no longer had the energy to negotiate with the police, so Ming Dongheng pulled them aside. Bai Lian’s phone rang – this time it was a WeChat video call. Lansi. “Bai,” Lansi was wearing clothes made by Ji Heng while talking to Bai Lian. “One of my students was…

In Room 407, Bai Lian leaned against the balcony with her hair hanging loose down her back. One hand was casually tucked in her pocket, loose strands falling across her forehead, while her other hand held her phone, pale fingers tapping the screen. “A truck…” she narrowed her eyes slightly. With all the new students…

Academician Ma tapped his keyboard, typing a line of text. Hearing the words, he slowly pushed up his glasses. “Fine, you’re the boss, whatever you say.” The door behind them slowly closed. In front, the driver looked at Assistant Yu in the passenger seat. Afraid of disturbing Academician Ma, he lowered his voice: “Professor Yu,…

At Jiangda’s entrance. Ji Shaojun recognized Wang Assistant’s car plate from having ridden in it before. He turned to Ming Dongheng and said, “Ming, someone’s here to pick us up. You don’t need to send us.” Ming Dongheng nodded but remained standing to the side, his gaze through his sunglasses fixed on Wang Assistant’s car…

Bai Shiming remained motionless. The senior student sitting beside him, waiting for Bai Lian to fill out her form, started urging him, “President, haven’t you finished registering yet? Little sister, come fill out your new student report with me first.” She kept staring at Bai Lian’s face as she handed over the pen and paper,…

On the weekend. The house manager hadn’t mentioned coming beforehand, so Ji Shaojun was surprised to see him at the door. “Today is Ah Lian’s first day of school. I need to take her there.” The Ji family always paid attention to every detail of Bai Lian’s life. Before, the Ji family didn’t have such…

Even with the screening system in place this year, the topic of the top gaokao scorer still caused quite a stir. But people like Xu Nanjing naturally didn’t pay much attention to it. He only saw news about Bai Lian through Lu Xiaohan’s social media posts. He didn’t know much else, and he hadn’t participated…

From the driver’s seat, Assistant Yu watched as Academician Ma walked up the magnificent steps. His gaze fell on the notebook in Academician Ma’s hand. As an assistant professor, he had been by Academician Ma’s side for a long time. The academician always carried this notebook with him. While he didn’t know what was on…

The manager respectfully led Xiao Bingwen inside. He had just gone downstairs to prepare the cake when he saw Jiang Fuli’s profile, dimly lit by the lights. The relaxed smile on his face disappeared. “Young Master Jiang,” he greeted. Jiang Fuli lazily tilted his head, his pale eyes sweeping over Xiao Bingwen. His usually imposing…