"Oh?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, and looked at Feng Xiaoxiao with surprise.

"You've seen Slam Dunk, right? Isn't Rukawa Kaede handsome? But he's still destined to be a supporting character!" Feng Xiaoxiao said. "See, you may not be as handsome as him, but you're like Hanamichi Sakuragi..."

"Heh..." Wei Zhao hadn't expected Feng Xiaoxiao's theory to be so amusing, and he couldn't help but be entertained by her.

"So you see, I still like you!" Feng Xiaoxiao said.

"..." Wei Zhao said nothing, merely watching Xie Yufeng on the podium with keen interest.

Xie Yufeng, huh? Transferring here at a time like this — what exactly was the reason?

If someone tried to tell Wei Zhao that Xie Yufeng's transfer came with no ulterior motive, he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death! Don't forget, Wei Zhao had a special cheat — the ability to sense the strength of an inner-family expert! Even when such an expert wasn't circulating their mental cultivation method to reveal their power, Wei Zhao could still perceive the level of their strength!

What astonished Wei Zhao most was that this Xie Yufeng actually possessed the inner-family skill of a peak early Mystic-rank expert! A person like this, here just to attend school? Then experts were far too cheap — anyone at all could be an expert?

But what truly shocked Wei Zhao was how young Yufeng was. He looked to be no more than nineteen or so, yet already possessed the skill of a peak early Mystic-rank expert — roughly on par with Wei Zhao's own strength! After all, Wei Zhao had only recently advanced several ranks in a row to reach mid Mystic-rank.

Xie Yufeng. Wei Zhao silently committed the name to memory. Never mind why he had come — as long as he didn't provoke Wei Zhao, things would be fine. But if he did, then he had only himself to blame for what came next!

This Xie Yufeng was still up on the podium, endlessly introducing himself, but Feng Xiaoxiao seemed thoroughly unimpressed by him. After a single word of praise, she couldn't even be bothered to spare him another glance. Turning back to Wei Zhao, she said, "I think you're still more handsome than him! Wei Zhao, I'm definitely going to make you my boyfriend!"

"Then what about Tang Yun?" Wei Zhao countered.

"She's the first wife, I'm the second wife!" Feng Xiaoxiao said. "Wouldn't that solve everything? Nothing gets affected!"

Wei Zhao was somewhat speechless. This girl — why was she a bit like Shen Yushu? Both belonged to the mischievous troublemaker sort... On closer thought, apart from their differing temperaments, the two did share some things in common!

Meanwhile, up in front, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were also discussing the matter of Xie Yufeng.

When Teacher Liu introduced the new classmates, Gu Mengyao lifted her head and gave the three new students on the podium a faint glance, her eyes devoid of any emotional coloring, as if she were merely putting faces to names.

Her gaze toward Xie Yufeng, Li Panghu, and Wang Congming was identical — she let it linger on no one's face for longer than the rest.

And once she was done looking, Gu Mengyao withdrew her gaze and turned her attention to the English textbook at hand.

"Yao-yao, look, that Xie Yufeng is pretty handsome!" Shen Yushu said.

"Oh? Then you don't like your Chewing Gum Bro anymore?" Gu Mengyao asked with a faint smile.

"How could I not?" Shen Yushu shook her head vigorously. "Can good looks fill your stomach? Chewing Gum Bro can grill shark meat for me, so I still like Chewing Gum Bro!"

"Hehe!" Gu Mengyao was amused by Shen Yushu. "I thought you'd transferred your affections."

"Hmph hmph, I'm only the second wife. If Yao-yao hasn't transferred her affections, how could I possibly transfer mine?" Shen Yushu said.

"Oh..." Gu Mengyao gave a meaningless response, impossible to tell what she meant by it.

On the podium, Xie Yufeng had finished his self-introduction and was met once again with enthusiastic applause! He turned slightly, letting Li Panghu and Wang Congming step forward.

"My name is Li Panghu, Young Master Xie's personal guard!" Li Panghu made no attempt to conceal his identity, swaying his portly frame as he spoke.

"My name is Wang Congming, Young Master Xie's strategist!" Wang Congming likewise gave a simple self-introduction, hiding nothing about his role.

These two had transferred in alongside Xie Yufeng, their purpose simple enough — to serve as his retainers, to run errands when matters arose.

"Whoa—" A wave of exclamations immediately rose from below the podium!

These days, it wasn't unusual for a rich family's young master to appear at a private school like First High, but bringing two retainers along to school — that was rare! And the two retainers had openly declared their status as followers, which made the girls in the class rather envious!

This was what a real rich young master looked like — personal guard and strategist in tow wherever he went. So cool! This kind of thing only ever happened in those popular Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas!

"Yao-yao, he's got retainers too! But his retainers are nowhere near Chewing Gum Bro's — you can tell at a glance they're a pair of idiots!" Shen Yushu delivered her verdict on Li Panghu and Wang Congming outright.

"Maybe someone just likes bringing two idiots along with him," Gu Mengyao said. She wasn't particularly interested in whether Xie Yufeng had retainers or not — it had nothing to do with her.

Homeroom teacher Liu, however, frowned upon hearing Li Panghu and Wang Congming's introductions! He didn't know what background Xie Yufeng had — he'd only heard that he'd been recommended through a connection at the school, that he had considerable backing and his family wielded real influence, but as for what exactly they did, he had no idea!

But showing up to school with two retainers in tow, one personal guard and one strategist — Teacher Liu found that a bit excessive! After all, the chairman's daughter, Gu Mengyao, also attended this class, and he'd never seen her pull any special privileges, bringing guards and strategists to school!

In truth, the young heiress did have a personal guard and a strategist too — it was just that her guard was Wei Zhao, whose identity was not publicly known, and her strategist was Shen Yushu...

And below the podium, Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu were also analyzing the origins of this Xie Yufeng!

"Brother Liang, what's this Xie Yufeng's background? Why's he got two retainers with him? Doesn't that just steal your thunder all at once?" Gao Xiaofu said, sounding rather displeased!

Previously in the class, he and Gao Xiaofu had been Zhong Yongliang's right-hand men. Though Wei Zhao's arrival had weakened their standing considerably, before most classmates they were still figures of no small consequence. But with Xie Yufeng's arrival, Zhong Yongliang's radiance was directly overshadowed, which left Gao Xiaofu somewhat unhappy!

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