Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Nobody said a thing, mainly because they had no idea it even happened.

Meanwhile, Qiao Chen picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and began slowly, “I heard that the matter blew up. The person who was beaten up landed in hospital with three broken ribs…”

Upon hearing that “Qiao Nian beat someone up and he landed in hospital with three broken ribs”, Xu Xu widened her eyes and exclaimed, “That’s too much! Isn’t that breaking the rules? Wouldn’t the school expel her?”

It was bad enough if it was just a scuffle. But she beat this guy up so badly and ended up in the police station, how could the school not care?

Qiao Chen used the cup to cover her smile and turned to Wu Jie, saying as naturally as possible, “I think the school doesn’t know about it. Otherwise, they wouldn’t just leave it.”

Xu Xu nodded, seeming to have just been enlightened. “True. So what if her results are good, she’s acting like a gangster and causing so much trouble. This affects the school’s reputation. The school surely doesn’t know. Otherwise, they would have expelled her.

“If the school expels her, wouldn’t she be unable to enroll into Qing University…” She looked like she couldn’t wait to let the school know about it.

On the other hand, Qiao Chen looked gentle as she said calmly, “I’m not sure. But if she isn’t a student of any school, I doubt she would be able to enter university.”

As they say, the speaker might not have any intentions, but the listener could have their own interpretations.

Wu Jie’s initially pale face went a little red. She bit her lower lip, and the eyes behind her glasses went cold…

…

On the other side, Qiao Nian was just done having her meal with the Class A students when she received a call from Shen Jingyan.

She flagged down a cab by the road and then arrived at a cafe in the city center to meet him.

She had had a drink with Shen Jingyan before. It was a rather high-end cafe with a nice ambiance.

Qiao Nian lowered her cap before she casually pushed open the door and entered.

The moment she got in, someone waved at her.

“Nian Nian, over here!”

She looked up and caught sight of him. Of course, it was none other than the smiling Shen Jingyan.

She put her hands in her pockets and approached him, greeting him politely, “Uncle Shen.”

Shen Jingyan quickly pulled a chair for her and got the waiter to come over.

Soon, the waiter arrived and asked respectfully, “May I know what you’d like to order?”

“A Blue Mountain. No sugar, please.”

After ordering his coffee, he asked Qiao Nian, “What about you, Nian Nian? What would you like?”

Qiao Nian took a seat and leaned back. She sat very casually as she thought about it. Then, she said, “Lemon water, please.”

“A cup of Blue Mountain and a glass of lemon water?” The waiter confirmed their orders.

Qiao Nian simply nodded. “Mm.”

The waiter smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll bring it to you right away.”

Shen Jingyan hadn’t expected her to just order a glass of water. He was about to ask if she wanted anything else to drink when Qiao Nian spoke.

“Uncle Shen, is anything the matter?”

“Uh…”

The waiter happened to serve the coffee and lemon water at this point, easing his awkwardness.

Shen Jingyan picked up his cup and took a sip before starting. “It’s about Wei Qi. I heard about it. This… is his fault, and I apologize on his behalf.”

Qiao Nian wasn’t surprised at all.

After all, she had just learned from Chen Yuan that Ye Wangchuan involved himself in this matter. With that, she was even less surprised that Shen Jingyan had come looking for her..