"This way, please."


    Sensing the shift in his mood, Lionel didn''t dare say another word. He then turned to his assistant, his voice stern. "Find out which ss that student is from and what her advisor told her. How could she make such a scene at a serious and important event like this?"


    It was a good thing Shanley dodged so quickly. If she had actually crashed into him, who knows what would have happened?!


    "Yes, sir. I''ll look into it immediately."


    ...


    A few minutester.


    Shanley had left, and Ynda had been carried away, leaving the crowd of onlookers exchanging bewildered nces.


    "Doesn''t Mr. Schwartz know Ynda?" one of Ynda''s ssmates asked in disbelief. “When Ynda lunged at him just now, I saw him actively dodge her.”


    That didn''t look like they knew each other at all. Could Ynda have made it all up? "Yeah," another student agreed, equally confused. "It''s so weird. At first, Mr. Schwartz was definitely smiling in her direction."


    "Maybe there were too many people, and he couldn''t see clearly? Maybe he thought it was someone else rushing out?"


    "Someone else?" A short-haired girl''s eyes lit up as she slowly ventured, "What if Mr. Schwartz wasn''t looking at her in the first ce... but at someone else?"


    At her words, everyone turned to look at her.


    It wasn''t impossible. But... who would Mr. Schwartz be smiling at?


    A guy?


    Or a girl?


    ...


    At the campus clinic.


    The advisor for the broadcasting freshmen got an earful over the phone. After asking for details, she learned that one of her students had caused a major incident. The story was that some horsey had gene wrong, and a student had nearly crashed into Shanley.


    “Ma''am, I didn''t mean to," Ynda exined in a small voice. Her exquisite makeup, now smeared on her swollen face, made her look like a clown.


    "Ynda, is it?" The advisor''s face was green with anger, her tone severe Can''t you just stay out of trouble? We haven''t even resolved the issue with the instructor and now you''ve caused this huge mess.”


    Didn''t mean to? As a woman herself, she could see right through Ynda''s little games.


    “I—" Already feeling wronged, Ynda''s eyes welled up with tears after the advisor''s harsh scolding.


    "You''re lucky Mr. Schwartz wasn''t hurt," the advisor red at her, her voice cold. "Otherwise, we''d both be in deep trouble. Try to behave from now on. I can''t keep cleaning up your messes."


    Ynda''s face went pale, and she bit her lip, feeling utterly aggrieved.


    "It must have been the crowd," she thought. "He just couldn''t see my face clearly, that''s why he didn''t catch me." She was certain of it.


    Besides, Mr. Schwartz was staying until the end of the opening ceremony, so there would be plenty of opportunities to see him again.


    She was confident. If she could captivate him once, she could do it a second time.


    Leaving the clinic, Ynda saw the university president talking with Juniper.


    "You brought your speech, right?" The president was all smiles, giving her a gentle and paternal reminder "This year''s opening ceremony. huge affair, and it''s being live-streamed. All the big names Er? City are here Especially Shanley. As the freshman


    representative, you need to make a good impression when you go up on stage. Don''t do anything to


    displease him."


    "He wouldn''t dare," Juniper replied nonchntly.


    "What was that?" The president hadn''t heard her clearly.


    "Nothing," Juniper said ndly, blinking.


    Overhearing this, Ynda was consumed by a wave of jealousy. She wondered if Mr. Schwartz would be captivated by Juniper''s seductive face when he saw her.


    If only... if only something went wrong with her speech.


    A sinister glint appeared in Ynda''s eyes at the thought.