15. The University Four-person Group

On Monday morning, after a weekend of fermentation, the events of the previous week had spread throughout the entire Six Southern Provinces. However, early in the morning, people received another piece of news: the Fourth Young Master Fu had been brutally beaten on his way home from visiting Zheng Ying. According to information from the hospital, his condition was extremely tragic. His once handsome face had been turned into that of a pig's, and it would probably take ten days to half a month for him to recover. He even suffered a broken leg, although not destroyed, but with ligaments and bones damaged, it was estimated to take around a hundred days for a full recovery. People were speculating about when his injuries would heal.

If it took two or three months, by the time he recovered, wouldn't First Young Lady Zheng have a visibly pregnant belly? If they were to marry then, it wouldn't look good.

On the other hand, the First Young Master Fu had not yet gotten married, so it wouldn't be appropriate for the Fourth to marry first.

Although the Second and Third Young Masters of the Fu family had already gotten married, they were both illegitimate children and couldn't be compared to the legitimate offspring.

Leng Sa walked into the school with a book in her arms and immediately felt countless eyes on her.

This feeling of being the center of attention… Leng Sa had never experienced this in her two years at school.

"Sasa…" Bai Xi and two girls caught up from behind. The school uniforms were all the same; blue shirts and black skirts. Bai Xi had cut her hair up into a neat bob, making her round face look even cuter. Bai Xi was two years older than Leng Sa, but she looked as if she was two years younger.

"Leng Sa, Bai Xi said you would come to school today, and it turns out to be true. You look pretty good." One of the two girls next to Bai Xi was wearing glasses and had her hair styled into low pigtails. The other had curly hair in a ponytail with a crystal hair clip holding her hair up.

Leng Sa smiled, "I'm fine."

The girl with pigtails swung the chain of her bracelet and smiled, "Seeing that Sasa still has the mood to buy us gifts, it's no wonder you're doing well. Thank you, Sasa. It's really beautiful!" Receiving gifts over the weekend even though she stayed at home was truly a joyful thing.

Leng Sa smiled, "I'm glad you like it."

"I heard Zheng Ying is coming to school today too." The pigtailed girl whispered.

Bai Xi was surprised, "Didn't she apply for leave? With her bad reputation at school and being pregnant, shouldn't she go on leave to prepare for her wedding?

The pigtailed girl tugged at her companion, "Ask Song Xuan. She lives next to the Zheng family."

Song Xuan hugged her books and smiled, "Don't you know Zheng Ying's personality? The more people criticize her, the more she will present herself as someone with a clear conscience. She aspires to become a powerful woman in the future. How could she take leave or drop out of school just because of this small matter?"

Bai Xi seemed a bit gleeful, "Hehe, it looks like those two won't be able to get married anytime soon. I heard… that last night Fu Yucheng got so badly beaten up."

"…" Leng Sa raised her hand to touch her eyebrows without saying anything.

Bai Xi was puzzled. "Sasa, aren't you happy to hear this news?"

Leng Sa smiled, "I am happy, but… I heard about it a long time ago. I've already had my share of happiness." She was probably the first person to know.

Bai Xi was dissatisfied. "How can you get over the happiness so quickly? We have to be happy for the entire day! No, even a week wouldn't be enough!"

The pigtailed girl cleared her throat and adjusted her glasses. "Xixi, we're in Yong City after all. We have to give the Fu family some face."

"Oh." Bai Xi nodded and pretended to be solemn and mournful, "Fourth Young Master Fu is truly… so pitiful."

"…," The four of them exchanged glances and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. Passing students looked at the four of them in horror and quickly moved away.

Leng Sa had been at the school for nearly two years. Her circle of friends was not very wide, and she was closest to just a few.

Besides Bai Xi, the two girls in front of her were the ones she was most familiar with.

Song Xuan was a local of Yong City. Her father was a general under Warlord Fu and had also fought side by side with him, earning great achievements. One of her brothers was an official in one of the prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Six Southern Provinces and one was studying abroad. The pigtailed girl was An Lucy. Her grandfather was one of the earliest groups of people to study abroad and had returned. Now, he was the vice principal of Yong City University. Her parents had also studied abroad. Her father was now a renowned surgeon in Yong City while her mother was a professor at An Lan University.

Because her entire family had studied abroad, she was given such a name by her mother as soon as she was born. However, her grandmother thought the name sounded too foreign, so she gave her a nickname, Xiaoxiao.

Considering this, except for having a grandfather who was once the emperor's teacher, Leng Sa was the one with the most ordinary family background among the four. After all, the Leng family didn't have much power in the Six Southern Provinces. At most, they could only be considered a scholarly family.

The three of them were all two years older than Leng Sa, but when it came to making decisions, it was mostly Leng Sa and Song Xuan who took the lead.

The four of them walked side by side towards the teaching building. An Lucy couldn't help but ask, "Sasa, are you and… First Young Master Fu going to rush ahead of Fourth Young Master Fu?"

Leng Sa raised her eyebrows. "Why?"

Song Xuan said, "First Young Master Fu is the eldest brother, didn't the Fu family mention that? The First and Fourth Young Masters are from the same mother. Now that this has happened, the Fu family probably wants the eldest to get married first, right?" Nowadays, people's thinking was still a bit conservative, respecting the order of age. Since both of them shared the same mother, and considering he had done an improper thing, his wedding date shouldn't be scheduled ahead of his elder brother's.

Leng Sa furrowed her brows, "I don't think so. The Fu family didn't mention it. Besides… I still think it's better to get married after I turn 18." Though it wasn't that far away.

Song Xuan nodded in agreement, "I also think that girls don't need to get married so early nowadays. We've studied so much. What's the point of getting married right away and becoming wives and mothers? What's the meaning of that?"

Hearing this, the others looked at Song Xuan in unison. "Ahxuan, is there something going on?" Bai Xi widened her eyes and asked.

Song Xuan rolled her eyes, "My mom is afraid that I won't be able to get married, so she insists on introducing me to her relatives. I've told her that I don't want to think about it now. I haven't even done anything yet, but she started crying first. She said that I'm so engrossed in my studies that I won't be able to find a husband in the future, and others will laugh at our family."

Everyone was speechless. An Lucy asked, "Could it be that Auntie was influenced by your neighbor and was afraid that you'll make the same mistakes in school?"

Song Xuan rolled her eyes once again, "Not really. She even said that Zheng Ying was more capable than me. If I had 70% of her skills, she wouldn't need to worry about me."

"…," the Song family was quite well-known in the Six Southern Provinces. Was this necessary?

"Zheng Ying is here…" Someone excitedly exclaimed. They all turned around and saw Zheng Ying walking over with a group of people. Seeing Leng Sa, Zheng Ying couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. However, she had left a psychological trauma on Zheng Ying the day before.

Zheng Ying was in business school while Leng Sa was in liberal arts school. If it was not deliberate, it would not be easy for the two of them to meet.

Zheng Ying hesitated for a moment. In the end, she could not overcome her fear to go forward to greet Leng Sa. She quietly turned around and changed direction by walking towards another path. If Leng Sa made things difficult for her like yesterday in school, Zheng Ying did not know if she could bear it.

"Why did she leave?" An Lucy bit her fingertip and said regretfully. On the way to school, they heard from Bai Xi about the drama between Leng Sa, Fourth Young Master Fu, and First Young Lady Zheng yesterday.

"How rude," Bai Xi said unhappily. "She didn't even come to greet her future sister-in-law."

Song Xuan and Leng Sa looked at each other. As the intelligent members of the four-member team, they were very worried about their teammates' mental state.