"I, I will pay compensation..." Li's Father gritted his teeth and responded.
"Thank you Mr. Qin for not remembering my lowly self's mistakes. From now on I will definitely keep my daughter under control and not let her offend you and your family members again."
"There definitely won't be a next time." Li's Father repeatedly guaranteed.
Qin Hanyue slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, seemingly delighted by "your family members." He raised his eyes to look at Qiao Ying and saw that the latter did not object.
So the smile became even more obvious.
"I can't take out so much cash all at once, I still hope that Mr. Qin can give me some time to prepare."
Seeing that Qin Hanyue had tacitly approved, Li's Father thanked him repeatedly and then pulled his daughter to apologize again before preparing to slip away to raise money.
But he had just taken two steps out when the gentleman on the sofa lazily spoke again: "Wait a minute."
The Li father and daughter were scared out of their wits.
"Mr. Qin, please tell me." Li's Father obediently came back.
Qin Hanyue slowly poured tea for Qiao Ying and asked unhurriedly, "Just now she said she wanted Miss Qiao to apologize, what else did she say before that?"
Li's Father was frightened and asked his daughter, "...What else did you say?"
Li Shiyin had already been scared witless and couldn't speak for a moment.
"What did you say?" Li's Father kept urging his daughter.
Seeing that Li's Father was anxious enough to die, Zhang Chengyong kindly helped out: "This classmate demanded a school-wide notification criticizing her, and also recording a demerit."
Qin Hanyue: "Then double it, school-wide notification criticizing her plus apology, 5,000 character self-examination, broadcasted reading, explain clearly how she pried open her classmate's luggage and randomly flipped through her classmate's belongings, record two demerits."
Forget the fact that three demerits at Peking University means expulsion, if this matter spread through the whole school, how could they keep studying there afterwards?
However, Li's Father was greatly relieved and hurriedly agreed to everything.
Being able to keep the company and his own life was worth burning incense for.
After that, Li's Father took his daughter away. The two roommates also fled together with them.
Once out of the principal's office, Li's Father wanted to give his daughter another slap, but still couldn't bear to in the end.
"You, you waste of a family! If you weren't my own flesh and blood, I would have beat you to death today!"
"Dad..." Li Shiyin could no longer hold back her emotions and cried.
After crying for a while, Li Shiyin finally regained some ability to think.
And then she became even more afraid - evidently, the owner of the luxury car that sent Qiao Ying back that day was very likely Qin Hanyue.
But she had told her classmates that Qiao Ying was being kept by an old man.
And if Qiao Ying and Qin Hanyue really had that kind of relationship, what about Miss Su to whom Qin Hanyue was about to get engaged?
Those who should pay paid, and those who should be punished were punished. The only one left in the principal's office was the department chair.
Seeing that it was his turn, the department chair hurriedly held the acupuncture kit in both hands as if holding an imperial edict, and went to the front of the sofa.
"Student Qiao, here is your stuff, I have kept it very safe for you." The department chair smiled obsequiously, his heart pounding so hard he almost dropped what was in his hands onto the floor.
Qiao Ying looked at him indifferently. "Keep it until I graduate."
The department chair's heart gave a loud thump and he was about to cry. He pleaded anxiously, "Student Qiao, I didn't handle this matter properly, but I was thinking of the students' safety. My intentions were good..."
The department chair tried to convince her with reason and touch her with emotion. He even asked Zhang Chengyong for help.
In the end, Principal Zhang took into consideration his many years of teaching at Peking University, though he had no achievements he did have hardships, and helped plead for him.
Only then could the chair leave the principal's office.
"You two are..." Zhang Chengyong walked over, gossip glinting in his eyes as he looked between the two people. "When did this happen?"
Qiao Ying: "???"
Qin Hanyue just smiled and said, "We hit it off at your house last time, thanks to you bringing us together."
Qiao Ying looked at him: "???"
It was barely acceptable to casually brush things off to the elderly with "love at first sight," but what was with that last sentence? Thanks to what? Quite suggestive.
But Zhang Chengyong didn't really understand.
Did they have a relationship or not? With Qin Hanyue putting it like that, it definitely wasn't an ordinary relationship.
So Zhang Chengyong looked towards Qin Yan.
Qin Yan glanced at Qin Hanyue, his eyes saying: he took the initiative.
Zhang Chengyong: "Oh~ I see now, old man."
No wonder the little girl just made one call and he rushed over in a flurry.
Qiao Ying: "???"
Understand what?
So it turned out they met after leaving his house. No wonder Qiao Ying went away during the summer holidays and Qin Hanyue would be at her side.
Both of them were geniuses in their fields, so Zhang Chengyong was not surprised they hit it off. Moreover, Qin Hanyue had always appreciated talent.
"Have you made any progress on the house you promised to give the young lady?" Qin Hanyue then asked.
"What I bought for Student Qiao was a new apartment, just the decorating alone would take over half a year - the unit your sister lives in is a show flat though, so moving in would be faster." After speaking to Qiao Ying, Zhang Chengyong looked at Qin Hanyue again: "Why are you getting involved in this as well?"
"Then let's not wait. I have an apartment nearby that's empty right now. If you don't mind, you can move there," Qin Hanyue said to Qiao Ying.
He didn't want her staying in that dormitory anymore.
She probably wouldn't want to either.
Qin Hanyue was rather surprised that Qiao Ying had been willing to live in the dormitory at first. She wasn't a particularly sociable person, and all three roommates were gossipy types.
If she wanted an apartment nearby she could have gotten one anytime.
Qin Yan opened his eyes a little wider. Young Master has an apartment around here?
How did he not know about this?
I see, got it.
As long as Miss Qiao was willing to live there, one would appear immediately.
Zhang Chengyong directly expressed puzzlement. "Around here? Are there apartments around here that meet your standards?"
Qin Hanyue: "Occasionally coming by to reminisce about my alma mater."
Zhang Chengyong: Say nonsense like that with your eyes closed!
Seeing that Qiao Ying neither agreed nor refused and didn't know what she was thinking,
Qin Hanyue wondered - could it be that she thought it was inappropriate?
After pondering it over, Qiao Ying instead said to him, "Living in your apartment, aren't you afraid I'll cause trouble there?"
Was she giving him a warning in advance?
Qin Hanyue just smiled. "Feel free to cause trouble anywhere in Beijing, as long as you're happy then that's fine. Just give me a call afterwards."
Qiao Ying laughed. "You said it."
Looking at her ambiguous, sudden laugh, Qin Hanyue had a feeling he had been tricked.
When the Lord of the Black Water said things like this and revealed this kind of smile, Qin Yan felt it was quite creepy. Miss Qiao isn't planning to sell out Young Master, is she?
However, the person involved was very willing. "I did say that."
Qin Hanyue then continued, "I think it's getting late, how about we eat dinner together tonight? I know there's a pretty good restaurant nearby, I can also ask my younger brother if he wants to come."
Zhang Chengyong: "What younger brother? Aren't you the youngest in your generation?"
Qin Hanyue: "Miss Qiao's younger brother, he's come to Beijing to study too."
Qiao Ying: "Tonight's no good. Your nephew made lunch plans with me earlier which I agreed to."
Qin Hanyue's expression shifted slightly. "Qin Yuchen?"
