Madame is Pretending to be an Academic Slacker Again!

The man’s heartbeat completely stopped for a few seconds.

Blood seemed to lose control in an instant, flowing back from his limbs to his heart.

Then, he heard an intense pounding sound within his chest, once, twice, thrice...

”Thump thump!”

”Thump thump!”

”Thump thump!”

It resonated in his eardrums, making it impossible for him to hear what the petite woman before him was saying.

He could only see the petite woman’s face, fair and flawless, bright eyes and pearly teeth, set against the lush green bamboo shadows with a radiant beauty.

Perfect, without a single flaw.

This face, this face wasn’t the face of the former little failure, Lan Qingxin, it clearly was...

He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse, slowly reaching out his stiff arm: ”Xin...”

But Qin Xin had just finished a lengthy farewell speech, raising her hand to him, waving it forcefully: ”Master Tuantuan, take care! I’m doing well, your little failure is now a little tyrant, no one dares to bully me anymore. Also, I listened to your advice and kicked that cheap brother to the curb, you don’t have to worry about me anymore...”

The man’s heart froze.

He once wished so much for her to leave her brother, and now he regretted it just as much.

His stiff arm wanted to pull her into his embrace, but Qin Xin just lightly touched his hand and then laughed as she jumped away: ”Master Tuantuan, I know you’re like Tang Seng, you don’t like women touching you. Don’t worry, I’m not a little demon, I won’t touch you recklessly, goodbye!”

The man’s hand froze mid-air.

Wanting to hold onto her tightly, but his chest surged with a rush of blood and energy, he muffled a groan.

Immense pain swept over him, causing his whole body to uncontrollably tremble, the veins on his arm bulging prominently.

He didn’t want her to see this scene, so he forcibly held back his desire to hold onto her and withdrew his arm.

And she, just waved her hand like that, waving and waving, step by step, leaving his sight.

Moments later.

The courtyard finally regained its initial quiet.

The bamboo forest lightly rustled, something was bubbling in the kitchen stove, and the small gift by the window still lingered with the scent of her wrist...

She left.

The man closed his eyes, wiped away a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, and his heart felt like it was being gnawed by thousands of ants, the pain was unbearable.

The sky gradually darkened, and he never opened his eyes, sinking into a long and lonely reflection.

==

Imperial City.

Imperial Mansion Hotel Meeting Room.

Xiao Bailu seemed to casually mention her perfect score on the legal qualification exam.

The room fell into a dead silence.

After a long moment, an old lawyer coughed and spoke: ”Since Miss Xiao achieved such excellent results on the legal exam, then let’s directly...”

”Direct recruitment,” the words were interrupted by a female lawyer: ”Lawyer Zhao, don’t think that being introduced by the president means you can casually open the back door. Our law firm is number one nationwide, not because of connections and favors. Anyone coming to work at the law firm without competence is useless, even if introduced by the President Mansion.”

Mr. Zhao awkwardly coughed again: ”Lawyer Wu makes a valid point. Then, cough cough cough, let’s proceed with our interview process today and ask questions...”

The female lawyer named Wu lifted her eyelids and interrupted him again: ”Lawyer Zhao, since this Miss Xiao Bailu is so outstanding, how can ordinary procedures apply to her? If we are to test, let’s make it special for her.”

Mr. Zhao was a bit worried: ”This...isn’t it against the rules?”

What was wrong with Lawyer Wu today, seemingly deliberately making things difficult for the newcomer Xiao Bailu?