It was during class time. The weather was bad, and there weren't many people on campus. Students who had classes were in class, and those who didn't were staying in their dorms and unwilling to go out.

A Volkswagen cleared the way for the understated yet luxurious Bentley behind. Qi Shen had given prior notice to the school principal, and the car drove smoothly all the way to the art department's teaching building.

Three burly bodyguards in suits pushed open the car door and approached the rear door of the Bentley.

The left car window slowly rolled down, revealing a man's deep, well-defined profile. A bodyguard bent down, looking somewhat troubled. "Mr. Qi, if Miss Fang Zhi doesn't want to come out, should we forcibly bring her out?"

"Unwilling?" Qi Shen lowered his eyes, his long, slender hands fiddling with his phone as he put it away. His voice was so calm that it betrayed no emotion whatsoever, making him even more unfathomable than the dark, dense clouds overhead. "Tell her I'm waiting for her in the car, she won't refuse to come out."

"Okay." The bodyguard who asked the question nodded respectfully, then straightened up and winked at his two companions.

The three walked in unison toward the teaching building.

Without the bodyguards' cover, Qi Shen turned his head and looked through the fine rain towards Fang Zhi's classroom.

During class time, a large number of people were standing at the classroom door, which should have been empty, peering into the classroom through the windows.

It's obvious who they came for without even thinking.

Look how attractive he is! Before you know it, so many people have gathered around him, staring at him with longing eyes.

Qi Shen's handsome and refined features were clouded with gloom, and after a moment, a barely audible laugh escaped his Adam's apple.

You really can't relax even a little bit with a young girl; if you're even slightly lenient with her, he'll look at you in a new light.

-

Three bodyguards arrived at the connecting corridor of the teaching building.

The students and suitors who were waiting next to Fang Zhi's classroom heard the commotion and looked up, and immediately erupted in a frenzy.

"Holy crap, what's going on here?"

"It looks like they're coming this way."

"Did any of you steal state secrets? The State Secrecy Bureau is here to arrest you."

"They look fierce and menacing, like gangsters. Could they have been hired by the principal?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

The noise from the corridor naturally drifted into the classroom. The dance teacher had intended not to disrupt the teaching and to let students from other departments watch if they wanted, but at that moment, the students in her class were distracted, so she had to go out and shoo them away.

She had just stepped out of the classroom when she came face to face with the lead bodyguard, who spoke first, "Are you the teacher of this class?"

"Yes, that's me." Her tone was wary. "What do you want?"

The lead bodyguard waved his hand, and the two behind him immediately stepped forward to drive away the students who were watching near the classroom.

"I'm here to see Miss Fang Zhi."

After speaking, he was about to walk into the classroom.

The dance teacher stopped him, quickly closed the classroom door, and sternly reprimanded him: "Excuse me, sir, it's class time now, you can't go in."

The atmosphere in the class was starting to stir.

Who's outside?

"Why do I hear that they're looking for Fang Zhi?"

As soon as they finished speaking, their gazes subtly fell on the girl with a beautiful face and a gentle, graceful demeanor.

Outside the door, the dance teacher stood with her arms outstretched, firmly guarding the entrance to prevent the man from entering, and the bodyguards were not allowed to use force.

The sounds of arguing drifted in faintly, and one of the bodyguards, having dispersed the students, went straight back to the window.

He knocked on the window and then pushed it open: "Miss Fang." Because the man's identity couldn't be revealed, the bodyguard said succinctly: "The gentleman asked me to tell you that he's waiting for you in the car."

The lingering hope I had when I arrived vanished completely, and I realized that the watch hanging by my side was trembling slightly upon closer inspection.

My older brother is here... right at school.

The bodyguard's words were the brother's warning. He was waiting for her in the car, confident that she would listen and not cause a scene in public.

Just then, the dance teacher also received a notice from the principal that Fang Zhi had a family matter to discuss and that Fang Zhi should be released.

The teacher wanted to persuade her to stay, but the girl told her she was fine before leaving and begged her not to worry about her.

-

Fang Zhi came out of the dressing room with something in his pocket.

The bodyguards had been waiting with umbrellas for a long time, and she walked under the umbrellas in a daze.

Knowing Mr. Qi's possessive nature, the bodyguard wisely hid outside the umbrella. The rain was getting heavier, and he, soaked to the bone, still dutifully held the umbrella for the girl.

Upon seeing the man holding an umbrella in one hand, leaning against the car, exuding an air of noble composure, the bodyguard nodded, "President Qi."

Then he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

She was only five steps away from the man.

She seemed rooted to the spot, raising her eyes to look at him with a stiff expression.

Through the heavy rain and dark umbrellas, the man's handsome yet expressionless face was shrouded in darkness. Behind his glasses, his narrow eyes, filled with deep, unspoken emotions, gazed at her.

Qi Shen raised his other hand, slowly tapped his wristwatch, and then smiled gently at her. "It's the last minute. I was just thinking that if Zhizhi doesn't come out soon, I'll have to go to her classroom to pick you up." The sound of rain added a refreshing coolness to the man's soft voice.

It felt like he was back on the day he caught her changing her college application. Fang Zhi trembled and instinctively wanted to back away.

She wanted to run, to run recklessly and irrationally, but under his indifferent gaze, everything returned to reality.

Where could she possibly run to?

Qi Shen walked towards her, and just as the umbrella was about to reach Fang Zhi's head, the bodyguard promptly removed it along with his umbrella.

He looked down at the girl's pale, delicate, and beautiful face.

That's how it is; she always manages to soften his heart, and then, just when he's softened and lets her go, something else happens.

Qi Shen sighed softly; this time, he wouldn't hold back.

"Zhizhi is quite sensible, knowing to come out on her own." A long, slender, pale hand stroked her cheek, his voice as gentle as lovers whispering sweet nothings to each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. "Zhizhi's face is so cold, I'd be heartbroken if it got frostbite. Let's get in the car first?"

The man's warm thumb brushed against her face, and Fang Zhi gritted her teeth, trying her best to keep her voice from trembling, "Brother... could you wait until I finish my class to talk about it?"

Qi Shen's beautiful eyes held a smile, though the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Okay." He leaned down, his thin lips gently touching the girl's forehead. "Zhizhi has crossed your brother's line again. Someone is helping you, isn't that right? I'm very curious about this person. How about I accompany Zhizhi to class? After all, I've never seen Zhizhi in class before."