Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue, at the Imperial Medical University, shared the same professor as Li Fangwei.
However, their situation was special. They hardly attended class, mostly staying in the small laboratory inaccessible to ordinary students, always wearing masks.
Their interactions with Li Fangwei were minimal.
So, Li Fangwei’s claim of not recognizing Meng Chuyue was actually reasonable.
Meng Chuyue’s words carried a hint of provocation at this moment.
If it had been the true Li Fangwei, she would have honestly and straightforwardly explained her reasons for not recognizing Meng Chuyue.
She would most likely have said, "Senior sister, you rarely come to school, and even when you do, you stay in the professor’s lab and wear a mask. Honestly, I’ve only seen your unmasked face from a distance a few times, and you seem to have become prettier. I didn’t recognize you, and it’s really not my fault."
Of course, the real Li Fangwei would never say such a rude initial remark.
Although Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue didn’t interact much with Li Fangwei, they had heard the professor praise her and the classmates’ assessments were the same as the professor’s—she was naive, lively, kind, and well-behaved, so their impression of this junior sister was very positive.
However, Meng Chuyue was increasingly suspicious that she might be Lin Fangwei.
Even if not, she couldn’t be anything good.
Shen Ci simply judged that the other party was not as good as the teacher and classmates had assessed. He secretly decided to keep his distance from her in the future.
Lin Fangwei didn’t expect Meng Chuyue to say that, her eyes widened in disbelief, frantically recalling Li Fangwei’s past, and found her statement faultless, laughed and said, "Although we share the same professor, you are his pet, how could we insignificant ones possibly know you?"
Lin Fangwei, having held back her jealousy for so long, immediately gave herself away.
Her words shocked everyone at the table.
Especially Li Feng, who suddenly felt that his daughter hadn’t become smarter, but had become opportunistic.
Could it be that she suddenly took an interest in power and began trying to uplift the family business?
And her ultimate goal in doing so was to marry Shen Ci... is that why she was so harsh on Meng Chuyue?
Yes, he didn’t think Meng Chuyue’s words were harsh.
She just spoke the truth.
Even if there was a mistake, it was just a bit too blunt.
But Lin Fangwei’s remark... mentioning being insignificant.
Well, that really was low.
Han Zheng and Song Ting’s thoughts were similar.
One had long considered Shen Ci as the only choice for a son-in-law, the other had long considered Meng Chuyue as the only choice for a daughter-in-law; both suddenly realized that Li Fangwei might ruin their plans, and became guarded.
Both decided that today would pass, but from now on, they would never again associate with Li Fangwei.
Even if needed, they would deal with Li Feng.
If Li Fangwei came looking, they would let Zhao Xiaoxin and Song Enzhi handle her.
Lin Fangwei regretted her words after saying them.
She knew the comment had spoiled things.
But she thought it might only displease Meng Chuyue, making it unlikely for them to become "good friends"—she didn’t expect to be disliked by Han Zheng and Song Ting.
Lin Fangwei’s hostility was too evident, making Meng Chuyue’s suspicions deepen.
However, regardless of whether the other party was Lin Fangwei, she didn’t want to confront her and dampen everyone’s spirits at that moment.
She smiled slightly and said, "You’re being too modest," then quietly chatted with Shen Ci.
Her delicate hands even straightened the collar of Shen Ci’s clothing.
What was untouchable by herself lay within the palms of Meng Chuyue... Lin Fangwei felt even more envious but dared not speak carelessly, only carefully picking topics Han Zheng and Li Feng liked to converse softly with them.
No one else at the table paid attention to her, but they chatted very lively among themselves—Lin Fangwei keenly noticed that Meng Chuyue had a good relationship with Song Enzhi but mutual disdain with Song Enyu.
So, could she possibly start from Song Enyu?