Ling Yuanzhou’s eyes were cold as he looked at Mo Weiran, his tone carrying a hint of warning, "If you consider me a brother, stay away from Gu Zhiqi in the future."
Listening to Ling Yuanzhou’s warning, Mo Weiran didn’t take it too seriously and responded in a nonchalant manner, "Brother Zhou, I think you might be misunderstanding the young miss; actually, she..."
"What, you’re defending her after only a few days?" Ling Yuanzhou’s face was filled with displeasure, his expression downright foul.
Seeing this, Mo Weiran had no choice but to raise his hand, clutching the strap of his backpack, in a gesture of compromise, "Alright, alright. I’ll stay away from her from now on."
While he said this, he was thinking to himself that he needed to figure out a way to have the second divination done by the young miss.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, it was always good to have peace of mind.
Seeing Mo Weiran’s indifferent attitude, Ling Yuanzhou frowned but didn’t say anything else, "I’m leaving."
"Alright then, off you go."
The next day, early in the morning.
As soon as Gu Zhiqi arrived at the school entrance, she was stopped by someone. It was Hu Shiyu who blocked her path.
"Gu Zhiqi, let’s have a chat alone." This time, Hu Shiyu’s demeanor was very humble, and her face looked somewhat haggard.
"I don’t think there’s anything we need to talk about," Gu Zhiqi replied casually and then stepped past Hu Shiyu, heading towards the school entrance.
"Just a moment, it won’t take up much of your time." Hu Shiyu walked around Gu Zhiqi, then spread her arms, blocking Gu Zhiqi’s way.
Seeing this, a flash of impatience crossed Gu Zhiqi’s eyes as she looked indifferently at Hu Shiyu, "Three minutes."
"Okay, three minutes, just three minutes." With that, Hu Shiyu led Gu Zhiqi into the school and towards the campus garden.
It was morning, and everyone heading to school would usually go straight to their classrooms, leaving the garden empty.
Hu Shiyu led Gu Zhiqi to a usually deserted corner of the garden and then stopped, turning to look at Gu Zhiqi, "Gu Zhiqi, can I ask you for a favor?"
Gu Zhiqi simply raised her eyebrows slightly without speaking.
"I’m asking you to let... let Director Li go. Can you please talk to your father, ask him to stop the school from investigating him?" Hu Shiyu looked at Gu Zhiqi with a pleading face, but the resentment in her eyes was impossible to hide.
Hearing Hu Shiyu’s request, a glint of deep meaning flashed through Gu Zhiqi’s eyes, but she simply replied languidly, "What happens at school is not something my father or I can influence."
"You can, if your father steps in, the school won’t investigate Director Li anymore. Please, I’m begging you, just mention it to your father," Hu Shiyu continued to plead, appearing quite pitiable.
A touch of reckless arrogance crossed Gu Zhiqi’s features as she looked at Hu Shiyu, "What makes you think that if you ask me, I would go to my father for you?"
As soon as Gu Zhiqi spoke, Hu Shiyu’s expression stiffened, unable to maintain her pitiful façade; a clear annoyance filled her eyes as she angrily stared at Gu Zhiqi, "I’m begging you, why won’t you agree?"
Watching her act this way, Gu Zhiqi clicked her tongue in annoyance, genuinely feeling sorry for the time wasted on her.
Not wanting to deal with her any longer, she turned and left.
"Don’t go, Gu Zhiqi, please don’t go. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lost my temper with you." Seeing Gu Zhiqi walking away, Hu Shiyu immediately panicked and quickly followed.
Seeing that Gu Zhiqi had no intention of stopping, Hu Shiyu reached out to grab Gu Zhiqi’s arm.