"Hoo..."
Then, Huangfu Weixia took a deep breath, withdrew her gaze, and walked into the queue.
This time, no one spoke to accuse or question her.
"Alright, students, let's begin class..."
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming started the lesson.
Because she had Jiang Wuming's trust, Huangfu Weixia's mood improved significantly. During the class, she no longer appeared dazed and listened attentively.
Furthermore, through Jiang Wuming's validation, she judged that her father, Huangfu Qing, visiting Jiang Wuming in Renguo that day was not as simple as thanking Jiang Wuming for saving her. Her father must have said a lot to Jiang Wuming.
And the things her father, Huangfu Qing, had said were very likely the reason Jiang Wuming had been cold to her these past few days.
After coming to this conclusion, Huangfu Weixia decided to ask Jiang Wuming for clarification face-to-face after class.
Three hours later, Jiang Wuming's class ended. However, to avoid gossip from her classmates, Huangfu Weixia did not directly question Jiang Wuming in front of everyone. Instead, like other students, she went to the dormitory and then went to Sword Valley alone to find Jiang Wuming.
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As the most powerful commercial family in Donghai, the Huangfu Group, under the Huangfu family, was renowned in Donghai. Its headquarters, Huangfu Building, was located in the most prosperous area of the city center, built along the river and adjacent to Donghai's landmark building.
When Jiang Wuming finished his classes for the day, Wei Qianyuan arrived at Huangfu Building by car.
According to the arrangements made by the Wei family and the Huangfu family, he would have an engagement ceremony with Huangfu Weixia at Donghai Hotel in three days.
Today, he specifically left work an hour early to come to Huangfu Building to discuss some details of the engagement with Huangfu Qing.
After Wei Qianyuan's car stopped in the parking lot, he told the driver to wait in the car and got out alone, heading towards the towering Huangfu Building.
Then, before Wei Qianyuan could enter Huangfu Building, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was a call from an underling who attended Donghai Martial Arts Academy. This underling was his informant, who secretly kept an eye on Huangfu Weixia at the academy and collected information about her.
Wei Qianyuan answered the call, and his expression quickly turned extremely unpleasant – he learned about everything that had happened in the training ground of Donghai Martial Arts Academy that afternoon from his underling!
After the call ended, Wei Qianyuan stood still, contemplating for nearly a minute, before entering Huangfu Building. Accompanied by Huangfu Qing's secretary, he took the president's private elevator directly to the top floor of the building and met Huangfu Qing in the president's office.
"Uncle Huangfu."
Although the phone call just now had put Wei Qianyuan in a bad mood, he greeted Huangfu Qing as soon as he saw him, and his friendly smile made Huangfu Qing's secretary glance at him repeatedly.
"Qianyuan, come sit."
Huangfu Qing stood up, invited Wei Qianyuan to sit on the sofa, and asked the secretary to leave. He personally made tea for Wei Qianyuan.
All of this showed his high regard for Wei Qianyuan.
"Uncle Huangfu, before I came upstairs, I received a call and learned that some things had happened at Donghai Martial Arts Academy."
Then, after Huangfu Qing finished making the tea, Wei Qianyuan took a symbolic sip and said.
"What things?"
Huangfu Qing's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and the smile on his face lessened.
"Weixia attended Jiang Wuming's class this afternoon and was accused by many students of confessing her love to Jiang Wuming while having a boyfriend and a fiancé.
Weixia explained on the spot that she did not have a boyfriend or fiancé before that, and that she only found out about the engagement with me today."
Wei Qianyuan said with a grim expression, "After she said all this, the students were skeptical, but Jiang Wuming vouched for her, saying that you had spoken to him about the engagement."
"Are those students that bored? Why are they so gossipy?" Huangfu Qing frowned upon hearing this.
"Uncle, is there any problem with Weixia?"
Wei Qianyuan asked about his concerns.
For him and the Wei family, choosing Huangfu Weixia was not only because of the Huangfu family's wealth and influence in the business world, but also because of Huangfu Weixia herself.
To be precise, it was Huangfu Weixia's achievements in martial arts.
Due to the invasion of foreign enemies, the status of martial artists had risen sharply in contemporary society, and the Martial Department was the most powerful department in the entire Dragon Country!
Currently, Huangfu Weixia, at only eighteen years old, was a nine-star martial artist and one of the three most outstanding martial arts geniuses at Donghai Martial Arts Academy. It was almost a certainty that she would break through to the God of War realm in the future.
