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Coincidentally, Professor Lin stepped out of the conference room. When he saw Ji Nuan, he was astonished. “Ji Nuan? Why are you here?”

Ji Nuan turned back to see Professor Lin hurrying over to her side.

“You came at a good time. I was going to retrieve the documents for the corporate management and business classes. The principal and investor want to examine them. Go help me take them. The documents are all placed on my office desk. Look through them carefully and send them directly into the meeting room.”

Professor Lin had a lot of trust in Ji Nuan. After giving her some simple instructions, he rushed back into the meeting room.

Ji Nuan faltered for a second before turning to head downstairs.

Feng Ling had entered the class midway. She was not very committed to her studies in corporate management and did not understand the teaching materials Professor Lin needed well. Ji Nuan searched for around 10 minutes, arranging all of the necessary documents before placing them into a file. She then brought it to the highest floor of the school building.

The head of the department saw that she brought it and had seen Professor Lin personally instructing her to bring the documents into the meeting room earlier. He did not stop her and stepped forward to open the conference room door for her. Before Ji Nuan entered, he warned her, “Don’t speak carelessly after entering. The important school heads, as well as the library investor, are all inside. Remember, ah, don’t speak carelessly.”

Ji Nuan: “I understand. Thank you.”

The moment she stepped in, she heard the principal speaking frankly in assurance and saw the man sitting at the head of the conference table.

Today, he did not wear a suit. Instead, he wore a simple black shirt and pants. His 6 feet 2 inches figure was extremely eye-catching. He sat there quietly, his taciturn and reserved demeanor made him look distant.

Even when he sat with the principal and various outstanding individuals, they were all silently suppressed by his appearance, his figure, and even his unhurried and cold aura. He appeared like a silent, nobleman looking upon them in disdain. With his cold demeanor and lack of smile, he clearly displayed his distance and indifference.

After watching the man she knew being so unfamiliar, her heart was stung.

She was too used to Mo Jingshen’s doting and concessions. Such a distant Mo Jingshen was truly unfamiliar to her.

“President Mo, this is the scope of our T University’s recent cooperation with various large educational institutions. Among which…”

The principal stood by a large screen, pointing at the displayed PowerPoint presentation and detailing T University’s goals. He, who was used to maintaining a tyrannical hold over the students, was currently staring at the man at the head of the conference table with shiny, bright eyes.

Aside from the one-hundred-year-old library that needed reconstruction, T University also had several other channels and programs they hoped would be able to catch the eye of local businesses. Right now, he wanted to grab hold of the opportunity to establish more partnerships with Mo Corporation; thus, he naturally needed to make use of all the available methods to draw the investor’s attention.

The proceeding meeting did not pause because of Ji Nuan’s entrance. The principal only took a look at Ji Nuan, and upon seeing Professor Lin stand up to indicate her to come over, he understood her purpose and continued the meeting without faltering.

“Ji Nuan, over here.” Professor Lin’s identity in T University was that of a specially engaged professor. He was positioned in the middle of the conference table, around seven to eight meters away from the head position.

Ji Nuan brought the documents she held to Professor Lin. When he received the file, he flipped through it and then nodded in appreciation. He turned back to her in praise. “Not bad. As expected, you’re the most serious when it comes to your studies. You’ve brought all of the necessary documents without leaving anything out. If it had been anyone else, who knows how much missing pages there would have been.”

Ji Nuan felt that her task was complete. She used her gaze to ask if he needed her to leave now.

Before Professor Lin could reply, the principal posed a question to him. He immediately turned his head and assumed a professional demeanor without saying if he needed Ji Nuan to leave.

Ji Nuan stood behind Professor Lin, raising her eyes to look toward the head of the table.

From the moment she entered, Mo Jingshen only took one glance at her. It was a casual glance, after which, he did not shift his gaze toward her any further.

When she turned toward him, she saw that Mo Jingshen was currently composedly flipping through a T University folder the principal had attentively handed him.

Ji Nuan quickly sensed from his unperturbed attitude that his attention was completely not placed on her.

This man was truly cold and indifferent, unlike Ji Nuan. Although she appeared calm, her heart felt as if it had been scratched by a cat’s claws. It was itchy and sharp to the point of flustering her. Yet, the man she faced was someone whose rank was much more outstanding than hers.

