Soon Huangfu Yuan returned to the car, calm and unperturbed.

Someone inside said with a cold face, "Mr. Dragon, I'll get her back!" She dared to treat Mr. Dragon like that. D*mn it! She should be hacked to pieces.

Huangfu Yuan glanced sideways at him, waving his hand casually.

"I see." What Mr. Dragon meant was to leave her alone.

...

Murong Xue didn't inform anyone when she arrived in A province. Nor did she return to the Murong Family. Even though she put on a calm front, her mother knew at first glance that there was something wrong. She didn't want her family to worry about her or know that she was broken-hearted.

Once she returned to the villa, she went directly into the Space, her own private place, where no one would disturb her.

In the Space, she kept on studying new products and practicing medical skills to numb her pain day by day, year after year. It was unknown how many years she had spent in the Space before Murong Xue had the courage to show up again.

She checked the date after she went out. Only two days had passed while she had spent 20 years in the Space as if she had experienced the vicissitudes of life and had been reincarnated once again. She had built layer after layer of a fortress for her broken heart.

She went straight to school. Because she was not with the school team, she still needed to report to school.

Murong Xue parked her car and walked into school. For unknown reasons, she felt that all students stared at her with strange looks. She walked uneasily to the teacher's office.

"Miss... Miss Murong..." Among the people standing by, a short-haired girl summoned the courage and walked up to Murong Xue.

"What's up?" Murong Xue stopped. She didn't know this girl.

The girl looked a bit coy. "Murong Xue, you are so amazing! You've won the first prize. I admire you so much. Can you take a picture with me?" She looked at Murong Xue with a yearning face.

Murong Xue twitched her eyebrows. She couldn't hold the cold face anymore. What was going on? "Okay." She said politely.

"Great!" The girl took out the phone at once and flashed several photos in a row.

"Thank you, Miss Murong." She gave Murong Xue a warm smile.

Murong Xue nodded and was about to leave when the rest of the students swarmed to her.

"Miss Murong, please take a photo with me, too."

"And me."

"Don't push me!"

"And me."

"Have you had breakfast? I have some for you here."

"I can hold your bag for you."

"Stop pushing. I came first."

"Miss Murong..."

"..."

The aloofness on Murong Xue’s face had gone. She had no idea how to cope with the present situation.

It was not until the bell rang that the students dispersed and walked to the classroom. Murong Xue let out a sigh of relief. For the first time in two lives, she was praised and admired like this. She couldn't help smiling. She finally changed her life path from that of her last life where she had no friends but Xiao Keli.

She soon got to the teacher's office and found Mr. Huang

"Mr. Huang!"

"Oh, Murong Xue, welcome our winner back!" Mr. Huang smiled happily. His school won first place. What a great honor! It was the first time they had won first place in the international academic competition of the school since the school was founded. Even he, as the head teacher, had received high praise and even got a promotion.

"Well, Mr. Huang, I come here to report, but I have one more thing to discuss with you." Murong Xue said.

"What is it?" Mr. Huang asked. There were no competitions in school recently but some rewarding ceremonies.

"Well, I want to take the graduation exam next month. I'm eligible to graduate with my current performance, so I want to apply for it to the school."

"What? You want to take the graduation exam?" Mr. Huang stood up in shock. To be honest, he was reluctant to let go of such an excellent student, but as a teacher, he was delighted for her achievement. He didn't think Murong Xue couldn't pass. In fact, she was already qualified for graduation when she applied for flexible study before.

"Yes, Mr. Huang, please help me apply for it. I've got permission from the University of Medicine in the capital, and I'm going to study there after taking the graduation exam." Mr. Mo had already called her a few days ago, saying that he had already discussed with professors from the University of Medicine. And Mr. Mo asked how she thought about it.

She agreed without much consideration. Because of the Soul-killing poison before, she deeply felt the threat. She had to become strong as soon as possible and build up Rise Group. Next, she planned to break into the capital. Rise Group only won local fame in A province. Outside of it, no one paid attention to it. So she had to check out the situation of Rise Group if she went to the capital.

"Well, I see, but Murong Xue, are you sure? You are still young and you should enjoy the school life." The children of prestigious families were pathetic. They didn’t have fun at all and were mature at an early age. To be honest, he didn't quite agree with such education, which completely deprived Murong Xue of her happiness.

Murong Xue knew Mr. Huang was worried about her. She smiled and said, "Mr. Huang, I've made up my mind. I want to grow up. Only then can I protect people important to me. Thank you for your concern. But for me, this is what makes me happy."

"Well, now that you say so, I will hand in the application to my superior. The graduation exam is in the next month. Have you got prepared?"

"Sure! Besides, Mr. Huang, thank you for your guidance all the way." Murong Xue paid her respect to Mr. Huang seriously. Mr. Huang did give her a lot of help in many ways. Even when she was not at school, he would often contact her and ask how things were going along for her. He was indeed a competent head teacher.