And once Huangfu Weixia broke through to the God of War realm, she would inevitably hold an important position in the Martial Department!
This was something the Wei family and Wei Qianyuan greatly valued!
On one hand, if Huangfu Weixia held a key position in the Martial Department after marrying Wei Qianyuan, it would be a significant boost to Wei Qianyuan's career prospects, increasing his chances of entering the pinnacle of the power pyramid!
On the other hand, if foreign enemies invaded again and war broke out, the global landscape would change dramatically, and the future would be dominated by martial artists or the God of War Hall. Huangfu Weixia's presence could ensure that the Wei family's status would not be shaken!
"Qianyuan, don't worry. I've already told that Jiang Wuming to stay away from Weixia, and he agreed.
Moreover, these past few days, I've had people monitor Weixia's Longxin, and Jiang Wuming hardly contacted Weixia.
In this situation, Weixia will lose her illusions about Jiang Wuming, and Jiang Wuming will not cause any impact on your engagement with Weixia."
Huangfu Qing said with confidence, "Besides, Weixia has already agreed to the engagement."
"Uncle, hearing you say that puts my mind at ease."
Wei Qianyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't care if Huangfu Weixia still had feelings for Jiang Wuming or even wanted to be with Jiang Wuming.
He didn't even care about Huangfu Weixia's virtue.
He only cared about whether he could successfully get engaged and married to Huangfu Weixia, and the benefits that would come with it!
Now that the news of his engagement with Huangfu Weixia had spread, if the engagement couldn't happen in the end, it would cause him and the Wei family to lose face!
"Yes, that Jiang Wuming knows his place." Huangfu Qing nodded.
"I think he's like a toad wanting to eat swan meat, and he still harbors illusions about his engagement with Li Lianyi."
Wei Qianyuan said with a sneer.
If even the Huangfu family looked down on Jiang Wuming, who was destined to die young, why wouldn't the Li family, a top-tier family in the Dragon Country, do the same?!
...
Just as Huangfu Qing and Wei Qianyuan were relieved and mocking Jiang Wuming, Huangfu Weixia arrived at Sword Valley and met Jiang Wuming.
"Teacher Wuming, when you were in Renguo, you said my father looked for you just to thank you for saving me. However, you said in class earlier that my father also told you about my engagement with Wei Qianyuan."
Huangfu Weixia got straight to the point, looking at Jiang Wuming blankly, "Why did you deceive and hide this from me?"
"At that time, I thought you already knew about the engagement and didn't know how to tell you about it," Jiang Wuming admitted frankly.
"Can you tell me now?" Huangfu Weixia asked.
"Yes."
Jiang Wuming pondered for a moment, nodded at Huangfu Weixia, and then told Huangfu Weixia everything Huangfu Qing had said to him that day, verbatim.
"He arranged my engagement with Wei Qianyuan without consulting my opinion, and privately contacted you to tell you these things, asking you to stay away from me, deliberately creating misunderstandings!
Because of this, you became distant from me, and then he took the opportunity to persuade me to marry Wei Qianyuan!"
After hearing everything Jiang Wuming said, Huangfu Weixia immediately understood her father Huangfu Qi's plan. She trembled with anger and said indignantly, "How could he do this? I am his daughter, not a chip to exchange for benefits for the Huangfu family!!"
"Perhaps, he was also doing it for your own good."
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming spoke again. He didn't want Huangfu Weixia's relationship with Huangfu Qing to deteriorate because of him.
"He did such a bad thing, and you're still speaking up for him?!"
Huangfu Weixia was somewhat angry. Then, a thought surged into her mind, and her face instantly turned a little pale.
"Could it be... could it be that everything he said is true, and you don't like me at all, nor do you want me to pester you! On the contrary, you hope I marry Wei Qianyuan, which is why you've been deliberately distant from me these past few days..."
"No."
Jiang Wuming immediately interrupted Huangfu Weixia, shaking his head to deny it.
"You... you don't dislike me?"
Huangfu Weixia asked subconsciously, looking at Jiang Wuming eagerly, holding her breath nervously.
"Mmm, however..."
Jiang Wuming nodded first, then tried to say something.
However—
The next moment, before he could finish speaking, his lips were sealed by warm, red lips.
The girl excitedly stepped forward, sneak-attacked him with a kiss, then turned around and left, skipping and jumping, leaving only the sweetness on her lips and cheerful words.
"I only want this answer, nothing else matters!"
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