The Second Volume of Collective Pearl: Chapter 53 - The Beautiful Dean (Middle)

  "Gong Zou, you can't evaluate him like that! No matter what, he's still your fiancé now!" A hint of coldness had already seeped into Shangguan Bing'er's voice.

  Di Ya's heart was already racing as soon as she heard the three words "fiancé", and she didn't even notice Shang Guan Bing Er's expression. This was said in front of Ming Hua! In her heart, Ming Xiang General was the White Knight Prince, and he had only one younger sister. How could Di Ya not be anxious when Shang Guan Bing Er revealed that she had a fiancé?

  "Bing'er, sister, don't talk nonsense. Who is his fiancée? That's just a political marriage arranged by the emperor. This time I came out, I didn't even think about going back to the country. I want to resist this marriage. Even if it's marrying a pig or a dog, I won't marry him."

  Shangguan Bing'er's face was frosty, "Di Fuya, you've gone too far. What's wrong with Xiao Pang? You're treating him like this?"

  "What's wrong with him? ... Diwu Ya was also stunned for a moment, really making her say what substantial shortcomings Zhou Weiqing had, she couldn't say it out loud, for the time being, she could only stubbornly say: "Anyway, just no. I already have someone I like in my heart, let alone that Zhou Weiqing is useless in my eyes, even if he were the greatest genius in the world, I would absolutely not have any thoughts about him."

  "Alright, alright, you don't have to show your loyalty in front of me. It's useless. My brother is someone I understand the most, once he makes a decision, he will never change his mind. Now I also somewhat understand why he doesn't want you. You really aren't an ordinary airhead. In front of someone's girlfriend, you keep saying no to her face. I don't even know how to describe this brainless girl. However, there is one thing you said that is correct, speaking of which, I have never seen anyone more talented than Zhou Wei Qing, not even my brother."

  After saying that, Ming Hua took the scroll and turned around to leave. She didn't have the mood to bother with a brainless woman like Di Ya.

  After hearing Ming Hua's words, Di Fei Ya was stunned, looking at Shang Guan Bing Er's icy face with an incredulous expression, she asked: "Bing Er, you...you actually became his girlfriend? This can't be true, right?"

  Shangguan Bing'er said in a low voice, "Why can't it be true? Xiaopang and I have been together for several years. Empress Yaya, you may not like him, but that doesn't mean no one else likes him."

  The little fatty who is so unworthy in your eyes, is a precious man to me. I won't say more to you, I'm going to the cafeteria to wait for him. As she spoke, she also walked out.

  "I see." Di Ya seemed to have suddenly realized something, "You must be because of General Zhou Da Yuan."

  Shangguan Bing'er stopped in her tracks, turned around to face Di Fuya, and said coldly: "Your Highness, please don't insult me, and don't insult yourself either. From today on, we are no longer friends. At the same time, I also hope you remember every word you said today. I will never let Xiao Pang go to you... If she had any guilt towards Di Fuya as the legitimate fiancée before, then after hearing her words today, Shangguan Bing'er didn't feel any guilt at all. She even felt that whether the engagement was cancelled or not was completely meaningless - how could Zhou Weiqing possibly like a woman like this?

  Zhou Weiqing naturally didn't know what had happened here, and as he walked out of the classroom shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Qi, he sincerely said: "Thank you so much for what happened yesterday, Teacher Xiao."

  Xiao Xian smiled slightly and said, "You little guy, your information is quite timely. You don't have to thank me for anything, this is all your own ability. If you weren't so excellent, I wouldn't have noticed you, let alone maintained it."

  Zhou Weiqing was somewhat surprised by Xiao Di's calmness, and he found that he had a deeper feeling for this instructor.

  "Teacher Xiao, what can I do for you?" asked Zhou Weixiao.

  Xiao Cong chuckled and said: "It's not me who wants to find you, it's the principal who wants to meet this talented student."

  Upon hearing the words "genius", Zhou Weiqing immediately thought of his previous exam where he didn't understand a thing, and his face turned red as he said: "I'm not worthy of being called a genius, I'll need Teacher Xiao's guidance even more in the future."

  Xiao Mo said, "You're not considered a genius, then there's no such thing as a genius. According to your registration form, you're still under seventeen this year, and you're already an intermediate Condensing Master. You're not only the first Condensing Master student in our college, but also one of the youngest intermediate Condensing Masters I know. Some family-trained Condensing Masters, at your age this year, are mostly still primary Condensing Masters. The college has high hopes for your potential."

  The two of them chatted as they followed Xiao Mo to the office on the fifth floor, which was also the top floor, of the main teaching building.

