"Ha ha ha ha……"

Someone started it, and the people around burst into laughter.

Laughter mingled with schadenfreude and mockery, instantly turning the room into a lively and noisy place.

"That's hilarious! You should go back and study properly. Someone like you, trying to frame my boss?" Ye Qingzhou clutched his stomach, laughing so hard he almost cried.

Amid the laughter, Ye Qingzhou suddenly seemed to remember something, turned to look at Gu Zhixing, his eyes full of admiration: "Boss, you actually know how to do that? How are you so amazing?"

"I thought you were silent because you didn't know how, but it turns out you just didn't want to talk to an idiot!"

"What's that saying again? 'When you drink, you want to talk; when you don't drink, you don't talk.'" Ye Qingzhou scratched his head, as if trying to recall something, but couldn't remember for a moment.

Gu Zhixing frowned, clearly not understanding what Ye Qingzhou meant.

Shen Jintang said calmly, "The saying is: 'A thousand cups of wine are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend, but even half a sentence is too much when talking to someone with whom you don't get along.'"

"Oh right, right, that's it!" Ye Qingzhou immediately realized, slapping his forehead as if he had just understood. "Anyway, it's just that the boss doesn't want to talk to this idiot!"

He pointed at Song Hemian, his tone full of disdain.

snort!

If he's allowed to frame the boss, then I'm allowed to laugh back!

At this moment, Song Hemian's face turned extremely ugly.

He stood there, mocked by the crowd, teased by Ye Qingzhou, and even given a light "lecture" by Gu Zhixing.

Gu Zhixing simply looked at him indifferently, his eyes showing no emotion, as if none of this concerned him.

The people around were still laughing.

When asked this question, Song Hemian didn't know the answer, but Gu Zhixing explained it to him in a very simple and easy way.

This scene seems incredibly ironic no matter how you look at it.

On the one hand, Song Hemian's ignorance was exposed; on the other hand, Gu Zhixing's strength was also implicitly confirmed.

He didn't need to explain whether he cheated or not; his ability spoke for itself.

“You…you all…” Song Hemian was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at everyone but couldn’t say a word. He could only gasp for breath and his face was flushed.

He wanted to continue his outburst, but was interrupted by the Master's rebuke.

"Enough! What kind of behavior is this?" The teacher's gaze swept over the chaotic crowd, and he slammed the ruler on the table. His voice was stern and authoritative. "Class begins!"

Upon hearing the Master's words, even those who still wanted to watch the spectacle had no choice but to obediently return to their seats and quiet down.

No one dared to disobey the teacher's authority, and order was restored to the classroom in an instant.

Shen Jintang nodded gently to Gu Zhixing, signaling him to focus on his studies, and then turned and walked away, leaving behind a cold and aloof figure.

Although Gu Zhixing had many questions in his mind, seeing her gesture, he could only swallow his words, shut his mouth, and concentrate on listening to the teacher's lecture.

The class was almost noon, but because of Song Heming's commotion, it ended not long afterward.

Gu Zhixing immediately stood up and walked quickly toward Shen Jintang, his face showing urgency, as if he had too many questions to ask her.

"Why are you here?" Gu Zhixing asked, but then realized his words were a bit off and explained, "It's not that I didn't want you to come, I'm just asking why you're here so early? Weren't we supposed to meet tomorrow?"

"I'll come when things are settled." Shen Jintang smiled slightly, her tone as calm as water.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Zhixing's eyes, and he eagerly asked, "You mean, you're going back to the Princess's residence today?"

"Boss, why are you running so fast? I couldn't keep up with you."

Before Shen Jintang could answer, Ye Qingzhou and Gu Yanqing followed.

Gu Zhixing closed his eyes slightly, sighed softly, and thought to himself: What a perfect timing.

Ye Qingzhou was completely unaware that he had arrived at the wrong time. After looking around, he clapped his hands and laughed, "This pavilion is in a good location. We can eat here!"

After saying that, he instructed his servant to set out the food.

Seeing this, Shen Jintang also instructed Liu Huo to arrange the dishes he had brought in order.

In no time, the table was filled with food.

As usual, Gu Zhixing skillfully served food to Shen Jintang with gentle and natural movements: "Try this, and this too, they're all delicious, eat more."

Gu Zhixing quickly piled up Shen Jintang's bowls into a small hill.

Shen Jintang did not refuse and ate as usual.

After all, when they were at the Princess's residence, they ate seven meals a day.

On the one hand, Gu Zhixing didn't want to study and wanted to use eating as an excuse to avoid studying. On the other hand, Gu Zhixing saw that Chen Jintang was too thin and wanted to take care of her.

However, to Ye Qingzhou and Gu Yanqing, this action seemed inexplicably strange.

When has His Highness the Crown Prince ever served food to others?

To an uninformed outsider, it's impossible to tell who is the master and who is the servant in the way Gu Zhixing and Shen Jintang interact.

"Eat up, aren't you going to eat? What are you standing there for?" Gu Zhixing noticed Ye Qingzhou and Gu Yanqing standing there and urged them, "Hurry up and eat so we can go back sooner."

Gu Yanqing glanced at Gu Zhixing, then at Shen Jintang, a hint of ambiguity flashing in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, just lowered his head and focused on eating.

Ye Qingzhou sensed something was wrong and was about to speak when Gu Yanqing preemptively picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, silencing him: "Eat your food."

Although Ye Qingzhou was full of doubts, she didn't say anything more and just ate in silence, but her eyes kept glancing at Gu Zhixing and Shen Jintang, her heart full of confusion.

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