Over the past few days, Fang Ren''s life had been quite peaceful. The campus was bustling with preparations for the uing sports meet, the Fang Family''s right faction remained quiet, and there were no further developments with Wang Shuai''s incident.


    His happy life with Sister Hui Qing continued unabashedly.


    As the sports meet approached, the medical students were still busily upied the day before, because the national intercollegiate alchemypetition would take ce shortly after the sports meet.


    In a bid to climb out of the bottom ten ranks in the global university leaderboard, the school quite inhumanely demanded additional sses and study hours from the medical students.


    With the sports meet''s opening ceremony set for tomorrow, students from various departments were seen bustling around on the distant sports field, while most of the medical students faced the ckboard with expressions of utter despair.


    Talk of college beingx, the mentors in the medical department were far stricter than high school homeroom teachers at the end of the senior year, considering that the rise in university ranking meant bonuses for them.


    All the students had thought that with Tianjiang Medical University''s genius, Mu Huanqing, joining their ranks, their homeroom teacher might let them off the hook.


    Little did they expect that the intercollegiate alchemypetition did not include international students, so Mu Huanqing was unable to participate.


    When Fang Ren heard this news, he was really nervous. Luckily, she couldn''t participate; if she did, her identity as a graduate of Tianjiang Medical University would be exposed.


    "Alright, today we''ll still practice making the new type of Qi-gathering pill. This time, we must ensure that while the shape remains the same, the color and taste are alsoplete. There''s no requirement for its medicinal effect for the time being," Teacher Huang announced.


    After exining some theory, Teacher Huang led the entire ss to theboratory.


    "This time, we will still work in pairs, but as Mu Huanqing has joined, one group will have three people. You can choose your teams freely."


    As soon as the words were spoken, many girls came to invite Mu Huanqing to join their teams, but she tactfully refused them all. She genuinely didn''t understand alchemy and could only cover up the matter by pairing with Fang Ren.


    "Ah Ran, do you know how to make this pill?" Mu Huanqing whispered as she sat next to Fang Ren.


    "Not a problem even if it were a Three-level pill; isn''t this child''s y?" Fang Ren whispered back, though what he really wanted to tell her was that he invented this thing.


    No sooner had they started kindling the furnace than they saw Jian Qi''er scurrying over, bowing her head with an earnest look and pleading, "Fang Fang Fang, Fang ssmate! Please let me join your group!"


    "Can''t you speak without stuttering?" Fang Ren said, looking at her silly expression with helpless resignation.


    "I I will try to correct it!" Jian Qi''er insisted earnestly.


    "Then let Xiao Qi join us," Mu Huanqing said, as she was quite fond of this somewhat silly girl.


    "..."


    Fang Ren felt helpless upon hearing this. If this girl stood by their side, how could he help you with the alchemyter? And how could he make the ssmates believe that you were the one who made the pill?


    But then he thought, since Jian Qi''er was a bit simple-minded, it probably wouldn''t be a problem; he should be able to find a way to bluff her.


    "Alright, silly girl, you start by organizing the materials," Fang Ren said.


    "What makes me silly?" Jian Qi''er put on an indignant expression.


    "Okay, you''re not silly. Now just organize the stuff."


    "Why do I have to organize!" Jian Qi''er protested, hands on her hips and looking displeased.


    Fang Ren pped his forehead, utterly resigned, thinking: If you don''t organize, how can I tell Sister Hui Qing what to do next in the script?


    "I need to say some things to your sister that aren''t suitable for children; you can''t listen," Fang Ren said seriously.


    "You''re actually calling me a child!" Jian Qi''er was even more dissatisfied.


    "Alright, let''s organize together," Mu Huanqing said and reached for the medical ingredients.


    Fang Ren immediately grabbed her hand to stop her, because her sequence of selecting ingredients was all wrong, and she''d reveal herself as soon as she started.


    "What''s wrong?" Mu Huanqing looked puzzled.


    "Come here."


    Fang Ren quickly pulled her to a corner at the back, whispering, "I''ll subtly touch youter, and you tell me to add ingredients. I''ll handle everything; you just need to follow my discreet instructions to avoid exposure."


    "Okay," Mu Huanqing nodded in agreement.


    "What exactly are you talking about?" Jian Qi''er asked curiously.


    In her heart, she was fuming with anger; as a cultivator, she could hear much further than the average person, and Fang Ren''s words had reached her ears without missing a beat.


    So that''s how it is, you Fang Ren! Turns out she doesn''t know alchemy; watch me set you up today!


    "Go on; children shouldn''t hear these things," Fang Ren dismissed her with an indifferent wave of the hand.


    "Hmph! The ss leader was right, you''re indeed a lecher," Jian Qi''er continued to feign innocence, pretending she hadn''t overheard a thing.


    "Even if I am lecherous, I''ve got no interest in a silly kid like you."


    "You!"


    Jian Qi''er was gritting her teeth on the inside, nearly losing her mind. She, a trending superstar adored and worshipped by millions of fans, couldn''t believe he had no interest in her! If I were to take off my sses and fix my hair, I''d blind you with my brilliance!