As though sensing her gaze, Mo Jingshen placed the file down after only a few pages and carelessly shifted his gaze toward her.

When their eyes met, Ji Nuan, who was about to leave the conference room, immediately paused.

She did not know much about Mo Corporation’s plans for this year. Perhaps Mo Jingshen’s appearance in T University today and the entrance of their company into the education industry were all part of their initial plans.

After ignoring her for more than a month, it couldn’t be that his sudden appearance here was because of her.

Back then, she did cross a line with her words; her mistrust of him had stepped onto his bottom line.

But it had been a whole month. What exactly has he been doing during this month?

After not meeting for a whole month, this man’s attitude as he sat was truly composed and unperturbed.

“Professor Lin’s student, did you enter to send the documents in? If you’re done, you can leave now.” Seeing that Ji Nuan was still standing there, and President Mo appeared slightly distracted by her, the principal suddenly urged her to leave.

At this moment, Professor Lin also turned to nod to her, indicating for her to leave first.

Ji Nuan quietly nodded. Without saying a single word, she turned and decisively walked out.

All of a sudden, one of the school heads by Mo Jingshen’s side spoke up: “By the way, President Mo, you previously mentioned that the reason for your investment in T University’s one-hundred-year-old library is because there is someone extremely important to you here. No matter if it’s you or that person, this is truly a very meaningful deed. Who exactly is it that is viewed so importantly by President Mo?”

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Ji Nuan had already stepped toward the conference room door. Her expression was startled as she faltered by the door.

That day, the issue she should not have been concerned about, the suspicion and mistrust that should not have existed, when she really wanted to ask if she had left any marks on his life…

Right now, was this considered a form of response?

Was she important?

At the same time, Ji Nuan felt a familiar gaze land on her back. She stood in her position, aware that this was the principal’s meeting room and that there were many important figures present. She composed herself and took quick steps out of the room.

Feng Ling stood outside, waiting for her. When she saw Ji Nuan appear, she immediately approached, using her gaze to ask if the person inside was Mr. Mo. Ji Nuan nodded and headed downstairs.

The sky had already turned dark. T City’s street lights were flickering on, and the lights in T University were a distance away.

Ji Nuan said that she wanted to be alone for a while, so Feng Ling stood a distance away from her to not disturb her. Watching as Ji Nuan paced back and forth on the campus grounds, Feng Ling could not understand what she was thinking about.

After around an hour, the sky gradually darkened. In the school building, only the highest floor was still lit.

Ji Nuan saw the lights in the conference room on the highest floor turning off. She abruptly took quick steps to enter through the back door and saw several school heads arriving downstairs. When she saw Professor Lin at the back, she approached to ask, “Professor, has the meeting ended?”

“It’s already past eight, you haven’t returned to the dormitory?” Professor Lin looked at her in astonishment. “The wind is strong today. You should head back soon to rest, don’t catch a cold.”

“Has everyone left?” Ji Nuan did not see Mo Jingshen’s silhouette.

“The investor has already left. I stayed back with several other school heads to extend the meeting by several minutes. Right now, there’s no one left in the meeting room. Why? Who are you looking for?” Professor Lin considered her for a moment. “I’m considered old friends with your father, but because I’ve been busy in recent years, I don’t understand much about your Ji family. President Mo is also from Hai City, could the both of you…”

“He has already left?” Ji Nuan knitted her brows. She did not refute Professor Lin’s guess, silently agreeing.

Professor Lin took another look at her. He thought back to when Mo Jingshen specially requested to take a look at the information on corporate management classes at T University and understood that it wasn’t a coincidence.

So, it had been for Ji Nuan, this brat.

Professor Lin smiled. “He hasn’t left for too long. If you wish to chase now, he should probably be by the school gates. Right now, there is a large traffic jam outside the gates. His car shouldn’t have left yet.”

After finishing his words, Professor Lin felt that he had said enough and left.

He had no right to ask too much about the young people’s affairs. But because it was Ji Nuan’s presence that allowed T University to receive such a significant investment, this could be considered a great service on Ji Nuan’s part to T University and its one-hundred-year-old library.

