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The two student-council members could not help marveling inwardly. As expected of Elegance—anyone it produced was exceptional.
“Hello, classmates. You’re the new students here to register, right? We’re from the student council and were sent specifically to welcome you.”
“My name is Zhou Xu.” After introducing himself, Zhou Xu pointed to the person beside him. “And he’s Jiang Min.”
“Jiang Yan,” Jiang Yan replied politely.
“Bai Qingyu.”
Bai Qingyu’s tone was light, his voice clean and distant.
Looking at Bai Qingyu, Zhou Xu could not help thinking that not only was this person good-looking, even his name sounded good, and his voice sounded even better.
He silently memorized both names, because he knew the school forum was going to explode again tonight.
Jiang Min looked at Zhou Xu’s infatuated expression and had no idea what to say. He could only sigh helplessly. “All right. Let’s take you to register first.”
The group had just started toward the academy when another group suddenly came out from inside.
Jiang Min and Zhou Xu’s expressions changed. They pulled Bai Qingyu and Jiang Yan aside, then lowered their heads.
“Brother Shi, my family just opened a new club. Want to come have some fun?”
“Not interested.” The elegantly dressed man at the center of the group, wearing a carefree expression, rejected his follower’s attempt to please him.
As he passed Zhou Xu and the others, his gaze swept over them casually. He had been about to look away when it abruptly stopped somewhere.
After the group moved past them, Jiang Min was just about to lead everyone into the school when a man’s voice sounded from behind.
“Stop.”
Jiang Min and the others turned around in confusion, only to find that the group that had been about to leave was somehow standing there again.
The man who had spoken walked toward Jiang Min and the others with both hands in his pockets.
“Young Master Jing.”
Jiang Min forced out the greeting. The man ignored him completely and walked directly up to Bai Qingyu.
He looked Bai Qingyu up and down before speaking.
“New student. Top-tier Omega. From Elegance?”
“Yes.”
Bai Qingyu answered out of basic courtesy.
The man gave a small nod, then asked another question.
“Do you have an Alpha?”
The moment Bai Qingyu heard that, he knew what the man was getting at. His brows drew together, and his voice cooled.
“None of your business.”
“Ha.” The man gave a soft laugh, and the people around them seemed to fall under a mute spell.
He looked at Bai Qingyu, his tone unreadable. “I hope you can still be this stubborn the next time we meet.”
Then he turned and left without looking back.
Only after he had truly gone did Jiang Min finally let out a long breath.
Jiang Yan asked, “Who was that? What a poser.”
Zhou Xu answered, “That was the eldest young master of the Jing family—Jing Shizheng.”
The Jing family was one of the Four Great Noble Families, and Jing Shizheng was the heir who had been spoiled and adored by everyone since childhood.
His temperament was notoriously unpredictable, and he usually behaved in a carefree, reckless way.
“Student Bai, now that he’s noticed you, you need to be careful.”
Zhou Xu was warning Bai Qingyu because he did not want such a beautiful Omega to be toyed with.
As they talked, they had already entered the academy, and Zhou Xu began introducing the campus scenery.
At the same time, on the top-floor terrace of Saint Lawrence Academy’s private noble building, a man lounged lazily against a leather sofa.
He had exquisitely beautiful, almost seductive features. His slightly upturned peach-blossom eyes naturally carried a teasing allure.
The top two buttons of his pink shirt were casually undone, revealing the smooth lines of his collarbones. Rather than looking gaudy, the effect gave him a kind of uninhibited aristocratic charm.
A glamorous Omega sat against each of his arms. One held a bright red cherry between his fingertips and offered it to the man’s lips, while the other gently swirled a wineglass, red wine shimmering inside.
“Young Master An, we haven’t seen you for days. I’ve missed you so much,” one of the Omegas said, clinging to his arm in a syrupy-sweet voice.
“I’ve been busy with family matters these past few days. You two have been neglected.”
The man raised a hand and casually stroked the Omega’s pale wrist.
“Then Young Master An has to keep us company properly these next few days!” the other Omega immediately said, leaning closer with expectation filling his eyes.
“Of course.”
Before the words had even fully left his mouth, the Omega pounced happily into his arms as though receiving a royal pardon.
