The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 527 - 465 Pretending to Be Powerful with Borrowed Influence

Chapter 527: Chapter 465 Pretending to Be Powerful with Borrowed Influence
Mu Chenxi could endure others badmouthing her behind her back, but she couldn’t tolerate them slandering Professor Luo,
Eventually, in the instructor’s office, Mu Chenxi and two other girls submitted their self-criticism. Everyone shook hands and made peace in front of the teacher, and the matter didn’t blow up too much. The instructor, considering it their first offense, didn’t record a disciplinary action against them.
As soon as Mu Chenxi came out, her dorm mates gathered around her worriedly.
"Ah, my poor darling, you scared us to death." Susu hugged her tenderly and kept examining her scratched face, "Why did you suddenly get into a fight?"
"I bet it was because of her Professor Luo," Xinyu sighed. "Otherwise, when does this girl ever have the guts to fight? Normally she’s as timid as a hen."
Quan Jin took out a band-aid from her bag and stuck it on Mu Chenxi’s face, her movements were not gentle at all, making Mu Chenxi cry out in pain.
"You still know it hurts, huh? Why didn’t you think of the pain when you were fighting? How old are you to still not think before acting?" Quan Jin said, all the while,
Mu Chenxi knew she was wrong. Facing the criticisms from her close friends, she didn’t dare to retort and just humbly accepted their reprimands with her head down.
"Those people were talking bad about Professor Luo behind his back, and I just couldn’t stand it and ended up fighting them."
The three girls looked at each other, and Susu said earnestly, "Only you would be so careless. No matter who it was, such gossip would spread."
"You all know?" Mu Chenxi looked up in surprise.
Susu nodded: "Yes, there’s already rumors outside about your improper relationship with Professor Luo, saying that you keep going to his office every other day, and with his office being a single room, what else would people talk about when a man and a woman are alone."
Xinyu responded, "It’s not that we heard about it and didn’t tell you. Seeing your cheerful demeanor every day after class, we didn’t have the heart to."
Mu Chenxi bit her lip, "I don’t care what others say about me, but I can’t stand them demeaning Professor Luo."
Susu sighed: "So what do you plan to do?"
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"You signed up for a yoga class?" Luo Shangqing looked up from his lecture notes.
"Yes." Mu Chenxi hung her head a bit guiltily, her hands nervously fiddling with the hem of her clothes, "Professor Luo, I can’t come for tutoring anymore, but don’t worry, I will definitely study hard and won’t fail any exams."
Facing Mu Chenxi’s earnest expression, Luo Shangqing remained silent, looking at her meaningfully, then glanced at her face patched with a band-aid.
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Mu Chenxi’s head dropped even lower, wishing she could bury her head in the sand if she had a desert.
"Professor Luo, if there’s nothing else, I should get going." That was the best time to run away.
Without waiting for Luo Shangqing to speak, Mu Chenxi grabbed her backpack and rushed towards the door, and just as she opened the door, she heard a calm voice behind her: "Innocence clears itself."
Mu Chenxi’s heart seemed to skip a beat, she felt a bit stunned; so, he knew everything, yet he still...
Mu Chenxi didn’t dare to think too much and fled like she was escaping with her backpack.
Just exiting the academic building, Mu Chenxi heard someone calling her name, she turned back and didn’t recognize anyone. Just about to step forward, the voice amplified, this time louder: "Student Mu Chenxi."
Mu Chenxi looked at the boy walking briskly towards her, pondered for a moment before remembering his name: "Li Xiaoming?"
Li Xiaoming was a bit out of breath from running, and somewhat embarrassedly handed over a notebook: "The final exams are coming, these are the key points I summarized for two subjects, I hope they can help you."
Mu Chenxi took it and flipped through it casually, seeing the densely packed writing inside, she was somewhat touched and grabbed Li Xiaoming’s hand: "Thank you, Li Xiaoming."
Li Xiaoming got startled and flushed, quickly withdrawing his hand, "It’s okay, it’s just a few extra words written."
After saying that, he didn’t wait for Mu Chenxi’s thanks and turned to run off.
"Why are you running? I won’t eat you." Mu Chenxi yelled after him, and Li Xiaoming ran even faster.
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On the last weekend before the final exams, Mu Chenxi prepared to go home and utterly relax.
Quan Jin was going to buy cosmetics in the city, so the two sisters decided to wait for the bus together.
As Aus City moved deeper into winter, the weather grew colder. Mu Chenxi, relying on her strong constitution, only wore an orange hoodie when she went out. Now, standing in the cold wind for half an hour, she was already shivering with cold.
Luo Shangqing saw from afar the orange bundle on the roadside, like an orange abandoned on the roadside, hopping and rubbing her hands.
Before the exams, he didn’t have classes, so he hadn’t seen this girl for a few days.
"Shall we take a taxi instead?" Mu Chenxi couldn’t stand the cold anymore, ready to sacrifice her little stash of money.
