"I’ve already told them what I think."

Li Peifeng feigned calmness: "To the point where my dad said he wants to cut off our father-son relationship after hearing it, so no need for you to repeat it."

"Good!"

Zhao Qingge’s face turned pale, and after four or five seconds of silence, she looked up again, her gaze ice-cold, enunciating each word: "From now on, don’t contact me again, and don’t call me your advisor. The last time I’ll see you is on your defense day! Do you understand?"

You’re going to break up with me?!

Li Peifeng blinked but didn’t respond.

That’s great, so it’s settled then?!

Wu Wenyue resisted the urge to chime in, her gaze swept across the faces of others, and her mood improved considerably.

Li Peifeng, this bastard, has lost his mind, daydreaming, and Zhao Qingge and Huang Tianxuan definitely won’t accept it. What will he do in the end?

It seems like he has a choice, but he really doesn’t!

He can only scurry back like a homeless stray dog to Manning and me, showing his pitiful, dark eyes, and when that time comes, whether Manning and I want him or not is still uncertain...

"Alright, let’s eat."

Huang Tianxuan’s retching was just for show. Seeing the awkward silence among them, she spoke in boredom: "After eating, everyone will go home, leaving some guy to dream alone..."

Before finishing her sentence, she frowned, hesitating: "Of course, it doesn’t rule out the possibility of us having a Shared Dream again, but let me state clearly, if that happens, I’ll definitely avoid him like the plague. I strongly suggest someone else doesn’t come looking for me; I’ve got serious things to do and no time for spring dreams with you."

Indeed, not wearing perfume was the right choice.

Li Peifeng sighed inwardly and patted Wu Wenyue on the shoulder: "Let’s eat."

Then he turned to sit back beside Zhao Qingge, but to his surprise, Old Zhao pushed the chair back under the table with a ’click’.

Not letting me sit?

Li Peifeng tried to pull the chair out again, but Zhao Qingge coldly said: "Stay away from me. If you sit here, I’ll leave."

He looked up at Wu Wenyue, who was also pushing the chair back in...

"Click~"

"I suggest you not bother eating."

Wu Wenyue withdrew her hand, picked up a lamb chop from the plate, and said calmly: "After dinner, I’ll call Manning and tell her what happened today, emphasizing how you kissed your advisor in front of us. Knowing Manning’s temper, you’d better be prepared for the worst, which is to pack up and get ready to move."

"..."

Zhao Qingge, who was eating absentmindedly, trembled all over as if recalling something, immediately put down her bowl and chopsticks, and headed to the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of water and gargling followed.

"Her skin is so thin, but how she enjoyed it while kissing? And she was quite playful in the dream..."

Huang Tianxuan stopped mid-sentence, chuckled softly, and while eating elegantly, playfully asked, "Yueyue, are all teachers at your Northern China University so fake? Hypocritical."

Wu Wenyue laughed too: "I don’t know; it’s my first time encountering someone like this. Maybe it’s a literary thing." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Can you shut up?"

Li Peifeng frowned at the two of them, then turned to enter the bathroom for a private chat with Old Zhao, but as soon as he got in, Zhao Qingge came out with a flushed face, covering her mouth, and headed straight for the living room entrance.

"Advisor?"

Li Peifeng quickly followed, but Zhao Qingge ignored him, put on a mask at the shoe cabinet, and started putting on her high heels.

"You’re leaving? Stay for the meal; there’s a dish you cooked."

"Thud~"

One shoe was on.

"Thud~"

The second shoe was on.

Zhao Qingge stood up, gave him a glance, her eyes slightly bloodshot, filled not with anger but with disappointment and sadness. Her lips under the mask moved lightly, and she sighed weakly: "You’re the worst student I’ve ever met, and I really don’t want to see you again. Leave me alone, will you?"

Li Peifeng wanted to say something, but he was a bit flustered at the moment. Zhao Qingge, however, was no longer hesitant, turned, and put her hand on the doorknob, turning it and stepping out towards the elevator.

"I’ll see her off."

Li Peifeng glanced back at the two girls, gritted his teeth, and followed into the elevator.

"Click~"

The door closed, leaving only the two girls inside. Huang Tianxuan looked at Wu Wenyue, who was still eating with her head down, and asked hesitantly: "Why didn’t you speak up when he left?"

"Could I have stopped him by saying something?"

Wu Wenyue’s voice had a faint tremor, surprising Huang Tianxuan. Leaning over the table, she saw Wu Wenyue’s usually imposing eyebrows drooping, her typically cool and androgynous almond-shaped eyes filled with helplessness, brimming with tears that were held back just barely...

"Plop~"

Large tears fell onto the table, one, then two, and three.

The sparkling droplets fell on the broken slate tabletop, refracting the stark light from the dining room ceiling.

"Yueyue? Don’t cry!"

Huang Tianxuan was a little flustered, quickly putting down her bowl, gently patting Wu Wenyue’s shoulder, softly comforting: "It’s not worth it. It’s over now. You’re so outstanding, you deserve someone who’ll truly cherish you."

Wu Wenyue’s tears continued to fall, but she didn’t hide them. Instead, she looked up and smiled: "I’m crying out of excitement. Knowing Zhao Qingge’s personality, she’s likely made up her mind to ignore him, and in the end, he’ll have to come back to Manning and me. When the time comes, we’ll give him a good thrashing and make him sign a series of inequitable agreements... Just thinking about it brings me to tears of joy!"