Wang Ling's Thoughts

Half an hour later, Li Meiyu and Wang Ling were seated inside an upscale and elegant café, chatting happily.

"Little brother, do you think this jewelry set looks good?" Li Meiyu opened an image and asked Wang Ling to take a look. Wang Ling was slightly stunned when he saw it.

In the photograph, a woman who looked somewhat mature was wearing a pure white evening gown with her long hair swept up, appearing solemn and capable. Her dense eyelashes formed tiny fans, her starry eyes shone brilliantly like the night sky, and her petite, straight nose paired with a light-colored lip gloss made her look pure yet frosty, as if giving off a vibe of keeping others a thousand miles away. Despite the makeup, Wang Ling was the first to recognize that this was Wei Zi.

However, he had never seen this side of Wei Zi before. She looked so noble, yet deeply mesmerizing.

"This is..."

"It's 'Frozen', a new creation by Master Fan, the most famous figure in the jewelry world. It's said that he got the inspiration while touring the Extreme North and seeing the snowy scenery. The diamonds are dotted to resemble snow, making up this jewelry set. This entire collection totals twenty million profound coins!"

"What?!" Wang Ling's eyes widened. His gaze fell upon the photograph. At this moment, Wei Zi's face was no longer his focus; instead, looking at the jewelry, he finally realized that Wei Zi had actually posted this set before. She had posted it on her communicator when she was wearing a black evening gown. He had originally thought it was just some cheap trinket for girls worth around a hundred bucks, never expecting it to be genuine.

"How is that possible? How could Wei Zi ever afford jewelry this expensive!" Wang Ling's face was full of disbelief.

"Ah, so little brother, you know this young lady? Why wouldn't she be able to afford it? She is the heir to the Cheng Corporation—well, of course, she isn't anymore. As soon as she had her birthday, the shares she acquired were sold to the Leng Enterprise, and her current liquid funds are at least one hundred million. It's just a jewelry set; I'm sure she doesn't mind it!" Li Meiyu said with a light chuckle. "Right now, many men are eyeing this young lady. Whoever marries her will save ten years of hard work!"

Wang Ling listened to Li Meiyu's words in shock, feeling as though his mind was being battered by wave after wave of impact. Then, upon hearing that many men were coveting Wei Zi, a sudden surge of anger rose within him.

"They are dreaming! Wei Zi is mine!" Wang Ling blurted out without thinking, which was always how he felt deep down.

At the appropriate moment, Li Meiyu revealed a look of surprise before smiling and saying, "I really didn't expect that this young lady is your girlfriend!"

Hearing Li Meiyu put it this way, Wang Ling also snapped back to reality, realizing what he had just said. Although he had a feeling Wei Zi liked him, the two of them had never made it official, so they couldn't quite be considered boyfriend and girlfriend. Coupled with the fact that he was still entangled in an ambiguous relationship with Jin Xue'er on the side, his previous boastful words left him not knowing how to respond to Li Meiyu. He could only say, "We went to the same preparatory school; we've known each other since childhood!"

"Hehe, so you're childhood sweethearts after all. That's really wonderful. Why don't you arrange a day to bring her out, and this older sister will treat you both to dinner!" Li Meiyu said.

Since Li Meiyu was so understanding, Wang Ling could naturally only offer a vague and ambiguous agreement.

However, Li Meiyu was not the kind of person to let things stay ambiguous; she had come with a purpose.

"There's no time like the present—let's make it today. Why don't you ask her out?"

"Huh? Well, elder sister, Wei Zi and I had a bit of a minor disagreement earlier, and she's still angry with me!" Wang Ling stammered, feeling a sudden sourness in his heart.

He had previously thought that Wei Zi was ignoring him because of that incident at the Profound Arts Bureau, where he had run off first leaving the two of them behind. But it had been a matter of life and death; he had simply acted on instinct and didn't feel he was in the wrong at all.

When he called her on the communicator and she didn't answer, he hadn't cared to stoop so low as to curry favor with a cold shoulder. After all, he, Wang Ling, was handsome and came from a good family. Having now been admitted to the First Academy, he had plenty of beauties throwing themselves at him. In fact, just a week ago, Jin Xue'er had even sneaked over to his house while his parents were out, and the two of them had secretly tasted forbidden fruit, keeping things burning hot between them right now.

Yet at this moment, he actually felt a sense of abandonment.

Had Wei Zi flown up the branches to become a phoenix and afford a twenty-million-coin jewelry set, so now she was looking down on him?

As long as he was given time, he could earn that much money too. He studied so well, and his future prospects were limitless. With Wei Zi's spendthrift habits, she might even have to beg him for help in the future!

Watching Wang Ling's facial expressions shift, Li Meiyu felt the matter was sealed. Striking while the iron was hot, she said, "Wang Ling, sister thinks that young lady Wei Zi is quite nice. Why don't you go and explain things to her? No matter what, what young couple doesn't go through a bit of friction? Besides, Wei Zi has a lot of young men eyeing her right now. If you keep acting so lukewarm, she might just run off with someone else by then!"

Li Meiyu's understanding and persuasive words instantly made Wang Ling hesitate.

Wei Zi was indeed very good, very diligent, and kind-hearted. Most importantly, she was pretty. Actually, Wang Ling had always been hovering back and forth between her and Jin Xue'er, mainly because Jin Xue'er's family had some influence that could help Wang Ling's future development.

However, if Wei Zi really had that much money now, wouldn't choosing Wei Zi be even better?

Moreover, Wei Zi now had many suitors, making Wang Ling feel as if his seat was on fire, eager to find Wei Zi and clear things up immediately.

However, as for Jin Xue'er, the two of them had already developed an extraordinary bond. If he let go now, Jin Xue'er would probably throw a huge tantrum!

"Oh, by the way, I heard the news that Wei Zi awakened her profound core and has already gone to the First Academy to participate in military training. How about sister drives you out of the city to find her?" Li Meiyu said.

"Ah... Okay, okay!" Upon hearing this news, the scale in Wang Ling's heart tipped completely toward Wei Zi.

Wei Zi had actually awakened her profound core!

Did that mean Wei Zi was going to become a superior profound practitioner in the future?

Such a woman still held feelings for him—how could Wang Ling ever be willing to let go after hearing that?

As for what to do about Jin Xue'er, Wang Ling planned to keep it from her. Anyway, Jin Xue'er couldn't get into the First Academy, so it didn't matter.

Soon, with Li Meiyu's assistance, Wang Ling arrived at the First Academy.

Although the First Academy was built in the suburbs, as an institution of higher learning, the surrounding buildings had almost expanded into a small town. Right at the entrance were various snack bars, clothing stores, cafés, and more.

Having just come and gone with Li Meiyu a few times, Wang Ling was naturally familiar with the environment. He quickly found a place to sit down, opened his communicator, and sent a message to Wei Zi.

At this moment, Wei Zi, who had just finished eating with Sheng Yanan and Zhou Xiaoya, noticed the persistent buzzing sound of her communicator. Opening it to check, she saw it was from Wang Ling, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time.