Ji Nuan’s lagged for two to three seconds before she abruptly turned around.

She ran all the way to the school gates to see the cars parked by the side of the road; however, she did not know which car was Mo Jingshen’s.

He did not bring the Ghost to T City. Mo Corporation had its own branch company in T City, but she did not know which was the company’s car, or if he had prepared a car to use here. She had previously seen him driving an off-road vehicle but, right now, that car was not present.

Ji Nuan looked out toward the parking lot outside the school and finally could not hold in the urge. She picked up her phone and dialed Mo Jingshen’s number.

The call went through but was not picked up after a long time; finally, it dropped on its own.

Ji Nuan also did not catch the sound of a nearby ringtone.

Which meant that Mo Jingshen must have already left.

Did he leave just like that?

Ji Nuan could not give up and dialed again; the call was still not answered.

She abruptly gripped her phone tightly in her palm, glaring toward every car parked in the parking lot.

Very good, Mo Jingshen, your temper sure is big!

Ji Nuan spun around and walked away. Feng Ling saw that Ji Nuan did not manage to find Mr. Mo and approached from afar. Ji Nuan’s expression was unhappy.

“Ji…” Feng Ling saw that there were no other students around them and lowered her voice, “Mrs. Mo, was the person who came today really Mr. Mo? Where is he now?”

“I don’t know!”

Hearing Ji Nuan’s enraged tone, Feng Ling: “…”

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Bai Wei went out alone tonight and caught up with several old friends she had met through work. Her mood was bright when she returned, and she carried several bottles of beer with her.

She knew that Ji Nuan did not drink and was originally planning to look for Feng Ling to drink with her.

However, for the first time ever, Ji Nuan reached for the can of beer by her bedside and began drinking the moment she sat down, chugging with the attitude of a competitive drinker.

“This… what happened to her?” Bai Wei was astonished, turning her suspicious gaze onto Feng Ling.

Feng Ling calmly replied, “The anger must be stifling her.”

“Who can anger her so? Didn’t she say that she couldn’t drink? Should we stop her?”

“Forget it, let her drink and have a good sleep in the dormitory. It’s meaningless to stop her now.” Feng Ling glanced at Ji Nuan. She could understand where Ji Nuan was coming from. If she really wanted to drink, so long as she did not step out of the dorm tonight, she would let her drink as she pleased.

Bai Wei saw that Ji Nuan had already downed two cans of beer and was searching through the bag for the other two cans.

“Aren’t you guys going to drink?” Ji Nuan’s tolerance was indeed poor. She had only consumed two cans of beer that were low in alcohol concentration, but her eyes had already begun to turn red.

“I bought these on the way back earlier; I only bought four cans. If you really want to have a satisfying drink, why don’t we head to that pub across the university?” Bai Wei saw that Ling Feifei wasn’t around and felt that it was a rare chance for the three of them to have a good conversation with drinks. “That pub is really not bad. There aren’t any shady people around, and there are two hired singers performing all sorts of love songs. I’ve been there twice. Their singing is good, the environment is pleasant, and there are also all sorts of drinks.”

“All right, let’s go,” Ji Nuan picked up the third can of beer, opening it as she replied.

Seeing that Ji Nuan’s emotions were clearly intensifying from the effects of the alcohol, Feng Ling immediately spoke up, “No, it’s already past nine. Let’s just finish these here. Go straight to bed after you’re done drinking.”

Ji Nuan appeared as though she did not hear Feng Ling’s reply. She had already put on her coat and was putting on her shoes by the bedside. While tying her shoelaces, she said, “Let’s go, let’s go. My treat.”

She looked toward Feng Ling who clearly did not plan on letting her go. “Let’s go together, ah. You’ll be accompanying me. What are you afraid of?”

Why would Feng Ling be afraid?

If Ji Nuan really wanted to go, with her company, there was no way she would encounter much trouble. In the past month, Mr. Mo must have also done something to America’s Su Family. Their movements have quietened a lot; it was unlikely that they would attempt anything again.

What Feng Ling was concerned about was not Ji Nuan’s safety. She had already drunk some alcohol. If Mr. Mo was nearby and did not actually leave and found out that Ji Nuan had drunk…

She feared that she would have to face her first dismissal ever.