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Chapter 340: You Are the Father of My Child

A mysterious smile spread across Lan Jue’s face “Don’t worry yourself over it Once the trip is done, I’ll have to head out for business The whole thing should be a month or two, at , anyway, to let it all sink in When I get back, we’ll start phase two of the ARC class”

“Really?” Wang Hongyuan’s exciteh his features “That’s excellent! I’d like to be an assistant again”

“Sure,” Lan Jue said with a nod of his head

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While Wang Hongyuan and Lan Jue were discussing the class in the electives building, Zhou Qianlin was in Director Wu’s office Her fa her to present herself to the teaching affairs director

“Director Wu, you asked forto school She was still technically on holiday after the ARC classes, and had intended to spend the next few days in Grace Hospital Unfortunately, her encounter with Bess and the subsequent result had gling to come to terms with some of it Instead, she had so far spent the day at hoood, you’re here Please sit” An uncommon smile was plastered on the man’s face Usually students only say the strict, fierce side of him

Qianlin sat as instructed

Once she was settled, the Director went on “Here’s the situation You perfor the ARC classes, despite your major in mecha systems The faculty is quite surprised, and iive you an award for your perfor their retreat I called you here to let you know, so that youfor the Western Alliance in three days”

“A trip to the Barrows?” She looked at the teaching director ide eyes A reward? For her alone? What was going on? Since as the NEU so good to their students? She didn’t even do all that well in the training!

“That’s right,” Wu Junyi affir ready”

“Director,” she engaged quietly, “Can I choose not to go?”

He looked at her with confusion “You’re willing to let this golden opportunity go to waste? The university is covering all expenses”

Zhou Qianlin apologetically explained “We just got back, and I’m rather exhausted Really, I’d just rather stay at home and rest I’an, “In truth the idea was Professor Lan’s He’ll be going as well So is your class leader, Tan Lingyun”

Her brows rose, and a strange eo”

When the young girl left, Director Wu settled back in to his chair He stared in to the distance, lost in thought No, he thought Professor Lan couldn’t be here because of Zhou Qianlin…

He knew, of course, that she was considered the top beauty of their university She possessed a fine mind, as well Her reaction showed that she had some interest in the etiquette teacher as well Director Wu was convinced it was so he’d have to keep a close eye on Perhaps he could find another way to ingratiate hiemstone warmed:

Zhou Qianlin: It was you who had Director Wu invite me to the Barroasn’t it

Lan Jue: Yup!

Qianlin: You’re in soet there You are going, right?

You’re in this situation because you came to save me from Granny Bess I’ll help in any way I can And don’t worry, I won’t pester you – now, or in the future If you find a way to sever this connection we have, I’uess I’ll talk to you later

Lan Jue could feel Qianlin’s apathetic irl… she was like an iron fist in a velvet glove – so he’d experienced before, certainly There was a faint ache in his chest, and yet he thought that this would be good if it ulti about hied what he needed for the trip, and relayed the infor with the school, while the Avenue’ fore to the West with the Pauper

The trip to the North for the Adept tournament, Lan Jue left for the Gour theourmet had mentioned before But there was one that Lan Jue would have to deal with personally

The Hall of Supreme Harmony