Chapter 54: He's Here

As time passed, and the lecture was about to start, but Chi Jun'an still hadn't arrived. The people waiting in the auditorium couldn't help but start cursing.

"Could it be that we've been fooled?"

"Yeah, Chi Jun'an said he wouldn't pester Ji Xiaonuan anymore. How could he accept Ji Xiaonuan's invitation?"

"I think it's obvious that Ji Xiaonuan was dumped and is trying to use this to hype herself up!"

"Most likely, Chi Jun'an was just saving Ji Xiaonuan's face in front of those reporters before. In fact, it's always been Ji Xiaonuan pestering Chi Jun'an, right?"

...

The voices of the crowd grew louder, and the words they said became more and more unpleasant.

Ji Xiaonuan, who was hiding in the dormitory, kept sneezing.

She had already anticipated that she would definitely be severely criticized tonight, so she had hidden in the dormitory early and didn't plan to go anywhere.

However, Ji Xiaonuan still couldn't help but turn on her phone and log onto the school forum.

Looking at the rows of messages scolding her, she felt no emotion in her heart.

The renowned experts lecture forum was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Now, the time had exactly reached 8 o'clock, and Ji Xiaonuan suddenly felt a sense of relief.

What was she expecting? Ji Xiaonuan smiled bitterly. How could Chi Jun'an come?

She was just about to close her phone when she caught a glimpse of the screen out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Chi Jun'an... was here?

In the auditorium, the originally noisy crowd fell silent.

Those who had been looking forward to Chi Jun'an's arrival were already too excited to speak. And those who had been waiting to see Ji Xiaonuan make a fool of herself and had been scolding her felt their faces burning, as if they had been slapped twice.

No one had expected that Chi Jun'an would really come. Even those who had hoped to see him didn't think he would show up before.

But he was actually so punctual and arrived right on time at 8 o'clock.

Chi Jun'an calmly walked onto the podium, and the president of Q University followed. He was a little excited as he introduced Chi Jun'an's identity to the audience.

The people in the audience came to their senses. The next moment, they couldn't help but raise their hands and clap excitedly.

For a moment, the applause in the audience was thunderous.

Chi Jun'an slightly raised his hand, and the applause gradually died down. Everyone's eyes were shining with anticipation, and they looked at him with admiration.

"This time, Miss Ji took the initiative to contact me and hoped that I could, in the name of Q University, invite Chi Jun'an, the CEO of Chi Corporation, as the special guest of this session of the renowned experts lecture forum," the president said with a smile. "I thought it was a good thing, so I tried my best to make this event happen. However, next time, I hope that the members of the Student Council will come to discuss with me. Don't push everything onto ordinary students. I've been waiting for so many days, but I haven't seen any members of the Student Council come to discuss this with me. That's not good."

The people in the audience were stunned, and the face of the Student Council President sitting in the last row turned pale.

Although the president didn't say it directly, he was essentially telling everyone that this time, the Student Council had set Ji Xiaonuan up.

Otherwise, why hadn't the members of the Student Council contacted the president to coordinate in the middle?

This was the work of the Student Council, but they had pushed it all onto Ji Xiaonuan, clearly making her take the blame.

Fortunately, Ji Xiaonuan had come up with a solution. If she hadn't invited Chi Jun'an this time, she would have been severely criticized by everyone, right?

The crowd turned around one after another and looked at the Student Council President with unfriendly expressions. And on the school forum, this matter was also thoroughly discussed.

A member of the Student Council posted that Ji Xiaonuan hadn't agreed to help that day. But the next day, the Student Council President suddenly told everyone that they had approached Ji Xiaonuan again, and she had agreed. They were asked to vigorously publicize this matter. But when they wanted to help, the Student Council President had found various reasons to obstruct them. Now that they thought about it, this was completely abnormal. Presumably, the Student Council President didn't want to take the blame himself and had shifted the blame onto Ji Xiaonuan.

The people who replied to the post immediately started scolding the Student Council President in various ways.

The school forum was bustling, and the renowned experts lecture forum also proceeded smoothly. Chi Jun'an's lecture was profound yet easy to understand, and it was humorous. The entire auditorium erupted with applause and cheerful laughter from time to time.

Many students received the news and rushed to the auditorium one after another. Even if there were no seats, they squeezed outside the door.

Time quickly reached 10 o'clock, and this session of the renowned experts lecture forum ended successfully.

Escorted by bodyguards, Chi Jun'an made his way through the crowded crowd and walked out of the auditorium.

After getting into the car, Han Siyuan asked, "President, do you want to stop by the girls' dormitory building?"

Chi Jun'an's eyes darkened slightly, and he shook his head. "No need. Let's go back."

Ji Xiaonuan might not want to see him, and it was already so late.

Han Siyuan had no choice but to drive him away from Q University.

The car drove slowly, and Chi Jun'an took out his laptop and took the opportunity to look at the company's documents.

Suddenly, he looked up and out of the car window.

The car was now driving in circles around the outside of Q University, and the speed of the car was not much faster than walking.

"Siyuan," Chi Jun'an said helplessly. Han Siyuan felt a little embarrassed. He had originally hoped that they might run into Ji Xiaonuan, but he was discovered by Chi Jun'an first.

He was about to speed up when his eyes lit up. "President! Isn't that Miss Ji up ahead?"

Chi Jun'an raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked up and saw that Ji Xiaonuan was walking aimlessly on the roadside not far away.

"Follow her," Chi Jun'an said in a deep voice.

The car followed behind Ji Xiaonuan. Ji Xiaonuan looked back at them, then turned around and continued walking.

"President," Han Siyuan looked at Chi Jun'an in surprise.

"Stop the car," Chi Jun'an's eyes darkened.

The car stopped, and Chi Jun'an got out of the car and blocked Ji Xiaonuan's way. He frowned. "What are you doing wandering around outside so late?"

Ji Xiaonuan looked at him, and a sudden feeling of grievance welled up in her heart. "I'm hungry."

Chi Jun'an was stunned for a moment, and his expression softened. "Then let's go buy some late-night snacks."

"I don't have any money," Ji Xiaonuan said defiantly.

Chi Jun'an said calmly, "I'll lend you some..."

"I don't want it!" Ji Xiaonuan interrupted him.

"If you don't want my money, then how about borrowing money from Siyuan?" His eyes dimmed slightly.

"No!" Ji Xiaonuan said angrily.

Chi Jun'an looked at her in surprise. He had thought that Ji Xiaonuan only rejected him, but she actually didn't want to borrow money from Han Siyuan either.

She was now like... a child throwing a tantrum.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed.

"Then how about I buy them for you?" He smiled faintly.

Ji Xiaonuan gently bit her lip. The next moment, she turned around and walked forward.

Chi Jun'an smiled faintly. This awkward little girl! She clearly wanted him to accompany her, but she had to go around in such a big circle!

Ji Xiaonuan led him to the snack street near the school.

Many shops had already closed, and the street was a bit deserted.

"There are not many people here," Chi Jun'an said in surprise.

"There are usually a lot of people. Everyone went back to school to see you today," Ji Xiaonuan lowered her eyes.