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This was their first cold war in a long time. Ji Nuan resisted the urge to head out to look, stubbornly keeping herself in the bedroom.

The next morning, she stepped out of the bedroom’s bathroom after a shower. She saw that there were barely any marks left on her face. With a thin layer of foundation, it would be completely unnoticeable. Only the bandage on her forehead was slightly attention-grabbing.

She planned to head to a nearby hair salon to cut some bangs and conceal it. Since her hair quality was good, and her hair tended to grow quickly, when the scar faded, the bangs could be grown back; it would not affect her looks whatsoever.

It was extremely quiet in the living room. Ji Nuan stepped out after changing her clothes. The moment she opened the main bedroom door, she met a pair of eyes.

Mo Jingshen’s calm gaze met hers.

He sat in the living room; it seemed like he had stayed up all night. Ji Nuan stood by the door watching him. He appeared to have no intention of speaking. If Ji Nuan hadn’t seen him when she stepped out, who knew how long he was planning to sit there.

Facing Mo Jingshen, this was the first time the atmosphere was thick enough to lead her to hold her own breath instinctively.

At this moment, Feng Ling opened the door and stepped in. She had clearly received Mo Jingshen’s message for her to send Ji Nuan back to T University.

The moment Feng Ling entered, she sensitively felt the dark atmosphere between the two of them. She stood in bewilderment by the door and subconsciously turned to leave. Mo Jingshen stopped her. “Send her back to T University.”

Feng Ling faltered and could only turn back to head in. She saw that Ji Nuan was already dressed. Although her forehead was wounded, she appeared well enough. It was only that the silence in the living room was frightening.

Finally, Feng Ling was the one who spoke up, “Mrs. Mo, Mr. Mo arranged for me to enter your class last minute. From today onwards, I’ll be able to follow you within the school premises as well. Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to maintain a low profile; I won’t let anyone realize that I’m your bodyguard, nor will I interfere with your learning.”

“Enter my class last minute? So, you’ll be staying in T University as well?” Ji Nuan looked to Feng Ling.

Hearing that Ji Nuan still planned on living in school and did not plan on returning to the condo, Feng Ling subconsciously turned to look at Mo Jingshen who sat on the sofa. The man remained indifferent and silent, as though their conversation was completely unrelated to him.

“I’ll follow you wherever you stay,” Feng Ling replied.

Ji Nuan did not continue speaking, her gaze casually shifting towards the sofa.

In the past, Ji Nuan could not understand when people described Mo Jingshen as a noble, cold creature who could freeze people to death just by sitting there silently. She always felt that they were being dramatic. She admitted that he was noble and cold but felt that saying he could freeze people to death was too much of an exaggeration. How was he that frightening?

However, right now, Mo Jingshen was only sitting there. He did not say even a single word, yet Ji Nuan deeply felt that…

Last night, she had really angered him.

Those strange conjectures must have touched his bottom line without her realization.

She had a strange feeling; as though she had plucked the hair of a tiger.

Did she really go too far with her words last night?

She looked at him and thought to speak up. However, at this moment, Mo Jingshen’s phone rang. He answered it without looking at her.

Countless words were stuck in her throat; Ji Nuan wanted to say that she did not have any intention behind last night’s words. The divorce and questions were all her own conjectures. They were all part of her picking trouble with the birthday surprise he had carefully planned for her. She wanted to apologize, but after trying for a long moment, when she saw his cold back view as he left to answer the call, she suddenly could not make any sound.

After all, she was only having a simple jealousy fit last night and throwing a tantrum.

However, Mo Jingshen was really, really angry.

She had been relying on his constant willingness to indulge in her; And so, her incoherence had led to such a consequence that caught her unprepared…

“There is still work in the company. I need to return to Hai City today.” When Mo Jingshen placed his phone down and saw that Ji Nuan had yet to leave, he lowered his head to check his watch. His tone was calm: “Let Feng Ling send you to T University before eight. It’s fine if you wish to stay in the dormitory. I’ll have someone pack up your luggage and send it to T University’s dormitory. If you really don’t want to stay in this condo, since it’s under your name, you can rent it or sell it as you please.”

“Are you leaving right now?” Ji Nuan tried to resist but still asked.

Mo Jingshen looked at her. Ji Nuan thought that he would at least say something, but the man kept his silence. He picked up his coat, turned, and left with long steps.

“Mrs. Mo, it’s almost time for Professor Lin’s class.” Feng Ling saw Ji Nuan’s expression of wanting to run out to apologize, yet still stubbornly holding onto her composure. She said comfortingly, “There must be an important issue in the company that Mr. Mo needs to deal with. After a few days, when he has the time, he’ll definitely come to visit you.”

