"Dear Miss Julie, thank you for your hospitality. My surname is Zhou. I sincerely admire your beauty and wish to be your devoted admirer."
A man who looked to be in his thirties, somewhat worldly and shrewish with a slight bald patch, stepped out not far from Lu Yulan and uttered these words that sounded like flattery.
Miss Julie on the platform didn't even glance at him, only looking at the butler beside her.
The fair-skinned butler smiled politely, "Thank you for your praise, Mr. Zhou. Our young lady is aware of it. However, she doesn't need any servants. Please enjoy your meal to the fullest. Don't be shy, she will surely leave satisfied."
As soon as the deacon finished speaking, someone laughed without restraint.
"Hahahaha, he's being mistaken for a beggar."
"Serves him right. He's like a toad trying to eat swan meat. He doesn't even know what kind of person he is."
...
A barrage of sarcastic remarks made Mr. Zhou's face turn somewhat pale. He had also been through the ups and downs of life, but he never expected to stumble here. It just goes to show that military academies don't favor such roundabout ways.
"Please let me finish speaking; I haven't finished yet."
Mr. Zhou shouted loudly, drowning out the mocking laughter. Since he had already stepped forward, he wanted Miss Julie to look favorably upon him. Wouldn't it be much better to be a nobleman's advisor than a soldier risking his life? This was also the reason why he desperately resigned from his job to enter the military academy.
The deacon remained on the high platform, his expression unchanged, only his eyes narrowed slightly. "Mr. Zhou, please speak. At our young lady's banquet, everyone is equal. You may say whatever you wish."
"Thank you for your fair treatment, Miss Julie. However, Miss Julie kindly treated us candidates to a banquet to comfort us after our long journey, but some people tried to ruin this harmonious gathering and scoffed at Miss Julie's invitation."
These words finally earned him a glance from Miss Julie on the platform, which immediately made Mr. Zhou blush and become energetic.
“It’s them, Miss Julie, they’re the ones who disrespected you.” Saying this, she stood up, walked up to Lu Yulan, and pointed at Lu Yulan and Chu Rui.
This is truly a case of misfortune striking out of nowhere. Lu Yulan looked at the other person's indignant expression, calmly watching him, and pressed down on Chu Rui, who was about to get up.
"If Mr. Zhou wants to be clever, then so be it. My companion and I have not disrespected Miss Julie in the slightest. Don't make false accusations."
Mr. Zhou sneered, "Of course you won't admit it, but I saw it clearly."
"You were the only one among everyone who was holding a pet, which is disrespectful in itself. Moreover, you didn't listen to a word the butler said, and you didn't even look at the gift Miss Julie had carefully prepared. You even showed disdain for the food. I'm not wronging you for any of this."
This guy is just making conversation for no reason; he's crazy.
"No one says you can't hold a pet, and Xiaozhu isn't my pet, she's my family. You just said I didn't listen to a word, so how did you know that? If you were listening carefully, you wouldn't have noticed me. If you weren't listening carefully, what right do you have to accuse me? Or are you lying and just trying to win Miss Julie's favor?"
Mr. Zhou was surprised by the other party's confidence and found himself speechless when he tried to argue with him.
"No, I, I didn't."
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