Ever since the birthday party, Murong Xue had been hiding from Yang Feng. It was not an affectation. She really did not know how to face him. She had already declined him when Yang Feng confessed his love to her, but what happened that night was totally unexpected. Not to mention the fact that Shangguan Mo was with her now, she did not want to start a relationship in this life at all.

Did she care about that night? Sure, she was concerned. In fact, almost every woman would make it a big deal. However, Murong Xue, who was not as simple as she used to be in her last life, would not be desperate. She even found herself a little distorted now.

Murong Xue decided to go to the Academic Affairs Office today. She did not want to while away her time on campus. School life was youthfully beautiful yet unsuitable for her. Besides, she felt increasingly small and overshadowed by Shangguan Mo as she spent more time with him. In this life, she wanted to be independent and free of restriction. Therefore, she had to strike out of herself and get rid of Shangguan Mo as soon as possible.

After class, Murong Xue came to her head teacher Mr. Huang and asked for studying at home.

Mr. Huang raised his glasses and stared at his famous student, the Eldest Miss of the Murong Family. She had made surprisingly good grades recently, jumping from the middle to the first place in the grade within these months.

Besides, Murong Xue got nearly perfect scores in every subject, which aroused his suspicion of test leaking at first. But that could not happen every time. Maybe the Murong Family got her a tutor or something.

“You want to study at home? Murong Xue, you cannot be so pretentious just because of your recent good grades. What’s your reason?” Arms folded, Mr. Huang leaned back in his chair and looked up at Murong Xue. He was happy about Murong Xue’s progress, but he did not want to see complacency get in her way.

“Mr. Huang, I have taught myself all the required college courses. You know I don’t have much time to stay on campus. I promise I will keep myself in the top 10.” Murong Xue was very confident. Thanks to the Phoenix Space and the spiritual water, her mind became clearer.

“You finished all the college courses?” Even with a tutor’s help, it was too fast. If she was this smart, why did he not find it out before? Mr. Huang found her explanation unconvincing and he took it as her excuse for studying at home.

Mr. Huang’s doubt was a signal for trouble. After all, he was her head teacher, and his permission was necessary. “Mr. Huang, I can take a test right now. If I still get good grades, will you agree to my application?”

Mr. Huang’s eyes lit up at her words. This was a good idea. He also wanted to find out if her good grades were real. With a serious look on his face, Mr. Huang said flatly, “Then I’ll randomly take out a few pieces of each subject’s practice tests. You can do it right here in my office, and I will supervise the exam.”

Mr. Huang took several test papers out of the test room and handed out them to Murong Xue.

Murong Xue glanced over the questions. To her relief, she had reviewed all of them. Picking up the pen, she started writing.

Murong Xue’s writing speed was so fast that Mr. Huang was wondering if she was scribbling. But taking a look at her answers dispelled his suspicion. Her answers were all correct. Mr. Huang was completely convinced now. It was very comforting that Murong Xue must have been so industrious at home. Maybe the reason why she could get good grades was that she got good tutoring, and she was not trying to be lazy.

It was after two hours that Murong Xue finished all four tests, each of which only took her half an hour.

Mr. Huang collected the papers and spoke with feigned calmness, “Murong Xue, I will talk to the president about your application after I finish all the markings. No worries.”

Confident about her grades, Murong Xue felt secure. “Thank you, Mr. Huang. I should go now.”

“Well, see you.” He had nothing to say to such a talent.

Murong Xue looked around at the empty campus and was going to the parking lot to drive home.

But the figure next to her car stopped her steps and made her have an urge to dig a hole for hiding herself. Unfortunately, there was not even a tree around her. Murong Xue regretted coming here. She should have walked home.

Looking at Yang Feng’s bright eyes, she could not just walk away. Despite everything, it was not his fault.

“Xue, finally I saw you.” The smile on his face worsened her guilt.

Murong Xue coughed up some words at last, “Yang Feng, why are you here?” How long had he been waiting here? It was two hours after class.

Yang Feng sensed something wrong with her voice and his heart missed a beat, “Xue, have you been avoiding me these days? Are you mad at me?” No wonder that he could not find her. The thought of her evading him for his misdeed made his heart twist.

It was she who really suffered from what happened that night. Murong Xue could not treat him as an ordinary friend, so she chose to just ignore Yang Feng. And she knew about his feelings for her. “I’m not mad at you…”

“Then why are you hiding from me? What happened that night was my fault. I will be responsible. Please don’t run away from me, okay?” Even though she didn’t like him, he hoped that she wouldn’t hide from him. He still wanted to see her. Without her, his heart hurt badly.

Murong Xue wanted to say it was not true, but what came out was, “Yang Feng, I remember I’ve told you that I have a boyfriend.”

Yang Feng thought of the man he met before and asked anxiously, “The man who took you away that night is your boyfriend? But we…” That man gave him a punch as soon as they met.