Seeing that Ji Nuan stood there without responding, Feng Ling then asked patiently, “Do you want to go have some breakfast first?”

Ji Nuan composed herself and turned into the kitchen. She brought out the cake and spoke while cutting into it, “There’s no need. There is still so much cake. I’ll just have a casual bite and head straight to T University.”

Feng Ling looked at the cake and asked in surprise, “Why are there only four left?”

Ji Nuan paused in her movement, raising her eyes to look at her. “You know how many cakes there were?”

“I do, ah. Saturday night, when I saw Mr. Mo appear, I was originally very startled. Afterward, I found out that he arrived that very morning. He took a midnight flight to Hai City and booked a nearby bakery. He spent a long time personally baking those twenty-one cakes in different sizes and colors for you. Last night, I sent the cakes and roses here along with the people from the bakery…” Feng Ling saw that Ji Nuan’s figure had suddenly stiffened and realized that she might have overstepped with her words. She immediately shut up.

On Friday night, he took a midnight flight from Hai City. On Saturday night, he stayed up to take care of her after bringing her back from the bar. One Sunday night, she angered him into losing a whole night of sleep.

This meant that it’s been three days since Mo Jingshen slept.

Ji Nuan did not speak. She cut into the reddest cake and gently picked up the pair of figures made with chocolate. She placed it onto a plate, carefully arranging it without taking a bite.

Seeing that Ji Nuan was suddenly quietly eating with her head lowered, Feng Ling approached. “Mrs. Mo, did you have a fight with Mr. Mo?”

The moment she stepped closer, she saw that Ji Nuan’s eyes had actually reddened as she ate the cake.

Feng Ling was typically a stern person. When she saw Ji Nuan, who rarely cried, with reddened eyes appearing as though she was about to burst into tears but was tolerating it, Feng Ling was instantly flustered.

Fearing that she would really cry, Feng Ling clumsily handed her tissue after tissue. Ji Nuan shook her head, avoiding Feng Ling’s touch. “I’m all right.”

“Then shall I send you to T University now?”

Ji Nuan shook her head. “Give me some quiet time first.”

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“All right.” Feng Ling gave her another glance and stepped out of the room.

Ji Nuan thought back to those cakes she had ruined yesterday and recalled Mo Jingshen’s appearance as he handed them to her; her heart stung with pain.

Right now, her mood was complicated and difficult to describe; all sorts of feelings were welling up.

She really wished she could rush to the airport immediately to look for Mo Jingshen.

However, when she recalled his earlier attitude, when he did not even spare her a single glance, the stinging sensation in her heart worsened.

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After Ji Nuan was sent back to T University by Feng Ling, her thoughts remained on whether or not to return to Hai City. By afternoon, the awareness that Mo Jingshen must have landed in Hai City caused her to feel even more anxious. Unlike her usual self, she could barely focus in class.

After her class ended in the evening, a sudden storm hit T City. The airport was temporarily closed, and all of the evening flights were delayed.

Ji Nuan had no choice but to give up the thought of returning to Hai City; she thought to calm her restless emotions and to allow Mo Jingshen’s anger to cool off before she returned.

That night, Ji Nuan returned to the dormitory to see that Su Xueyi’s space was already emptied. Ling Feifei had shifted her own luggage onto that empty bed once more, and most likely had the plan to treat it as her own extra bed.

“Ji Nuan, where have you been for the past two days?” Ling Feifei sat by the bed to apply her skincare. She glanced at Ji Nuan through the mirror.

Ji Nuan did not reply.

“Aiya, you cut bangs?” Ling Feifei then asked, turning around to survey Ji Nuan seriously.

Bai Wei also turned to Ji Nuan: “It looks pretty good. Ji Nuan, you already had the attractiveness index of a fairy. Your skin is good as well. With those bangs, you look like a high schooler who is not yet of age. Aren’t you afraid that you’ll be abducted when you head out?”

Hearing these words, Ling Feifei who felt that her looks were better than Ji Nuan was immediately upset: “Ji Nuan’s appearance is all right. Aren’t you exaggerating too much by using the word ‘fairy’?”

Bai Wei paid no attention to Ling Feifei’s words. When she saw Ji Nuan appear taciturn as though she was preoccupied with worries, Bai Wei kept quiet and did not disturb her further.

