The last time Lu Zhi met Shen Qi's adoptive father, his identity was simply that of a student. Now, after such a short period, he had become a boyfriend, and his mindset naturally changed.
Knock, knock, knock.
Outside the car window, Shen Lu smiled at Lu Zhi, as warm as spring sunshine. "We meet again, student Lu."
Lu Zhi instinctively displayed a well-behaved, gentle smile. "Good day, Principal."
The next second, Shen Qi hooked an arm around Lu Zhi's neck from behind. His slightly cool hair brushed against Lu Zhi's ear, and his magnetic voice vibrated slightly in his throat. "Allow me to reintroduce him, my boyfriend."
Lu Zhi: ...I wasn't ready for that!
Shen Lu: ???
Shen Lu's expression was blank, and he ground his teeth. "Get out of the car."
Watching Shen Qi get out of the car, the clueless Luo Shiqian finally showed a look of sudden realization. "It hasn't been made public yet, has it?"
Lu Zhi sighed helplessly. Before getting out of the car, he bid farewell to Luo Shiqian, then slowly stood thirty meters away from Shen Qi and Shen Lu.
It wasn't actually far, but Lu Zhi couldn't clearly hear what the two were saying.
Just then, a figure walked up to him. Lu Zhi instinctively straightened his posture and nervously greeted, "General Xue, hello."
Xue Jinhuai was dressed in his usual black and gold military uniform. His resolute and stern face softened noticeably when he looked at Lu Zhi. He asked, "Do you want to come in and take a look? Those two father and son will likely be talking for a long time."
This was surely a common occurrence, otherwise Xue Jinhuai wouldn't have calmly invited him to tour the headquarters.
"Yes, thank you, General Xue." Lu Zhi didn't want to stand there like an idiot waiting for Shen Qi and Shen Lu to finish their conversation, and he didn't know how long that would take.
Xue Jinhuai glanced at Lu Zhi and adjusted his military cap. He said slowly, "You can call me Father."
Lu Zhi: ...
Lu Zhi: ???
Lu Zhi was shocked. "What?"
Xue Jinhuai turned and strode forward. "This way."
Lu Zhi stood there, stunned for three seconds, then suddenly came to his senses and hurried to catch up. He seemed to sense something and said, "Ah, I was just wondering how someone as cold as General Xue managed to win over Principal Shen?"
Xue Jinhuai stood by the elevator, undergoing iris recognition. After Lu Zhi entered the elevator with him, he replied meaningfully, "Maintaining a cold persona with someone you like won't get you a wife."
Lu Zhi was shocked again. He never expected someone as stern and expressionless as Xue Jinhuai, who looked so rigid, to say something like that. He was completely two-faced.
"Did Shen Qi learn... his pursuit skills from you?" Lu Zhi tactfully avoided saying "shameless."
With a beep, the elevator door opened.
Xue Jinhuai rubbed his chin. "Ah... no, he hasn't learned my essence yet."
Lu Zhi: ???
Xue Jinhuai's stern face suddenly broke into a smile, which gave Lu Zhi an astonishing impression. It was like seeing an iceberg you believed would never melt suddenly begin to thaw—a fleeting, breathtaking sight.
"Shen Lu and I, he was the one who actively pursued me." Xue Jinhuai dropped the bombshell.
Lu Zhi, who had been vaguely understanding the "essence," suddenly understood.
The highest level of attainment is when the person you are pursuing actively "sleeps" with you, willingly offering themselves to your lips, and even feeling pleased about it...
Xue Jinhuai said Shen Qi hadn't learned the essence because Lu Zhi hadn't yet been so smitten by Shen Qi that he willingly threw himself into his arms.
With these thoughts cleared up, Xue Jinhuai's image instantly became much more imposing in Lu Zhi's eyes. He couldn't help but give a thumbs-up and sigh in admiration, "A true master!"
The most skilled hunters always appear as prey.
Xue Jinhuai was indeed the man who could dominate Shen Lu.
Xue Jinhuai humbly curved his lips slightly.
Shen Lu, who was still engaged in a "father-son emotional" exchange with Shen Qi, suddenly sneezed.
Shen Lu frowned and rubbed his nose. When he looked up, Shen Qi's position was empty.
Shen Lu: ???
"Shen Qi! You ran off on me again!"
Shen Qi: ...Heh, if I don't bring my wife back quickly, what if that old man corrupts her?