"Ynda, I heard you have a boyfriend," a girl with short hair said, her eyes darting around as she spoke in a high-pitched voice. "He wouldn''t happen to be... Mr. Schwartz, would he?"


    "Oh, you guys, don''t spread rumors," Ynda said, clenching her fists. A blush crept up her cheeks as she added sweetly, "Mr. Schwartz would be upset if he heard."


    Her reaction was a dead giveaway. They were pretty sure it was true. Who would have thought Ynda''s future connections were so powerful?


    "Don''t worry," the other students nodded, promising to keep it a secret.


    They immediately began to tter her. The Schwartz family was the wealthiest in the region, their influence stretching across both business and political circles. Getting a job at the Schwartz Group was a dream for any student. Now that Ynda had this kind of rtionship with Mr. Schwartz, all they had to do was win over the futuredy of the Schwartz Group, and a job would be practically guaranteed.


    "He''s here! He''s here!" an excited voice cried out from the crowd.


    A line of ck cars pulled up to the school gate. Security guards immediately cleared a path and set up barriers.


    Students stood on their tiptoes, craning their necks to get a better look, Ynda included. She was desperate to see what Shanley''s face really looked like.


    The car doors opened, and a group of bodyguards in ck suits stepped out first. Then, the door of the sports car in the center opened, and a pair of immacte leather shoes came into view. Following them up were a pair of long, straight legs encased in ck suit trousers. The man wore a dark blue suit jacket over a white shirt, the cor unbuttoned to reveal a pale, elegant neck, giving him a look that was both rxed andzy.


    And then, they saw his face-a handsome masterpiece of sharp, defined features.


    A collective gasp went through the crowd.


    "Wow..." The girls were practically swooning. "Aah, he''s so handsome!"


    Who started the rumor about him being prematurely bald? His height, his looks, his physique—he was way more attractive than any of those pretty-boy celebrities. More importantly, he wasn''t just handsome; he exuded a powerful, masculine charm. Every move he made was filled with grace and nobility. He was like a god, so dazzling that you couldn''t bear to look away for even a second.


    "Ynda, look!" one of her friends nudged her.


    Ynda stood frozen, her eyes wide and her heart pounding in her chest. He really was incredibly handsome and charismatic. She used to think derrold was decent, butpared to Shanley.


    No. There was noparison. Jerrold couldn''t hold a candle to him.


    Since she wasn''t the freshman representative, how was she supposed to get his attention?


    "Mr. Schwartz, wee, wee!"


    As Shanley stepped out of the car,


    his eyes scanned the crowd,


    searching for a certain someone. He


    had deliberately waited for her to


    arrive before having


    is car pull!


    to the gate.


    After a quick search, he spotted her... or rather, her back, in the crowd The girl seemed


    not far away interested in his


    arrival, walking away at a brisk pace.


    Shanley''s eyes narrowed, a helpless but fond smile touching his lips.


    "Aah!" Seeing Shanley''s handsome, smiling face, the girls felt their souls leaving


    their bodies. "Ynda, I think he''s looking in your direction!"


    "Yeah, yeah!" another girl added. "And he smiled at you! It was so sweet!"


    They already believed Ynda knew him.


    "Really?" Ynda''s heart soared with excitement, a faint blush coloring her pale cheeks.


    It did seem like he was looking her way. Could it be that her carefully nned outfit today had worked? Had Shanley fallen for her... at first sight?