Not only was the girl frightened by Su Ziqing’s aura, the few people who came with her were also frightened.
The girl’s expression changed drastically. Then, she took a step back and said, “Su Ziqing, don’t be too cocky. Professor Dongfang is famous for being strict. Once he thinks you are not qualified, he will make you leave even if you’re his student. I’ll wait for the day you get kicked out.”
Su Ziqing sneered. “Just you wait.”
“Humph!”
After the girl finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Tang Li and Xiang Wanwan. She glared at Xiang Wanwan and left without eating.
The students who followed her in were no longer in the mood to eat in this restaurant. They quickly followed her out.
The lady boss looked at the students who left angrily and wanted to say something to calm them down, but it was too late.
Xiang Wanwan saw it and said apologetically, “Auntie Li, I’m sorry for chasing away your customers.”
“It’s alright.” The lady boss sighed and said, “No matter how good a school is, there are always a few people who can’t stand seeing others doing well. Just do your job and don’t take it to heart.”
Hearing that, the three of them looked at each other.
Xiang Wanwan smiled and nodded at her. “I understand, Auntie Li. Thank you.”
“No need to thank me,” the lady boss said. “Continue eating. After you’re done, tell me how the food tastes.”
“Alright.”
After the lady boss went to serve the other customers, Tang Li said, “This lady boss is not bad.”
Xiang Wanwan nodded. “I came here to find a part-time job when I was studying at Imperial University. At that time, the loan sharks were guarding my door every day. I didn’t dare to go back, so Uncle Li and Aunt Li made me eat and live in the store. If not for them, I would definitely be sleeping on the streets.”
Su Ziqing shook her head and said, “If we knew each other earlier, I would have sent your adoptive family to jail. Gambling and drugs are the two most destructive things in the world. Some people don’t even repent when their family is gone.”
“That’s true.” Xiang Wanwan had personally experienced how a family broke down because of gambling and hated it.
Tang Li drank her tea and looked at the two of them without saying anything.
When the three of them were almost done eating, Su Ziqing suddenly received a call and said to the two of them, “Cousin, Wanwan, Professor Dongfang asked me to go over. I gotta go.”
Tang Li stopped her. “Where does Professor Dongfang live?”
“In the professor’s residence.”
“I’ll take you there.”
Tang Li wanted to stand up.
Xiang Wanwan quickly added, “I’m going with you too.”
“No need.” Su Ziqing pressed Tang Li’s shoulder and said, “You don’t have to drop me off. I still have to go to the library to find a few books for my professor. He’s been working on a big case recently and is looking for information and evidence. I have to help him find them.”
Tang Li did not stand up again and only said, “Take care of yourself.”
The corners of Su Ziqing’s lips curled up. She was obviously very happy that Tang Li cared about her. “Got it.”
Tang Li nodded.
Su Ziqing left.
After Su Ziqing left, Tang Li was about to pay the bill when she was stopped by Xiang Wanwan. “Miss Tang, I said I’ll treat you tonight.”
Tang Li smiled. “Alright.”
After paying the bill, the two of them walked out.
There were many people on the food street at around nine o’clock. The two of them walked slowly. Xiang Wanwan glanced at Tang Li from time to time. After walking for a while, she said, “Miss Tang, Ziqing told me a lot about you. You’re really amazing.”
Tang Li raised her eyebrows, not knowing what Su Ziqing had said to make Xiang Wanwan think she was capable.
Xiang Wanwan said, “Ziqing said that you’ve been very smart since you were young and learned everything very quickly. However, because of your family background, you don’t like to interact with people. The only people you like to interact with are your grandfather and her, so you two have been very close since you were young.”
The Host’s mother died very early, and her father was so crazy about love that he became a monk when the Host was only a few years old. The Host had been with her grandfather since she was young and had developed some strange personalities.
However, the Host was indeed a smart girl.
Xiang Wanwan added, “Actually, I think the best thing about you is that you know everything. I heard from my brother that you saved his life and that you were the one who told him how to find me… You’re my brother’s and my benefactor.”
“Not really.” Tang Li smiled. “Your brother and I were just business partners. I treated his illness and read about his fortune, and he paid me.”
“To you, it’s just a business, but to us siblings, you’re our benefactor.” Xiang Wanwan was very insistent on this. “And that time at the clubhouse, if it wasn’t for your help, I don’t know what I would be like now.”
Tang Li tilted her head to look at Xiang Wanwan’s sincere face and did not say anything else.
The two of them walked out of the snack street as they spoke.
Xiang Wanwan did not live in the dormitory at Imperial University. Her brother bought her a small apartment outside. The apartment was not far from here. Tang Li said, “I’ll drive you back.”
Xiang Wanwan quickly shook her head. “No need. I’ll just walk back. It’s getting late. Miss Tang, you should go back early too. Otherwise, your family will be worried.”
“It’s alright. My husband will pick me up later.”
At this point, Tang Li suddenly felt like taking a walk. “Let’s go. Let’s take the shortcut. I’ll get my husband to wait for me at the entrance of your apartment.”
Xiang Wanwan agreed happily.
The two of them walked towards the shortcut.
After walking for a while, Tang Li suddenly asked Xiang Wanwan, “Wanwan, do you have someone you like?”
She just wanted to confirm how far she and the male lead had progressed.
Unexpectedly, when Xiang Wanwan heard this, she blushed. “Not yet.”
When Tang Li saw her reaction, she knew that Xiang Wanwan must have feelings for Qi Lingxuan.
She asked the book spirit in Xiang Wanwan through consciousness, “What happened to them?”
The book spirit said, “Not long ago, Wanwan ran into a problem before the competition. The male lead helped her out. Also, the male lead came to look for her a few days ago. At that time, the male lead was very weak. When Wanwan took care of him, the male lead hugged her and her heart started racing.”
Tang Li was silent for a moment.
The book spirit sighed. “If the male lead didn’t have an Artifact Spirit in his body and relied on his own ability to climb up step by step, I wouldn’t think much of it. But now that he has an Artifact Spirit, the Artifact Spirit has been preventing them from being together. Every time the male lead is injured, he comes to look for Wanwan. I am fed up with him already.”
At that moment, Tang Li withdrew her consciousness and asked Wanwan, “Are you going to have a lot of upcoming exams and competitions?”
