Chapter 195: Chapter 195
The instructors live and eat on campus, so naturally, they know that as soon as these girls return to the dorm, they can’t wait to take off their camouflage uniforms and change into pretty dresses to stroll around the campus.
The love for beauty in young girls can be understood.
This girl is really odd.
She still has an injury on her knee but is wandering around campus in camouflage in the middle of the night.
"Report...no."
Upon seeing him, Mia Ginger instinctively wanted to shout "report," but changed her words mid-sentence and answered sullenly.
"What time is it?" Dallas Taylor glanced at the dormitory building, frowned, and said, "Why are you still wandering around campus? If your leg doesn’t hurt, continue training tomorrow."
"Okay." Mia Ginger replied with a slight smile.
She didn’t show any of her usual stubbornness, making Dallas Taylor think of a docile little lamb in the wilderness.
He looked down to examine her.
Mia Ginger, unaware of his swirling thoughts, was about to say goodbye when she heard him suddenly say, "The deceased are gone, my condolences."
Huh?
She looked up at him in surprise.
"I saw your counselor this morning and learned about your friend’s situation." Dallas Taylor averted his gaze from her face and explained lightly.
"Oh." Mia Ginger nodded.
That’s all?
For some inexplicable reason, Dallas Taylor felt a bit displeased.
Freshmen are in their most restless and curious phase, and other girls always get extremely excited and greet instructors warmly and cheerfully after military training.
But this girl!
He took the initiative to greet and comfort her, yet she didn’t appreciate it?!
"If you have nothing else," Mia Ginger refocused, glanced at him, "I’ll head back to the dorm to rest."
Still in a hurry to leave?
Dallas Taylor glared at her with a dark face, said nothing, and waved his large hand.
Uh...
Mia Ginger felt like his gesture was akin to shooing away a small dog, and she couldn’t help but grumble internally.
She turned and left.
——
It was half past eleven, and the dormitory door had not closed yet.
She pushed it open directly and was surprised to find that no one in the dorm was asleep.
Except for Windsor Myres.
She wasn’t there.
Seeing her come in, the four people who were originally talking on their beds all looked over.
Tong Tong visibly sighed in relief, leaned out and said, "We were worried, neither you nor Windsor Myres came back."
"Weren’t we?" Wren King showed rare enthusiasm, smilingly said, "I said you went to duel for Camden River, Tong Tong almost cried from fear."
"Are you overthinking it?"
Mia Ginger looked at her in disbelief, walked to her spot, squeezed out some toothpaste, held her toothbrush in her mouth, and went out again.
Mina Lee turned to glance at Wren King and then looked at Tong Tong opposite her, hesitantly said, "I hope you won’t get mad if I say something."
"What?"
"Just say it, it’s nothing." Tong Tong said.
"About Camden River," Mina Lee chuckled, speaking slowly, "I feel like Mia Ginger isn’t really interested in him."
"Huh?" Wren King exaggeratedly sighed, "What kind of sight do you have? Is it so outrageous that she isn’t interested in someone like Camden River? Who do you think she is?"
"Hard to say." Mina Lee asked matter-of-factly in return, "Did you forget that pendant?"
"She doesn’t show it to anyone." Wren King pouted.
"It’s true she doesn’t show it," Blair Chester, who had been silent, suddenly said, "but everyone saw that color. It’s very beautiful, with such good translucency; it could be Old Mine Burmese jadeite."
"How do you know?" Wren King looked at her unhappily.
When they first met, Blair Chester amazed her, making her feel quite uncomfortable.
Actually, the feeling was quite strange.
Mia Ginger and Windsor Myres were no worse than Blair Chester in any aspect.
But first, she met Blair Chester, and emotions are preconceived. Second, Mia Ginger and Windsor Myres are from Cloud Capital, their distinct advantage is incomparable to hers.
You could say it’s envy and jealousy, yet there’s a bit of a desire to flatter.
Blair Chester’s temperament wasn’t as strong as the other two, and she knew how to be flexible. Being an outsider like her, she somehow often seemed elevated and inexplicably overshadowed her.
Especially now—
She replaced Mia Ginger as student leader.
That feeling was too annoying, it would be better if Mia Ginger were the student leader!
"My dad is a professor of archaeology at South University," Blair Chester said as if she didn’t hear the sarcasm in her words, "He sometimes likes to study antiques, jade, and gemstones, so I know a little."
"A professor at South University!" Tong Tong exclaimed, "Must be very knowledgeable!"
"..." Wren King looked at her impatiently, "Why are you sighing, seriously!"
"I also want a cultured dad," Tong Tong pouted, "unlike my dad, a full-on nouveau riche, who got scammed multiple times buying antiques."
"Nouveau riche?" Mina Lee was stunned for a moment, speechless, "Oh, you guys went way off topic, I was just talking about the jade. It’s definitely a top-grade Old Mine Burmese jadeite. My cousin is obsessed with studying these, and I’ve seen many photos from him. Last year’s jewelry exhibition, just a small piece of jade like that fetched the highest price in the entire venue, can you guess how much it was?!"
"Eighty million?" Wren King hesitated.
"120 million." Blair Chester chimed in, "It was bought by a wealthy businessman from the southwest."
"..." Wren King was momentarily speechless.
The entire dorm fell silent, with all four people directing their gaze toward Mia Ginger’s bed.
"Even Windsor Myres couldn’t handle her," after a while, Mina Lee hesitated and said, "Maybe she is really a heiress."
"Heiresses have such precious jewelry!" Wren King suddenly interjected.
"..."
Mina Lee was also stunned, exchanging looks with Tong Tong across the beds.