Daily life in the academy

Yan Qingchen took in Bai Zhi's subtle movements and fleeting shy expression. He felt secretly pleased, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. The little girl was slowly coming to her senses, a good sign. But he couldn't rush things. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. The Art of War states: "The difficulty of military struggle lies in using circuitous routes as direct routes and exploiting dangers as advantages." Therefore, he used circuitous routes, luring the enemy with advantages. Those who followed behind would arrive earlier, while those who followed behind would arrive later. This is the strategy of understanding circuitous routes and direct routes.

He cleared his throat and replied, "Sheng'an City is a dangerous place, with eyes everywhere watching. I'm afraid my actions have already been noticed by those with ulterior motives. Just wait and see, someone will take action in a few days."

Bai Zhi suddenly had a bad feeling, "Could it be that someone is behind this incident?"

"Maybe there is, and maybe not." Yan Qingchen looked up at the bustling crowd in the West Market, frowned slightly, and said, "Power struggles often harm innocent people." He decided to join the army just because he didn't like these twists and turns. With military power and military achievements in hand, whoever dared to play tricks on him would be defeated.

Yan Qingchen looked down and saw a hint of worry on her face. He said helplessly, "If you're worried, I'll ask Cao Hua to find out the news and report it to you from time to time. Is that okay?"

"Ah good."

Bai Zhi was somewhat flattered. She had always felt that since Yan Qingchen knew she was a woman, he had become much gentler and more indulgent towards her. For some reason, a bold hypothesis suddenly emerged in her mind: Did Yan Qingchen also have feelings for her? Or even like her?

Just thinking about it, Bai Zhi's heart couldn't help but beat faster. If that's the case... if that's the case... that would be simply too good to be true. Imagine having a boyfriend who is powerful and rich. Wouldn't she be able to do whatever she wants in this era?

Before this, Bai Zhi realized her feelings for Yan Qingchen and found an excuse of the suspension bridge effect. She was simply afraid that the flower might be in love but the water might not be indifferent. If the two were in love with each other, it would be a beautiful story.

No, no, no... Baizhi shook her head and decided to stop daydreaming.

"Prince Yan, Master Bai, what a coincidence."

Xue Huaiming suddenly appeared from nowhere. Behind him stood Du Mingshu and another elegantly dressed and pretty woman. Bai Zhi felt that they looked familiar. She seemed to have seen them before at the Mountain Resort, but she couldn't remember who they were. She smiled politely and said, "Greetings, Master Xue."

Yan Qingchen felt that the smile on Bai Zhi's face was a little dazzling. He raised his hand and pulled her behind him, his expression cold, "Xue Huaiming, it seems that this prince and you are not familiar enough to chat?"

"I was being too sentimental. I thought that since we were all students of the academy, it would be okay to say hello when we met." Xue Huaiming had a gentle smile on his face. He seemed to be unaffected by Yan Qingchen's cold face and still looked like a modest gentleman.

Unexpectedly, Du Mingshu was openly self-deprecating, but in reality, he was sarcastically saying, "Prince Yan is too arrogant to look down on ordinary people like us. Prince Xue, we should not embarrass ourselves."

Bai Zhi saw resentment and anger in her eyes. She must have turned from love to hate because she failed to get the love she wanted, and then turned to throw herself into the arms of another person. She was also a wonderful person.

Yan Qingchen didn't even take Xue Huaiming seriously, so how could he look at a woman he disliked? He acted as if Xue Huaiming and the other two didn't exist, and turned his head to Bai Zhi and said, "Let's keep going."

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Du Mingshu snorted in anger.

After Yan Qingchen finished speaking, he walked straight forward. Bai Zhi had no choice but to smile and nodded to Xue Huaiming, then quickened her pace to catch up with him. However, when she passed by the familiar woman, she saw that she was staring at Yan Qingchen's back. Her expression seemed somewhat similar to that of Du Mingshu before. She suddenly felt a little blocked in her heart. Who was she?

After walking for some distance, Bai Zhi tugged at Yan Qingchen's cloak and said, "Brother Yan, we've walked far. There's no need to walk so fast."

Yan Qingchen then slowed down his pace and said with displeasure, "Xue Huaiming always acts gentle and polite when meeting everyone, and that smile is even more disgusting. You should avoid contact with him in the future."

Originally... Bai Zhi didn't like Xue Huaiming very much. She always felt that he had a kind of smiling tiger aura. She nodded obediently: "Okay, I understand. But I want to ask, who was the woman standing next to Du Mingshu just now? I always feel that she looks familiar."

Yan Qingchen raised his eyebrows, gave her a scrutinizing look, and replied, "Xue Shu, Xue Huaiming's biological sister."

"So it's her." Bai Zhi hesitated for a moment, then said directly, "I just saw that the way she looked at you was not right, just like Du Mingshu before. I think she likes you too."

"What?" Yan Qingchen was a little shocked. He stopped and asked seriously, "You said she likes me too?"

Bai Zhi didn't understand why Yan Qingchen suddenly reacted so strongly. Could it be that he liked one of these? Her heart was becoming increasingly blocked, so much so that her voice was a little weak when she replied, "Yeah, Brother Yan, why are you so excited all of a sudden?"

"You little girl..." Yan Qingchen paused when he saw Bai Zhi's panicked eyes, cleared his throat, and said, "You're only sixteen, how could you understand what love is?" If you did, why couldn't you sense his feelings? He had already shown it so clearly.

If Bai Zhi knew what Yan Qingchen was thinking at this moment, she would definitely cry out in injustice... If he could just be more gentle and indulgent and express it clearly, then pursuing girls would be too easy!!!

But Bai Zhi couldn't hear Yan Qingchen's inner thoughts. She felt insulted by his sudden questioning and retorted repeatedly, "What's wrong with being young? Can't being young mean you can mature early? Besides, there are many people in Yan Country who get married at my age."

Yan Qingchen frowned, and his voice unconsciously rose a little: "Get married? Who do you want to marry?"

"Oh, no, I was just making a metaphor..." Bai Zhi said indifferently. It turned out that men and women had different brain circuits, so communication was a little difficult.

Yan Qingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reminded her, "You are now studying at Yunlu Academy, so you should focus on your studies. Don't think about things like getting married."

Bai Zhi muttered to herself, "I'm a woman, and I'm not taking part in the Spring Examination. Why does this whole thing feel like a rip-off... Is he not thinking straight today?"

"What did you say?" Yan Qingchen lowered his head and moved closer.

Bai Zhi quickly grinned and faked a smile, shaking her head and said, "Nothing to say, Brother Yan, let's continue shopping. There are still some things we haven't bought yet."

"Oh..." Yan Qingchen hesitated and looked at Bai Zhi who was walking quickly in front of him. Did she just say that his brain was not working well?

It’s so hard to guess what a woman is thinking... Should he ask his mother for advice someday?