Murong Xue stiffened at his words, “Yes, he is my boyfriend. So you’d better forget what happened that night, and we should meet each other less in the future.” Since she was not going to be with Yang Feng, it was better not to give him hope.

“I can’t do it!” How could she be so cruel to him?

“That’s your business.” Murong Xue answered coldly.

“Xue, I’m sorry... But I won’t give up. No matter who he is, I will never give up. I love you!” The tenderness in Yang Feng’s eyes grew thicker and thicker.

Murong Xue was annoyed. She did not hate Yang Feng, and she did not want him to become a thorn in the side of Shangguan Mo. Therefore, she replied in disguised indifference, “But I don’t like you. I’m tired of seeing you. Don’t come over to me anymore. Let’s just pretend that we have never met each other.”

Tears immediately filled Yang Feng’s eyes. He really loved her, the first girl he fell in love with in 18 years. “I don’t believe that. You’re a liar.” He ran out as the words just left his lips. He was afraid of hearing something more heart-breaking from her.

Please don’t treat him like this. It was okay that she did not love him back, but she said she hated him...

Standing still, Murong Xue sighed. Yang Feng was a good man, but he did not belong with her. If she dared to be with him, she swore that tragic death would happen to them at once. Shangguan Mo would never allow it.

Murong Xue did not see Yang Feng in the following days, which made her relieved yet a little sad. If she had never met Fang Shihua in her last life, would she have been better off? Speaking of Fang Shihua, she did not see him in class these days, either. Mr. Huang explained that Fang Shihua was sick, but she doubted it. The first thing that came to her mind was that Shangguan Mo had his men give him a lesson.

Ha-ha! He totally deserved it. In her last life, Fang Shihua should not have abandoned her. Murong Xue’s eyes flashed with the pleasure of revenge, but then she felt fear. She had become a vicious person, who just wanted to torture her enemies and give them the taste of madness.

The old Murong Xue would never come back. She did not miss the old herself, either. She had really paid the price for her stupidity, and she could not afford to love.

Mr. Huang submitted Murong Xue’s application and showed her academic performance to the university president. The president approved her application on the condition that she had to participate in certain honorary contests on behalf of the university and win a place in the finals.

Hearing this, Murong Xue felt a twitch on her face. Seeing Mr. Huang’s embarrassed face, she replied with a nod. The president was really a sly old fox!

Later, Murong Xue told her friends in university about this. She promised to go to Mo Aili’s home to visit her from time to time. Only in this way could she get rid of Mo Aili.

The International Stone Gambling Event held in the capital would start soon. She was ready to set off.

Murong Xue lied to her family about this trip, faking it as a getaway for relaxation. Her parents did not oppose her proposal, believing that it was beneficial for young people to go out and see the bigger world.

However, Shangguan Mo said that he would go with her, which made her speechless. Alas, she could not get rid of him wherever she went.

Before leaving for the capital, Murong Xue went to see how the company was running. As expected, Luo Shengfei had conducted a series of reforms, which was well underway.

She also took out the medicine she invented in the Space. Currently, it was only the medicine for typhoid fever. After she had clinical trials and put it into production, she would focus on other medicine. She had given the prescription to Gu Ming and instructed him not to let the underlings get it. Different parts of the prescription would be distributed to different people to make medicinal materials and synthesize the medicine at last to prevent the prescription from leaking.

As for the veterans in Mo Ziwen’s Security Department, everything went smoothly. Mo Ziwen had integrated the organizations in A province and thus became the leader of the underworld. He did not hide it from Murong Xue. Instead, he expressed that he was willing to let Mo Group merge into Rise Group.

But she refused. It was not that Mo Group was unqualified. But she did not want to steal his work. Murong Xue was worried that he could not work it alone. Although she valued this partner very much, she would not force Mo Ziwen if he was really not available to help her. So she asked him if he wanted to leave Rise Group. After all, he could benefit a lot more from Mo Group. There was no need for him to stay.

Nevertheless, Mo Ziwen felt angry and wronged and said that he would rather give up Mo Group than leave Rise Group.

Murong Xue was surprised, but then she thought of Mo Zilin. Maybe Mo Ziwen was just being grateful. She decided to let him be.

Murong Xue put Mo Ziwen in charge of the real estate development of the Donghuan and planned to establish the Rise Group’s headquarter there. Once it was finished, the current company would be moved to that place. Luo Shengfei was temporarily responsible for decision-making, and Gu Ming did not object to it this time. Young as Luo Shengfei was, he did a really good job.

Luo Shengfei was quite moved and surprised that Murong Xue had arranged for him to go to university. As he was busy running the company, he put the university aside for now.

Having arranged everything, Murong Xue and Shangguan Mo took the plane to the capital.

Shangguan Mo did not show up after he settled Murong Xue in one of his private villas. Murong Xue knew he was busy. She had been wondering why Shangguan Mo came to A province since the Shangguan Family was based in the capital, as well as their major industries. He only had some subsidiary corporations in A province. But she was not naive enough to ask him about it, just guessing in her mind.