"I just submitted it," Qiao Xi replied without any flaws.

Zhong Hanjie was heartbroken when he heard this, "After rejecting me?"

"No." Qiao Xi denied it readily, then blurted out, "I pursued him for a long time, and he only recently agreed to be with me."

Her words made Zhong Hanjie even more incredulous. "It was the senior who actively pursued him?"

"Yes," Qiao Xi answered confidently.

This answer seemed to provoke Zhong Hanjie, who unceremoniously reached out to remove Qi Jincheng's mask. Qiao Xi quickly stopped him, "Zhong!"

But she was still a step too slow; fortunately, Qi Jincheng grabbed his hand in time.

Zhong Hanjie shouted unwillingly, "What's the meaning of wearing a mask? Do you think your senior is not good enough for you, so you don't want others to see what you look like?"

"Did you do something wrong and are too ashamed to face anyone?"

What kind of situation is this?

Qiao Xi quickly explained, "Zhong, you misunderstood. It was what I meant."

"What does Senior Sister mean?" Zhong Hanjie clearly regarded Qi Jincheng as his rival in love, and her attitude couldn't be clearer.

If Qi Jincheng weren't wearing a mask, one can imagine what his expression would be.

Qiao Xi nodded and said, "Yes, I just want to have a simple and ordinary relationship, I don't want to be too flashy."

Zhong Hanjie tried to pull his wrist back forcefully, but Qi Jincheng clearly didn't want him to. As he struggled, Qi Jincheng suddenly let go, and Zhong Hanjie staggered back a few steps, almost falling.

Qiao Xi was really worried for him; if he fell, it would be such a disgrace to his image as the school heartthrob.

Zhong Hanjie also felt somewhat embarrassed, especially in front of Qiao Xi. He looked at Qi Jincheng with a resentful gaze and asked, "Is he a student at our school?"

"no."

"Then he..."

Qiao Xi quickly replied, "We're childhood sweethearts."

Zhong Hanjie was clearly dissatisfied with this answer and also had some doubts about its authenticity.

He said firmly, "No, I must see what he really looks like."

As he spoke, he reached out again to remove Qi Jincheng's mask. This time, Qi Jincheng was no longer as polite as before. He grabbed his wrist and pulled it behind his back.

Zhong Hanjie was completely defenseless, and at the critical moment, Qiao Xi stepped forward to plead for him, "Ah Jin, he is my junior, he meant no harm."

Qi Jincheng warned him in a deep voice, "Stay away from Xi'er."

You could tell from his tone how...

Qiao Xi quickly dismissed Zhong Hanjie, "Zhong, you should go back now."

Zhong Hanjie, refusing to give up, loudly declared, "I don't care who you are, I'm announcing to you now that I want to compete fairly with you."

Although they were in the far corner of the auditorium, they couldn't withstand his shouting, and he almost attracted everyone's attention.

Qiao Xi whispered to him, "Zhong, I'm already his, what's there to compete for?"

"I don't care, as long as you two aren't married, I still have a chance." Zhong Hanjie was exceptionally naive, and he said to Qiao Xi with great sincerity, "Senior, I won't give up on you."

After saying that, he left, leaving Qiao Xi speechless.

Without giving Qiao Xi any time to react, Qi Jincheng pinned her against the wall. His masked face revealed only a pair of deep eyes as he stared at her, asking in a probing tone, "Just how many men has Xi'er been involved with behind my back?"

Qiao Xi said shamelessly, "He hasn't even grown all his hair yet, what kind of man is he?"

"Don't change the subject!" Qi Jincheng interrupted her sternly.

Qiao Xi could only whine to him, "Ah Jin, I'm going back..."

Qi Jincheng interrupted her again in an unquestionable tone, "Now you'd better tell me the truth, or else..."

Qiao Xi thought she would explain to him when they got home; it really wasn't appropriate to do it here.

But it seems that if she doesn't explain herself clearly today, she won't have a good time when she gets home.

Qiao Xi could only bite the bullet and explain to him in the quickest way possible, "He's my junior. I only met him once in the cafeteria, and he confessed his feelings to me right away."

"Of course, I definitely won't take his confession seriously."

Qi Jincheng should understand now, but his eyes seemed even more annoyed!

Seeing this, Qiao Xi wanted to explain further, but Qi Jincheng didn't give her the chance at all, saying, "My Xi'er is just too charming."

It sounded like a compliment, but you could tell from the tone how insincere it was.

Qiao Xi could only give a 'superficial' reply: "Of course, don't you even know who my husband is?"

Qi Jincheng's gaze softened slightly, but he still warned her, "I'll settle the score with you properly when we get back."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but was immediately startled by Li Xiaoxiao's startled voice, "Qiao Xi!"

"What are you doing here?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at the two people in the corner, seemingly not thinking anything impure, but simply finding it strange.

Qiao Xi casually replied, "Just getting some fresh air."

"Breathable?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at Qiao Xi as if she were an idiot. "This is a corner, where is the ventilation?"

Qiao Xi hadn't realized the problem and could only laugh awkwardly.

However, Li Xiaoxiao clearly had another purpose in coming to see her, so she didn't delve into the matter of getting some fresh air and directly asked her, "Have you seen Ninth Master?"

Qiao Xi's first reaction was, "Ninth Master has disappeared again?"

She looked around but couldn't find her. "Wasn't she just here?"

Li Xiaoxiao said with a tight frown, "Yes, I won't see her when I come back."

"She probably went to the restroom," Qiao Xi guessed, but she already suspected that Jun Jiuge had left!

Li Xiaoxiao immediately denied Qiao Xi's guess, "I just came back from the restroom and didn't see her."

After surveying the auditorium again, Qiao Xi noticed that someone was missing. She blurted out, "Where's Professor Yan?"

Li Xiaoxiao also looked around and said in surprise, "Strange, he's gone too."

Yan Luoheng is recognized as the most handsome male professor in the entire art department and even the entire school. He would definitely attract attention wherever he goes, but he just disappeared without anyone noticing. Even Li Xiaoxiao didn't notice.

However, this time Li Xiaoxiao boldly speculated before Qiao Xi could: "Could it be that they..."

Qiao Xi immediately realized what she was about to say and quickly interrupted her, "What are you thinking about?"

"Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that both of them disappeared at the same time?" Li Xiaoxiao said jokingly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yan Luoheng returned, but he came back alone; Jun Jiuge was not with him.