"No need." Lin Qingbai glanced at Uncle Wang, seemingly blaming him for meddling!

He turned and went back to the company. He wanted to see whether Xun Ting would be the one who couldn't hold back first, or him!

...

...

As she approached the teaching building, Xun Ting grew increasingly desperate, on the verge of tears. She had only one thought in her mind: she absolutely could not let the villain escort her to the classroom door.

"Mr. Huo, I can walk these few steps myself, no need for you to take me."

"No need for that." Huo Lin paused, turned around and saw the woman's miserable little face, looking disgusted. He felt slightly displeased; she really didn't want to be associated with him.

"If you walk me to the classroom door, my classmates might misunderstand!"

What's the misunderstanding?

"It's a misunderstanding... a misunderstanding that our relationship is improper. No one dares to say anything bad about you, but I'll be scolded until I cry." Xun Ting blinked, her eyes filled with a flattering tone.

She had already cursed this man a thousand times in her heart. Wasn't he just asking a question she already knew the answer to? Xun Ting didn't want to be accused of being spoiled and pampered, or of being kept by a sugar daddy.

Besides, the villain has so many enemies. What if they mistakenly believe that the villain is deeply in love with her, and since they can't deal with the villain, they use her as a scapegoat? She's completely innocent.

"You live together, so your relationship is legitimate?" Huo Lin looked at the woman with amusement; she really was quite interesting.

Doesn't she know that if she says one word, no one will dare to criticize her?

"..." Xun Ting gritted her teeth and reluctantly followed behind the villain.

As she was about to climb the stairs, Xun Ting could no longer calm down; she couldn't bring herself to do it!

She ran ahead of the villain, blocking his way and preventing him from going upstairs. "Master Huo, please give me some face. After you accept my advances, you can come to our class openly as my boyfriend and show off your love, okay?"

Huo Lin could see her slender swan neck when he looked down. Her deliberately coquettish tone was sweet and tingling, completely different from the voices of other women when they pinched their throats.

But she's a liar. "Is your goal to not contact or reach out?"

Xun Ting was taken aback. Had the lie she told become so egregious that it required action to cover it up? She feigned a pitiful, understanding expression: "I was just afraid of bothering you."

"I said I'd let you pursue me, so I'm not afraid of being disturbed, understand?" Huo Lin's lips curled into a faint smile.

"I...I won't..."

Before the woman could speak, Huo Lin interrupted her, casting a meaningful glance at her, "The last person who liked me but gave up halfway through was eaten by wolves."

Xun Ting's already timid face became even more embarrassed. The more he listened to these words, the more they sounded like a threat.

She swallowed hard, thinking that discretion is the better part of valor: "Mr. Huo, I'm so happy you've given me special privileges~ I'll start pursuing you tomorrow. I have to go to class now."

"Hmm." Huo Lin narrowed his long eyes, his gaze falling on the woman's back.

She really couldn't wait to escape.

Xun Ting breathed a sigh of relief after running up to the second floor. What a close call! Being with a villain is like being with a wild beast. He has a bad temper and likes to threaten people at the drop of a hat. How did she ever get involved with him in the first place?

There's no use thinking about it now. We should just take it one step at a time. The villain is only interested in her now; he'll lose interest after a while.

As soon as she stepped into the classroom, she heard cheers from the class: "Listen to me, you're awesome!"

"Listen, welcome to the class."

"Listen to me, sit down."

"..." Xun Ting's lips twitched. This situation... "Are you guys... crazy?"