"What? He's looking for Xia Xiaodie?"
"Damn! And here I thought this guy was going to do something naughty to Guan, the campus belle!"
At Xu Fan's question, a stir erupted amongst the crowd. Guan Shimeng's eyes flickered with a hint of disappointment as she looked meekly at Xu Fan and asked, "You, you're looking for Xia Xiaodie, do you know her?"
Xia Xiaodie was the heiress of the Xia Group in Jinling City, born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Given Xu Fan's peasant-like appearance, Guan Shimeng really doubted whether the two had any connections.
"Do I know her or not?"
Xu Fan frowned, finding it difficult to respond. He indeed hadn't met Xia Xiaodie, but their marriage was clearly stipulated on paper.
"She's my wife-to-be, so I guess that counts as knowing her!"
Xu Fan touched his nose, offering a fairly appropriate explanation.
"What! What did he say?"
"Xia Xiaodie is his wife? Haha!"
A burst of laughter exploded around them! It was well-known that among the four campus beauties of Zijing Middle School, Xia Xiaodie was the most popular. And this guy dared to claim he was Xia Xiaodie's husband?
Just the spit from each of Xia Xiaodie's suitors would be enough to drown him, okay!
"You guys find this funny too?"
Facing the crowd's sneers, Xu Fan was quite unfazed. He curled his lips and said, "I think so too. I, Xu Fan, am so handsome that I should at the very least marry ten stunning wives. How could I let such a huge dragon tie down my life?"
Xu Fan's words came sincerely, and he didn't care about choking his audience. He looked anxiously at Guan Shimeng and asked, "Girl, quickly tell me where Xia Xiaodie is? I need to divorce her ASAP."
"Otherwise, if those White Crescent folks found out I married someone like this, they'd die laughing."
The corner of Guan Shimeng's mouth twitched, uncertain what to say about the guy in front of her.
To all the male students at Zijing Middle School, Xia Xiaodie was the dream girl, and yet, he actually found her embarrassing?
"Uh, Xiaodie, she's taken a vacation abroad and won't be back for a month..."
Guan Shimeng was friends with Xia Xiaodie and promptly informed Xu Fan of the situation.
Xu Fan scratched his head; this was troublesome. If Xia Xiaodie wasn't here, whom could he find to break off the marriage with?
"How about this, you stay in Zijing Middle School for a month, and when Xiaodie comes back, I'll take you to meet her?"
At that moment, Guan Shimeng bit her lip, offering Xu Fan a suggestion.
Xu Fan raised an eyebrow and leaned in close to Guan Shimeng, scrutinizing her carefully!
"Girl, you couldn't have fallen for yours truly, could you?"
Guan Shimeng stepped back several steps in shock at his sudden bold move! She looked at Xu Fan's wicked smile, puffed her cheeks, and huffed, "No, I haven't! I just feel pity for you, that's all!"
"Heh, I just love seeing you guys blush!"
Xu Fan stroked his chin; the idea fit his taste perfectly!
Ever since he was a child, he had lived with that old immortal, enduring his torment, and at fifteen, he had been sent to White Crescent, his days accompanied by the flash of swords.
Three years of life-and-death struggle forged the legend of the mightiest mercenary organization, White Crescent. Xu Fan was tired of it.
Now, he also wanted a taste of campus life, to see what it was really like and perhaps make up for his lost youth.
Not to mention, along the way, he had seen countless beautiful women! They were simply too appealing to Xu Fan's taste!
"Hehe, girl, then tell me quick, how do I enroll in school here?"
Xu Fan, since he was young, had only one master—old undying. Growing up, he stepped into a school no more than ten times. Now that he wanted to attend school, he had no choice but to ask this innocent school beauty before his eyes.
Guan Shimeng puffed up her cheeks, annoyed, "Don't call me 'little girl' anymore! I have a name, my name is Guan Shimeng!"
"Hehe, okay then."
Xu Fan grinned and said, "My name is Xu Fan, and if you find it a mouthful, you can call me by my nickname."
Guan Shimeng blinked, asking, "You have a nickname?"
Xu Fan grinned, laughing, "Of course! I have plenty of nicknames. Hubby, darling, boyfriend, good husband, feel free to choose any! Don't be shy!"
"..."
Guan Shimeng gave Xu Fan a look and pouted, "Let me take you to the principal first!"
Guan Shimeng felt that Xu Fan must be planning to transfer to Zijing Middle School, and going directly to the principal would make the procedure very convenient.
Now, leading Xu Fan to the principal's office door, she gently knocked on the redwood door and waited.
Xu Fan looked up and saw a golden plaque above the office door with the black bold text, Principal Yan Ruyu.
Xu Fan raised an eyebrow. Judging by the name, it seemed Zijing Middle School's principal was a great beauty?
"Come in."
A gentle voice came from inside, Guan Shimeng heard it, opened the door, and walked in with Xu Fan.
After entering the office, Xu Fan looked toward the desk to see an elegant beauty in a black long dress comfortably leaning back in a chair with a thick book resting on her legs, her jade-like fingers on the page, not turning it for a long time, reading intently.
Unlike Guan Shimeng's pure charm of a blooming young girl, she exuded the allure of a mature woman. Her casually draped hair framed a fair melon seed face with picturesque features, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses rested on her pronounced nose, giving off an intellectual beauty.
This mature principal was as beautiful as a painting, and Xu Fan admired her for a while before he noticed two men waiting on the side—one fat, one muscular.
The muscular one was nearly 1.9 meters tall and dressed in a tactical uniform. Likely part of the school's guard squad, his gaze towards Yan Ruyu was filled with intense desire.
The fat man was close to middle-aged, sporting a big belly, and startled by the intrusion of Xu Fan and the others, he hastily shifted his lecherous gaze away from Yan Ruyu and wiped his mouth in a sleazy manner.
"Guan Shimeng! What are you doing here in the principal's office without permission!"
The fat man put on an authoritative vibe, fiercely scolding Guan Shimeng!
Following that, his gaze fell on Xu Fan, and seeing his attire, he instantly looked disdainful!
"And you! What's the point of bringing such a country bumpkin here! Do you think Zijing Middle School's security isn't bad enough already!"
After his words, the fat man consciously stepped a few paces away from Xu Fan, as if being too close to Xu Fan would infect him with some contagious disease.
Guan Shimeng frowned, remembering Xu Fan had just helped her out of an encirclement.
She explained, "Director Tong! Xu Fan is not some country bumpkin; he's here to study at our school!"
"Hahaha!"
Tong Dacheng burst into laughter, pointing at Xu Fan and mocking, "This farmer? He wants to study at Zijing Middle School? Guan Shimeng, do you have any idea how much the tuition fee is for one semester here? Him? A country bumpkin with a patched-up snake skin bag? It's good to be sympathetic, but you can't overdo it!"
Realizing this issue, Guan Shimeng's pretty face turned pale as she looked towards Xu Fan, only to see him casually taking off the snake skin bag from his back.
Before Tong Dacheng could continue, Xu Fan opened the bag and dumped its content out.
Stacks of thick red banknotes piled up on the floor, almost like a small mountain.
Xu Fan shook the snake skin bag, looked toward a shocked Tong Dacheng with narrowed eyes, and smiled, "Director Tong, this bit of money, I wonder, is it enough to pay the tuition?"