Mufeng looked at Chengnan coldly and sneered.

Chengnan quickly turned away. He didn’t feel like dying just yet.

“If you don’t want to talk about it, then forget it.” Jixuan felt that Jiang Xun wasn’t treating him as one of her own now.

Sooner or later, he would have to use actual actions to get her to treat him as one of her own.

“But if you don’t go back, Dad really will cut off your living expenses. He won’t pay your tuition fees, either,” Jixuan reminded her. “You’ll also be starting school soon.”

Jiang Xun scratched her head. “I’m thinking of a way. In my situation, it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to apply for a student loan. I’ll see if I can delay the payment of the tuition fees a little, then go work and earn the money I need.”

Jixuan didn’t reply for a moment. He lowered his head and fiddled with his phone.

Immediately after, Jiang Xun’s wechat notification rang.

She opened it and saw that he had transferred 10,000 yuan to her.

“Take this first. It should definitely be enough to cover the tuition fees. The rest will be your living expenses. I’ll give you some more when I get my pocket money next month,” Jixuan said. “I’ll be able to get more money in the future, so this won’t be a problem for me. Don’t worry about it.”

Jiang Xun didn’t expect Jixuan to have come here to give her money.

Seeing her surprised expression, Jixuan smiled proudly. “You didn’t expect that, did you?”

“I won’t refuse, then. I’ll take the money, but I’ll return it to you,” she said. “The living expenses are more than enough. You don’t have to give me any more.”

“You don’t have to return it to me.”Jixuan was a little embarrassed. He raised his index finger, lowered his head, and rubbed the tip of his nose. “You saved me from those two gangsters and helped me get rid of their blackmail.”

Jixuan looked up and coughed dryly. “I haven’t thanked you properly. Besides, now that I don’t have to give money to those two gangsters every month, I have a lot of pocket money, so this isn’t a big deal.”

“You’ve thanked me before.” Jiang Xun was very serious. “Besides, if it were anyone else, I would have also helped them. In short, it’s your money. I can’t take it for free.”

Seeing her insistence, Jixuan could only say, “Fine, but I’m not going to rush you or anything. You can pay it back slowly.”

“No need…” he mumbled, “You don’t have to work so hard just to pay me back.”

“Also, the environment of this hotel is too bad. It’s not safe for a girl like you to stay here.” Compared to Jiang Chengye, Jixuan was acting more like an old father at the moment. “Let’s move to another place.”

“I’ve already paid the room fee for tomorrow,” Jiang Xun said. “And with my skills, I’m not afraid of anything.”

“Then after tomorrow, can you move elsewhere?”Jixuan was determined to make Jiang Xun move away from this wreck of a hotel.

However, he didn’t know that there was someone who’d wanted to do something to Jiang Xun last night.

If he knew, he would never agree to let her stay here for another night.

“I’m going to report to the university tomorrow, and the military training will officially start the day after,” Jiang Xun explained. “So from tomorrow onwards, I’ll have a dormitory to stay in, and I won’t have to live in hotels anymore.”

It was then that Jixuan remembered that Jiang Yuexi was also going to report to the National Opera to start military training.

In the past few days, Jiang Yuexi had been trying out all kinds of sun protection and whitening methods, but it was obvious that Jiang Xun had not considered these.

Outside the door, Mufeng lowered his voice and said to Chengnan, “Let’s go.”

The two of them left the small hotel and got into the car. Just as Chengnan was about to start the car, Mufeng stopped him. “Not yet.”

Chengnan stopped and looked at Mufeng curiously through the rearview mirror, but the man did not say anything else.

After a while, he saw Jixuan coming out of the small hotel. He called for a car, and a Mercedes Benz drove over after around two minutes. After Jixuan got into the car, it drove off.

Mufeng then said to Chengnan, “Wait here.”

After saying that, he opened the car door and got out.

Chengnan saw him walk into the small hotel again.

Mufeng went back to Room 305, where Jiang Xun was staying, then knocked on the door.

It opened after a short while, revealing Jiang Xun behind it. “Why are you ba…”

She trailed off halfway through her question. She’d thought that Jixuan had come back because he had something else to say, but when she saw that Mufeng was the one standing there, her face hardened.

“Did you have something to say, Mr. Qin?”

Mufeng pursed his lips. “I… came to apologize to you.”

Jiang Xun raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

Apologize? Him?

“On the night of the birthday party, I misunderstood you.” Mufeng let out a breath. “I’m very sorry.”

Jiang Xun crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. “How did you know that it was a misunderstanding? Did you investigate me?”

How else would he have known that she was staying here?

Mufeng didn’t deny it. “What you said to me before you left that night made me suspect that I might have misunderstood you, so I went to verify it again.”

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood you that day and said all that about you,” Mufeng said again.

[ Merit Points + 20]

Jiang Xun let out a hum. ‘Mufeng is really sincere in his apology,’ she noted inwardly.

The system agreed. “He’s a gentleman.”

Jiang Xun did not answer the system’s words and nodded at Mufeng. “I’ve received your apology and have forgiven you. Goodbye.”

After saying that, she was about to close the door, but Mufeng’s actions were swift and without any hesitation as he grabbed onto it.

“Wait.” He carefully observed Jiang Xun’s expression for a while, wanting to confirm if she had really forgiven him or if she was just being perfunctory.

After a while, he said, “If you don’t want to go back to the Jiang family, why don’t you stay somewhere else? Like Mufeng Hotel.”

After a bit of thought, he felt that it would be better to let Jiang Xun stay in a hotel under his family. “I’ll be responsible for the room fees. It’s not safe for a girl like you to stay here.”

Seeing that Jiang Xun was about to speak, Mufeng knew that she was definitely going to reject him, so he beat her to it. “I know that you have to report to school tomorrow so that you can have a dormitory to stay in. However, it’s too worrisome for you to stay here tonight.”

“I’m not going,”Jiang Xun said coldly. “In any case, it’s none of your business as to where I’m staying. I don’t need you to help me pay for my room.”

“I’ve already accepted your apology. You can leave now.” She was about to close the door, but realized that she couldn’t.

Most men couldn’t compete with her current strength, but Mufeng actually had one hand on the door, so she couldn’t budge an inch.

“It’s not safe here.” Mufeng paused for a moment and frowned. “The cleanliness isn’t good, either.”

“There’s no reason for you to pay for my room.” Jiang Xun sneered. “My business is none of yours. If others find out that you booked a room for me in Mufeng Hotel, they might misunderstand that we have some unspeakable relationship.”

“You’re the one causing a misunderstanding for someone else, yet you’re blaming it on me.” Jiang Xun looked at Mufeng mockingly.