As soon as the words were spoken, a black Audi A8 stopped in front of them. Following that, the window rolled down partially, and Luo Shangqing said indifferently: "Get in."
Mu Chenxi did not expect Luo Shangqing’s car to be waiting here. As she thought of the unfavorable rumors about him at school, she was about to find an excuse to refuse when the car door opened. Quan Jin had already shamelessly climbed into the car and waved at her: "Little Four, come on."
Mu Chenxi inwardly mocked her thick-skinned, but had no choice but to quickly follow her into the car.
Mu Chenxi had ridden in Luo Shangqing’s car before, but it wasn’t this Audi. It seemed more high-end than this one; she guessed he didn’t want to show off too much at school.
"Where are you heading?" Luo Shangqing started the car.
"Professor Luo, drop me off at the business center, and Little Four goes home. Her house is on Yanbei Road," answered Quan Jin quickly.
Luo Shangqing hummed in acknowledgment and casually turned on the car’s stereo.
Being in the teacher’s car, the two girls were quite restrained. Normally chattering away, now they were silent and kept flipping through their phones.
Mu Chenxi was checking entertainment news on her phone when it pinged. Then, continuous notifications followed. She glanced at Luo Shangqing awkwardly and quickly set her phone to silent mode.
There was a WeChat group named "The Four Divas", a hub for the dormitory sisters.
In the group of The Four Divas, the first to speak was Quan Jin, who had secretly taken a photo of Luo Shangqing’s dashboard as soon as she got into the car.
"Professor Luo’s car, an Audi A8, damn impressive."
"How did you end up in Professor Luo’s car?" Xinyu, with Lu Han as her profile picture, sent a surprised emoji.
"Old Three, are you stealing Old Four’s man?" Susu’s profile picture was always of her and Qi Hao, and likewise, her Moments were filled with various shows of affection.
"Old Four, Old Four, come out, someone is trying to take your Professor Luo."
Mu Chenxi sneakily glared at Quan Jin and reply sluggishly: "We are together."
"Oh my, come on, how did you get into Professor Luo’s car?"
"Don’t talk nonsense, Professor Luo just happened to pass by and is giving us a ride into town." Mu Chenxi’s explanation was ignored by everyone.
The screen filled up with: "Send a nice photo of Professor Luo driving."
What does it feel like sitting in an Audi A8?
Can the two of us get a taxi now and catch up with you in time?
Mu Chenxi sighed silently, lamenting her poor choice of friends.
When she looked up, she met Luo Shangqing’s gaze in the rearview mirror; his lips curved in a slight mockery before he quickly looked away and continued driving.
Even though she knew he couldn’t see their chat records, Mu Chenxi still felt embarrassed and subconsciously lowered her head.
Throughout the ride, the group kept on chatting non-stop until Luo Shangqing’s car gradually pulled over to the curb. Mu Chenxi looked out the window and realized this wasn’t the business center but the renowned top-tier club in Aus City - Xiangshan.
"Professor Luo, we’ll get off here," Mu Chenxi, thinking Luo Shangqing was going to dine, promptly offered to make it convenient for him.
Luo Shangqing pulled out the car keys, totally ignoring her request, and casually asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
Mu Chenxi was about to nod then immediately shook her head, a "We’ve eaten" was about to leave her mouth when Quan Jin interjected: "Professor Luo, we haven’t eaten yet, we were planning to go to the business center."
Mu Chenxi cursed silently, "Dumb teammate," and hurriedly said to Luo Shangqing: "Professor Luo, would you like to come with us to the business center to eat?"
"I have reserved a place inside; since none of us have eaten, let’s go in together." Luo Shangqing stood tall beside the car, his gaze seemingly saying, "Aren’t you getting off?"
Mu Chenxi complacently got out of the car, baffled about how she ended up entering Xiangshan Club. The opulence made her feel like she stepped into heaven, excited yet uneasy, feeling out of place in such luxurious surroundings. Observing the looks from the servers, probing yet perfunctory, made her even more nervous.
Yet, on the other hand, Quan Jin, as if accustomed to grandeur, walked in confidently, like a wealthy young lady, contrary to her own fidgety manner, resembling a thief.
"A-Jin, have you been to Xiangshan before?" Seizing a moment when nobody was around, Mu Chenxi secretly pulled Quan Jin aside and quietly asked.
Quan Jin’s head remained high as she indifferently answered: "Are you silly? How could I have ever come to such a high-end place before? It’s membership-based here, and you can’t get in without a seven-figure bank account."
"Then how come you’re so calm? I’m so nervous I almost tripped just now."
"Just pretending," Quan Jin looked at her disdainfully: "Everyone here is snobbish. The more you show fear, the less they respect you. On the other hand, if you act conceited, they will respect you. Besides, Professor Luo is ahead, haven’t you ever heard of ’borrowing the tiger’s fierceness’?"
Mu Chenxi suddenly felt that Quan Jin made a lot of sense, stood tall, and walked forward with high spirits.