“I don’t think it’s very interesting,” Qiao Qiao shrugged. “The school has been inviting him to give lectures, but he has never agreed.”

“Yes, he hadn’t agreed until now.” Le Yao breathed a sigh of relief. “Don’t tell me he went bankrupt and started a second job to make money.”

“Hehe, that won’t do.” Qiao Qiao shook her head. “Old Qiao said that Nangong Jue is a money-guzzling beast. He’s especially good at making money. If the Nangong family doesn’t treat him well, they will definitely regret it one day. So, even if the Nangong Group goes bankrupt, he won’t go bankrupt.”

Le Yao was puzzled. Was he avoiding her? But that couldn't be; if he was avoiding her, he wouldn't have agreed to come to class in the first place...

"Alright, stop worrying about it. If you keep worrying about it, you'll go bald." Qiao Qiao patted Le Yao's shoulder. "Since he's not here to get revenge on you, isn't that perfect?"

Le Yao nodded. Indeed, it would be best if they didn't interfere with each other. But her 100 million... it had almost become her obsession. If she couldn't get it, she felt like she was going to become depressed.

"I think the most important thing right now is for you to hurry back and make a cake to bribe Old Man Ma. Maybe he'll take pity on you and approve your graduation certificate."

“That makes sense.” Le Yao nodded. “Then let’s go.”

As soon as the two arrived at the school gate, Qian Meiqi sent a message to them in the group chat, asking where they were.

"We're getting ready to go home; we don't have any more classes," Le Yao replied.

"Well then, poor me, I guess I'll just have to go back to my dorm." Qian Meiqi sighed.

"Didn't you go and confess your feelings to Lord Duke? Did you fail?" Qiao Qiao couldn't help but ask.

"Don't even mention it. Hundreds of girls rushed up there, and I couldn't even squeeze in. By the time I finally got in, Lord Jue was nowhere to be found." Qian Meiqi's tone was full of regret. "Oh well, there will always be another chance."

"Are we all blind?" Le Yao couldn't help but shake her head. "That scoundrel is just a bit better looking, a bit richer, and a bit more capable, that's all. What else is he?"

"Isn't this the kind of man women look for? He's better than those ugly, incompetent, and poor men, right? Don't tell me about love conquering all. Weren't you just infatuated with his face before? If that face was pockmarked, would you still be so desperate?"

"You're right, but right now I feel like there are so many rich, capable, and good-looking people out there, why should I keep revolving around that jerk?" Is this the protagonist's halo?

"Whether it's good or bad, you have to try it to know, just like you did back then..."

"Joe, if you hadn't brought up my past, we could still be good friends."

"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore." Qiaoqiao quickly raised her hand to indicate, "Let's go, good friend."

Nangong Jue sat in the car the whole time, watching Le Yao and Qiao Qiao leave chatting and laughing. He felt a little uneasy. He, Nangong Jue, actually had a day when he had to hide from people. This feeling was really... uncomfortable.

Actually, he hadn't originally intended to hide, but when Hao Kai messaged him saying that the woman was waiting for him outside and wanted to take him to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce certificate, he suddenly chickened out. He then asked the girls to cover for him and sneaked away like a coward.

"The young mistress has already left," Fang Ming reminded her.

"Let's go." Nangong Jue pinched the bridge of his nose.