Fu Jingyuan remained silent the entire time.
He had been treated like a background prop.
It was Huo Chubai who once again broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere.
“Ahem, Miss Ji, I wonder what you wanted to talk to me about today?”
“Hmm, Professor Huo, I wanted to discuss some confusing points from class. Ranran hopes you can help clear things up~”
Ji Ran tried her best to make her voice sound coquettish.
After all, this was her first time trying to seduce someone, and she was still quite inexperienced and easily embarrassed.
Although she intended to seduce Huo Chubai, her face flushed bright red after just a few words.
But for the sake of that 100,000 yuan, she steeled herself, closed her eyes, and reached for Huo Chubai’s large hand, trying to create physical contact just like in those idol dramas.
“Professor Huo, it’s not convenient to explain things here. I wonder if Ranran could go home with you~”
As she spoke, Ji Ran blinked her big, innocent yet tempting eyes.
But suddenly, with a loud bang, she heard the furious sound of a glass shattering beside her!
She was startled!
Her small hand instinctively withdrew.
She instinctively looked toward the source of the sound—Fu Jingyuan, who was wearing a mask and a hat.
Seeing that this man seemed very angry.
Ji Ran asked in confusion, “Sir, did I upset you? Why did you smash your glass? That’s very impolite.”
This little thing dared to call him impolite?
She was holding hands with another man right in front of him!
Fu Jingyuan was so angry he almost couldn’t catch his breath!
Huo Chubai quickly jumped in to explain.
“Haha, Ji Ran, you’ve misunderstood. My celebrity friend here has a lot of anti-fans, so he’s in a bad mood. It has nothing to do with you!”
“Oh, I see.”
Ji Ran took another deep look at Fu Jingyuan.
She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she always felt that Fu Jingyuan looked somewhat familiar. Even though he was heavily disguised, she had a feeling of being caught doing something bad by a parent.
But her ‘parent,’ Fu Jingyuan, should be in his company’s CEO office, and she was already free.
She must be overthinking it.
Ji Ran took a deep breath to adjust herself and continued to flirt with Huo Chubai.
“Professor Huo, can I? Ranran really likes you. Could you be Ranran’s boyfriend?”
Huo Chubai!!
She really was a little troublemaker! She dared to say such bold words!
Didn’t she know that Fu Jingyuan was searching everywhere for her “lover” and “other man”?
She was going to get him killed!
Sure enough, with another bang, the sound of a glass shattering rang out again!
It could be said that Fu Jingyuan had reached the peak of his anger!
Fu Jingyuan never expected that his Ranran not only wanted to hold hands with another man but actually confessed to him!
She was truly lawless!
“Ahem, calm down, calm down.”
Huo Chubai tried to smooth things over, but Ji Ran was already standing up angrily, confronting Fu Jingyuan.
“Sir, were you just angry at me? Do you have a problem with me?”
“But we don’t even know each other. I was confessing my feelings, and interrupting someone’s confession is very impolite!”
Ji Ran was genuinely quite angry!
Because the atmosphere she had worked so hard to build had to be started all over again!
Huo Chubai inwardly groaned, caught in the middle, and tried to change the subject: “Um, Ji Ran, you were joking about confessing to your teacher, right?”
“We haven’t had any contact at all. How could you suddenly like me? I actually have many flaws…”
“I don’t mind!”
The little girl hurriedly continued her confession: “Professor Huo, Ranran likes you—likes you from head to toe, even every strand of your hair. Even your flaws are virtues in my eyes.”
“Even if you fart, grind your teeth in your sleep, or don’t wash your smelly socks for three days, Ranran still likes you.”
Ji Ran felt that with her words reaching this point, Huo Chubai should be moved.
Huo Chubai??
Help! Someone save him!
Under Fu Jingyuan’s murderous gaze, he trembled as he tried to change the subject.
“Student Ji Ran, I think you’re still young and don’t understand what liking someone really means. Besides, if you date me, would your guardian agree?”
“I seem to recall that your guardian, Mr. Fu Jingyuan, is very strict with you. He probably wouldn’t allow you to date at such a young age.”
Huo Chubai brought up Fu Jingyuan hoping to snap Ji Ran back to reality.
Indeed, the moment Ji Ran heard Fu Jingyuan’s name, her little face paled with fear.
But Fu Jingyuan wasn’t here, so what was she afraid of?
The little girl quickly reassured herself and snorted coldly, “Fu Jingyuan isn’t my guardian! He has no right to control me!”
“He never lets me wear high heels, but today I wore them anyway.”
“He also forbids me from wearing short skirts, but today I wore one too.”
“He’s the worst villain in the world! I used to submit to his tyranny, but it was all an act. Actually, I’m not afraid of him at all—not one bit!”
The more she spoke, the tighter she clenched her fists to bolster her courage.
“I’ve wanted to defy him for a long time! The more he forbids me from dating, the more I’ll do it!”
“Professor Huo, you have no idea—that man is incredibly petty, controlling, and never smiles. He’s full of flaws, unlike you. You’re perfect from head to toe.”
“Fu Jingyuan isn’t even worth a single strand of your hair.”
Ji Ran spoke all this in one breath, but when she finished, she noticed the sudden silence around her.
A terrifying silence.
Huo Chubai, standing opposite her, seemed shocked, his expression filled with sympathy for her.
This little troublemaker was badmouthing that terrifying man right in front of him!
Ji Ran was still confused. Her innocent big eyes blinked repeatedly. “What’s wrong, Professor Huo? Did I say something wrong? You look scared.”
Huo Chubai hesitated, unsure how to respond.
“Hmph!”
Fu Jingyuan finally spoke, his voice icy.
“Ranran, am I really that despicable in your eyes?”
“Petty, controlling, never smiling, full of flaws—not even worth a strand of hair from some random man?”
“So this is how our Ranran sees me!”
Fu Jingyuan’s tone teetered on the edge of fury.
Ji Ran followed the voice and saw the man rip off his hat and mask, revealing a handsome face darkened with anger right before her eyes.
Ji Ran nearly forgot to breathe.
“Wah… Uncle… Uncle Fu…”