“Aiyo, by the way Ji Nuan, you haven’t been around for the past few days so you don’t know about Su Xueyi, right?” As though she could not stop her mouth from running, Ling Feifei suddenly brought up another topic.

Ji Nuan finally turned to her, asking even though she already knew, “What happened to her?”

“There, don’t you see that her things are missing from her bed?” Ling Feifei indicated toward Su Xueyi’s bed with her eyes. “Who knows what happened. Yesterday, a large group of policemen suddenly visited T University. No one got a clear look of the situation, but Su Xueyi suddenly left that night. She disappeared without anyone’s notice, and Professor Lin didn’t inform us of the reason. Afterward, her things in the dormitory were also removed. It’s as though she was never here in the first place.”

Ji Nuan glanced at the empty bed.

“Aren’t you quite close to Su Xueyi? Do you know why she left?” Ling Feifei eagerly turned to Ji Nuan, hoping to gain some information.

“You clearly know that Ji Nuan hasn’t been around. Why are you still asking? How could she possibly know? She hasn’t known Su Xueyi for that long,” Bai Wei said indifferently.

Ling Feifei clicked her tongue. She was put off by the way Bai Wei constantly spoke against her and felt that the three of them were completely incompatible.

Now that Su Xueyi had left, she wondered if anyone else was moving in. She prayed otherwise, or she would run out of space to store her own things.

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In the evening at 8:00 p.m.

Ling Feifei had only just shifted her remaining items onto the bed when Feng Ling appeared by the door.

The three women turned towards the short-haired girl who had suddenly appeared in their dorm room. Ji Nuan was startled as well; she did not expect Feng Ling to move into her dormitory directly.

Did she really plan to remain by her side twenty-four seven?

Did that night’s incident leave a trauma on Feng Ling?

Bai Wei had heard that there would be a new student joining their class last minute and was not surprised. However, she was still taken aback by Feng Ling’s aura.

Ling Feifei had turned towards the door casually. When she saw Feng Ling dressed in a plain women’s t-shirt, black jeans and black leather boots, carrying a black duffel bag, she immediately assumed that Feng Ling was not a well-educated young lady with a suitable family background. She instantly disliked Feng Ling and was unwilling to shift her things away.

“Why is there another person?” Ling Feifei mocked, “Why is Professor Lin accepting all sorts of people? Someone who owns a small studio is fine, I suppose. But right now, even female gangsters can attend Professor Lin’s class to study corporate management?”

“Speak less. Who are you to judge what sort of students Professor Lin likes to accept?” Bai Wei knitted her brows and reprimanded her.

Ling Feifei rolled her eyes toward the door. “Anyway, our room is already filled. This bed space cannot be emptied. Go change to another dorm room.”

“She must have come here because Professor Lin arranged for her to be here. Who are you trying to deceive?” Bai Wei was really unaccustomed to the way she spoke.

“Bai Wei, why must you always speak against me? Can’t you see that I’m running out of space for my luggage?” Ling Feifei was unhappy.

Bai Wei smiled coldly. “I can’t bear the sight of it.”

“Who cares if you can bear the sight of it. Anyways, this bed is mine. Three people are sufficient for this dorm room. I have to speak to Professor Lin to stop allowing people to enter this room!” Ling Feifei appeared stubbornly unwilling to give up the bed.

Feng Ling coldly glanced over. Ji Nuan wondered if Feng Ling would be able to get used to this sort of environment and considered moving back to the condo with her.

At this moment, Feng Ling walked in. She placed her black duffel bag onto Su Xueyi’s bed, and just as Ling Feifei abruptly stood up to demand her to take it away, she kicked the pink luggage on the bed away.

“What are you doing!” Ling Feifei was startled. She stared in disbelief at her items that had spilled out. She immediately raised her voice and shouted, “You dare to kick my things? If you dirtied my luggage and clothing, can you afford to pay for them?”

“Taking up my bed space and wasting my time, can you afford to pay for it?” Feng Ling coldly returned her question. She then sat on the bed under Ling Feifei’s angered expression. She did not even return her gaze, coldly speaking, “Feng Ling. Twenty-three years old. Three-year consecutive champion in American Martial Arts, a black belt in Taekwondo, champion in Los Angeles’ women’s wrestling. Instructor in short-range shooting in America’s XI training base. Please take care of me from here on.”

The moment she finished speaking, the room fell into a strange silence.

Bai Wei and Ling Feifei stared at Feng Ling; their eyes were about to fall out from staring for too long. Ling Feifei appeared as though she had swallowed a bug and was unable to scold any further.

Ji Nuan quietly curved her lips.