  Dean? The Dean appeared in Zhou Weiqing's mind, that beautiful woman with unparalleled nobility and elegance. At that time, the Dean had left a very deep impression on him.

  Very soon, Xiao Di brought Zhou Weiqing to the fifth floor. Upon reaching this level, it became much quieter. The high-ranking offices of the academy were all located on this floor.

  Xiao Di led Zhou Weiqing to the innermost door on the corridor, where a sign hung with the words "Dean's Office". Upon arriving here, Xiao Di's face took on a few more shades of respect, and he raised his hand to knock gently twice on the door.

  A gentle and elegant voice came from inside the room, "Please come in."

  Xiao Di then pushed open the door and walked in with Zhou Weiqing.

  This office is very large, with an area of over 300 square meters. The overall decoration is in light yellow, giving a warm and elegant feeling. Every decorative item in the room is carefully selected. Behind a wide semi-circular desk sits the beautiful Dean Cai.

  Like yesterday, the beautiful dean still wore her special black teacher's robe, with her hair neatly tied up on top of her head. Her pretty face always had a warm smile, her eyes were calm and introspective, and there was no sharpness to be seen at all.

  "Dean, it's Zhou Weiqing, I've brought him here." Xiao Qi said with a slight bow to Cai Cai.

  Cai Cai smiled and led the way: "Director Xiao has worked hard..."

  Xiao Mo smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all, Dean. I'll take my leave first then. You can talk to him." After bowing again, he finally walked out, and as he left, he gave Zhou Weiqing an encouraging glance.

  Xiao Zuo walked away, and also took the door with him. In the office, only Zhou Weiqing and Cai Cai were left. At the opening ceremony, Zhou Weiqing had only glanced at Cai Cai from afar, and at that time, he only felt amazed. Now, observing her at such a close distance, made him feel somewhat constrained.

  The Dean of the Imperial Academy gave off an aura that was like a goddess who could not be profaned, with no air of majesty flowing out yet naturally born with awe-inspiring power. The intangible oppressive force also gave people a feeling that was difficult to describe. Her nobility that came from her very bones made anyone who saw her seem to produce a sense of shame and inferiority.

  According to Kou Rui's intelligence, this beautiful dean is already 35 years old, but if you just look at the surface, her appearance doesn't even seem like she's 25. And yet, her demeanor is enough to rival that of a 50 or 60-year-old superior. This special temperament is enough to attract anyone's attention.

  "Zhou Weiqing, please take a seat." Cai Cai pointed to the high-backed chair in front of her desk.

  Zhou Weiqing didn't stand on ceremony, pulling out a chair and sitting down without bothering with any noble etiquette. He was just a commoner student after all...and besides, compared to the beautiful woman in front of him, what were noble manners but an unnecessary bother?

  When facing a beauty, if you want to get her attention, either you have to be stronger than her or give her a completely overturned feeling. This is Mu En's teaching to Zhou Weiqing.

  "You, Dean Cai." Zhou Weiqing said with a smile on his face.

  Cai Wei's eyes widened slightly, not even the teachers at the academy would address her by both name and surname in such a face-to-face situation. And... this young man named Zhou Weiqing was much more calm than she had imagined.

  What Zhou Weiqing did yesterday at the opening ceremony, of course, couldn't be hidden from her. Every detail was investigated clearly by her. Here, she is absolutely the highest authority.

  "Zhou Weiqing, do you know why I asked Director Xiao to call you over?" Cao Cai asked faintly.

  Zhou Weiqing shook his head and said, "I don't know."

  Cai Dao said: "I've seen your application form and entrance exam papers, I heard that General Ming Yun personally graded your papers at the time, right?"

  Zhou Weiqing nodded, saying: "Yes. At the time, the invigilating teacher didn't really like my test paper, but General Ming Yu happened to be passing by and saw my test paper, thinking it was okay, so he gave me a pretty good score."

  "Is that all? In my opinion, your answer sheet should be considered zero points. ... The sound of Cai's voice suddenly turned cold, and Zhou Weiqing immediately felt that the temperature in this large office of over 300 square meters had dropped sharply."

  Zhou Weiqing was taken aback, and it seemed that this Dean wasn't too friendly towards him!

  "In your answer, I saw countless bloodshed and slaughter, as well as the wails of countless civilians. Perhaps your tactics will ultimately succeed and bring victory. But at what cost? How many people will lose their lives due to your command? Every life has only one chance to come into this world, and no one has the right to take away that chance. When a person dies, it brings suffering to an entire family. You may think I'm being overly sentimental, but I must tell you, a commander who doesn't care about civilian casualties can never become a true king, and his army will never be a king's army."