"Miss Zhou, is there something you need?"

Under everyone's gaze, Xu Fan walked to the door, greeting Zhou Keren with a forced smile.

Following that, his gaze shifted to Xia Xiaodie.

"Hmph."

The little demon who had been gleefully discussing how to skip class with him yesterday, now coldly glanced at him and turned her head away.

It seemed that even looking at him was tiresome.

Xu Fan was taken aback; this was not characteristic of the girl. Could it be?

Following the cold aura beside him, Xu Fan frowned and looked over at Xia Yanyu.

This damn girl, has she been influenced by this ice mountain?

"Miss Xia, I'll leave Xu Fan to you. I'm going to take Xiaodie into the classroom," Zhou Keren said, glancing at him before preparing to return to the classroom with Xia Xiaodie.

"Miss Zhou, if it's really not possible, just transfer me to another class. I don't want to see him again," Xia Xiaodie said expressionlessly, glancing at Xu Fan before bringing up her request to Zhou Keren.

Her indifferent expression startled Zhou Keren, who glanced at Xu Fan with complexity, patted Xia Xiaodie on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Xiaodie, don't talk nonsense, let's go inside."

...

The Xia Xiaodie in front of him was a complete stranger compared to the mischievous girl who used to cling to him. Once Xia Xiaodie and Zhou Keren entered the classroom, Xu Fan sneered and looked over at Xia Yanyu.

"President Xia, your techniques in casting love spells are truly not to be underestimated," he said.

Xu Fan didn't believe Xia Xiaodie could change like this. Her attitude towards him now must be related to Xia Yanyu.

Although he held the marriage contract with Xia Xiaodie, he would never force her or the Xia Family to marry her off to him.

But Xia Yanyu's current actions were too overbearing, weren't they?

"Xu Fan, what do you mean by 'love spells'? Don't you think that all of this is just you being delusional?" Xia Yanyu said, her face unrippled by any disturbance, as cold as ever, "Don't overestimate yourself. You are nothing more than a brainless brute. Without those people around you, you are just an undeniable loser."

"Xiaodie's background is vastly different from yours. How could she possibly be blind enough to fancy you? Xu Fan, I hope from now on, you will stop deluding yourself. You cannot reach the heights of the Xia Family, understand?"

Xu Fan was astonished by Xia Yanyu's heartlessness. He laughed at the woman revered as a goddess by all of Jinling.

"Xia Yanyu, my first impression of you was indeed correct. Whoever marries you is truly cursed for eight lifetimes," he said.

Xu Fan couldn't understand how this woman could be so heartless. Had she forgotten that it was he who had saved her from Bingdilian's clutches?

"Xu Fan, you have no right to define who I, Xia Yanyu, am. It's true you did me a favor, but so what? I once asked you what you wanted in return, but you asked for nothing."

"Have you forgotten? I, Xia Yanyu, am a businesswoman," she said.

The affection of the past was now completely shattered in just a few words from Xia Yanyu.

As if to demonstrate to Xu Fan how mercenary and heartless a businessperson could be, she completely concealed any expression on her face, speaking condescendingly, "Also, regarding the marriage you mentioned to me before, I have already looked into it."

"Indeed, there was a marriage contract between you and Xiaodie, but it was merely a document arranged by my late grandfather," she explained.

"Xu Fan, we are now in the 21st century. Do you think, a marriage contract holds any meaning?"

Having said her piece, Xia Yanyu turned away expressionlessly and walked towards the end of the corridor.

It seemed that with a complete severing of ties with Xu Fan, Xia Yanyu's departing figure was filled with indifference.

Xu Fan coldly watched Xia Yanyu's retreating back, and couldn't stop laughing.

"Stop."

When Xia Yanyu was about ten steps away, Xu Fan spoke up and called her to a halt.

Initially, when he came to Jinling, his only goal was to annul the marriage contract. Now, Xia Yanyu had done just that for him, yet he wasn't as pleased as he thought he'd be.

The reason seemed inextricably linked to this woman's condescending and self-righteous attitude.

A true loser? Time and again, she trampled on people's dignity. Did Xia Yanyu really believe she had the right to do so?

"Xia Yanyu, are you sure you won't regret what you said today?"

Xia Yanyu did not turn around. At this moment, Xu Fan's icy voice reached her ears, and her face, cold as frost, unexpectedly curved into a smile.

Like a splash of bright red on snow, tragic yet stunning.

"I, Xia Yanyu, don't know what regret is, Xu Fan. If you're angry, feel free to retaliate against me."

"Of course, that's assuming you have the ability to do so."

Having said that, Xia Yanyu resumed walking, her figure fading into the distant corridor.

Xu Fan withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but start laughing again.

"Old bastard, oh old bastard, you really found me a fine in-law."

...

Without lingering in the corridor for too long, Xu Fan let out a breath and made his way back to the classroom.

Xia Yanyu had called him out for some unknown reason, and nearly the entire class was brimming with curiosity.

As he walked into the class, all eyes turned to look at him.

The only exception was Xia Xiaodie.

Just like before, she focused intently on the chalk words on the blackboard, seemingly oblivious to Xu Fan's presence.

Even when Xu Fan looked at her, she remained unmoved.

"Boss, boss, what... what happened..."

Back at his seat, the anxiously waiting Chen Dongdong couldn't help but ask nervously.

Although he couldn't hear clearly what Xu Fan and Xia Yanyu had discussed outside, Chen Dongdong could sense that something unpleasant must have happened.

"Boss, don't you think something's off with Xia Xiaodie?"

Chen Dongdong asked in a hushed tone, showing a resolve to get to the bottom of matters, but Xu Fan, at that moment, had no desire to answer these questions.

"Dongdong, just focus on studying."

After casting a dismissive glance at Chen Dongdong, Xu Fan closed his eyes.

After spending so much time with Xu Fan, Chen Dongdong had never seen such a cold look in Xu Fan's eyes. A wave of unprecedented fear spread through Chen Dongdong, and he embarrassingly forced a smile, falling silent.

But he wasn't stupid. He could clearly see that whatever had happened was undoubtedly related to Xia Xiaodie.

Now gazing from a distance at Xia Xiaodie sitting in the front row, he propped his chin and started to think.

Could it be that his boss, wasn't worthy of Xia Xiaodie?

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