Situ Qiong said, “Alright . We’ll meet in Q University’s training room an hour from now . Give me some time to prepare, alright?”
Gu Jingze said, “Alright . See you in an hour . ”
After speaking, Situ Qiong turned to look at Lin Che . “Will you come later to cheer me on?”
Lin Che merely looked at him in surprise as she wondered what he was up to . “Situ, don’t be like this . Why do you two have to compete?”
However, before she had even finished speaking, Gu Jingze had already pulled her away .
Situ looked at Gu Jingze before saying to Lin Che, “Don’t worry . I won’t hurt him . Fencing is a gentleman’s sport . We’ll stop once we get a point . ”
Gu Jingze looked on with indifference .
Lin Che raised her head in disbelief . “Gu Jingze, stop messing around, alright? You’re being so immature . ”
Gu Jingze looked straight ahead in nonchalance . “Why? Are you afraid that I’ll hurt Situ? But they say that swords and knives know no mercy . We’ll see what happens when the time comes . ”
Situ sneered . “I’m really looking forward to competing with you . ”
By the time he said his last word, he had already started walking away .
He left Lin Che and Gu Jingze behind .
Lin Che lifted her head . “Gu Jingze, you…”
Gu Jingze looked like he could not be bothered to say anything more to her . He scoffed before striding out .
Lin Che went after him in a haste . “You’ve really misunderstood my relationship with Situ Qiong . Stop messing around, alright? It’s terrible that this situation has escalated to this point . ”
Gu Jingze merely maintained his silence and continued walking forward .
As Lin Che stood there, she blinked and thought to herself, Why were these men suddenly behaving like immature schoolchildren?
However, Gu Jingze’s attitude of indifference towards her really infuriated her .
Forget it . She would let them do whatever they wanted to do .
Lin Che could only rest her forehead on her hand and watch Gu Jingze leave to prepare as well .
She quickly called Yu Minmin and told her that she would probably be going to Q University later .
Coincidentally, Yu Minmin’s meeting had just ended . She was extremely surprised when she heard Lin Che’s words .
Some time passed before she said to Lin Che, “Are they going to have a showdown?”
“Get lost . What showdown?” Lin Che asked in disbelief .
“A competition to vie for you . ”
“What nonsense are you spouting? There’s really nothing going on between me and Situ . ”
“You think it’s nothing, but Gu Jingze probably feels threatened . ”
“But…”
“I’ll go over later to take a look . Be careful not to get recognized by the students at Q University . If you cause an uproar among the students, I definitely won’t be able to save you . ”
Lin Che was pretty well-known right now . She could no longer walk the streets in the open .
As she looked around the bustling Q University, she had no choice but to look for a place to disguise herself .
Q University was the best university in B City .
The campus was also alarmingly huge .
There were internal shuttle buses making their rounds around campus and many people were traveling on their electric scooters . Since it was a prominent university, the students here not only looked like top students but they also had a liberated and positive energy about them .
It only took a while for people to spread the news that several luxury cars had just entered Q University’s campus and had headed straight for the gymnasium at the side .
The gymnasium was huge . It had been the venue for national sporting events before and was fully equipped with modern facilities .
“I just found out earlier that Gu Jingze and Situ Qiong are going to have a fencing competition . People from the Gu family and the Situ family have already made their way there . ”
“Wow . In that case, can we go and watch?”
“I guess so . I didn’t see any blockades inside . ”
“Good Lord, why did they think of having a competition in our school? We’re really lucky . Let’s go and save ourselves some seats . ”
Lin Che heard this the moment she entered .
She looked on in disbelief as several girls and boys walked straight to the gymnasium . Then, she wordlessly sighed inside .
Those two men were really too…
Lin Che was wearing a cap, a pair of sunglasses, and a casual set of sportswear . Although she looked slightly different from the rest, she did not particularly stand out in this school since the general atmosphere was a completely liberating one .
Besides, everyone’s attention was on the competition happening inside, so no one took notice of her .
Lin Che successfully entered the gymnasium . Sure enough, she saw the Gu family’s bodyguards watching the match inside .
The luxury cars parked outside were actually reserved for special use by the Gu family’s bodyguards . Every single car was a multi-purpose vehicle that cost millions . The car that Gu Jingze usually drove was not amongst them . It seemed that he had yet to arrive .
Once she made her way inside, she saw that the gymnasium was filled to its capacity .
Everyone was brimming with anticipation as they looked towards the center . In an hour, the fencing piste had been cleaned to look brand new . The lights were already on . Only the two protagonists were missing now .
Lin Che had brought Yu Minmin together with her . Yu Minmin had also disguised herself a little . She looked around and said to Lin Che, “There are so many people . Are they all here to watch Gu Jingze and Situ Qiong?”
“They probably are . ”
“Wow . It looks like Gu Jingze’s appeal is massive . ”
“But Gu Jingze never told anyone about it . How did they…”
“Everyone outside is wearing the Gu family crest . One look and anyone would know that they’re Gu Jingze’s subordinates . Everyone has probably already guessed that Gu Jingze would come . ”
“I guess… but there are no seats left . ”
Yu Minmin pulled Lin Che to the front and said, “Let’s look for front-row seats so that we’ll be able to see more clearly . ”
“Hey, so you really came to watch the fun . ”
“Of course . A scene like this is a rare sight, you know?”
“…” Lin Che said, “There aren’t even any seats at the back . How can there be seats at the front?”
“You probably don’t understand what I’m doing . ”
She turned around and removed Lin Che’s sunglasses .
“Hey, what are you doing…”
Lin Che let out a cry . Then, without hesitation, Yu Minmin tapped the two boys sitting in front . She smiled and said, “Fellow students, can you give up your seats for us? Otherwise, we’ll have to stand here and watch the match . ”
While saying this, she immediately pushed Lin Che towards them .
When Lin Che saw the two boys looking at her, she was like a duck driven onto a perch . She could only smile awkwardly at them .
However, this smile served its purpose adequately .
The two boys stared blankly at Lin Che .
Although Q University had its fair share of beautiful girls, they had never seen such a beautiful woman .
For a moment, they thought that she looked familiar . Before they could react, Yu Minmin hushed them and said, “We came here in secret . Please don’t make a fuss . ”
The two boys looked at Lin Che dumbly and nodded frantically . Then, they gave up their seats and said, “Have a seat . You guys should sit . We’re fine standing . ”
Yu Minmin smiled and said, “We’re really grateful to the two of you . ”
As they watched the two women sit down, the two boys looked on happily . They did not leave and continued to watch from the side . Their faces were completely red .
Lin Che was truly astounded . She patted Yu Minmin and said, “There’s no manager who gets her artist into trouble as you do . ”
“I just made fair use of you . Alright, alright . Quick, look . Isn’t Gu Jingze here?”
It was about time for them to fulfill their promise to meet an hour later .
People in front suddenly cried out in surprise .
The person who was walking in was not Gu Jingze but Situ Qiong .
He was dressed in white fencing attire with his helmet secured under his arm . When he walked in, he swept his gaze around the people who had come to watch the match . Because he had often participated in competitions, the sight was extremely familiar to him . He would not be affected at all by the crowd .