Seeing that, the Omega beside him instantly became a little jealous and bent down, intending to kiss the corner of his lips.
The man turned his head and quietly avoided the red lips.
His gaze drifted casually downstairs, only to stop abruptly when it touched a certain figure. He could no longer move his eyes away.
His attention locked firmly onto one person within the crowd.
That person was slender, his white hair especially dazzling beneath the sunlight. His flawless, exquisitely refined features seemed almost perfectly tailored to the man’s tastes.
Almost without thinking, he stood and strode to the terrace railing, completely ignoring the coquettish calls of the two Omegas behind him.
At that moment, Bai Qingyu was listening to Zhou Xu introduce the school while also observing the surrounding architecture.
Saint Lawrence Academy truly deserved its reputation as the world’s number-one noble academy. The Four Great Families had jointly poured enormous sums into its construction, and it had been designed by the world’s top designers.
Not only was the campus absurdly large, every decoration had been meticulously chosen. Even the flowers, trees, and shrubs planted along the roads were rare and valuable species.
Bai Qingyu could not help thinking: If he ever ran out of money, he could probably dig up a few rare plants and sell them for a tidy profit.
Tch. As expected of a noble academy where every inch of land was worth a fortune.
At that moment, he suddenly felt an intense gaze fall on him. He looked accurately in one direction and met the eyes of the man upstairs.
Because the distance was too great and the man stood so high, Bai Qingyu could not clearly make out his face. He only sensed that the man’s bearing was exceptional.
[Ding-dong. Host has encountered one of the F4’s lead tops, An Ruosi,] the System suddenly announced.
[An Ruosi, heir to the An family of the Four Great Families. His family controls the global entertainment industry.]
[If you have no money but do have a decent face, go find Young Master An. He guarantees he can turn you into a breakout celebrity.]
[Being fickle is not his true nature. Deep devotion is his defining trait.]
Bai Qingyu: “…”
“Don’t make announcements like that next time. I don’t want to hear them.” His tone was somewhat impatient.
[Oh.] The System sounded aggrieved after being scolded.
Zhou Xu had been watching Bai Qingyu. Seeing him look in a particular direction, he followed his gaze.
“That’s—Young Master An,” Zhou Xu murmured.
Bai Qingyu withdrew his eyes, completely uninterested in the man’s identity.
Seeing that, Zhou Xu did not dare say anything. He had dared discuss Jing Shizheng, who belonged to one of the Four Great Noble Families.
But when it came to the Four Great Families at the very top of the pyramid, he did not even dare open his mouth.
Upstairs, An Ruosi had not expected that person to meet his gaze. Such sharp perception was genuinely interesting.
An unreadable gleam flowed through those beautiful peach-blossom eyes, and a trace of amusement appeared on his face.
“Another pretty little animal has entered the cage.”
Saint Lawrence Academy had an extremely rigid hierarchy. The F4 from the Four Great Families possessed the highest authority; even the principal ranked beneath them.
Everyone had to obey the F4’s orders unconditionally. As long as they wanted something, there was nothing they could not obtain.
That was power. Everyone had to watch their expressions and act accordingly.
Omegas received many privileges in this world, especially top-tier Omegas, who each occupied an entire villa.
After they put away their luggage, Zhou Xu gave them each a badge. The moment Bai Qingyu held his,
he learned that the academy even divided students into ranks, with different badges representing different levels.
At the very top were naturally the all-powerful F4 of the Four Great Families. Their badge bore the Alliance emblem in black, representing supreme status.
Below them came red roses, purple thorns, blue starfish, and others. There was also the most familiar scholarship-student badge—a little green blade of grass, symbolizing resilience and tenacity.
Last was the Elegance badge in Bai Qingyu’s hand—a white lotus, symbolizing purity untouched by worldly dust.
After hearing what the badges represented, both Bai Qingyu and Jiang Yan’s mouths twitched. They could only admit that noble academies really knew how to make a spectacle of things.
After Zhou Xu and the others finished explaining everything, they left. Bai Qingyu and Jiang Yan each returned to their own villa, agreeing to go out together later to buy daily necessities.
Universities here were different and did not require military training, so Bai Qingyu and Jiang Yan began classes directly.
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