"Hehe, Zhou Hong," Qiao Xiaoyu's grandfather said, "Xiaoyu just said that you and a campus belle from your school, Shen Yanran, have an ambiguous relationship. You even got into a fight with other men for her, is that true?"
"Grandpa, please rest assured, I, Zhou Hong, am the most trustworthy. Since I am Qiao Xiaoyu's fiancé, I naturally won't mess around outside," Zhou Hong quickly replied.
"That's good. Then hurry up and explain yourself to Xiaoyu, so she doesn't feel uncomfortable."
"Alright." Zhou Hong smiled bitterly and walked upstairs.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Zhou Hong knocked on Qiao Xiaoyu's room door.
"What is it?" Qiao Xiaoyu asked impatiently.
"Your grandfather asked me to come up and explain."
"What's there to explain? If you like Qiao Xiaoyu, it's a good thing for me. That way, I'll be free too," Qiao Xiaoyu hummed slightly.
"If that's the case, then why do you act displeased when you see me?"
"Who's displeased? I just find you annoying when I see you."
"It seems you still can't accept the fact that I'm your fiancé. Since that's the case, a forced melon isn't sweet. When a suitable opportunity arises, you can ask your grandfather to dissolve the marriage, and I'll cooperate with you. By the way, Shen Yanran and I have no relationship whatsoever," Zhou Hong said dejectedly.
Qiao Xiaoyu pouted, unsure what to say. However, hearing Zhou Hong's explanation, her mood improved slightly.
Zhou Hong sighed and returned to his room.
Qiao Xiaoyu secretly huffed, "Stupid Zhou Hong, useless Zhou Hong... When did I ever say I couldn't accept the fact that you're my fiancé?"
Qiao Xiaoyu sat on the bed, feeling very dejected, but she didn't know who to talk to. Even Qin Mengxue couldn't help her, because she had promised Qin Mengxue before that she would never fall for Zhou Hong. Besides, she herself didn't know if she liked Zhou Hong.
In short, when she saw Zhou Hong and Shen Yanran looking so intimate today, she felt very uncomfortable. It was a pity that Zhou Hong couldn't see through her heart and thought she still couldn't accept their engagement, just like before.
"Stupid Zhou Hong, useless Zhou Hong...!" Qiao Xiaoyu lay on the bed, cursing him repeatedly in her heart.
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, Zhou Hong left the Qiao family early. For the next few days, Zhou Hong planned to skip school. He had arranged with Liu Hua to go into the mountains of Huaxia to see if they could find any spiritual flora or fauna.
Whether Liu Hua had the destiny to cultivate martial arts would depend on fate.
So, early in the morning, Zhou Hong drove to the shantytown, picked up Liu Hua, and together they set off to find the mountains.
"Grandpa, where's Zhou Hong?" At the Qiao family's house, Qiao Xiaoyu asked her grandfather in confusion after waking up and not seeing Zhou Hong.
"He got up early this morning. He didn't say where he was going, and I didn't ask him," Qiao Wanli quickly replied.
"Oh." Qiao Xiaoyu was puzzled. Did Zhou Hong intend to give up on her? To no longer be her fiancé?
For some reason, Qiao Xiaoyu's heart suddenly felt a surge of irritation.
"Could it be? Have I really... fallen for this scoundrel?" Qiao Xiaoyu secretly asked herself.
"Impossible, definitely impossible." Qiao Xiaoyu shook her head.
She took out her phone, wanting to call Zhou Hong, but after hesitating for a long time, she didn't make the call.
Helplessly, she casually opened the Jinzhou University forum.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, she was attracted by many hot posts on the forum.
"This Zhou Hong is too arrogant! He actually said he would 'educate' the Four Arrogants into model students."
"Haha, he truly doesn't know the meaning of death. The First Arrogant, Cao Xiulang, has already made his stance clear: he won't rest until Zhou Hong is crippled. The Second Arrogant, Duan Jingang, has also posted, stating that if Zhou Hong isn't paraded through the streets today, his name, Duan Jingang, will be written backward. And the Third Arrogant, Pang Qingtian, has also rushed back from out of town overnight. All three Arrogants have issued statements saying they will teach Zhou Hong a harsh lesson today. I can't wait."
"Yeah, especially the First Arrogant, Cao Xiulang. He hasn't made a move in a long time. Do you all remember his famous saying: Xiulang, Xiulang, no one dares to be arrogant in front of him. I really want to see if Zhou Hong can still be arrogant in front of Cao Xiulang."
"Haha. I'm afraid Zhou Hong, seeing that the three Arrogants have all posted to deal with him, has already slipped away."
On the university forum, countless posts shocked Qiao Xiaoyu.
Qiao Xiaoyu hadn't paid attention last night, so she didn't know what had happened until this morning.
"Could it be? Zhou Hong ran off first thing this morning because of this?" Qiao Xiaoyu said to herself.
The three Arrogants wanted to deal with him, so he got scared and ran away early in the morning. This possibility was quite high.
Thinking of this possibility, Qiao Xiaoyu's mood seemed to improve. She had thought he ran away because he didn't want to be her fiancé, which had made her feel bad.
"Sigh! Stupid Zhou Hong, to be so afraid. Why did he have to act so boastful and offend the three Arrogants?" Qiao Xiaoyu sighed inwardly, seemingly not understanding Zhou Hong's actions. She thought Zhou Hong's earlier claim to "educate" the three Arrogants into model students was just a momentary boast, which was then accidentally exposed.
Qiao Xiaoyu refreshed the forum again. Just then, a new post suddenly appeared.
The title of the post was: "Who Dares Touch My Man, Zhou Hong."
Qiao Xiaoyu immediately opened the post when she saw it. It was posted by the campus belle, Shen Yanran.
In the post, Shen Yanran stated that Zhou Hong was the man she liked. If the three Arrogants dared to touch Zhou Hong, she would ask her genius brother, Shen Dongyang, to step in and beat them to death.
Upon seeing Shen Yanran's post, Qiao Xiaoyu felt a surge of displeasure, and she muttered inwardly, "Shameless! Zhou Hong doesn't like you at all. He's my fiancé, and you want to snatch him from me."
However, in the next second, Qiao Xiaoyu's face turned red. Fortunately, she only said it in her heart and not out loud, otherwise, it would have been too embarrassing. Even Qin Mengxue wouldn't dare to know, or Qin Mengxue would laugh at her for her previous firm promise that she would never fall for Zhou Hong.
"Sigh!" Qiao Xiaoyu sighed deeply.
At this very moment, Zhou Hong, driving his Porsche, had already hit the highway and left the city limits of Jinzhou.
"Zhou Hong, which mountain are we going to?" Liu Hua asked from the passenger seat.
"How should I know? Wherever the mountains are remote and sparsely populated, we'll go there."
"How about going to the western part of Huaxia? There are many mountains there that are sparsely populated, and some might not have been visited by anyone. However, it's a long distance. If we take the highway the whole way, it might take over ten hours."
"Be more specific, what mountains?"
"For example, Kunlun Mountains, Helan Mountains, Qilian Mountains, Tanggula Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, Altai Mountains. There are many, many places that are remote and sparsely populated."
"Alright, let's go to the Kunlun Mountains. Whether you find anything useful depends on your fate."
"Mmm-hmm."
Liu Hua immediately set the navigation and sped towards the western part of Huaxia.