Seeing how grateful she was, Mr. Huang felt a bit embarrassed and scratched his head. "I did nothing. If possible, you can come back to school to have a look. It will always be your alma mater. You can also call me if you have any questions. Though I am not that skilled, I know a lot about the things in the university." Murong Xue was the best one among the thousands of students he had taught.

"Okay, hope I won't bother you too much, Mr. Huang."

"Not at all. Ask me anytime."

"Then I'll leave the application to you, Mr. Huang. I've got to go now."

"All right."

Murong Xue left the office and walked to the classroom. She hadn't seen Mo Aili for a few days and had no idea how she was doing.

Sitting in the classroom, Murong Xue ignored the eager looks of the students there. Mo Aili dragged her sleeve. "Murong Xue, why are you always disappearing? That's how you treat me? Eh?"

Murong Xue rolled her eyes and pulled back her sleeve in Mo Aili’s hand. "I joined the competition. I didn't disappear, okay?"

"I don't care. In short, you disappear when you are not under my nose. Poor me, I am deeply troubled by matters about AX all day long, while you, the big boss, went to take part in a game."

"Allow me to remind you that the game you said is a competition among international colleges, and it's about the honor of our country! Also, I am not lazing around. Before I left, I had already arranged a series of matters including the factory production about AX. There should be no major problems. Moreover, AX was already back to normal operation when I left. I also confirmed the agreement between AX and Lizi Pavilion when I was in the capital. Everything was on the right track. I don't know what my dear Miss Ai is worried about. Is AX in trouble?"

Mo Aili let go of her hand. "I'm annoyed that I have nothing to do recently. I'm bored!"

Murong Xue twitched her eyes. She was assured that she was fooled. "Well, let's drop it. I want to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"I will take the graduation exam next month, and then I will go to the University of Medicine in the capital."

"What?" Mo Aili cried out.

Murong Xue lowered her head, pretending she didn't know this guy. "Would you please keep your voice down?"

But Mo Aili didn't care. "You bad girl, you want to abandon me again?"

Did she abandon Mo Aili? "OMG, how come? Why don't you join me and go to study at a university in the capital?" The more she thought about it, the better she thought it was. Even though many students made overtures of friendship after she got first place in the competition, Mo Aili was the only real friend. She might feel a little lonely if she was in the capital on her own.

"I'm not you. My grades are average, though much better than before, thanks to the tutoring you gave me. Besides, I know nothing about the knowledge in junior and senior years. How can I take the exam?" Mo Aili looked at her best friend in doubt.

Mo Aili could make it if she went to the Space, but she couldn't. Murong Xue didn't even dare to let her family know. Though she believed in Mo Aili, the fewer people knew, the less dangerous it was. She was afraid that Mo Aili might be implicated.

The exam was a month away, and it was not impossible. She could take some spiritual water from the Space for Mo Aili to drink, which could adjust the functions of the human body and help the mind be more agile. With Murong Xue’s guidance, Mo Aili might really make it. "Do you want to graduate? If so, I will try to help tutor you. It should work."

Mo Aili’s eyes lit up. She never doubted what Murong Xue said. If Murong Xue said yes, then it would work. Ever since Murong Xue cured Mo Aili’s grandfather long ago, Mo Aili had known Murong Xue was not a normal person. "Yes, I want to graduate. I'll leave it to you if you said so!"

Murong Xue was speechless. This girl didn't take it seriously. Why was she so assured? Murong Xue was not 100% sure herself, but she didn't want to get her hopes down.

"Well, let's expand the business of AX to the capital later," Murong Xue suggested.

"Expand? Will it be too early? AX has just been established and is just on the right track. The foundation will be unstable if it develops too fast," Mo Aili said.

"Not at all. Have you forgotten that we have a springboard? Lizi Pavilion is the springboard. We don't have to go by the rules, and we have already entered the market. Besides, we don't have to worry about the obstacles brought by other enterprises, because Lizi Pavilion won't stand by. We can do it with confidence and boldness." Murong Xue didn't say another reason, which was the person in charge of Lizi Pavilion happened to be Chu Yisen. She placed great trust in him.

"Well, we're still understaffed if we want to expand the business. Because it's a new company, most of the employees are novices. They are not as capable as the experienced employees, so our efficiency cannot match that of some long-established companies."

"It's okay. We'll soon supply our first batch of products to Lizi Pavilion. When the time comes, we will make a pitch, and people will come. Even if our employees are new, as long as they are nice people, they will get efficient after training. Workers in the factory should not be too young, as young people tend to be impetuous and rash. We can go to the countryside for recruitment. Many rural women are idle at home, and many want to make some extra money. The recruitment department can hand out recruitment leaflets in the countryside. Moreover, rural women are honest and are the most suitable workers at factories."

"Let's do it!"

"By the way, I'll give you tutoring every day after school. Will you stay in my villa with me at night or what?" Murong Xue asked.

Mo Aili thought for a while. "Why don't you come to my place? If I don't go home, Grandpa will have someone follow. It is troublesome and easy to attract attention."