    ...


    As the water temperature in the furnace rose, Fang Ren chose the perfect moment to discreetly touch Mu Huanqing''s leg. Since they were wearing school uniforms, with thin pleated skirts on the bottom, Fang Ren''s touch resembled the act of a lecherous individual up to no good.


    ```


    Fortunately, the table was in the way, so not many people could see, and no one deliberately observed Fang Ren''s peculiar habits. But Jian Qi''er was different; she had been waiting for this moment.


    As soon as Mu Huanqing got the signal, she was about to speak when Jian Qi''er suddenly covered her face with both hands and screamed loudly, "Ah! Fang Ren, you pervert! Why are you touching Sister Hui Qing''s thigh!"


    Whoosh—


    In an instant, all the students in the ss forgot that they were in the middle of an Alchemy lesson and turned their heads, eyes fixated on Fang Ren''s hand still resting on Mu Huanqing''s leg.


    Following the gazes of everyone, Mu Huanqing''s face turned red in a sh, and seeing Fang Ren''s hand still on her leg, she quickly pped it away and wanted to exin something to the surrounding students, but couldn''t tell the truth. Instead, she just lowered her head a bit more.


    "Oh wow~ My brother''s pretty bold~"


    "This young man has been rather fiery these past few days, can''t even hold back during ss."


    "You understand nothing, this is called ''having taste''."


    "Brother Ran, you better be careful, the camera''s watching."


    "Fang Ren is indeed a pervert! The ss president wasn''t wrong at all!" The girls red at him with disgust.


    …


    The ss was filled with noise andmotion in no time.


    Completely stunned, Fang Ren thought Jian Qi''er was ridiculously over the top; a perfect example of throwing a teammate under the bus! He''d gotten her into Alchemy ss for an easy win—she only needed to lie there and collect points. But instead, she''d exposed her teammate''s position to the enemy!


    Liu Qianqian, who had been distracted by the previousmotion, turned around and caught sight of the scene, and within two seconds, she turned back around, her originally smiling face now furrowed with frowns.


    Then she grabbed the herbs on the table and began throwing them into the furnace, not caring about the water temperature, continuously tossing them in.


    Earlier, she had studied Master Qing''an''s unique Alchemy methods, hoping to practice them during this ss. At the start, everything in the furnace matched her notes exactly, giving her a glimpse of hope and thrilling excitement.


    This sudden turn of events made her lose all interest in continuing her Alchemy.


    Alchemy? Winning first ce in the national university students'' Alchemypetition? What was all that for? Wasn''t it for the freedom to love without worry, to respond to the person she liked without concerns?


    But what was this now?


    In just about a week, how did Fang and Mu get so close? Flirting in ss? What was the point of Liu Qianqian winning first ce then?


    To spend a lifetime with a Three-level pill?


    Teacher Huang at the podium was so angry that he mmed his hand onto the desk.


    He had had enough! It was one thing for Fang Ren to deduct points from the ss for beingte every day, and another for being consistently among the bottom three in grades. He had turned a blind eye to Fang Ren''s attempts to woo the only hard-working student, Liu Qianqian, in the ss.


    But now, Fang Ren even thought he could corrupt the new high-achieving transfer student!


    A bad influence! So young, yet such a casanova. Failing to seduce Liu Qianqian, he turned instantly to try his wiles on Mu Huanqing, even touching a female ssmate''s thigh in ss! This was simply… simply reminiscent of his own younger days…


    But let''s not talk about the past, although he was quite nostalgic. Still, as a teacher of the people, he had to lead by example.


    "Fang Ren! Get out!"


    "Teacher, let me ex…"


    "Out!"


    "Alright…"


    Without being able to exin, Fang Ren was directly sent out of the ss.


    As soon as Fang Ren left, Mu Huanqing immediately said to the teacher at the podium, "Teacher, I''m feeling a bit unwell, I need to step out."


    After saying that, she hurriedly ran out of the ssroom following Fang Ren, knowing she would be exposed for not knowing how to do Alchemy if she stayed alone.


    Giggle, giggle…


    Teacher Huang''s teeth chattered with anger on the podium.


    "Look, just look! How many days has it been? How many days?" Teacher Huang said angrily, adjusting his sses, "Mu Huanqing, a perfectly good high-achiever exchange student, has been led astray by Fang Ren to this extent!"


    The noise and uproar in the ss began to lessen a bit, but most students still smirked and teased beneath their breaths.


    Seeing Fang Ren embarrassed brought sheer joy to Jian Qi''er. So he dared to harass the grand dame herself? Look at that sorry state of his. Trypeting with me, and I''ll make sure you''ll regret it.


    "Jian Qi''er! You need to keep your distance from him!" Teacher Huang suddenly said.


    "Ah?" Still musing to herself, Jian Qi''er was taken aback.


    "You''ve seen how Fang Ren is. You''re so innocent; one day he might sell you off, and you''d still be counting money for him!"


    Jian Qi''er blinked nkly, realizing her reputation for being na?ve was deeply ingrained…