Professor Zhang laughed, raising both hands as if in surrender. "Up to nothing, I swear. I'm not here to recruit her or anything, don't worry."
He turned to Principal Ren with a smirk. "Did you know about this?"
Principal Ren chuckled. "Of course. I tried to get her to enroll in my university, after all."
Professor Zhang let out a knowing laugh. "No wonder you're so protective, Wei Guozhi. Even your own acquaintances have tried to steal her out of your hands."
Wei Guozhi scoffed. "It's not about being protective," he said coolly. "If she knows her worth, she won't let anyone decide her future for her."
Professor Zhang smirked. "Spoken like a true mentor."
The air between them was thick with unspoken challenges, but the conversation wound down naturally.
And then—
Luo Zhelan stepped forward.
He had been silent this whole time, merely observing, but now, with the others momentarily distracted, he finally met Jiang Yue's gaze.
